YDC 102 Announcement Thread - Sensory Garden 24th - 28th August 2012

[Armstrongs]

Well, it's that time again folks!

YDC 102 Begins on 24th August 2012

As the winner of YDC 101,

sucadot has chosen

A Sensory Garden for the kiddywinks at Dahl House (via Janet's Trust)

as this month's nominated charity.

Everyone is welcome to join in and list for this fabulous good cause

YDC (Your Donation Counts) is the monthly round of charity auctions on eBid.net.
YDC has two aspects, the general fund-raising for good causes, and the competitive aspect where those who choose to can compete to win the right to select the next month's nominated charity.
The rules, therefore, also have two parts: the first part applies to all auctions which are to be part of YDC; the second part applies ONLY to those auctions which are to be considered part of the competition,
If joining in with the YDC monthly charity auctions you MUST follow the rules in part one. If you would like to be in with a chance of winning the competition, you are REQUIRED to also follow the guidelines in part two. If you do not wish to choose, you can ignore part 2, though you may find it still contains some useful ideas that are convenient to follow.
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Part one: Rules for All.
1. Auctions must run from the 24th to the 28th of the month.
2. Auctions must be listed in the Your Donation Counts sub-category of the Charity Auctions category.
3. Your items must be listed on eBid.net and must comply with all eBid's listing rules.
4. Your auction(s) must be for a charity or good cause.
5. YDC nn (the number of the current YDC) must be included in the auction title.
You can list as many items as you wish. You do not have to support the nominated charity, you are free to choose any cause you wish. If you would like to support the nominated charity, that's great. Please try to offer your auctions to as many international destinations as possible, for maximum YDC visibility.
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Part two: Guidelines for the competition.
1. Auctions should have a start price of 99p or less. (or local equivalent.) The website xe.com is a good place to check currency exchanges.
2. No item should have an expected value of more than £20.00 (or local equivalent). Higher value items are still welcome in YDC but should not be considered competition entries.
3. No reserve or Buy Now price should be used, nor should any listing enhancements such as Featured.
4. Please make sure your end time on the 28th matches your start time on the 24th, so that your auction only runs for exactly four days - no extending from very early on the 24th to late on the 28th, please.
5. YDC nn (the number of the current YDC) must be included in the title, preferably as shown with a space between the letters and the numbers.
6. Naturally, your items must be listed on eBid.net and must comply with all eBid's listing rules.
7. Your auction(s) must be for a charity or good cause and the description of your item must include the following text:
This auction is an entry in the YDC nn charity auction competition. All money raised by this auction will go to: charity.
8. Please do not charge more than cost price for shipping / postage.
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Any questions? Please just ask!
And finally, a big thank you to Gothicina for our YDC logos
- these are free for everyone to use: http://www.gothicina.co.uk/ydcteddies.html

[Tropical_Trish]

Yayyy!
Bring it on!


Well done Suca, you have chosen a very worthwhile charity.
Come on eBidders, lets get these kiddies some lovely stuff for their sensory garden ......

[sucadot]

Wow! only 4 days to go . . . here's a quick recap on the details

I'd like YDC 102 to raise funds for a SENSORY GARDEN for children with physical and mental disabilities at a local Children's Care Home (Dahl House) - so my nominated charity is Janet's Trust*
The home is currently the only long term one in the Blackpool area & has places for six children with a range of disabilities & needs, such as Autism/Severe Learning Difficulties. The plan is to convert their small concrete back yard into a bright and fun-filled Sensory Garden, with a raised bed, a verandah/pergola type shelter for the occasional(!) rainy day, some type of flooring so that if the children fall they won't hurt themselves, garden furniture to sit on and lots of sensory goodies similar to bubble tubs, wind chimes, touch balls, warbling water birds and more . . .
*Janet's Trust, Cheaver's charity, is hosted by The Russell Haldane Trust, Registered Charity No 1087582. JT monies are held separately in the RHT accounts - no fees are involved, all the money raised will go to the Sensory Garden project.

The fun starts on Friday . . . .

[NuttyKrafts]

I'm ready to get clickin'

[suesjools]

Bring it on!

Happy almost YDC,

[sucadot]

I'm ready to get clickin'

And I'm ready to get tick-nicking . . . . even though I was caught last time

[suesjools]

And I'm ready to get tick-nicking . . . . even though I was caught last time

LOL!

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[cheaver]

Oh lol!!! The Squirrel is right where she ought to be! No flying now little Squiz?
4 days from now & you're cooped up ! LOL! ROFL!
(ahem, I'll just go for a nice little waddle along the beach..... and let the sea breezes tickle my wings and enjoy my freedom..... )

[JanetB]

I AM READY!

[apennysaved]

My 4 items are ready.... also seen a few things I might bid on too!