A GLO tradition
Family Auction & Country Store
Two favorite traditions that connect us, share our creativity, and help fund future reunions.
Hello, dear family! At every reunion we bring back two favorite traditions: our Family Auction and our Country Store. Both are fun ways to connect and share our creativity, and both help keep reunion fees affordable for everyone.
The Family Auction
What to Bring
The auction is a meaningful part of our gathering and a key fundraiser that helps cover the costs of future reunions. To keep it special, we ask that donated items follow a few simple guidelines.
Let’s make it a celebration of our family’s creativity, history and heart.
Handmade with Love
Quilts, artwork, baked goods, crafts, woodwork, preserves: anything made by you!
Historically Significant
Items with a family story attached, like vintage photos, heirlooms or treasures from past generations. Meaningful in memory, not necessarily in money.
Please, No Store-Bought
Store-bought or mass-produced items belong in the Country Store instead, not the auction.
The Country Store
Treasures for Kids
Have store-bought items you’d like to contribute? We’d love them for the Country Store, a little shop where kids (and kids at heart) spend pocket change and get a taste of old-fashioned charm.
- Candy
- Small toys
- Kid-friendly treasures
A note of thanks
Every Contribution Counts
Both the auction and the store are important parts of our reunion, and your contributions, big or small, make them possible. Thank you for helping make our gatherings so memorable and meaningful!
— The GLO Family Presidency and Reunion Chairs
Bring an Item, Save 10%
Tradition holds that families who bring a qualifying Auction or Country Store item get a discount on reunion fees. Details for 2027 will be posted with pricing.