This is a fun fast paced paced auction.  All bidders have a paddle and place bids with quarter and winners a pulled though a bingo ball type system.  We also have a silent auction table and raffle table set up sumlatineously.  This is our largerst fundraiser of the year.

Directions for Quarter Mania portion

WHAT IS A QUARTER MANIA? A Quarter Mania is a cross between an auction (where you hold up a numbered paddle to bid on an item), a raffle (where you are trying to win a prize), bingo (using a chip with a number on it), and it's a ton of FUN!! HOW DOES IT WORK??   CHIPS: The chips used (small disc with a number on it) correspond with each paddle. Once you buy your paddle(s) - the corresponding numbered chip(s) is placed by you in a container with everyone else's chip. This way we and you know that your chip is IN the container because sometimes one or more numbers might get called more often - they are just 'hot' numbers. * AUCTION ITEMS: Each item has a quarter bid associated with it depending on the retail amount of the item. Examples: $35-$49 value items = 2 quarter bid, $50+ items = 3 quarter bid. There will be 60 auction items for guests to bid on and win! PADDLES: Each bidding 'paddle' has a numbered written on it - the paddle is then used to hold up in the air when you place your bid. You already receive one paddle with your ticket (just as in bingo when playing more cards) you can use additional paddles. Any additional paddles are just $5 each up to three paddles per person. What is the importance of the paddles? Let's say you want to try to 'win' the item the auctioneer is talking about - you will place your bid (from 2 to 4 quarters, whatever the auctioneer says) in the container on the table and then HOLD UP your numbered paddle. If you are playing more than one quarter bid paddle, you MUST place a bid for each one that you are going to use. If you have multiple single quarter bid paddles & you only want to use one or two, please place the others facedown on the table. When all the bids are collected, the auctioneer will draw a numbered chip from the container. If the number on the chip drawn matches your numbered paddle that is HELD UP - you WIN ~ and you only "paid" from 2 to 4 quarters for the item!! Now, if your matching numbered paddle was not held up, you will say - 'Not In or No Bid' everyone will go ahhhhhhh & then the ones who already placed their bid for that item will hold up their paddles again & the auctioneer will continue to draw a chip until there is a winner! Once there is a winner all chips will be placed back in the container & the next item to be auctioned will be held up.

WHAT IS A QUARTER MANIA? A Quarter Mania is a cross between an auction (where you hold up a numbered paddle to bid on an item), a raffle (where you are trying to win a prize), bingo (using a chip with a number on it), and it's a ton of FUN!! HOW DOES IT WORK??   CHIPS: The chips used (small disc with a number on it) correspond with each paddle. Once you buy your paddle(s) - the corresponding numbered chip(s) is placed by you in a container with everyone else's chip. This way we and you know that your chip is IN the container because sometimes one or more numbers might get called more often - they are just 'hot' numbers. * AUCTION ITEMS: Each item has a quarter bid associated with it depending on the retail amount of the item. Examples: $35-$49 value items = 2 quarter bid, $50+ items = 3 quarter bid. There will be 60 auction items for guests to bid on and win! PADDLES: Each bidding 'paddle' has a numbered written on it - the paddle is then used to hold up in the air when you place your bid. You already receive one paddle with your ticket (just as in bingo when playing more cards) you can use additional paddles. Any additional paddles are just $5 each up to three paddles per person. What is the importance of the paddles? Let's say you want to try to 'win' the item the auctioneer is talking about - you will place your bid (from 2 to 4 quarters, whatever the auctioneer says) in the container on the table and then HOLD UP your numbered paddle. If you are playing more than one quarter bid paddle, you MUST place a bid for each one that you are going to use. If you have multiple single quarter bid paddles & you only want to use one or two, please place the others facedown on the table. When all the bids are collected, the auctioneer will draw a numbered chip from the container. If the number on the chip drawn matches your numbered paddle that is HELD UP - you WIN ~ and you only "paid" from 2 to 4 quarters for the item!! Now, if your matching numbered paddle was not held up, you will say - 'Not In or No Bid' everyone will go ahhhhhhh & then the ones who already placed their bid for that item will hold up their paddles again & the auctioneer will continue to draw a chip until there is a winner! Once there is a winner all chips will be placed back in the container & the next item to be auctioned will be held up.