Name Our Pony: Our eBay Auction Fundraiser
Recently, we teamed up for a fun new eBay event for Personal Ponies. Tammy Junker's mare, CJ, is ready to foal and she generously decided to help raise funds for PPL by auctioning the right to Name the Pony! We had a total blast and the auction made it to the Pulse very quickly! We ended the auction with almost 1500 hits, 85 watchers and even more importantly, a lot of new PPL friends!
Even though the auction is over it can still be seen on eBay. Item number 5673977506
The auction was open only moments before we launched into spreading the word. Just putting up the auction is the easy part. The leg work, or in this case, keyboard work, is time consuming. Any one auction can get lost in the millions of others if we don't do as much as possible to let people know it exists and we're only just now learning the tricks of the trade. Not only did a lot of our PPL family jump in to help but a lot of the people we've met on eBay helped as well. Special thanks to Tammy, Kevin, G and Joy for diving in to get us going.
The auction seemed to take on a life of it's own and surged forward. Ebay friends also jumped in to help pass the word, starting with the great network of eBay friends at www.auctiongab.net and we were even honored as Sierra's Top Pick of the Week in the "Beyond the Grapevine Newsletter"! (You can sign up for the newsletter at the following email address: beyond@grapevinenewsletters.com) It all culminated by being blessed with a truly awesome buyer and an awesome reason that she bid on our auction so diligently. I know you will agree that it's a perfect match for PPL.
The rest of the story is told best by our winning bidder, Melissa Osburn:
Frank Schwartz (photo below) was an awesome friend to many. Actually he would always have a kind greeting for everyone he met, even if it was just online. He would give them unconditional caring, love, friendship, joy and comfort. He was the best friend a person could have ever asked for. I was told about the ebay auction the night of it starting. I found out the next day, that that was the same time our wonderful friend Frank had passed. I felt it was a sign from above that I was to bid and win the auction to name the pony after Frank. I contacted many other friends online that knew Frank and told them he had passed , but there was this auction on ebay....and.... I wanted to win it. I wanted to name this pony after Frank, to see his name and all he represented and stood for to us, carry on. Now the end result ..... There is a pony going to be born soon, and as soon as it comes in to the world Tammy can greet FRANKIE and welcome FRANKIE. I thank all of you at PPL and Tammy Junker for the opportunity to name this pony.
Melissa Osburn aka...mrsdannyo
We've also received a lovely email from Franks family:
Hi, this is April Schwartz. I'm the daughter-in-law of Frank Schwartz, the man they are naming the pony after. On behalf of his entire family, we would be honored for you to include any information on Frank in your blog. We were so happy to hear what his friends were planning to do to honor him. It is an amazing tribute to a truly caring and well respected man. Thanks,
April and Tom Schwartz
And now it's on to Mare Stare as we breathlessly await the arrival of Heartland Magic's Frankie! The foal is due at any moment and Tammy has arranged for the birth to be live online so that we can all enjoy the momentous occasion. Here's how:
Log onto www.MareStare.com
Click on the link in the top left area that says "live cams".
Scroll a bit until you see "Heartland Magic" and that click will take you to Tammy's live cam.
Come celebrate the birth of Heartland Magic's Frankie with us and pay tribute to a wonderful man named Frank. See you there!
P.S. We'll post photos of Frankie as soon as they come in so hurry back!
Even though the auction is over it can still be seen on eBay. Item number 5673977506
The auction was open only moments before we launched into spreading the word. Just putting up the auction is the easy part. The leg work, or in this case, keyboard work, is time consuming. Any one auction can get lost in the millions of others if we don't do as much as possible to let people know it exists and we're only just now learning the tricks of the trade. Not only did a lot of our PPL family jump in to help but a lot of the people we've met on eBay helped as well. Special thanks to Tammy, Kevin, G and Joy for diving in to get us going.
The auction seemed to take on a life of it's own and surged forward. Ebay friends also jumped in to help pass the word, starting with the great network of eBay friends at www.auctiongab.net and we were even honored as Sierra's Top Pick of the Week in the "Beyond the Grapevine Newsletter"! (You can sign up for the newsletter at the following email address: beyond@grapevinenewsletters.com) It all culminated by being blessed with a truly awesome buyer and an awesome reason that she bid on our auction so diligently. I know you will agree that it's a perfect match for PPL.
The rest of the story is told best by our winning bidder, Melissa Osburn:
Frank Schwartz (photo below) was an awesome friend to many. Actually he would always have a kind greeting for everyone he met, even if it was just online. He would give them unconditional caring, love, friendship, joy and comfort. He was the best friend a person could have ever asked for. I was told about the ebay auction the night of it starting. I found out the next day, that that was the same time our wonderful friend Frank had passed. I felt it was a sign from above that I was to bid and win the auction to name the pony after Frank. I contacted many other friends online that knew Frank and told them he had passed , but there was this auction on ebay....and.... I wanted to win it. I wanted to name this pony after Frank, to see his name and all he represented and stood for to us, carry on. Now the end result ..... There is a pony going to be born soon, and as soon as it comes in to the world Tammy can greet FRANKIE and welcome FRANKIE. I thank all of you at PPL and Tammy Junker for the opportunity to name this pony.
Melissa Osburn aka...mrsdannyo
We've also received a lovely email from Franks family:
Hi, this is April Schwartz. I'm the daughter-in-law of Frank Schwartz, the man they are naming the pony after. On behalf of his entire family, we would be honored for you to include any information on Frank in your blog. We were so happy to hear what his friends were planning to do to honor him. It is an amazing tribute to a truly caring and well respected man. Thanks,
April and Tom Schwartz
And now it's on to Mare Stare as we breathlessly await the arrival of Heartland Magic's Frankie! The foal is due at any moment and Tammy has arranged for the birth to be live online so that we can all enjoy the momentous occasion. Here's how:
Log onto www.MareStare.com
Click on the link in the top left area that says "live cams".
Scroll a bit until you see "Heartland Magic" and that click will take you to Tammy's live cam.
Come celebrate the birth of Heartland Magic's Frankie with us and pay tribute to a wonderful man named Frank. See you there!
P.S. We'll post photos of Frankie as soon as they come in so hurry back!
Meet Frank and his grandson Gavin
