Shh — silent auction coming

By Yvonne Oberly, Staff Writer

The Business Professionals of America will host a silent auction from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 1.

Some items up for bid will be jewelry, Oklahoma State and University of Oklahoma throw blankets, a discount card from Textbook Brokers that will allow students to receive 10 percent off their next book purchase and 5 percent more money during “book buy back,” plus many items from Starbucks, said club President Ryan Crow.

The auction will be in the main college foyer area, next to the coffee shop. The club thought it would be a good location, since there is a lot of traffic in that area, Crow said.

Club members are looking forward to the event.

“I think it’s come together quite nicely,” Crow said.

“We have had a lot of help from all of the officers, members and sponsors.”

“We are hoping for a real big success and are very excited,” said public relations officer Alex Wilkes.

The auction will involve people placing bids on sheets provided. Bidders have to keep checking to be sure they’re still winning. If another bidder tops the bid, they get the item. The cut-off for bidding will be 4 p.m. That’s why it is called a silent auction, Wilkes said.

The person with the highest bid will get the item, once payment for the item has been made.

Payments will be due by 5 p.m. May 2.

“It has taken a lot of time getting ready for the auction, since a lot of our members are full-time students with families,” said Tino Ceballos vice president/treasurer.

In past silent auctions at OCCC, BPA has raised more than $900, Ceballos said.

The club uses the money to help with costs when they go to the BPA State and National Leadership Conference/Competitions, Crow said.

On March 7, the state competition was held in Tulsa, where Crow won first in advanced accounting and Meredith Dake won first in extemporaneous speech. They will compete in the national competition May 7 in Reno, Nev.

Auction proceeds also will help next year’s club get off to a nice and easy start, Wilkes said.

“We were very blessed for what the club from last year left for us, so we would like to help next year’s club,” Wilkes said.

Staff Writer Yvonne Oberly can be reached at StaffWriter3@occc.edu.

Header