Symposium 2011 will feature a silent auction to raise money for scholarships. Students and educators are key to our future and all proceeds from the silent auction will go to the NPSOT Kate Hillhouse Scholarship Fund.
Many of us in NPSOT knew Kate Hillhouse and her devotion to preserving our area native plants. Some of us knew Kate through the Texas Master Naturalist program. Some of us benefitted from her frequent lectures. Donating to the Symposium 2011 silent auction provides us with a way to honor Kate. Whether it is a gift certificate to a favorite restaurant or store, an admired book that you want to pass on to another native plant lover, or perhaps a treasure of your own making, each donation contributes to a very worthwhile cause.
For businesses, the silent auction offers an opportunity to showcase merchandise and services before a diverse audience of more than 200 professionals, conservationists, educators, and gardeners from across Texas. Your business name will be listed on the NPSOT website, seen by more than 2000 subscribers to the NPSOT quarterly newsletter, and listed in all Symposium 2011 promotional materials. This very special event promises high visibility for your donation and your business.
Want to know more? Click here for a letter describing the exciting activities planned for Symposium 2011. Please fill out a Silent Auction Donor Form for each item to be donated. Instructions are on the form.
Thank you for choosing to support the Native Plant Society of Texas and the native plant habitats of Texas. The conservation and education goals of the Native Plant Society of Texas benefit us all, but we can’t do it without the generous support of friends like you. Your support is truly needed – and appreciated – to make this event a success. Please help NPSOT continue its good work by being a part of this year’s event with a donation.
Completed Donor Forms are needed by September 9, 2011, regardless of the date on which donations will be delivered.
If you are unable to deliver your donated items by October 7, 2011, please contact us to make special arrangements.
Contact information is on the Silent Auction Donor Form.
The Silent Auction will be open for bidding
Friday, October 14 – 5:00pm-7:00pm
Saturday, October 15 – 7:00am-7:30pm
Check-Out for those purchasing items in the Silent Auction will begin on Saturday, October 15, at 8:30pm at the conclusion of dinner.