St. John School Auction

Save the Date! Wine Tasting

Please save the date for the Auction’s Wine Tasting; it’s your chance to sample and purchase some great wines. Some of the wines you choose will be available at the Auction Gala Dinner. The wine tasting will be held on Friday, January 19th at the Greenwood Masonic Lodge located at 7910 Greenwood Ave N. Tickets for this event will be available in the next few weeks. Bring a friend and taste some amazing wines!

1st Procurement Turn-in is TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th

Our first procurement turn-in day is tomorrow Wednesday, November 15 during morning drop-off. Look for the middle school students to collect your forms and items. All procurement forms received by the Auction office by the end of the day will be entered into a drawing to receive two free tickets to the Live Auction and Gala Dinner on April 20th. Procurement forms can be found in the Auction Guidebook that was sent home or here. You may also enter your auction donation directly into Bidding for Good by selecting “Donate Items” or “Donate Now” for cash donations and following the instructions.

Volunteer

If you would like to get involved with the auction (business procurement, decorating, sponsorship, organization) please contact the Auction team at fundraising@st-johnschool.org.

Auction Sponsors

We would like to thank our Auction sponsors who have already stepped forward; please join us in thanking:
Albert Law
Salinas Contstruction
Smile Ballard
Greenwood Physical Therapy
NW Pediatric Dentistry

We appreciate our sponsors’ generosity; our event would not be as successful without their donations. If you would like to sponsor the Auction, please visit the Auction webpage to find a description of Auction sponsorship levels and agreement form. As an added bonus, we are offering a 10% discount on sponsorships received by December 20, 2017)

Thank you for your continued support of the annual St. John Auction; money raised goes directly to the school’s operating budget.

Questions?
Karen Bombino (karegunther@yahoo.com), Kristen Capka (kristendambach@hotmail.com) or Auction (fundraising@st-johnschool.org)

Planning

Planning has begun for this year’s school auction Denim & Diamonds on April 20, 2018. Auction Guidebooks went home in your youngest child’s backpack last week where you will find lots of auction related information and suggestions to help you get started with procurement, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.

First Procurement Turn-in

Our first procurement turn-in day is Wednesday, November 15 during morning drop-off. All procurement forms received by the Auction office by the end of the day will be entered into a drawing to receive two free tickets to the Live Auction and Gala Dinner on April 20th. Procurement forms can be found in the Auction Guidebook or here.

Volunteer

Our first volunteer opportunity is just around the corner. For the second year, we are participating in an auction volunteer exchange with St. Al’s. The date is Saturday, December 2 at St. Al’s with a time commitment of 4:45pm-7:30pm. Please use the link below to help.
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080445A5AB23A75-auction3

Important Dates

• Procurement Q & A on Monday, November 13 at 8:30 am in Quigley 13 (across the hall from the parish office).This meeting will be helpful to all Class Auction Liaisons. See you there!
• Procurement Turn-in on Wednesday, November 15 at morning drop-off.
• 10% Sponsorship discount ends December 20.

Questions?
Karen Bombino (karegunther@yahoo.com), Kristen Capka (kristendambach@hotmail.com) or Auction (fundraising@st-johnschool.org)

This year’s school auction is on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Fremont Studios. Here are a few tidbits from the planning process:

1. Each family needs to procure $250 in auction item(s).

2. The first Auction Procurement Drop-off is Wednesday, November 15th at morning drop off. We will have parents and kids alike to grab your auction donations. The families who drop off their items on that day will be put into a raffle to win 2 complimentary ticket to attend the Auction.