Another Auction

I attended another auction fundraiser, this time with my young son. He asked several times what an "auction" was, and my wife and I tried to explain that it was a place full of things people could bid on to buy. We also explained that a fundraiser tries to raise money to help other people. He then asked what was a "bid" and I had to come up with another answer. Eventually, we got to the auction. My son held the bid number board while we walked around during the silent auction placing bids on items such as books and tickets for children's events. We left before the live auction began because it was getting late. Maybe next year, we will stay longer so my son can see what a live auction entails.