I’m in awe of the generosity of people.
Give them a cause, call them to your side – and people are capable of magnificence.
There are a couple of lose ends to tie up, and there may be some additional money yet, but Sunday’s “Bid for Haiti” auction raised just over €2,500 for GOAL‘s relief work.
I’ll be honest. Ten minutes before we were due to begin the auction, the room was empty. Only a handful of people had come to the viewing, none of whom had registered. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t panicked.
But people did come, and they brought their wallets and purses with them. Many of them reaching very deeply into their pockets indeed.
I owe a huge debt of thanks to so many people who helped produce the event. I’ll do my best to list them here – in no particular order.
Organisers:
Paul O’Mahony, Marketing Write Now
Tanja Buwalda & Dee Geaney, PowerMedia
Gabrielle Morehead, Gabrielle Morehead Photography
Claire O’Rorke, Claire O’Rorke Photography
Adrian Roche
Eoin Mulligan
John D Sullivan, John D Sullivan Auctioneers
Richard O’Brien, KJ O’Brien & Co
Contributors:
Gabrielle Morehead, Photography
Claire O’Rorke, Photography
Donagh Glavin, Photography
Philip Daly, Photography
Ted Murphy, Photography
Mike O’Toole, Photography
Giles Norman, Photography
Peter Cox, Photography
John Lotty, Photography
Calvin Jones, Photography
Donncha O Caoimh, Photography
Donal O Caoimh, Photography
Paul O’Mahony, Marketing Write Now, Photography and Poem
Miriam Barry, Paintings
Sean McCarthy, Paintings and Sculpture
Danielle Sheehy, Painting
Kevin Murphy, Photography
Paul Lynam, Photography
Katie Sullivan, Painting
Mary Payne, Painting
Ryan Whalley, Photography
Treasa Lynch, Photography
Lionel Powell, Sculptor
Kieran Frost, Photography
John Wallace, Photography
Liam Kennedy, Photography
Sheena Jolley, Photographer
Wild Goose Studio
Michael Reeves, Paintings
Martijn Kajuiter, Photography and Autographed Book
Sponsors:
Don McGee, Art and Frame – Framing
Pat Frawley, FotoFinish – Printing
Gresham Metropole Hotel – Venue
General Do-Gooders, Well-Wishers and Super People:
Sabrina Dent, Sunshine and Lollipops
John Handelaar, CorkFM
Damien Mulley
Steve Cox, Cork Marketing Partnership
Please, if you are missing from this list – my humble apologies. Do contact me.
Similarly, if you are on this list but without a link to your website, please let me know and I shall make amends.
TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, A HUGE “THANK YOU”
John D Sullivan, Auctioneer, takes the bids while Paul O'Mahony introduces the lots. (c) Roger Overall 2010
