2019 Paint the Paper Pink

2019 Paint the Paper Pink Lincoln Daily News October 2019 Page 15 B efore a day like this happens, there is much work to be done to get it all together. The core committee for the auction is Cindy Guyett, Karen Hargis, Roy Logan and Nila Smith. These four started meeting weekly in May, talking about goals for the fall auction and who to engage as partners for the event. Those who donate are vital, and the group talked about the donors at last year’s event, and made plans to reach out to those folks to ask them to do it again. Then they approached the idea of a silent auction and started developing a plan. They had anticipated for this year, 50 pink pumpkins for the live auction and possibly 50 silent auction items that could be pink-themed but did not necessarily have to be. A list of folks to talk to about each of the auction components was put together by Hargis and Logan with Guyett and Smith adding a few as well. What came out in the end though was that in addition to those that were on the list, there were people calling and reaching out saying they also wanted to be a part of the event. Even in the last hour before the auction, donations were still walking in the door. It was overwhelming and gratifying to see so many people who wanted to be a part of this important fundraiser. Getting ready for the auction Continued n