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RED RAIDER AUCTION Wauwatosa East Raider Athletic Booster Club RED RAIDER AUCTION Wauwatosa East Raider Athletic Booster Club www.teboosterclub.org Dear Friends, I want to sincerely thank you for taking part in our Athletic Booster Club Auction for this year. Our volunteer parents dedicated many hours in putting together the best Auction we have ever hosted. Please know that all the money received will go directly to our student athletes in the form of much needed equipment and scholarships. It is going to be a fun evening! Jim Jarosz President, Wauwatosa East Raider Athletic Booster Club AUCTION NIGHT SCHEDULE 6:30 Silent Auction RED, BLACK and WHITE tables are open for bidding 8:00 Silent Auction RED table closes 8:30 Silent Auction BLACK table closes 9:00 Silent Auction WHITE table closes. RAFFLE winners called. CHECK-OUT opens. 9:15 LIVE AUCTION begins 10:00 RAFFLE BOARD closes 11:00 Event comes to a close THANK YOU SPONSORS! Thank you so much to the following sponsors for their wonderful support of this event: GOLD SPONSORS Waterstone Bank Kathy Cox – Shorewest Realty 476-9070 x822 VIP Photography Il Mito Trattoria e Enoteca Riedel Sports Mykleby Family Dentistry George B. Erwin-Real Estate Law Wauwatosa Now The Tesmer Family BRONZE SPONSORS Tosa Pediatrics Vince Ingrilli Plumbing COPPER SPONSORS George Menos NaturaLawn The Moran Family 1 General Auction Rules The Wauwatosa East Athletic Booster club does not appraise or estimate the fair market value of auction items, and all statements of value in this program have been suggested by the donor. Buyers will receive items upon showing a paid receipt. All items must be removed from the premises by the conclusion of the event. All sales are final. All items sold as is. In the event of any dispute, The Auction committee will act as final authority. Check out begins at 9:00pm. Cash, check or credit card accepted. Live Auction Procedures Voice auction items are available for viewing throughout the evening. The actual live auction will begin at 9:15pm. The auctioneer may adjust the description of any item. That description will constitute the item being sold and supersedes any previous description. All bidding on live auction items must be done by raising your hand and waiting to be recognized by the auctioneer. The auctioneer will have absolute discretion in determining the successful bidder. The auctioneer reserves the right to reject a bid from any bidder, to remove an item from bidding, or to reopen the bidding if there is a dispute. Raffle After purchasing raffle tickets, please clearly print your name on the back of the tickets and place them in the appropriate container prior to the drawing. The raffle winner’s names will be drawn at 9:00pm. The winner’s names will be called and then posted by raffle table. Must be present to win or a proxy may claim your prize. If the prize is not claimed by 10:00pm a new raffle ticket will be pulled. Raffle board In order to place your name on the raffle board you must pay $20 per square. The winning combination of numbers will be pulled at 10:00pm. Must be present to win or you may have a proxy present to claim your prize. Silent Auction Procedures Silent auction bidding begins at 6:30pm for all tables. The red table closes at 8:00pm, the white table closes at 8:30pm and the black table closes at 9:00pm. The emcee will announce the closing of the tables 15 minutes prior to The closing time. Establish your bid by clearly writing your first and last name along with your telephone number and the amount of the bid on the bid sheet. Minimum bids and raises will be noted on the bid sheets for the silent auction. Each bid must equal or exceed the specified minimum increase on the bid sheet. For all items, the minimum bid increase increment is $5.00. Each successive bid must be more than the proceeding amount. Bids must be in whole dollar amounts. If the final bid does not meet the specified minimum increase amount, the bid on the preceding line will win. The highest bid at the closing time will be the winning bid. Please do not handle auction items. Under no circumstances may a bid sheet be removed from the bidding table. Once the bidding is closed, no bid corrections will be allowed. Winning bidders names will be written on the white boards located next to the silent auction tables. Check-out Procedures • Check out will be open at 9:00pm. • Winners names will be posted at silent auction tables. • Winners will pick up bid sheet from the auction table monitor. • Upon