- 8/18/2007 10:28:16 PMAuction Fundraiser Wrap-upWe wrapped up the auction food stand fund raiser today around 2:00 PM. Most of us had never been to an auction before so it was quite a treat to see the activity.
There was a great deal of stuff for sale and whether or not it was of value depended on the eyes of the beholder. My eyes were drawn to the 1939 Farmall "M" series tractor. They had an "H" series too as well as some other make I am not familiar with.
Whenever I see the Farmall "M" it makes me think of my grandfathers farm. He also had an "M" but not nearly as rusty and definately in working condition. I think this one went for $500 and the "H" went for $400. Many years ago, my grand parents moved to Northern Wisconsin and purchased a farm for $16,000. They didn't know anything about farming when they came but I imagine they learned quick enough. For my grandmother, this was just the latest step in a long journey from Poland. She came to this country when she was 16 years old. She didn't speak any english and her marriage was pre-arranged when she arrived. I wonder what kinds of things she must have been thinking when she got here. What will Yuri be thinking when he comes? He already had 10 days with us but things were limited. It was cold outside, the ground was soggy from spring, none of the plants were sprouting yet. He only had a small taste of Wisconsin culture. What will he think when he goes to his first auction? I'm looking forward to finding out.
Getting back to the auction... We arrived at the auction site at 8:00 and were fully set up by 9:00. I got the grill going right away. Our first customer was a guy who was watching us eat some doughnuts that grandma brought for us.
We purchased 140 beef patties and I think we fried up around 120. We also had cheddar polish sausage. There were lots of hungry customers and for a while there we were having trouble keeping up. Thankfully, grandma's grill pulled through and there was no waiting. We were busy though.
I ran the grill, Peggy, Emily and Megan assembled burgers and wrapped them, James and Ellie brought food to the customers, Grandma ran the cash register and Mary and Vern helped fill orders of soda, chips, cookies and candy bars. By the end of the day, we had either sold or eaten every burger we cooked. We still have some polish sausage that we'll be eating off of for the next few days plus lots of soda and chips for our next event (God willing there will be another event). I'm not sure what the final total was but I think we grossed around $579 for the 6 hours we were there. Mr. Bahrke was terrific. He gave us a few plugs from the auction stand and sent hungry customers our way. I hope we get the opportunity to do this again. It was a lot more enjoyable than the fireworks stand.
Grill Master
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