Re: AIS Silent Auction - your thoughts on this please

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I think sharing proceeds with a cooperating society would be very beneficial to AIS.  After all we really are just one big group of people who love Irises, and it shows our solidarity towards one another. I do need to mention though that a new motion cannot be made until this Friday when the current motion to accept Dallas's offer to host the 2013 convention goes to vote since it is still in the discussion.period .  Once I send it out to vote then someone can make a motion regarding this matter.

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From: Judy Keisling <keisling@swbell.net>
To: AIS Discuss <AISdiscuss@aisboard.org>
Sent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 15:36:48 GMT+00:00
Subject: [AISdiscuss] AIS Silent Auction - your thoughts on this please

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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