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Annual Fundraising Auction 2010

"The Pike Place Market" at Montlake: Fresh, Locally Grown Minds
  • Saturday, April 17, 2010
  • 5-6:45pm: Silent auction, raffle, hors d'oeuvres
  • 7-10pm" Live auction with dinner and dessert dash
  • Montlake Community Center



Hey Montlake families and friends!

The auction is 5 weeks away!!!  We still need everyone’s help procuring, volunteering for jobs, and helping us find sponsors.  Be sure to read all the details below: 

 

Procuring:

Thank you to everyone that has so generously procured the auction items below.  This is a great start but we need loads more so please keep it coming! Talk with friends and neighbors, make whatever personal and business contacts you can!  Be creative and think big!

 

Donation ideas – all kinds of restaurants, theme parties, chef dinners, sports and activities, equipment, borrow a dump truck, professional services, non-professional services, help weeding, breakfast in bed, toys and games…  

 

Procurement deadline of Mar 25 is almost here.  We need everything by then so we can keep working over Spring break - thanks for cooperating.  For more information on procurement, please see the following:

Letter and form are also available at the school office.

 

Food:

Restaurants Ravish, Olivar and El Farol….

Monthly batch of homemade cookies for 6 months 

One dozen fresh eggs each month for one year from Pike Place Creamery

Grand Central Bakery “Flour Lover’s Package” 

Cocktail Party – hors d’oeuvres for 20 delivered to your home 

Personal Care:

One-hour massage – Dahlia Spa 

Coupe Rokei Salon – haircut with owner Keith & Color with Sam 

Haircut and Full Color – Salon Blast – Mariah Hauger 

Acupuncture Consultation & Treatment 

For the family:

Islandwood Young Naturalist Backpack 

Free Registration and Last Month Tuition – Kumon of University Village 

Family Sitting with Tara Clark Photography 

Home Organizing by Tweak 

Art:

Two pieces of artwork by local Montlake artist, Mari Jalbing 

African Glass Beads from South Africa 

Unique pieces of art created by each classroom

Travel:

One week vacation at Vallara Torre Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 

Christmas in Hawaii – one week on Kauai at Makai Club Cottages on Makai Golf Course  

One week vacation at Torres Mazatlan Hotel in Mazatlan, Mexico 

Two nights lodging at Crystal Mountain Hotels 

Skyway Luggage FL-Air 7 (3-piece set) 

Activities:

Sky High Sports – Family Pack of 1-Hour Jumping Passes 

Coyote Central Gift Certificate 

Parties:

Paper Mache Puppet Project for Two 

 

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Volunteers:  The auction still needs some volunteers for planning help.  Please consider donating some time to this fine event! 

 

Procurement teamWe have many items procured, but still need more!   Hit the pavement and get on the phone!  Find items for donation from business and school communities to be sold at auction.  Items range from low value services or restaurant gift certificates to high value trips, parties etc.  Just about anything goes – looking for fun, new ideas. Lists of ideas posted on school website.  Ask anyone and everyone.  To be done on own time now to end-March.

Decorations team Help us create the visual image for the auction, based on the market theme.  Will require planning and prep time over the coming weeks and set-up beginning 9am the morning of auction.   

Raffle  - We need one or two dedicated parents to plan the raffle portion of the auction.  Requires only a few hours of planning in advance and one- two hours oversight the night of, from 5-7pm (drawing is at beginning of Live auction).  Loads of history here to work with, bring your ideas.

Volunteer coordinator Arrange for volunteers to set-up, clean-up, and work at the auction.  Help monitor high school students (we’ll explain) during the auction.   Most coordinating done by email on own time.

Registration/back office team This is a hugely important job!  Assist parent Amanda Williams by working at registration table the night of the auction, check-in guests and input bid info into a computer database.  Excellent job for a persons or couples that want to be a part of the auction but don’t want to attend the dinner.

Volunteers for set-up on auction day – Set-up:  all available hands needed for table setting and item displays.  Starting around 9am, for as much time as you have to share.   Clean-up: help leaders Katherine and Jon Evans return the community center to its undecorated glory.

 

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Sponsors:   This is a great opportunity for friends, family and businesses to honor our fundraising effort and in turn, get their name/logo in front of our school audience.    We’re grateful to all who help offset expenses so we can net more profit for Montlake School.  Persons or businesses will be noted in the catalog, on the website and in the bulletin for all to see.  Of course any donation is welcome, and all will be recognized. Might you know someone that can help  underwrite part of our event?  Ask one of us for forms.  Thanks! 

          Sponsorships:

-Wine/beer - $750

-Catalog - $500

-Table of teachers - $450

-Entertainment - $400

-Postage stamps - $250

-Registration supplies - $100

-Raffle supplies -$100


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Save the date - we look forward to seeing everyone there!

 

To volunteer, ask questions, offer ideas, please contact one of your auction co-chairs:

Heidi at heidi.kaplan@comcast.net

Janice at clifton.j@ghc.org

Jen at jen.emrich@comcast.net


The Auction raises over 50% of the PTA budget.  It has been successful over the years with generous donations by the Montlake parents, community, and local businessesAt Montlake Elementary we love to support our local businesses, too. This year we are offering Sponsorship levels for this event (please view the Sponsorship Form for more information).

The Auction is not only a significant source of income, it is also a wonderful venue to get to know other Montlake parents and teachers, in a very fun and festive environment. 

The event has historically broken down into a number of parts:
  • Silent Auction - Write your bid number down on bid sheets and see if anyone will out-bid you or you will out-bid them!
  • Dinner - Delicious dinner is catered... but you have to earn your dessert at the Dessert Dash!
  • Raffle - Fun themes involving raffles
  • Dessert Dash - Each table has to bid for a dessert they see on the dessert table.  There's some fierce competition to be seen here.
  • Games - We've traditionally played, Heads & Tails.  It is so much fun to play and watch!
  • Live Auction - This takes place during dinner and dessert.  The auctioneer will facilitate the sale of one-of-a-kind classroom art projects, weekend get-aways, scrumptions dinners prepared by Montlake parents, etc.

We look forward to seeing you at our Market!
Janice Clifton, Heidi Kaplan, and Jennifer Emrich - Co-Chairs