Annual Carpet Auction

By Janey Schueller

An enthusiastic group showed up for the Annual Carpet Auction on October 24th at the Fairmont Hotel. Amidst the beautiful colors and patterns, guests busily took note of their favourite carpets during the cocktail hour and settled in for an educational carpet talk from Edmund Rajendra of Eastern Carpets.  Edmund and fellow host Shakur answered questions from the group and then got down to business. Exquisite hand-woven carpets were auctioned off at discounted prices and with the 'surprise' gifts rewarded throughout the afternoon, no one left disappointed!  Many thanks to Eastern Carpets for their outstanding hospitality and we look forward to their next live auction at the Maple Leaf Ball in April.  If you can't wait until April, do stop by Eastern Carpets, located at Raffles City Shopping Centre, #03-31 and mention CAS!