RS/YW Service Auction

In our Ward to encourage strong relationships between our Young Women and Relief Society, we hold a combined activity on every 5th week of a month.  This works out to be about 4 activities a year.
We have had great experiences sharing these activities.

Our service Auction is a winner every time:

Each year we hold one "SERVICE AUCTION", we have done this twice now as a combined group and it is always a fun night for all, and gives us all the opportunity to learn about talents and needs of others.
How we run the night:  The YW and RS each get a questionaire (the YW is slightly different to the RS one) For each question you are awarded points  EG: Did you read your scriptures today = 5pts, have you visited the temple in the last two months =10pts, have you told someone you loved them today = 5pts.........  there are about 30 questions related to positive things we should be doing in our lives.  Each point turns in to Service dollars which you get given to use in the Auction itself.

As Sisters walk into the room they are invited to fill out service coupons with a service they are willing to offer.  These get put on a board at the front of the room and sister take a look through them all to see what they might like to bid on.
Each of the vouchers has an expiry date on them so that that coupons are redeemed quickly.  Ussually we give a month or two.

Some services offered:  Movie night, picnic lunch, Pot of soup and homemade bread, babysitting, cake decorating, high tea, sewing, homemade jewelery, massages, baking, loan of kyaks for a day, facials, style makeovers.

The Auctioneer Presents each service and asks for an opening bid, and then the bidding starts.   As each service is won, the winner pays with service dollars and the item won is recorded so that RS can follow up that services are performed later on.

This is always a fun activity for both RS and YW, and the YW are always keen to offer services and of course to receive them!