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AAR Aid was created to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina through a series of auctions on eBay through MissionFish. Three sets of auctions on126 lots were bid upon and sold to very 73 happy readers and writers, helping us raise nearly $11,000 for some of the hundreds of thousands of victims whose lives were destroyed by this hurricane. We extend our great thanks for the extreme generosity of those who participated, including AAR’s own Sandy Coleman, Teresa Galloway, Lynn Spencer, and Linda Hurst, whose tireless efforts made AAR Aid possible.

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Karen Arp Laura Balanko David G. Beausang Mary Bly Alberta Brewer Dotty Brooker P. Bradyhouse Lori Bryde Catherine Buehner Darcel Burkhalter Amy L. Cable Candace Call Meredith Cleary Diana Coleman Sandy Coleman Sue Conley Deborah Craton Lyssa Davis Wendy Drew, owner of Rose’s Bookhouse Sandra Eldridge Maureen Fenstermaker Kathleen Nitsche Melissa Nix

Evelyn Nodal Georgine Olson, the Alaska Librarian Kimberley Owen M. Palmer Robin Flaig Jill Freeze Pat Geurts Gabrielle Halfacre Matthew Harding D. H. Susan Hazelmann Laura Hennen S. H. K. K. Linda Kimmel James Kirby Lavinia Klein Lina Lindgren (from RBL) Vicki Lukas Caroline Massie Cynthia Morgan Cheryl Mullins Charlotte Neward

Priscilla Payne Nicky Penttila Twila Price Elizabeth Reimer Wendy Rigney Myretta Robens Laura Sango Cindy Smith Candace Spoon A. S. Amy Swartz Lay-Ping Tan Scott Timney Sandra Trepka Laura Troutman Janet Trumper-Whitney Jo-Ann Walmsley Kelly Watson Sherry Weddle Charles Whitaker Nancy Williams Deborah Zupancic

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Michele Albert Victoria Alexander Jennifer Archer Jennifer Ashley/Ashley Gardner Adele Ashworth Avon Mary Balogh C.J. Barry Robin Bayne Elizabeth Bevarly Toni Blake Elizabeth Boyle Laurie Breton Kate Bridges Terri Brisbin Pamela Britton Connie Brockway Mary Burton Meg Cabot Gayle Callen Liz Carlyle Leslie Carroll Loretta Chase Brenda Chin Comprotex Beth Cornelison Millie Criswell MaryJanice Davidson Lucienne Diver Elizabeth English Marcia Evanick Katherine Garbera Amy Garvey

Olivia Gates Rachel Gibson Blythe Gifford Christine Golden Erin Grady Susan Grant Tracy Grant Elena Greene Laura Lee Guhrke Karen Harbaugh Karen Hawkins Joyce Henderson Candice Hern Rita Herron Sandra Hill Cindy Hwang Jackie Ivie Eloisa James Samantha James Marianna Jameson Sabrina Jeffries Shirley Jump Virginia Kantra Catherine Kean Anne Kelleher Leslie Kelly Julie Kenner Jenna Kernan Lisa Kleypas H.R. Knight Elizabeth Lane Julie Elizabeth Leto Kimberley Logan

Kathleen Long Catherine Mann Liz Maverick Mary Reed McCall Susan McCarty Teresa Medeiros Janet Mullany Catherine Mulvany Brenda Novak Kathleen O’Reilly Robin D. Owens Jenna Peterson Julia Quinn Deborah Raleigh Cheryl Reavis Nora Roberts Myretta Robens JoAnne Rock Pam Rosenthal Sandra Schwab E.C. Sheedy Deborah Simmons Donna Simpson Susan Squires Roxanne St. Claire Marianne Stillings Cheryl St. John Mariah Stewart Karen Templeton Colleen Thompson Waxcreative Lori Wilde Eileen Wilks

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eBay requires that auctions to benefit charities be conducted through MissionFish, the charitable organization they’ve selected to make certain that buyers are protected and that auctions truly benefit the designated charities. However, working within this program and with MissionFish does involve the payment of greater fees and higher overhead costs than strictly for-profit auctions. As such, in order to conduct these auctions through eBay and therefore MissionFish, our donation rate was set at 90%, a concession to their higher fees and costs. But any additional proceeds above and beyond eBay and MissionFish fees and postage and handling costs are being donated to the American Red Cross.

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