Totals

The totals are in – with your generous support, St. Francis raised over $50,000 at the auction on March 5^th!  

$5,750 of the money raised was for the fund-a-project item.  It will be used to purchase ceiling mounted projectors for the teacher’s classrooms.

Please patronize our sponsors and auction donors

You will find links to their businesses on the blog.  They have generously supported us and when we do the same in return, they are more likely to support us again next year. 

Thank you to our wonderful auction team, faculty and parents!

Mary Ellen and Paul

Auction Co-chairs

Fundraising Ideas

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who sponsored the event, attended, donated, and volunteered at the auction last weekend.  We are so grateful for your generosity.

We do not have final numbers yet, but will share those with you when we do.  We have a few items that we are continuing to sell until Friday, March 18^th.  They are all self-service; details are below.

If you still have items to pick-up - please drop by Janet Stites office between 7:30 and 8:15am this Friday to retrieve them.

Baskets - if you do not want the basket(s) your auction winnings came in, donate them back to St. Francis.  Drop them off in Stephanie's office and we'll keep them for the BBQ or the auction next year.

Mary Ellen and Paul

Auction Co-chairs

Candid Photos

Thank you to all that purchased candid photos of your kids!  I hope you enjoy them!  If you purchased photos and did not collect them at the auction, they are available at the office.

For those of you who did not have an opportunity to order photos, or did not attend the auction and were interested in the photos- they will be at the school office through the end of next week.  There are three photo albums containing 5x7 lustre prints of your children either out at recess or during the Christmas pageant.  Each print is $20.  All the money goes to the school as part of the auction earnings.

If you would like to see what photos are available from home- please check out the following two links.  Again, prints are for sale in the front office through the end of next week- 3/18/11.

Christmas Pageant Photos:

http://www.jackiepintophotography.com/Portraits/Little-Tykes/St-Francis-Elementary/16069183_ukD37#1205957921_teAG6

Candid Photos on the Playground:

http://www.jackiepintophotography.com/Portraits/Little-Tykes/St-Francis-Elementary-Candids/16071251_tDKiT#1206141388_ojz5Y

To purchase:

Take the print(s) you want, write a check to St. Francis Elementary and drop the check ($20/each) in the Puttin on the Ritz basket in Stephanie's office.  

A HUGE Thank You to:  Jackie Pinto @ www.jackiepintophotography.com

St. Francis School Year DVD 2020-2011  Flat Fee:  $20

A photo montage of each grade along with the Christmas pageant and schools plays for grades 1-4. , compiled on a DVD organized by grade. Photos provided by parents of St. Francis, video provided by Janet Stites.  If you already purchased a DVD, it will be in the office with your name on it on Monday, March 14^th.

To Purchase:

Write a check to St. Francis for $20.  In the check memo, write "DVD" and the grades you would like on your DVD.  It is one flat fee for as many grades as you want.

Put the check in the Puttin on the Ritz basket in Stephanie's office by March 18^th.  DVDs will be delivered in about a week to the school.

Topiaries - $10 each

We have a few topiary centerpieces left from the auction.  If you would like to purchase one, they are $10/each. 

To Purchase:

Write a check to St. Francis for $10 per plant.  Write "topiary" in the memo section of your check.  Place your check in the Puttin on the Ritz basket in Steph's office.

Take the plant(s) with you.

 

 

Proxy Bidding and Wait List

Proxy Bidding

Must have that class project?  Promised your child Principal for a Day?  This is the year you will get that front row pew for the Christmas Pageant?  For whatever reason, you've been on the Spring Auction Blog picking out your items to bid on but cannot attend the event, here's a solution to your dilemma.  We are introducing Proxy Bidding and here’s how it works: 

You print this form and submit a confidential maximum bid by Friday, March 4^th at 2pm for the item or items you want and a member of the Auction team will bid on the item(s) on your behalf .  For example, you submit a maximum bid of $500.00 for the First Grade Class Project.  Your proxy bidder will submit the min. bid required and keep increasing the bid as needed up to $500.00.  If the maximum bid never exceeds $400.00, you will be the winning bidder.  What a great way to be part of the auction and support our school!

Wait List

The event is sold out, but we have created a wait list.  If you would like to be added to the wait list or are no longer able to attend and would like to sell your tickets, please contact Mary Ellen or Paul.

Volunteers Opportunities

We need 2 volunteers to help with the live auction.  If you can help us out, contact Mary Ellen or Paul.

Contact Information

Mary Ellen Rosebrough-Gay

Paul Chan

Auction Co-Chairs

A huge thank you to our sponsors:

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EVENT IS SOLD OUT

EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Thank you parents, we are so grateful for the overwhelming response in ticket sales this week.  The event is sold out!  We are looking forward to celebrating with you on Saturday night!

http://www.stfranciselem.org/spring_auction.asp

Drink Donations Needed

• Whiskey (Jack Daniel) - 3 bottles
• Tequilla - 5 big 1.75 liter bottles
• Gin - 3 bottles

Purchase Raffle Tickets (need not be present to win)

• 50/50 Raffle Ticket
• 1 month free tuition
• 1 month free extension

Check Out Our Auction Items

• Silent Auction
• Live Auction

Only 8 More Days

Drink Donations Needed

• Whiskey (Jack Daniel) - 3 bottles
• Tequilla - 5 big 1.75 liter bottles
• Gin - 3 bottles

Purchase Raffle Tickets (need not be present to win)

• 50/50 Raffle Ticket
• 1 month free tuition
• 1 month free extension

Check Out Our Auction Items

• Silent Auction
• Live Auction

Last day for wine donations is Thurs, Feb 17th - kids get a free dress pass!

The last day to bring in wine donations for the wine lover's collection is this Thursday, February 17th along with this form.  Kids will receive a free dress pass for bringing in a bottle of wine (3 free dress pass maximum/child).  The classroom contest for a choose your own party (pizza, donuts, or ice cream) is currently in a tie between 7th and 1st grade. 

We have plenty of soda now (thank you), but we still need liquor, cranberry juice, and mixers like tonic and club soda.  Please bring these donations to school by Friday, February 25th.  If you'd like to help, but don't have time to go to the store, make a tax deductible donation to the building fund on the website.

Guest emcee Nick Toma of Good Day Sacramento

With the St Francis Spring Auction less than four weeks away, big thanks to all who have donated items or volunteered so far. With your continued support this event will be a big success.  If you haven’t already done so, buy your tickets today because it will probably be a sell-out!

Nick Toma, charismatic co-anchor of “Good Day Sacramento” is our emcee this year. No doubt Julissa Ortiz last year’s emcee and fellow TV talent told him what a great group we were!  Special thanks to Patrick Powers.

This year we want to thank our most generous supporters by offering a bottle of “2005 Von Strasser Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain District” for anyone who spends $1,000 or more on silent and live auction items. This outstanding selection retails for $50. In addition, the evening’s overall top spender will receive two tickets to next year’s auction.

Please take a look at the Spring Auction blog, scope out your favorite items and bring your checkbook or credit card and let the bidding begin!

We still need:

Wine donations for the Wine Lover’s Estate Collection are still being collected – your child will receive a free dress pass.  Download the donation form from the website and bring it in with a bottle of wine worth at least $15.  You can pick up a bottle or two at Pine Cove Bottle Shop at 29^th & E - a generous supporter of St. Francis fundraisers for many years.

We also have a few event night and silent auction basket needs that can be found on our blog at: http://sfeauction.blogspot.com/p/donations-needed.html

A huge thank you to our sponsors:

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Contact Information

Mary Ellen Rosebrough-Gay

Paul Chan

Auction Co-Chairs