Explosions can boost bidding at charity auctions

And the walls come tumblin’ down…

I don’t always open my Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) e-newsletter each month. This time, I couldn’t click fast enough.

The subject line was “Watch the demolition of an old power plant.“

If you’re looking for some unique benefit auction item ideas, that’s one!  

Imagine, the chance to watch — live — the destruction of the plant in a nearby (but protected) area. Maybe even the chance to walk around the grounds with FPL execs after the big blow-up.

If FPL was a sponsor at any Space Coast gala auctions in the last year, I hope someone had the creativity during an auction committee meeting to say, “In August we’re gonna be blowing up some big buildings over at our Cape Canaveral facility. You think anyone would pay to watch the destruction live from the sidelines?”

A demolition of almost anything can be a great item to sell in your next auction.

Something about explosions and the destruction of big man-made things … the process of which appears to happen in slow-motion … are fun to watch.  Because these events don’t seem to happen often, they attract gawkers.

Here are some similar types of activities that might be taking place in your part of the world. 

• Your local fire department will be burning an abandoned home as a practice drill.
• A bridge is being destroyed to make way for a new one.
• A ship is being sunk.

Keep your ears and eyes open for announcements like these in your local paper. The bringing down of a structure in your neighborhood could be just the ticket to get your bidders hands up at your next auction.