FEBRUARY 27, 2016 DEL PASO COUNTRY CLUB BACK BAR & GRILL ROOM MOJITO WELCOME CUBAN BUFFET & CARVING STATION SILENT AUCTION OPENS, 5:30 P.M. FOYER GOLDEN TICKET DRAWING, 7:3O P.M. CLASS PROJECT MINI AUCTION MAIN DINING ROOM SEATED DESSERT WELCOME BY HEADMASTER STEVE REPSHER FUND-A-NEED FOR BREAKTHROUGH LIVE AUCTION DANCE FLOOR MUSIC & DANCING CARLITOS MEDRANO & SABOR DE MI CUBA 39TH ANNUAL AUCTION BENEFITTING ACADEMICS, FACULTY SALARIES, SCHOLARSHIP, ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS, AND BREAKTHROUGH AT SACRAMENTO COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL 2636 LATHAM DRIVE • SACRAMENTO, CA 95864 1 WELCOME AND THANK YOU FROM THE HEADMASTER Dear Friends, I am delighted to welcome you here tonight and to thank you for joining us at Sacramento Country Day School’s 39th Annual Auction. Whether you are one of our generous business or parent spon- sors or donors, worked behind the scenes, or came to enjoy the camaraderie and to purchase that “can’t live without” item, our students, faculty, and staff are grateful to you for your generous support. Proceeds from the Auction enable us to recruit and retain the finest faculty in the region, to provide incomparable curricular and extracurricular offerings, and to strengthen our financial aid budget. I salute this year’s Auction Chairs, Leah Frink and Julie Sloat, for their enthusiastic, expert engineering of this spectacular event. Their cheerful energy and positive spirit made the myriad organizational details leading to tonight’s event appear stress-free—although we know there had to be moments of angst! In addition, I know that the Auction Chairs and all of us here tonight applaud the talented Kari Miner for transporting us for a few hours to a warm tropical island for an evening in old Havana. Tonight, just prior to the Live Auction bidding, we pause for a moment to recognize our commit- ment to the Breakthrough Sacramento program, supported by the Country Day community since the program began on the SCDS campus in 1993. This year’s “Fund-a-Need for Breakthrough” was first introduced at the 2009 Auction as the “Last Cavalier Standing” and is a significant boost to Breakthrough Sacramento’s budget. Thank you for raising your bid card to pledge your support for Breakthrough to provide an education for these deserving children who attend under-resourced public schools. I raise my mojito to all of you who have unselfishly contributed your time, talent, and resources to make this event possible. The leadership of our Chairs—along with the generosity of our sponsors, donors, volunteers, enthusiastic bidders, and attendees—ensures an evening of fun and fundraising. Enjoy your trip to Havana! With sincere appreciation, Stephen T. Repsher Headmaster 2 3 AUCTION CHAIRS LEAH FRINK & JULIE SLOAT PRE-PARTY HOSTS Julie & Kevin Sloat Leah & Patrick Frink Matina & Sotiris Kolokotronis AUCTION SPONSORS & AD SOLICITATIONS Leah Frink, Julie Sloat SILENT COORDINATOR Bonnie Koukas EVENT DESIGN Kari Miner BASKETEERS Paula Repsher, Denise Williams CLASS PROJECTS Julie Shanks Abreu Gallery, Tom Head AUCTIONEER Jake Parnell THANK YOU Stacey Carter, Name Tags Evan Dunham, Graphic Design Jon Cormier, Marisa Christie, Julie Nelson, Amy Nelson Wells ’98, Development Office Patricia Jacobsen, Student Volunteers Tom Wroten ’99, Live Auction Presentation SCDS Parents’ Association, Priya Krishnan & Katherine Merksamer ‘88, Co-Presidents SCDS Student Volunteers, SCDS Maintenance Department & Office Staff FACULTY SPONSORS Katie Newell ’86 & Ed Dudensing, Roxanne Elliot & Antonio Falcone, Jennifer & Chris Granger, Ali & Dodds Hayden, Cassie Gilson & Loren Kaye, Nicole & Jeff Look, Jerrianne & Robert Naify, Christy & John Procida, Kim & Tony Stone, Kara & Brian Turner, Ellen & Carlin Wiegner, Jane Tsai & Francis Zhang 4 SPONSORS PLATINUM Lexus of Sacramento and Lexus of Roseville Von Housen Automotive Group, Mercedes Benz of Sacramento, Rocklin and El Dorado HIlls DESSERT RECEPTION The Edwards Company GOLD ATA Besties’ Row Amazing Lash Studio & European Wax Center Soyla Fernandez & Kelly Jensen The Granger Family The Niello Company Fabian Nunez Vicki & Steve Pleau Julie & Kevin Sloat SILVER The Burton Law Firm Sandee & Rohitesh Chand Cassie Gilson & Loren Kaye Kari & Paul Miner Procida Landscape, Inc. Sacramento Women’s Health: an OB/GYN partnership BRONZE Dabchick Vintage Gems Kelley Taber ‘84 & Gary Jakobs, Lee & Chip Mahla Gale Kaufman & Steve Murakami Lindsey & Andrew Sackheim Jane, Francis, & Allison ‘19 Zhang $5,000 Platinum $3,500 Dessert Reception $2,500 Gold $1,500 Silver $1,000 Bronze 5 noun the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Thank you for eight years of great teachers, good friends, and an excellent education. ISAEL SILVA ’20 6 Nine years and counting . The Sloat Family appreciates the time and care you provide our children each day . and for that we thank you, Sacramento Country Day School. Julie & Kevin To the faculty and staff of Country Day School, Thank thank you. You! 