Annual Quarter Auction

Name: Annual Quarter Auction
Start: 2025-11-09T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-09T20:00:00-06:00
Location: National Hall 3316 Robert’s Cut Off Fort Worth

Schedule

Sun Nov 09 2025 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

National Hall 3316 Robert’s Cut Off Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX

It's Quarter Auction time (details below on what a quarter auction is). So grab all your quarters come out and lets raise some funds for the foundation!
We are looking to add items to the auction, so let me know if you have items or services you can donate.
We are super excited to be able to host this at a new location this year. We will have food trucks there so plan on supporting them and eating there. National Hall has a full bar with drinks for sale. Please come support our food trucks as well!
*****Due to some of the items being auctioned - 21 and over please (kid free zone).******
ATTIRE: PJ's - prom dresses...we don't care, just come!
The Duke and Oliver Foundation is a 501(c)3 which helps rescue groups and rescuers with financial help in emergency situations. www.dukeandoliver.org
A quarter auction is a fun fast paced way to raise some money for a great cause. It is really simple but here is the long version on how it works.
We will use Baxter as an example....
Baxter rents 3 paddles (they are $5 a piece or 5 for $20). A prize is brought to the stage, in this example It is a gift card to your favorite store. The auctioneer gives a description of the gift card being auctioned off and tells the bidders that it is a $50 value and the bid is 2 quarters. Anyone who has purchased a paddle may bid. Baxter has 3 paddles so he must decide if he wants to use all 3 of his paddles to bid for a total of $1.50, (50¢ per paddle), or if he only wants to use one or two of his paddles. Now Baxter doesn't have to bid at all if he's not interested in the product but in this case Baxter is interested but only wants to bid a total of $1.00 so Baxter picks 2 of his paddles to hold in the air and keeps one in his lap. After all quarters have been collected the auctioneer pulls a numbered chip from a container and if the bidder is holding that paddle in the air, then they win the auction item. Baxter's numbers are 4,8, and 87 Baxter has picked paddles 4 & 8 to hold up and 87 is in his lap because he did not bid with that paddle. The auctioneer pulls #87, well Baxter didn't bid that paddle so Baxter says no bid and the auctioneer continues to pull numbers until he calls a number that has been bid. It is a TON of fun we have some great prizes.