AIS Silent Auction - your thoughts on this please

[Judy Keisling <keisling@swbell.net>]

The Aril Society has received a bequest of a copy of a 1913 edition of The
Genus 
Iris to be for auctioned for the purpose of proceeds benefiting that
society.

Since the ideal venue for it to be auctioned is at our silent
auction held in 
conjunction with the spring convention, we have received an
inquiry from the 
Aril Society regarding placing this item in this year's
silent auction and 
asking whether it would be feasible for the society to
receive all or part of 
the proceeds.

Historically proceeds from all items
donated and sold at these auctions accrue 
to AIS.  However, in researching
whether there is a written AIS policy regarding 
sharing proceeds from auction
sales, we find that no such policy exists.

Because of the unique nature of
this request, I would like to hear your thoughts 
on this request. Several
durrent and former board members who were contacted 
while researching this
subject thought that as a courtesy to a cooperating 
society AIS should allow
the Aril Society to receive all of the proceeds on this 
item.

As doing so
would require Board action, I would like to hear the thoughts of 
others and
would entertain a motion that could be used as the basis of 
developing policy
on this type of request. 

Judy

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