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In an Event Management class at IUPUI in April, students learned how technology from Qtego has increased silent auction fundraising at Gala’s and other not-for-profit events.

Joe Pence, Co-founder of Qtego, gave the presentation.  He shared how Qtego’s use of guests’ cellular phones for bidding at events has increased overall bidding and giving activity.

With Qtego Auction Technology’s instant updates, participants receive text or phone updates, making the bidding more fun and more frequent—running up the winning price! The bidder-specific messaging also alerts auction start and close times so that last-minute bids aren’t lost.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville Florida creates magic in the lives of more than 1,100 families each year.  The magic may not always be obvious to the casual observer, but to the families we serve the magic is around every corner.  It is in the relief they experience when they are greeted by a smiling volunteer after a long day of treatments, or in the look of understanding they can only get from a another parent of a sick child. The magic is in the way children with wheelchairs, little girls without hair and kids who don’t always feel like they fit in, feel magically at home when they come through these doors. Thanks to the support of donors, volunteers and attendees RMHC Jacksonville will continue to make magical memories for thousands of families.

Qtego would like to thank the Ronald McDonald House Charities for including us in their magical night May 5th. Qtego provided the silent auction technology and Fund-A-Need by cellular phone.

AFCEA Bethesda

14th Annual Celebration Benefiting The
Children’s Inn at NIH
“A Night for the Children”

Saturday, April 14, 2012
6:30 PM – Midnight

Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner
1700 Tysons Boulevard · McLean, VA 22102

For the past 14 years, AFCEA Bethesda has proudly sponsored an annual gala supporting The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Together with organizations and individuals representing all areas of the federal IT community who have generously contributed their time and financial support, we have been able to donate over $4.1 million to the Children’s Inn at NIH.

The Children’s Inn at NIH is a residential “place like home” for sick children and their families. Children come from across the country and around the world to stay together with their families in The Inn’s healing environment while receiving groundbreaking medical treatments at NIH, the nation’s leading biomedical research center. While NIH takes care of the child’s medical needs, The Children’s Inn tends to the heart, soul and spirit.

The gala has grown to become one of the most important fundraising events of the year for The Children’s Inn. We invite your organization to participate and give back to the community. Your support will have a tremendous impact on the quality of life for children and their families. We welcome individuals and companies alike to become further involved through the AFCEA Bethesda Chapter.

General Dynamics Information Technology is graciously sponsoring Qtego’s Auction Technology for the event. Guest will be able to make their silent auction bids by texting or calling on their cellular phones.

We are pleased to invite you to the Make-A-Wish Foundation ® of the Hudson Valley 2012 Wish Ball. The 2012 Wish Ball — Friday, April 27th, at DoubleTree Hotel in Tarrytown — will honor The Friends of Aiden Berges Foundation & Neva and Howard Goldstein for their service and dedication to granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

This years silent auction will offer Qtego’s auction by cellular technology. Guests will be able to text or call their bids in from their own cell phones.

Qtego now offers cell phone signal boosters to overcome the problem of  auction venues where there is a weak or no cell signal. The booster resolves the issues of dropped calls, limited range and slow data rates for cell phones and data cards by amplifying weak cellular signals. The cell signal boosters are able to pick up weak cellular signals from a cell tower and transmit them to your cellular device, and then transmit a more powerful signal back to the tower.

So don’t let a weak cell phone signal prevent you from using mobile text bidding for your next fundraiser. Let Qtego boost your cellular signal so you can boost your Silent Auction revenues!

Join Qtego who will be providing the silent auctions by cellular phone to raise money for the China Mission Team on Saturday, March 17th. Ben Davis Christian Church will be providing a Italian Dinner to benefit the children of China at Shepherd’s Field Children’s Village. You
will have a chance to bid on hundreds of items from several sports teams, and local restaurants using your cell phone

You can start your bidding in advance of the event by viewing the items on Qtego on-line Auction web site Click here to view the Catalog,

What comes to mind when you close your eyes and hear the phrase “Fat Tuesday?” Probably visions of bustling streets in New Orleans during Mardi Gras the day before the Lenten season begins in March.

