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Feature Article - March 2000
THE MIMI FISHMAN FOUNDATION
SPRING 2000 CHARITY AUCTION

by David Shulman and the Foundation

The items for bid will be listed first, followed by the auction rules. This months auction, as in the past, will continue to benefit The American Glaucoma Society. The prior auctions/concerts have raised over $4,000 total, and we hope to be able to keep adding to that amount.

The Mimi Fishman Foundation would like to offer thanks to Phish/Dionysian Productions, String Cheese Incident, as well as Widespread Panic for their kindness and generosity with the auction items they have donated!!

Auction Items:

Item #1
Drumhead autographed by Jon Fishman (Minimum bid $100, increases of at least $10)

Item #2
Pair of tickets/aftershow backstage passes good for any Phish summer USA show* of the winners choice. (Minimum bid $250, increases of at least $25) *Radio City Music Hall not included

Item #3
Pair of tickets/aftershow backstage passes good for any String Cheese Incident summer USA show of the winners choice. (Minimum bid $150, increases of at least $15) The summer tour dates will be announced by SCI shortly.

Item #4
Pair of tickets/aftershow backstage passes good for any Widespread Panic summer USA show of the winners choice. (Minimum bid $150, increases of at least $15) The tour dates will be announced by WSP near or about the beginning of May with a first show date in the middle of June.

The auction begins now, with bids accepted until April 15, midnight, central time.

Auction Rules:

1. When you find the item(s) that you want to bid on complete the form below and send to tmmff@aol.com.

2. Include with your form the amount you are comfortable bidding. Some items, especially feature items will have a minimum bid, as well as a minimum amount that bids must be increased by. We will try to keep the minimum bids current to save time from bids that fall below the lowest bid.

3. You will receive a response to your bid within 24 hours. You will be given the detail whether your bid is the highest or not. If not, you will be given the current high bid number as well as the amount you would have to increase it by to be the highest bidder. If you do not receive confirmation to your bid then please assume for some reason the bid did not make it to it's destination and re-submit.

4. If you had a leading bid that was outbid by someone else, you will be notified so you will have the opportunity to re-submit another bid.

5. There will be no limit to the amount of bids you can re-submit.

6. The auction will continue for 4 weeks, during which we will try to update the high bids at jambands.com. This will reduce the amount of bids that are below the current high bid, thus saving you and us time.

7. The winner will be notified within 72 hours of the auctions end. You will be given payment (money order) instructions at that time. Payments (donations), minus shipping expenses, will be made out directly to The Mimi Fishman Foundation.

Special Rules for the tix/passes auctions:

1. Due to how quickly the summer tour is upon us, the winners must send their winning money order in within 7 days of being notified as one of the winners.

2. You will need to let me know the show you pick with your money order.

3. For those of you that have had the privilege of aftershow passes you realize that sometimes the band members make an appearance, and at times they do not....or maybe one or two of them hang out backstage while the other one or two don't. Bottom line is that no guarantee can be made that just because you have aftershow passes, does that mean you are guaranteed to meet the band. By bidding on this item you are acknowledging that you have been made aware of this. Sorry to overstate this issue, but I feel it's important to mention.

4. We will also need to know when you mail in your money order the name of the person that will be picking up the tickets. The tickets would be available at the will call of the desired show, and IDENTIFICATION WILL BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE TICKETS. The person picking up the tickets will be listed on the guest list....this procedure is very important.

5. Sometimes guest list tickets are awesome... in terms of the seat location... but not always. I can suggest however, that I have yet to see "bad" seats (if there is such a thing at a Phish, SCI, or WSP show) given out on a guest list, but I must state that no guarantees of seating location can be made.

Ok, now that the rules are out of the way... let me say you will be bidding on what I feel is truly a unique opportunity. You, or someone you might be bidding to give the prize to, is going to have an incredible Phish, SCI, or WSP concert experience. And let's not forget, this auction's purpose is to raise money for a very good cause... The American Glaucoma Society! So bid often, bid high, and best of luck!


AUCTION BID FORM:

Bids accepted until April 15, 2000, midnight, central time

SEND TO: TMMFF@AOL.COM

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