2009 National Convention
Support the Foresters’ Fund
At each SAF annual national convention, the silent auction and raffle is one of the main attractions. It is popular because it is fun, and it promotes one of the most important functions of SAF, the Foresters’ Fund.
The Foresters’ Fund started in 1962 to promote education and enhance public understanding of the forestry profession and is still working 44 years later! Annually the Fund provides between $30,000 and $40,000 for grants specifically for chapters, division, and state societies. Chapters, divisions, and state societies have greatly benefited from Foresters’ Fund grants.
The Southeastern SAF is this year’s convention host and needs your help to reach our goal of $15,000 from the silent auction and raffle.
We are asking all chapters, divisions, and state societies to donate an item or items for this special silent auction. Items can include anything your area is known for or books, clothing, local products (non forestry), paintings, forestry tools (old or new), equipment, handcrafts, or ANYTHING.
We want to get every SAF unit involved with this activity. This year, we are introducing the “Foresters’ Fund State Society Spirit Award”. The state society that raises the most money from items donated to this special silent auction will win the Ol’ Pinch statue for one year. The “Ol’ Pinch” statue, a 12-inch wooden statue of a forester, will be awarded to the state society raising the most money per capita for the Fund.
To donate on behalf of a state society, division or chapter please submit the silent auction donor form.
To get SAF student chapters more engaged in the Foresters Fund, convention volunteers are introducing the Foresters Fund University Spirit Award . All SAF student chapters are encouraged to donate an item or items for this special silent auction. Items should represent the school and/or the forestry/natural resources program. The chapter's donated item(s) that raise the most monies will win the award. In addition every SAF student chapter member (as of September 25, 2009) from the winning school will receive a copy of the Dictionary of Forestry.
Student Chapters wanting to participate in the contest are asked to submit the Foresters Fund Spirit Award Registration form.
Items can be shipped prior to the convention or hand delivered on site. If you have any questions about the silent auction, please contact Heather Wierzbicki at heather.wierzbicki@mwv.com orCharles Maynard at (850) 539-5079 or cmaynard3@comcast.net.
