Another auction

Tonight I attended what has got to have been one of the largest potlucks ever. Seriously, there were several hundred people there, locals and visitors. It was the kickoff potluck for the 10th Annual Ocrafolk Festival, and it's a good thing it was held at the School Gym to allow enough space for everyone because it was extremely well attended!

Here's a picture which will give you some sense for just how well attended the potluck truly was. The long line of people against the wall in the back of the picture is made up of folks waiting in line for the food. The line was 3 to 4 people wide, and snaked all the way across to the other side of the room!



The length of the tables filled with auction items was impressive, too!



After the potluck, all those items went up for bid in the the Festival fundraiser auction, which - although it didn't raise as much as the recent OVFD auction, did provide funds to help ensure that the Festival will remain a free event. Here are a couple more auction pictures - one of Philip leading the proceedings, and one of a unique sign which was auctioned off during the night (there were several interesting signs auctioned, one of which I purchased...but details on that one will be in a later blog).