10/2025 thoughts: This was the initial kick off post for the 12th Night Peers Auction. By this point, I had fully taken over and was the only one coordinating the Auction this year, as my Pelican, Zahra, was out of state during the event, so wasn’t actually able to assist. I pulled in friends to help me with the day of stuff, but I did manage the entirety of the lead up. This was the year we locked in the spreadsheet and submission process, and were fully utilizing the new email address we had created for it. What an easier time than the years prior! This is also when I learned about shorturl.at, which will save you so many character spaces in a post! I had also fully taken over and updated the An Tir Wiki, and I believe had created the Information Document link on there.
Greetings An Tir!
As 12th Night approaches with it comes our An Tir Peers Silent Auction.
Started in 2001 by the Knights of An Tir, the Kingdom of An Tir, through this silent auction alone, has raised over $51,000 to donate to various Charities. (For More info – see our Wiki! https://shorturl.at/14NYA)
This year, Their Most Royal Majesties Brynhildr and Eirik have determined that we should aid the mighty mission to fight for animals everywhere. Pasado’s Safe Haven is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID 91-1843707) that focuses on the most vulnerable animals among us – victims of cruelty and neglect, animals living with families lacking access to critical services, and those whose very survival depends upon social and/or legislative change.
We hope that you will consider a donation of your time and skills for a worthy cause and help us uphold this commendable tradition of giving from our great Kingdom.
All donations must be sponsored by a Peer. Royal Peers, Knights, Masters of Arms, Laurels, Pelicans, and Members of the Order of Defense are all encouraged to sponsor a populace member’s donation or to donate themselves.
Please use the following format when submitting your donations.
Sponsor:
Donor:
Description:
Minimum Bid:
Approximate Value:
Please contact the 12th Night Peers Silent Auction team at 12thnightauctionantir(at)gmail(dot)com with your submissions, or any questions you may have! (You have until Wednesday, 1/8!)
Forms with your information will be printed up and provided on the day of the auction. Items will need to be dropped off with the auction team in the Auction Space on Friday evening between 6pm and 9pm or prior to auction opening on Saturday Morning. I will be in the Auction Space at least one hour prior to opening for people to drop off their items. Auction Space will be in the Ballroom Lobby
No bidding will be accepted outside of the actual silent auction hours at the event. Bids can be made by proxy, but must be recorded on the items bid sheet prior to the Auction closing. Payment must be made at the end of the auction, and all items collected prior to noon on Sunday.
At the request of the auction staff: Items should be pre-registered for the auction by 6pm Wednesday January 8, 2025, so the staff will have time to pre-print item descriptions. Supplied photos of completed or similar objects will be printed on the forms to aid in displaying items as well as being posted in advance so people can plan their auction budgets! If you are unable to submit your item prior to the cutoff, you can drop it off on site and fill out a bid form, it just won’t have a picture, and won’t be advertised on the Auction List.
Any unsold items will be donated to the Kingdom largess.
To see the currently submitted and accepted items: https://shorturl.at/yWIJ4
In Service to the Dream,
The An Tir Peers Auction Team
(Photo of: Goldwork coif with pearls, handsewn, with a finger loop braid draw cord and gold aglets being donated to the 2025 An Tir 12th Night Peers Auction by Lady Gracia Abrabanel, sponsored by Raffaella di Contino, OL)
Jaida al-Sahrawiyya 
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