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On June 30th, Riverview Hospital Foundation held their annual Heartfelt Thanks Golf Tournament fundraiser at Pebble Brook Golf and Country Club, and used Qtego’s technology to run the silent auction.

The catalog of auction items was emailed to all participants a week in advance to generate interest before the event.  The auction was opened at that time so that bidding could begin in advance of the actual event.

During the event, attendees were able to bid all throughout the day from either of the two golf courses or during a scheduled canoe trip by using their own cell or land line phones.  A few people who couldn’t attend the event were still able to support the foundation by bidding on auctions from their home phones—they didn’t have to be at the event to get in on the fun!

About halfway through the auction a broadcast message was sent to all bidders to update them on items with no bids, which generated bids for several of those items.

The Qtego Silent Auction accounted for a sizeable portion of the funds raised during the event.