Farms Forever 2020

The Board of Directors is challenging our community to Fund the Mission with a $5,000 1:2 Match Challenge. The Board of Directors will donate $1 for every $2 raised for Fund the Mission! So, the Board of Directors will donate $5,000 if we raise $10,000 to Fund the Mission for a total of $15,000 to save farmland. Thank you, Board of Directors!!

Welcome to the Community Farm Land Trust's Virtual 2020 Farms Forever Fundraiser!

We appreciate you joining us in community as we venture through this virtual landscape together.

What does this virtual event look like?

In an effort to keep things simple, we will be sharing stories & celebrations with you throughout the week of Sunday, Oct. 11- Thursday, Oct. 15th along with our silent auction and donation ask. We will share as posts, pictures, videos through our social media platforms, Facebook/Instagram and collectively all in one easy place to find on our Facebook Event Page.

Here are a few things to know prior to the event:

Follow us on Facebook/Instagram for up to date info on our event.
Follow our Facebook Event Page for news, auction teases, videos and more!
We are opening registration early to our community in hopes of getting the maximum number of people to attend our auction and virtual fundraiser.
We have tried to minimize our impact on local businesses this year by focusing our outreach towards individuals in our community for auction items. We have some great auction items that focus on food, farm, cooking, art, wellness and so much more.
We will be releasing some items at the beginning of the week that will stay up throughout the duration of the event (Sun-Thurs). We will also release new items on a day-to-day basis so be sure to check in daily so you don't miss something great.
Please note we will pre-release several items the weeks leading up to our event that are time sensitive.
In addition, we will host weekly giveaways for people that register early.
Think about your bidding strategies early on and be sure to bid early and often in an effort to not let that special something get away from you. Think outside the box on higher price items to see if it is something that you might be able to share with a friend and distribute the cost between friends or family.
We will be allowing proxy bidding which means that you can set your highest amount on an item and the software system will incrementally continue to bid for you so you don't have to be glued to your computer all week.

Auctria Logistics:

Auctria is our online auction software program. This is where we host our online auction and as our guest you are able to bid on items either through our auction website, mobile app or the text to bid feature. (More info to come later on this!)

Be sure to have your account info ready when it comes time to bid. What to have on hand:
- Your Login Info
- Password
- And/Or Access Code

While we wish that we could be together physically and socially in community to celebrate the preservation of farmers and farmland in person, we thank each and every one of you for making an effort to show up virtually and give generously to our cause. With all the events of the past year weighing heavily on our minds and hearts, food security is at the forefront. Our mission is more important now than ever. We appreciate your time and generosity during these unprecedented times.

How to Sign in Once you are Registered:

Download the Auctria Mobile App on your mobile device by using one of the links below.

Google Play Link
IOS/Apple LINK
Use the Personalized Event Link you may have received upon registering
Use this QR code to find the app. (On most phones this can be scanned by your camera app.)

When you first open the Mobile App you will be presented with the general Welcome To Auctria! screen.

Click Sign in and the use the items below as prompted or needed:

Your login info
Password
Access Code
Personalized Event Link
Bidder Number

***We suggest you register your credit card info early so that you are ready to bid on items ASAP. You can not bid on items until your credit card is registered.***

How to Bid:

We suggest viewing items on your computer and using your mobile phone to bid. Two ways to bid.

Use the Auctria Mobile App (see links above to access)
Or use our text-to-bid feature for mobile bidding. It's really simple and easy! Follow the useful text prompts below for easy guidance. You must have your mobile number on your account. You can add this by logging into the app and going to My Account and adding your cell phone number there.

Text Commands for Mobile Bidding:
Farms Forever Auction # 360-777-7407

To confirm that your are bidding for Farms Forever, TEXT: hello
To confirm your bidder number and name, TEXT: Who am I
To register, TEXT: Register <First Name Last Name>
To confirm what you're bidding on, TEXT: item <item#>
To Bid, TEXT: bid <amount> for <item#>
To view items you are winning, TEXT: winning
To Donate, TEXT: donate <$amount>
To check your balance, TEXT: balance
To stop push notifications, TEXT: stop
- to resume push notifications, TEXT: resume
To get help, TEXT: help <topic> (ie. help bidding, TEXT: help bid

Proxy Bidding

We have set up proxy bidding for the ease of all our guests. We know that everyone is spending more time in front of the computer. In an effort to limit that for bidding in our auction, we have enabled proxy bidding so that you can enjoy more of our stories and celebrations online instead. Be sure to use the proxy bidding option so you are certain to come in as the highest bidder! Don't let that beautiful artwork get away from you, let the computer do the work.

Here's how proxy bidding works:
1. When you place a bid on an item click the "Place as proxy bid?" box.
2. Enter the highest amount you are willing to pay on the page and click the blue Bid button. Only you will see your highest amount.
3. Confirm the amount by hitting "OK".
4. Sit back and let the computer do the bidding for you!

2020 FF AUCTION CATALOG
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How to Sign in Once you are Registered:

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS FARMS FOREVER SPONSORS!