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Help Others Escape Poverty By Helping Out With Fundraising Art Auctions

Saturday, January 11, 2014

By Marissa Velazquez


Many good Samaritans are helping the needy by holding fundraising art auctions that will benefit humanitarian efforts all over the globe. Some of the monies earned from these affairs will be used to fund projects in a far away land that will teach locals how to build a water supply system. Other funds that are gathered will be used to provide the delivery of water and food to impoverished countries.

Through the sale of autographed sports memorabilia, the participants of the sales event will gain a piece of history, while parting with funds that will go to causes that are near to the heart of the athlete. That athlete may be a native from a country that has just experienced devastating damage from a typhoon, or hurricane.

Other celebrities may offer support through item donation because an auction will fund activities that are considered a one time only experiences. The sale of rare drawings and lithographs can help a child attend a massive party at an amusement park, or provide funds for a person to travel to the moon. A silent bidding process can keep the winner anonymous until other art pieces are sold.

More interest in humanitarian efforts is built each time a rare piece of art is added to the items offered for bidding each year. Cherished works that come from collections held by families for hundreds of year are certain to earn the best price. The most influential people in today's society look forward to bidding on bottles of rare wine, or an aged bottle of bourbon.

Every bidder has their own viewpoint on what constitutes an art form and will readily bid on items that warm their heart. People will gather in a variety of places to participate in the auction. Often the paintings sold will be displayed at a local gallery and the buyer is able to take immediate possession.. The attendees of these gala events will often have to show an invitation to gain entry into the space.

Anticipation will build amongst bidders before bidding starts and some items will draw bids at a slow pace. The managers of the fund building events do not expect all pieces or paintings to sell on the first try due to the reserve price that was set by the person that donated it to the relief effort. The managers are not worried about this fact because other charitable events are planned in the near future.

Some people that own more than one piece of art by a renown artist will try to talk to an owner and make an offer before the bidding craze starts. These tactics will not normally work because all of the proceeds are destined to help charities and participation will leave the people that donate from the heart with a cleansing and rewarding feeling.

Certain organizations will be represented at these fundraising art auctions, and all funds received during the event will immediately belong to that group. Bidders have fun throughout the event because an auction of this type is deemed a social event of the year. Friends can visit together and have the opportunity to discuss other causes that are worthy of help.




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