This past Saturday, we attended a charity auction that the Officer's Spouses Club (OSC) organized in order to raise money for scholarships for students to go to college. I joined the OSC last August, am currently serving as the Corresponding Secretary on the board, and spent a lot of time helping to put things together for the auction. It turned out to be a huge success, and we raised almost $12,000! We will be giving the money to the deserving students in April at our scholarship banquet. I have really enjoyed being a part of this group and am excited to be doing something as wonderful as helping a kid go to college!!
The auction itself was really fun. The western theme gave us both a chance to wear our cowboy boots! I was working for most of the auction, so I didn't get a chance to take any pictures (sorry!!). We had a dessert auction, and the cake I made ended up selling for $30!! There was also a silent auction, live auction, and raffle of gifts that we had solicited from members of the community. There were several great items, and I was in charge of putting all the item descriptions together for the programs. It was quite a task and took up most of one of my weekends, but it was really fun to get to see all the items beforehand!
Only one item stood out to me - a basket full of baby gifts! There are several ladies in our flight who are pregnant, and a bidding war ensued for the basket once it came up during the live auction. Travis persisted and kept his paddle in the air, and we ended up winning (um....buying) the basket!
It was totally worth it... Everything in the basket is super cute!! Of course, it is all getting tucked away in a closet for another seven months, but it's still exciting!! Here's what was inside:
A cute diaper bag, made out of a flight suit (the uniform Travis wears to work everyday). The lining on the inside is all different patterns of red, white, and blue. The patch on the left is the patch for the base here, and the patch on the right says "My Dad's in the Military".
Next, several bibs (red, white, and blue, of course!), a little red onsie that says "I'm Made in America", and two white shirts, one with a USA airplane on it, and another that says "I'm Proud...My Daddy is in the Air Force".
And then, of course, a myriad of blankets, toys, books and other necessities...most of them airplane oriented! :-)
I'm looking forward to being done with my master's classes and with school so that I can start focusing on putting together a nursery. For now, this stuff is just sitting in a closet in the guest room, waiting patiently for September! :-)
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