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The number of persons and price per person are listed at the top of each bid card. Fixed Price items have a limited number of participants. When the bid card is full, the bidding is closed. Write your name and bid number on the appropriate line of the Fixed Price card. GOLDEN TICKET The winner of the Golden Ticket drawing will select any Live Auction item or Class Project as his/her prize. Unless the donor has made other arrangements, the selected item will not be available for bid. LIVE AUCTION During the Live Auction, bidders must identify themselves by their bid numbers. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. Group bidding is permissible and encouraged for an item. A group of people pooling resources to bid on one item should designate one person as bidder. Please inform the Development Office if items need to be charged to separate bid numbers. PLEASE TAKE YOUR ITEMS HOME TONIGHT You may check out with Finance tonight or stop by the school on the Tuesday following the Auction. Cash, check, Amex, MasterCard, and Visa will be accepted. Checks should be made payable to SCDS Auction 2016. ABSENTEE BIDS If you are unable to attend the auction, absentee bids for Live and Silent Auction items and Fund-a- Need for Breakthrough may be submitted to the SCDS Development Office and must be received by Thursday, February 25, 2016, 4 p.m. TAX INFORMATION SCDS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization as determined by the IRS. Our Federal Tax Identification Number is 94-1597352. The IRS stipulates that only the amount paid for the item or service in excess of the fair market value is tax deductible. For one-of-a-kind items, please consult with your tax advisor. Winning bidders should refer to their receipt and/or their catalog for values. Receipts and forms need to be retained for tax purposes. DISCLAIMERS Items are offered “as is” and all sales are final. Items can not be exchanged for cash, and there will be no exchanges or refunds, unless stipulated otherwise in the description. Items and services purchased from the Auction are used at the purchaser’s risk. SCDS makes no warranty regarding the quality and safety of donated items and services. SCDS and the volunteers assisting with the Auction assume no liability or responsibility for any injury or damage that may result from the use of property and/or services sold. All items, services, dinners, houses, etc., must be used within one year of the date of the Auction, unless otherwise stipulated or other arrangements are agreeable to the donor. Private homes or condos are nontransferable. Reminder to winning bidders and donors: you are both responsible for making arrangements for redemption of all Auction purchases. It is not the responsibility of SCDS or the Auction Committee to make these arrangements. 10 A growing body of knowledge shows that what happens to students between the ages of 10 and 14 determines not only their future success in school, but success in life as well,” - The New American Middle School STUDENTS TEACHING STUDENTS. STUDENTS MAKING BREAKTHROUGHS. Support the year-round, tuition-free college preparatory program and make an investment in the larger Sacramento region and beyond. In 1993, SCDS joined an international collaboration dedicated to providing college preparation for motivated middle and high school students from under-resourced public schools. In addition, BSAC serves as an innovative teacher-training program for talented high school and college students. This “students teaching students” model results in a life-changing experience for individuals, families, and communities. FUND-A-NEED FOR BREAKTHROUGH Through your generosity, you can help provide necessities for the year-round Breakthrough Program, with summer classes held on the SCDS campus. Proceeds from the game will augment the very basic needs of the program, including classroom supplies (books & materials), healthy snacks for the students, significant transportation expenses to transport students to and from their local neighborhoods to SCDS, field trips to college campuses, and teacher intern stipends.