Silent Auction and Fundraising Table Great Success at
NCPA Conference 2010
Thanks to the great support from all of our generous donors for 2010, and to those participants who bid on the silent auction items and purchased tickets, we netted a grand total of $575.00 this year. The full amount will go to the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento, on Auburn Boulevard.
(We recently presented a much-appreciated check for $330.00 to the Mustard Seed School from our 2009 mini-fundraiser, held during the 2009 conference.)
We thank once more our donors for the 2010 Silent Auction and Fundraising Table:
- Sacramento Pipeworks Climbing & Fitness ~ 116 No 16th Street, SAC ~
(916) 341-0100 ~ Gave a $54.00 gift certificate for lessons in indoor mountain climbing for adults or children.
- Frances Kakugawa, NCPA member ~ donated three of her signed poetry books.
- William Teie, Deer Valley Press ~ provided a Collector's Edition of Hubie & the Fire Service.
- NCPA President Barry Schoenborn ~ presented a signed Kiyo Sato's original hardback, Dandelion Through The Crack ~ reportedly selling on Amazon for up to $300.00.
- Grand Oaks Inn B&B donates once more ~ a one-night stay at the B&B with half off all consecutive nights, in any Queen-size room ~ PO Box 518 (21941 Buena Vista Rd), Clements, CA ~ www.grandoaksinn.com ~ 209-759-3453 ~ (Mother’s Day Brunch will be served 9 May if anyone wants to go ~ see menu for price and times) Value: $180.00+.
- Red Lion Hotel at Arden Village Sacramento ~ A one-night stay in one of the Red Lion’s luxurious rooms ~ 1401 Arden Way ~ Gaby Fonseca (916)-649-4723 ~ (916)-922-8041 ext. 4723 ~ www.redlionsac.com. Value: $125.00.
- Donna Wierzbowski, NCPA member writing as Donna Del Oro gave two signed books: Operation Familia and Hasta La Vista Baby.
- Brenda Novak, NY Times Award Winning Romantic Suspense Author ~ donated one of her personalized mini-totes and all six books in her LAST STAND series ~ all signed ~ her Trilogy: Trust Me, Stop Me and Watch Me ~ then The Perfect Couple, The Perfect Liar and The Perfect Murder. Value: $60.
- NCPA member Bob Bishop ~ gave us a copy of his picture book Bigfoot & Joshua, which was the 2009 NCPA winner for Best Illustrated Children's Book .
- Autographed picture book (children's), Bears on Chairs ~ from RWA/SVR and SCBWI member, Shirley Parenteau.
- CWC tote bag ~ from California Writers Club President, and NCPA member, Margie Webb.
- Several autographed romance novels by various authors ~ from FAN2010.
- WON (Western Outdoor News) donated 10-1 year $40,00 subscriptions ~ www.WONews.com
- Marion Gropen, our morning presenter of Financial Aspects of Independent Publishing ~ donated 2 CDs: her Pricing Package, & the Profit Analysis Package. The CDs contain a combination of Excel templates and instructional materials ~ Value: $40.
We received even more donations during the conference:
- NCPA Awards director BradleySimkins~ Book Lover’s Book Store, 5800 Madison Avenue Ste. W, Sacramento, CA 95841 ~ phone: 916-332-3133 ~ donated 3 autographed books and a book bag ~ The First Rule by NY Times Best Seller Robert Crais, author of The Watchman ~ Committed by #1 NY Times Best Seller Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray & Love and ~ Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson, author of #1 Best Seller Three Cups of Tea ~ Value: $100.
- Award winning author Cindy Munoz, writing as Loucinda McGary, donated her newest book, “The Treasures of Venice.” ~ Look for Loucinda’s next book, “The Wild Irish Sea,” coming in July 2010, ~ Cindy speaks highly of our keynote speaker, Dominique Raccah (Sourcebooks), who publishes Cindy’s book.
- Author/speaker/consultant/publisher and entrepreneur, Karl Palachuk, who moderated our 2010 panel discussion during the first breakout session, donated two of his many books, Quote Me on This and Relax Focus Succeed. ~ You can find detailed information about Karl at www.relaxfocussucceed.com
- Author Stephanie Chandler, one of the panelists with Karl during the first breakout session, donated a free pass to her upcoming virtual Nonfiction Writers Conference.com (28-30 April 2010), featuring herself and Dan Poynter, Michael Larsen, Brian Jud, Bob Erdmann, Jan B. King, Joan Stewart, and at least six others ~ to be held in the best location possible ~ YOUR COUCH! ~ For more info, and to sign up for the virtual conference, go to http://nonfictionwritersconference.com
- (Kiyo, Frances, Donna, Brenda, Bob, Shirley, Cindy/Loucinda, Karl and Stephanie, are all LOCAL authors)
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT! If I’ve missed thanking any donor, please accept my apologies, and email me with your information so I can formally thank you. All donors are greatly appreciated.