[SEL] ATIS Holdiay Charity Auction

[Rick Rowlands]

I posted two items for the auction, a 1920 Tod Engine catalog and the Tod 
Engine Project DVD.

Rick Rowlands

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:10 PM
Subject: [SEL] ATIS Holdiay Charity Auction


> Just a quick update - We have only seven items so far for the ATIS holiday
> charity auction.
>
> I am not sure why there is such a lack of interest in this; the only thing
> we do as a group that is supportive of others, such as the Tractor Test
> Museum, Tod Engine project and Internal Fire and obviously the 
> humanitarian
> charities.  In the past, we rounded up over $5,000 .   This year, we might
> not break $500.  These unneeded items, including the pliers(Who has them
> anyway???) will serve a greater purpose and the giving and bidding will
> help to remind us the higher ideals we aspire to serve this holiday 
> season.
>
> As a poster in the YMCA I belong to says: "There is nothing more sublime 
> to
> to put another in front of you".  However, I can think of one thing more
> sublime:   To become the people we advertise ourselves to be and really
> believe ourselves to be,.   That is the magic of Christmas.  And with the
> ATIS Holiday Charity auction, we can nearly painlessly achieve this.
>
> As you folks know, I am much too proud to beg.   But occasionally I'll do
> it.  As a favor to me, I beg you folks to embrace the auction as a show of
> force of our collective nature.
>
> Thanks, and back to your regularly scheduled discussion,
>
> Spencer Yost
> Owner, ATIS
> Plow the Net!
> http://www.atis.net
>
>
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