[Iesaf_selkirk] 2005 Tri-Society Annual Meeting - Foresters' Fund Donation

[Terry Shaw]

                           2005 Tri-State
               Society of American Foresters Meeting

November 16, 2004

Dear IESAF Colleagues:

On behalf of your Foresters’ Fund Committee for the 2005 
Tri-State Meeting, “Corps of Discovery: Foresters 
Walking in the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark”, April 13-15, 
Lewiston, Idaho, we are writing to all IESAF members to 
request items for the raffle and silent auction.  Your support 
is an integral part in the success of the Foresters’ Fund, and 
now is the time to get energized.  For your information, our 
committee is also sending out letters to the Washington and 
Oregon SAF Sections at this time for their participation.

If you are unable to attend this historic meeting, please send 
an item with a member from your chapter or mail to:  

				Clarkston Service Center
				c/o Tri-State SAF Annual Meeting
				720 6th Avenue, Suite B
				Clarkston, WA.  99403-2012
				(509) 758-8012


Some items that go for the price of a ticket (drawing) will be 
designated for the Raffle, and other items will be bid on as a 
“Silent Auction”. You may make the designation, or leave 
that to us. Generally, higher-value items are placed in the 
auction.  We especially request personal crafted items and 
items corresponding with the Lewis and Clark theme.  Please 
keep in mind that the Foresters’ Fund makes the most 
revenue on the “Silent Auction” items.  Examples of great 
items include:
Lodgingpackages, with meals & entertainment included.
Regionalproducts ie. wines, beers, gift packages, and 
    crafts.
Excursions:fishing, boating, rafting, trains, etc.
Apparel:blankets, jackets, sweatshirts, etc.
Specialentertainment: sporting events, theater tickets, 
    tourist attractions, etc.
Forestryrelated items ie. chainsaws, raingear, tools, etc.
Merchandise:small appliances, tools, knife sets, etc.
Hand-crafted:paintings, pictures, carvings, pottery, 
    sculpture, sewed items, etc.
    
Basically, we will gladly accept anything that is appropriate 
for the raffle or the “Silent Auction”. If the item is good 
enough for you to receive, then it’s good enough for us.  
Remember to utilize your local Chambers of Commerce to 
secure local package promotions.  

You may think that we are writing this letter to you early, but 
there is much to be done to plan and conduct this historic 
meeting and the Foresters Fund is critical to its success.  
Additionally, some businesses make all their decisions for 
donations prior to the Holidays, and others early in the New 
Year.  Don’t wait until the month before the convention to 
get raffle items.  And, if you are planning on crafting a 
donation, you probably support the notion that good work 
takes time!

The Foresters Fund will be keeping track of donations and 
sending appropriate thank you letters to contributors, so 
please remember to provide us with the donor’s name, 
mailing address, the item donated and its value.  This 
information should accompany each item so we can properly 
record it and acknowledge each donor.

Thank you for your time and effort in this request.  We look 
forward to seeing you and your goods in Lewiston!   Join us 
as we celebrate the Bicentennial of the Corps of Discovery in 
our region!



/s/ Ron Mahoney 							/s/  Lisa Naylor 
		     (208) 885-7642			 					(509) 
382-8968
Foresters’ Fund Committee (Inland Empire Team)

Terry M. Shaw
IFTNC Forest Research Scientist
University of Idaho
College of Natural Resources
Moscow, ID. 83844-1133
208-885-7452
tshaw@uidaho.edu