For Immediate Release
RE: The Madison County Historical Society is holding a Donation Auction Fundraiser on July 12 and we need donations! Donations are being accepted now through June 23.
Contact: Sydney L. Loftus, Executive Director, Madison County Historical Society
Date: March 27, 2014
The Madison County Historical Society is holding a Donation Auction Fundraiser on July 12 and we need donations! The preview is at 5 pm with the auction following at 6 pm. The society is looking for donations of items that are usable and saleable. Items for the donation auction may include, but are not limited to: furniture, art, decorative objects, gift certificates, or services. Gift certificates and services may include but are limited to: weekend getaways, gift baskets, salon services, fitness memberships, restaurant certificates, sport event tickets, and golf passes. We cannot accept personal clothing, appliances, vehicles, or books. A brand new car, TV, or other new appliances are acceptable.
The society asks that donations be delivered during business hours Monday through Friday from 10 am - 4 pm. The deadline to donate items to the auction is June 23. Items accepted for the auction are tax deductible to the full extent of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax receipt forms will be furnished when item(s) are received. Auctioneer Bradley Markowski will conduct the auction. There is no buyer’s premium.
Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Madison County Historical Society’s Restoration Fund. Restoration of an 1850 Gothic Revival period home is an ongoing process. Currently, the society needs to restore the tin roof above the side porch. So donate an item and bid high at the society’s fun fundraiser on Saturday, July 12 at the Gorman Foundation Community Center, 1081 Northside Shopping Center in Oneida. The preview is at 5 pm with the auction following at 6 pm. Food will also be available at the auction.The Madison County Historical Society is very grateful to the Gorman Foundation for allowing the historical society to hold our Donation Auction Fundraiser in their building.
For more information about the auction, please contact the Madison County Historical Society at 435 Main Street, Oneida, NY 13421. Call us at 315.363.4136, or 315.361.9735, or email us at sydney@mchs1900.org, or visit www.mchs1900.org.The New York State Board of Regents granted a charter to the Madison County Historical Society on March 29, 1900.The Madison County Historical Society’s mission is to preserve, collect, promote, and exhibit the history of Madison County and its fifteen towns and one city through the development of programs that enhance the county’s heritage for the people of Madison County and those studying the county’s heritage. The society’s headquarters, Cottage Lawn, located in Oneida, is an 1849 Gothic Revival Villa designed by prominent architect Alexander Jackson Davis. Cottage Lawn is preserved and operated as a historic museum.
