COA auctions: it is all about volunteers

摘要

COA convention participants look forward to the many auctions held during each convention: the numerous silent auctions and the main event, the oral auction. Some attend to pick up that must-have shell, others to watch the antics of bidders and, in the case of the COA oral auctions, the antics of auctioneers Paul Calomon and Hank Chaney. We all have a great time and many are afforded the opportunity to get that special shell. Fun, however we all enjoy it, is not the real reason for these auctions. Basically, our auctions raise money to fund our very successful academicgrant program. This is especially true of our oral auctions, which exclusively fund our growing academic endowment balance of which I am in charge. Without these auctions the COA organization would lose one of its major functions. To give you some idea of the importance of the auctions, here are the resulting funds for COA from the auctions at COA Captiva.