The theme of this year’s Service Auction is captured in one word, Imagine, which evokes the unlimited new horizons ahead for the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship with our new settled minister, Reverend Sasha Ostrom, and our new facilities. In fact, the opening event for the Service Auction on November 16 will be the first event held in the new Chu Family Hall, on the eve of our building dedication day, November 17.
Bidding for Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s primary annual fundraiser—and FUN-raiser—will start in-person during our opening party on Saturday, November 16 (5PM-8PM). The website will be available for online bidding from November 18 through November 24 (at noon).
We invite you to host an activity or dinner, or share a hobby with other Fellowship members or friends. SUBMIT YOUR OFFERINGS BY NOVEMBER 1, 2024!
How to submit an offering online:
Log on to the service auction website to make your donation. Your phone number on file will be your UserID (xxx-xxx-xxxx). Your PIN is the last 4 digits of your phone number, unless you change it (recommended for security).
- Select DONATE A NEW ITEM and follow the prompts. Be sure to SAVE the offer when finished. Because we used a different online platform in 2023, you must submit any item you offered in 2023 as a new offer.
- To RE-OFFER an item from 2022, click the << symbol in the “Other Years” box until you see Nov_2022, then click that. Select the item you wish to re-offer. Update the date, time, etc. Be sure to SAVE the offer when finished.
- Note that the item submission form times out after a few minutes (sorry … working on it!) so please have your information ready to go, with Description ready to paste in. Otherwise you MAY lose your work!
For help, email serviceauction@muuf.org or visit us at the Service Auction table after coffee hour on Sundays.
Service Auction FAQ
Q: What is the Service Auction and why is it important?
Congregants offer activities, personal services, and handmade goods as donations to the Fellowship. During the 8-day auction period, people place competitive bids for some items, but most are offered for a fixed price.
Q: What kinds of donations can I offer?
Social gatherings or dinners at a donor’s home or at the Fellowship; participatory events like hikes, museum visits, or book swaps; cooking or hobby lessons; game-playing or movie-watching groups; home-made desserts, soups, and meals for delivery; hand-crafted items and artwork; themed gift baskets. You can make an offering/donation as an individual or a family or collaborate with friends.
Q: What are the important dates I need to know?
October 9: Begin submitting service auction items.
October 20: Tickets go on sale on Sundays at the Fellowship and through Realm ($20 in advance, $25 after November 10).
November 1: Deadline to submit an offering
November 16: Service Auction Kickoff Party – Bidding opens on site.
November 17: Dedication ceremony and festivities celebrating our new building! NO Bidding.
November 18: Bidding continues online.
November 24: Bidding ends at 12pm. Volunteers will be available at MUUF to assist with online bidding.
Q: What else can I do to help?
Stop by the Auction table after coffee hour on Sundays to find out what we need during our opening event or leading up to it. We welcome your participation!
On your own, please help promote the Service Auction on social media. If you have photos from an event you previously hosted or attended, please post a picture on our MUUF private group Facebook page with a short description. We all enjoy memories of happy times together, and it just might give someone else an auction idea!
We know that we can count on the generosity and creativity of our Fellowship community.
Thank you for being a part of this year’s auction!
Here are some guides to common operations.
- How to create a new account (if you are in Realm, you already have an account)
- How to login to an existing account and changing your PIN
- How to donate a new item
- How to resubmit a previous offering
If you would prefer to learn Together Auction using instructional videos with captions, please use the following links: