[mba] note to donators

I'm still getting calls and e-mails about people wanting to donate to tonight's auction for Kathy Stock. I'm telling those folks that there will be a similar auction at the Mash Out contest at the end of January, so please come back with items at that time. Also, for all of you who generously donated items for tonight's event, please feel free to pull any items where bids don't even approximate the item's value. In that case, it would be more benefit to Kathy to have that item saved for the Mash Out auction. Some items already have "minimum bid" thresholds, but many others do not. I certainly don't expect that all items will go for their face value, but we shouldn't have someone walking off with a $40 bottle of rare beer for $3. We are cooperating with Kathy's work group on this, and they chose a Wednesday evening. It's hard to say how many people in the beer community will be able to show - but I hope a lot. Thanks, Paul Editor of Cargill News 15407 McGinty Rd. West, MS 50 Wayzata, MN 55391-2399 USA 952-742-6198