receipt of the winning bid sheet(s), winner will pay for items. • Proof of payment will be written on bid sheet(s). • Winners will claim items with paid bid sheet(s) at silent auction table. • All bid sheets will remain with the auction committee If you are the winning bidder in the live auction portion of this event, the volunteer live auction monitor will provide you with the necessary paperwork so you can check-out and claim your winnings. Silent auction and live auction items may be paid for together. Cash, check or charge card is accepted. PROXY BIDDING Can’t make it to the auction? Although we will miss you, here is your chance to bid on some great auction items. Any of the SILENT AUCTION ITEMS listed in this program (identified by the letter “s”) are available for early bidding. Here is how it is done: 1. Look through the silent auction items listed and make note of the ones you would like to bid on. You are allowed two bids per item. 2. Your first bid listed will be your opening bid. If no one at the auction on February 27 outbids you, the item is yours for your opening bid amount! If your opening bid is outbid we will make one additional proxy bid on your behalf. This additional bid will be the maximum bid that you would like to place on your item chosen. 3. E-mail Tina Schulz at [email protected] with the following information no later than 5:00pm February 26th: a) Your name and telephone number b) The ITEM and ITEM NUMBER that you wish to bid on c) Your OPENING BID amount d) Your MAXIMUM amount - You will want to make this bid count as this is your final opportunity to win the item chosen! • You must be the highest bidder to win. 2 PROXY BIDDING (Cont.) • Bids will be marked and accepted in the order of the date and time received. • If you are the winning bidder you will be notified by telephone and e-mail on Saturday February 28, 2009. At that time payment arrangements will need to be made. You can either pay by cash, check or charge. Payment and pick up is required by March 7, 2009. • All items are sold “as is”. The item descriptions are as accurate as possible and values were determined by the donors. All sales are final. No exchanges or refunds on auction items are permitted. • By placing your proxy bid via e-mail you are agreeing to pay the dollar amount that you chose as your opening or maximum bid. Your bid constitutes a contract to buy and you must be at least 18 years of age to bid. Wauwatosa East Athletic Booster Club Auction Committee is not liable if your attempt to bid is unsuccessful for any reason. If you would like more detailed information about any of the items available for proxy bidding, or have any other questions, contact Tina Schulz, at [email protected] (414) 774-1640. HAVE FUN and GOOD LUCK! 3 RAFFLE BOARD ITEMS FOR $20 A SQUARE, YOU HAVE A 1 IN 3 CHANCE OF WINNING! Raffle Board items include: o 20 Pocket Peelers donated by the Leahy Family . Golf Package donated by Kathy Kendl o Exercise Pass for 2 to the Highlander Elite o 17-inch LCD Computer Screen o Voucher for 2 Brewers Tickets and a Brewers T-shirt o 2 Carpet Cleanings from Jerry’s Carpet Care o Spirit Wear Package donated by the Girls Track Team o Tosa East Jewelry handmade by Mary Sylvester o 2 Three Month Memberships to the Wisconsin Athletic Club o A Deluxe Bucks Package which includes 4 VIP tickets to the March 10th home game against the Knicks. Includes Club Cambria access for free drinks and dinner (donated by Sarah Gingrass, Dan Conway and the 8th grade Junior Raiderettes). This package also includes a$100 dinner gift certificate along with a $100 gift certificate to Riteway Limousine service. RAFFLE ITEMS R1 - All Sports Pass Value: Priceless. This is a family pass to all Tosa East home athletic events during the 09-10 sports season (excluding playoff games per WIAA rules). R2 - Anchor Bank Cooler of Goodies Value: $75. This is packed with goodies including a grilling fork, lunch pack, crystal vase and water bottles - all compliments of Pam Gholston. R3 - Two Pre-Season Packer Tickets and Ryan Grant autograph Value: $144 +autograph. The Schulz Family donated 2 pre-season Packer tickets. These tickets are on the Packer side between the 35-40th sideline, row 8. Tickets will be mailed in late spring early summer. Autograph picture of #25 Ryan Grant included. R4 - Las Vegas Stay Value: Bill Schmitt and MJ’s on Milwaukee have donated 4 separate 3-night, 2-day get aways in Las Vegas. Available Sunday-Thursday. There will be 4 lucky winners.
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