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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">There are several ways to donate to the 2016 SJF auction:</p>
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<h3 class="entry-title" style="color: #474747; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Procurement</h3>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">There couldn’t be an auction without items to sell, and there wouldn’t be items to sell without a procurement team to find them.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">Procurement means helping obtain items to be sold at the SJF Auction, either by soliciting them from donors, donating them yourself or purchasing something to donate.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">If you’re interested in helping procure items for the auction, contact Kelley Wilde at<a href="mailto:kelley_wilde@yahoo.com?Subject=Procurement%20Volunteer%20Opportunity" target="_top" style="color: #858585; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e3e3; text-decoration: none;">kelley_wilde@yahoo.com</a> .</p>
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<h3 style="color: #474747; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Family Bags</h3>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">Family bags are SJF School reusable grocery bags that families check out in early fall and fill with items that are sold during the silent auction on auction night. Family bags can be filled with anything – clothing, toys, games, jewelry, goodies for him or her, gift cards for experiences, wine, sports equipment, and more. Use your imagination!</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">If you checked out a Family Bag, please fill it and turn it in as soon as possible. The deadline for getting Family Bags and other donations is Oct. 7.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.sjfauction.org/family-bags/" style="color: #858585; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e3e3; text-decoration: none;">Find out more about family bags here</a>.</p>
<h3 style="color: #474747; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Underwriting</h3>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">Underwriting is cash that individuals or businesses donate to help offset the expenses incurred by the school to stage the auction. The more underwriting donations collected from sponsors, the more profit the school earns from the auction.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">Cash underwriting donations are 100 percent tax deductible provided the donor receives nothing of value in exchange for their donation. Some companies offer employee donation matching programs, with dollar-for-dollar or other matches for whatever contributions an employee makes. If you’re considering underwriting, check with your employer to see if they run such a program.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.sjfauction.org/sponsors/" style="color: #858585; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e3e3; text-decoration: none;">Find out more about underwriting opportunities here</a>.</p>
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