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HOW SFOM Gets Giveaway, Raffle & Auction Items
- Donations - Many times SFOM members donate items either from personal collections or things they see & buy when they are on a trip back to the Burgh. We will gladly accept almost any Steelers or Pittsburgh related items. In some cases we may hold on to them for a while, (possibly even the following season) to make sure we have an even distribution of items or to maximize the benefit by putting them in the silent auction, but rest assured they will be put to good use. In 2008 we also got a hUGE donation of more than $2,000 worth of Super Bowl XL stuff from Pro Image.
- Purchases
- By SFOM Leadership - We carefully shop to get the best deals on items that work well for our giveaways, raffles & auctions. As most of you know, Pro Image at the Mall of America is our major supplier in the Twin Cities and they always give us significant discounts on anything we get for the club (anywhere from 20% to 80% off + sometimes they just give us stuff). In addition, when any of us go back to PIT, we discuss our needs and shop at discount stores back there to get great deals on fun stuff - for example when Laura & Glenn were in PIT for the Nov08 Chargers games, we paid under $600 for more than $1,600 worth of stuff for next year. Note that we rarely if ever pay full retail and we work hard to be good stewards of the club’s money.
- By SFOM Members - Sometimes club members come to us and ask if we need anything when they travel back to PIT. While we usually are set, occasionally we’ll ask them to look for something specific. When we do that, we will give them a budget and reimburse them up to that amount. Note that to be fair to everyone, we will not reimburse anything not approved in advance.
