MMJ Fan Fundraiser for Mercy Home 6.17

ALady · Jun 10, 2011, 02:45 PM

Hi all!

If you're going to be in Chicago for the show next Friday, please swing by to meet some fellow fans and throw a couple bucks toward a good cause! Mercy Home is the charity that the band has designated to receive a portion of their ticket sales - and they can definitely use all the help we can provide. A little bit about them...

Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has been a solution for kids in crisis since 1887. Through residential, aftercare, and mentoring programs, they provide a safe home, a good education and access to opportunity to more than 600 young people each year. You can help throughout the year by referring a child in crisis, mentoring a child, or investing in a child's future.

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227900110556362

Updated list of silent auction items includes:

•Poster for the 6.17.11 Auditorium Theatre show ***autographed by the band!*** generously donated by My Morning Jacket

•Roll Call Poster ***autographed by the band!*** generously donated by DejaView

•Evil Urges Promo Poster ***autographed by the band!*** generously donated by e_wind

•My Morning Jacket Unstaged poster, Louisville Palace 5.31.11 generously donated by watchtower41

•Status Serigraph' s Uptown Theatre, Kansas City MO poster, 8.18.08 generously donated by mahg33ta

•Status Serigraph' s Charlottesville Pavilion poster, 9.4.08 generously donated by mahg33ta

•Madpixel's Waterfront Park poster, Louisville 8.16.08 donated by alady

•Vinyl copy of Circuital ***autographed by the band!*** generously donated by My Morning Jacket

•Setlist from Chicago Theatre, 12.28.2008 donated by alady

•Setlist from Great Plaza, Philadelphia, 8.29.10 generously donated by tdb810

•Setlist from Champlain Valley Lawn, Burlington, 8.20.10 generously donated by tdb810

•Setlist from Appalachian Voices, Music Hall of Williamsburg ***signed by Jim James!*** generously donated by tdb810

Hope to see you there! :)

mahg33ta · Jun 10, 2011, 03:00 PM

poster tube on it's way to you via priority mail. These are two posters by Status Serigraph from the 08 tour, a shop I'm a big fan of, espec the Avett posters. I realize these are still available at the MMJ store, but these are signed as artist proofs which might make them a bit more interesting to any collector. Thanks for organizing this and I'm happy to be able to contribute.

ALady · Jun 10, 2011, 03:16 PM

Awesome...thanks so much, mahg33ta! The generosity of the fans here is truly overwhelming. :dankk2:

DejaView2011 · Jun 10, 2011, 05:33 PM

I've spent the better part of my life mentoring young people, as I grew up in a fatherless, financially destitute home with no role models. Mercy House is close to my heart and ill be there as well as offer any services I can too. Thank you for doing this beautiful thing.

lp · Jun 10, 2011, 07:41 PM

hey... is it still too late for donations? i'm not sure i can get anything there by friday (although come to think of it i could probably get the guys to sign something on the road, but i have archival crap lying around. maybe crap's the wrong word.)

drat - sorry - i just read about this!! let me know.

revised: maggie - talked to t about this. email me and we can sort it. i would pm but i tried to send another pm the other day and i don't know if it ever sent/works/something.

tdb810 · Jun 10, 2011, 07:58 PM

hey ALady, you rock!
I have a JJ signed setlist from the 7/30/10 App Voices show. Do you think there would be interest in that? I'm happy to send.
Also, I have setlists (unsigned) from 8/20/10 Champlain Valley and 8/29/10 Great Plaza.
They are in inexpensive (ikea) frames. Let me know, and I will fedex them to you.

ALady · Jun 10, 2011, 08:26 PM

Oh wow...thanks so much, lp! :o Email sent! :)

Trish, that would be great! Thanks, lady! :) I think there would be interest...the party is still pretty small, but if we can get the word out a bit more I think we could find some bidders. Please spread the word, folks!

Question for the forum, how much would you donate for a setlist? ;D Remember, it's going to a good cause!

darkglow · Jun 10, 2011, 08:39 PM

Quote from: ALady on Jun 10, 2011, 08:26 PM
Oh wow...thanks so much, lp! :o Email sent! :)

Trish, that would be great! Thanks, lady! :) I think there would be interest...the party is still pretty small, but if we can get the word out a bit more I think we could find some bidders. Please spread the word, folks!

Question for the forum, how much would you donate for a setlist? ;D Remember, it's going to a good cause!

30 bucks unsigned.. at least 60 for a signed one.. there are way bigger items up for bid as well.. unless magh33ta is gonna be there, there should be some pretty good competition goin for some of the posters.

MarkW · Jun 11, 2011, 07:22 PM

Any way to donate without attending?

ALady · Jun 11, 2011, 07:27 PM

Yes! If you go to mercyhome.org, they have a donation page (sorry I don't have a direct link handy, I'm on my phone). And if you're interested in any of the silent auction items, I think we're going to try to figure out some way to do proxy bidding...

MarkW · Jun 11, 2011, 07:30 PM

I'll just donate - too hard to get the stuff to the UK. Have a great evening - it's a fantastic idea for a good cause.

BH · Jun 12, 2011, 01:24 PM

Thanks for doing this Maggie! I may have to put in a silent bid for that Chicago Setlist from 08. I was at that show with my cousin. I'll get back to you later this week. You rule!!

ALady · Jun 13, 2011, 03:43 PM

Let me know, BH! We should be able to work out some kind of system...maybe call the long-distance folks after bidding's closed and see if you want to top the high bid?

Two VERY exciting additions to the auction, donated by our very own My Morning Jacket: a signed vinyl copy of Circuital and a signed Auditorium show poster!

!!!!! does not begin to express!

e_wind · Jun 13, 2011, 03:47 PM

wow, that is so awesome. these dudes rule. I hope to make it sooooo bad.

watchtower41 · Jun 13, 2011, 03:51 PM

Quote from: ALady on Jun 13, 2011, 03:43 PM
Let me know, BH! We should be able to work out some kind of system...maybe call the long-distance folks after bidding's closed and see if you want to top the high bid?

Two VERY exciting additions to the auction, donated by our very own My Morning Jacket: a signed vinyl copy of Circuital and a signed Auditorium show poster!

!!!!! does not begin to express!

Awesome!!!

e_wind · Jun 13, 2011, 03:53 PM

does someone here wanna take my auctions long distance if i cant be there, I want to bid on the poster for that show, or someone to just buy me a poster at the show.

ALady, do you have the poster yet? do you know who the artist is?

ALady · Jun 13, 2011, 04:00 PM

I'm inquiring about the artist right now - don't know just yet, but I'll post it when I find out.

Any ideas about how to work the long distance bidding, anyone?

littleacorn · Jun 13, 2011, 04:36 PM

What if the phone in bids are able to set there max bid from the start and if they are outbid then give them one more shot at it.

e_wind · Jun 13, 2011, 05:02 PM

Like eBay... If I say my max bid 50$ on something and its at 35 at the end then I get it for 36. just an example. seems like it would work. the only thing is we would have to keep the max bid secret i guess... though the ultimate goal is raising money so it might entice people to donate more if they know how much the max bid is

mahg33ta · Jun 13, 2011, 05:08 PM

Quote from: e_wind on Jun 13, 2011, 05:02 PM
Like eBay... If I say my max bid 50$ on something and its at 35 at the end then I get it for 36. just an example. seems like it would work. the only thing is we would have to keep the max bid secret i guess... though the ultimate goal is raising money so it might entice people to donate more if they know how much the max bid is

definitely need to give the live bidders a chance to beat the long distance bids- you can't just close the bidding at $35 and say "sorry someone else won for $36"...