I am back from a busy weekend at Balmoral Park. Super Night was Saturday night and we were there with our silent auction items and t-shirts. We still have to pay off the t-shirts, so please don't be shy about ordering one. They are only $5 each plus shipping!
One of the items donated by Balmoral Park that did not get bid on during the silent auction (okay there was a $10 bid on a package worth $600!!) is a sulky suite party for 25 people at the race track. This includes food, beverages, and pictures in the winner's circle, ride in the start car, and more. I am wondering if this would be a good time to either offer it for silent bids on the web site, or to use the sulky suite package and open it up for anyone who would like to join us between October and December for a night of racing at Balmoral Park? We could do another silent auction there at the same time. It would be first come, first served. I also think that if more than 25 people wanted to come to the sulky suite they could - there would just be food and beverages and the other extras for the first 25 who sign up. Should ASAP ask for donations per person for those who want to come, or should we just host the evening and rely on
auction items as income? Let me know your thoughts, as well as dates that you think would be best! If I get good response we'll go with it!
Horses to pick up include: Shay N Telle in Iowa, Proudest Guy N in Iowa,
Fellowship Divine in Illinois, another gelding in Illinois (name escapes me!)...........and many waiting, including Paints and other breeds in Wisconsin. We are hoping for new adoptive homes for Penguin Beware and Gator Chaser and No More Compromise this week - will let you know!
Thanks to Korene G. for her donation of 100 bales of hay which were stacked in our shed when we arrived home Sunday night. How wonderful a gift that was for the horses! Also thanks to Engfords for their donation for the silent auction, Comfortex Mattresses and Andrea, Hawthorne Race Course, Denise R. for her donation of a wildlife bag , Dale L for his donation of a custom bridle (Andrea donated a bridle and several books as well!), Jennie D. for her donation of $300 for ASAP, and Lori H. for her recent donation of $100 towards the cost of Big Conquest's final vet bills. Beth S. just made a donation of $30 - thank you!
I'll let you know what we hear........also an update on Taser- he is doing better each day. He runs around his turnout now and is eager to be out with the others but is still on stall rest. He is one mighty horse! I hope to have his former owners come to see him in the near future, as well as some of his fans that have been asking about him! Take care,
Susan