Ask a St. Simon the Apostle parishioner what they see when you mention “Fat Tuesday” and you might get a different answer.

“A band playing and our gymnasium full of local restaurants serving up food and drinks to over 500 Geist locals,” is the picture Angela Duggan sees in her mind.

For the past six years, Duggan has been orchestrating the Taste of St. Simon, renamed this year to “Bites for Bytes,” to benefit the Geist parochial school’s technology department. With the help of parent volunteers and faculty, Duggan goes door-to-door asking every restaurateur who will listen to participate in the annual event. Nearly 20 local restaurants are already on board for this year’s event which be held on Tuesday, March 8 from 6:00-9:30 p.m. at St. Simon the Apostle School.

“We have some new restaurants this year like Scotty’s Lakehouse and Good Fellas, but our event has been built around long-time supporters like Bella Vita, the Grill, Casler’s and Chef Suzanne,” said Duggan.

This year St. Simon has invited Qtego to provide the Silent Auction Technology so their guests can bid on the auction items by using their own cellular phones.

The Megan S. Ott Foundation has chosen Qtego’s wireless Technology to provide their silent auctions by cellular device at this years gala.  The second annual “A Night for a Magical Moments” will be held May 12 2012. The event will be held at One American Tower Downtown Indianapolis.

About the Foundation

The Megan S. Ott Foundation is the remarkable vision of Megan Snyder Ott. Megan envisioned an organization that would provide immediate personalized financial support and “sunshine” to families in the Indianapolis metro community fighting the day-to-day battle of breast cancer.

FUND-A-NEED

The Ott Foundation will also be utilizing Qtego’s auction management system for their Fund-A-Need making it easy to record each donation, whether the guest sends their donations by text message, phone call or paper.  Qtego will record and add the gift to each guest’s account for quick collection and checkout.

Those interested in attending can click here to learn more about the event.

Now on it’s 10th year, Mardi de Montfort is St. Louis de Montfort’s annual fundraising Dinner and Dance will be held Feb 18. The success of this evening is not solely a measure of funds raised, but also the coming together as a community to celebrate our relationships and blessings. The common goal to grow as a community is an integral part of Mardi de Montfort.

The evening consists of dinner, dancing, and live and silent auctions. Join us for a festive evening, full of fun and fellowship as we celebrate our 10th anniversary – Diamonds Are Forever.

Qtego Auction Technology
New for 2012 is the use of Qtego Auction Technology. This technology will allow silent auction bidding to occur from any cell phone by simply texting in the item number and bid amount. The patron is immediately notified if they are the high bidder and also if they were just outbid. This easy to use and fun bidding process helps raise more money than the traditional paper and pen method because the patron doesn’t have to keep returning to the table to see current bid amounts. Customers can now socialize and enjoy their evening while being apprised of the status of their bid instantly. Qtego also ensures that all bids are recorded and delivers a single patron invoice for easy checkout.

Qtego was chosen to help provide some holiday silent auction bidding action at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) holiday party.

The festivities Included an open bar, silent auction, good music, great food and even better networking!

AAF’s Merry Mingle was a fun, festive networking event for the Indianapolis advertising community with a diverse membership of hundreds of professionals including representatives from local advertising agencies, media, marketing and public relations.

Thanks for including Qtego in the Holiday cheer!

Congratulations goes to Qtego Authorized Auction Company “Auctions By Cellular”.

Jim Alvarez, owner of Chicago-based Auctions By Cellular, recently received high praises for providing the wireless auction services for De La Salle Institute. The following is an excerpt from an email Jim received from Father Paul Novak, President of De La Salle Institute.

Dear Jim,

Thank you for the professionalism of Auctions by Cellular. I would agree with your assessment that the night was a tremendous success. I look forward to meeting with you when all the data is complete. My compliments to your staff…..

Thanks again Jim for helping De La Salle reach it’s potential.

See you soon,

Fr. Paul