5-19-00

Below is an UPDATED SCAN on the Bob Gabel Auction #1.... I've added ANOTHER Ivory Poker Chip, a full set of R-1 Roulettes from Sandia Casino, and others.

Current HIGH BID is from Skip(R-4338) / GOLDPLATED at $250. His bid was placed 11:28pm on 5-17. Thanks very much to Skip!!

Please place your bid amount in the subject line of the posting and include your name and CCGTCC # within the message body.

Bidding closes TOMORROW night at midnight/Chipboard.com time. Sniping is ENCOURAGED #^:))

The ORIGINAL posting can be viewed at...

http://www.thechipboard.com/cgi-bin/tcb/config.pl?read=70685

Some folks have inquired as to what the money will be used for. Bob has designated a couple of charitable organizations and ALL of the money raised will be sent by Greg Susong (the 'money point man' in this) directly to these charities in Bob's name.

I received a short email from Bob and he thanked his friends on Chipboard.com for their thoughts and prayers.

If you are not interested in bidding... you can STILL participate by sending a check to Greg Susong / PO Box 654 / Wellington, Kansas 67152. It will ALL be forwarded (in Bob's name) to the charities which Bob has selected.

I have had a few emails from folks who would like to donate some chips for a FOLLOWUP auction in Bob's name. If you would like to do so, please EMAIL me and I'll see if I can get another one together. Please limit the number of chips to 4 and let me know if it is o.k. to acknowledge your name and CCGTCC number in the scan we'll do of your contributed chips. I'll send details via email.

Thanks to Greg for these updates on Bob.
"""""Bob's surgery will be this Monday (5-22) around 12:30pm. The address of the hospital (for cards, etc.) is...

St. Josephs Hospital of Atlanta
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30342

He is expected to be in ICU for at least a couple of days."""""

Love and Prayers to Bob, his wife Carolyn and the rest of his family..

Steve in Albuquerque