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NEWS FLASH! |
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This page will be updated regularly during the sale with the latest news and pictures. If you just couldn't make it to the sale this year, you can at least get a taste for what you missed and start making plans to come next year (April 8 & 9, 2011). You can also visit this page after you get back from the sale to relive the experience!
Last Year's Live Coverage is still available. Also, if you won't be able make it but would still like to help by donating some money or items or time, see the More Information Page for contact and contribution information.
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| Preparations are under way as I try to figure out how to make the updates. |
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A few more. |
| The Sale is still not officially underway! |
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Here's a preview of one of the quilts! |
| A quilt and some of the items for the General Auction, DON'T MISS IT!!! |
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A few of the items you will find for sale here. |
| Graber, Souter & Rupp will be playing Western Gospel Music tonight at 7pm |
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| The line for Verenika was already out the door in the Domestic Arts building at 5:30. Feeding the Multitude was well under way too! |
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All of this food is making me hungry. I hope I can get in line soon. |
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The General Auction started at 6pm, that loaf of bread looks good. I think it sold for $100. |
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Part of 4 generations of my wife's family in the multitude. The volunteer workers are busy! Is that a German Burrito??? |
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The entertainment is in full swing (Western Gospel, that is) Graber, Souter & Rupp |
| I'm back, looks like the quilt auction is just about ready to start. |
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This is how I'll start my day, Russian Pancakes MMMMmmmmm |
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The Quilt Auction officially kicked off with a loaf of bread $125.00 |
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The first two quilts brought $150 & $450 David will post the remaining quilt prices tonight or tomorrow. |
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Ten Thousand Villages And more |
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Advertising for the 4th Annual MCC Ride for Relief Sunday May 16, 2010 Faith Mennonite Church, South Hutchinson 8am |
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The Silent Auction ends today at 1pm sharp, get your bids in The General Auction is still underway |
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Is there a FIRE? No, just lots of BBQ Chicken |
| Everthing from Kettle corn to Kettles |
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The Pride of Kansas building has fun for all ages! |
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I went to Feeding the Multitude early today I get to see it from the right side now! |
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Doesn't this look GOOD!!! Hurry before they run out |
| The Quilt Auction, still going strong! |
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Jon Dennis, entertaining Ten Thousand Villages! Buy these chairs in the General Auction, you could get a game of musical chairs going I'm not sure where they're going, but they're getting there in style! |
| Inside the Doemestic Arts building, Cookies & Cheese are only part of the goodies |
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The Baked Goods are almost gone But Quilts are still going strong |
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Behind the scene at the Quilt Auction |
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The Quilts are gone And nearly everything else |
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| Be sure to come back Next Yesr !!! |
A big thank you to Rick Borders for doing the live coverage this year! Here are the preliminary results for the sale. Thanks to EVERYONE who helped make the sale a success!
The Quilt Gallery now lists the amounts each quilt sold for in the Quilt Auction.
--David Godshall
42nd annual Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale
Press Release A great crowd with giving hearts combined for a successful 42nd Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale raising $459,021 for Mennonite Central Committee and its programs-up over $25,000 from last year's sale. "What a wonderful way to spend a weekend," said Rod Chrystie, Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale chair. "We thank our many volunteers and bidders for making the 42nd annual Kansas Mennonite Relief a wonderful success. We thank God for a beautiful day and know the money raised will help the world hunger and relief efforts of MCC. Thank you one and all." The general auction exceeded last year's totals raising $80,032 on Friday and Saturday. The top selling items at the auction were the 1929 Model A at $16,500, John Deere H at $8,000, Mercury Comet at $3,300, and the Hustler Sport donated by Excel Industries at $4,500. The quilt auction generated $103,795. Other notable totals include:
The 43rd annual KMRS is scheduled April 8 & 9, 2010 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson. For more information about this year's sale and updates on next year's sale, log on to kansas.mccsale.org. |
The following items were sold at the Silent Auction:
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Total $5562 on 58 items (*includes $745 that was run through General Auction credit card machine)
Live coverage mentor David Godshall, NØLQU, kansas@mccsale.org
Assisted this year by Rick Borders, mccsale@rickborders.com