GREENACRES FALL FUNDRAISER - Auction Guide - Friday, November 7, 2014 Vintage, White Plains 2 CONTENTS Totally Awesome Activities 4 Letter from the Principal and PTA President 5 Letter from the Event Chairs 6 Thank You 7 Silent Auction Rules 8 Live Auction Items 9 Silent Auction Items Gnarley Greenacres 11 Do Lunch 16 Bodacious 20 Couch Potato 24 Gag Me With a Spoon 28 Party Spaz 32 Rad Kids Fun 35 Wicked Good Time 41 Absentee Bidder Form 46 Express Check-Out Form 47 3 TOTALLY AWESOME ACTIVITIES 7:00 p.m. Like Get Bidding - Silent Auction Begins 8:15 p.m. Dude, Live Auction Begins 9 – 11:00 p.m. Shake Your Booty- 80’s Band and Dancing 9:15 p.m. To the Max - Silent Auction Concludes 10:00 p.m. Wiggin’ Out! Auction Check-Out Opens - winners collect items and make payment! 11:00 p.m. Take a Chill Pill! Times are approximate. 4 FROM THE PRINCIPAL AND PTA PRESIDENT Dear Families and Friends of Greenacres, Welcome to the Greenacres Fall Fundraiser, our PTA’s largest fundraising effort of the year. Prepare for an evening where the “fun” in fundraising will permeate the atmosphere. Remember your generosity and support will enable the PTA to provide many meaningful programs and experiences for the children. The success of last year’s fundraiser enabled our PTA to sponsor programs such as visits from a visual artist, the Bio Bus, STEAM Day, a chef who prepared dishes with children using produce harvested from the school garden as well as grade grants to our teachers for special programming to complement grade level curricula. This wonderful fundraising event supports additional learning through class trips and instructional supplies for classrooms. Your support and enthusiastic participation in this event is greatly appreciated and is part of the tradition that makes Greenacres the very special learning community it is. Our auction committee has assembled an incredible assortment of items and packages, which we hope you will find irresistibly enticing. Enjoy the evening chatting, munching, sipping, browsing and of course bidding. Thank you for coming out to lend your support for our wonderful school. It will be time and dollars well spent, knowing that ultimately the children are the benefactors of your efforts. BID WITH ABANDON! Sharon Hill Isabel Anne Fineogld Principal, Greenacres School PTA President 5 FROM THE 2014 FALL FUNDRAISER CHAIR The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~Oscar Wilde It has been said time and again but Greenacres is a special school and a wonderful place to live. I have been a part of the school since 2008 and simply had no idea how much good the monies raised at the Fall Fundraiser brought to the school. Because of the generous community in which we live, our children have been able to be exposed to art, culture, science, environmentalism, nature, artists and authors. The parents, teachers and staff at Greenacres are beyond special. Everyone pitches in to make this the best place possible for parents and children. But, the real success of the auction is shown when it is all over and based on the total amount raised. There are many activities for parents and kids, birthday parties, camps, sports tickets and adult fun to bid on. So, bid with abandon and allow our children the opportunities to further enrich their education. Thank you to everyone who helped work on this event and thank YOU to all you parents who are bidding and raising money for our school. 6 THANK YOU FOR HOURS AND HOURS OF HELP Lynn Marvin - for being the wall stopping me from jumping off the ledge Erika Rublin and May Cowan - for your varied interests in soliciting such unique items Christa Mruz - for stepping up and always helping with the little things that save my sanity Tanya Singer and Midori Im - for the sage advice, experience and contacts Isabel Finegold and Amy Nadasdi - Emails and advertisements extraordinaire Caroline Smyth, Ophira Cukierman, Tammy Fine, Nicola Atherstone, Sharon Higgins, Diane Gurden, Gwynn Hurshman, Dana Matsushita, Jen Gross, Julie Fader, Penny Smith, Jodi Cascade, Melissa Eisenberg, Robert Jeremiah, Pamela Fuehrer - for always helping me with my requests The fantastic Greenacres staff, Resa, Charlie, Artie and Anthony - for their tireless help and support of PTA functions Anyone I forgot, please know that I am more thankful than words could even express anyways. AND - the ever-supportive spouses: Richard Shearer Chris Marvin, Art Rublin, Todd Cohen, Javier Diaz Josh Glantz - MC of the stars Declan Farrell - Vintage Manager Ms. Sharon Hill, Principal SINCERE THANKS TO THE MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GREENACRES FAMILIES PAST AND PRESENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT THROUGH MONETARY AND AUCTION DONATIONS LISTED THROUGHOUT THE AUCTION BOOK! 7 AUCTION RULES & PAYMENT OPTIONS Silent auction bidding begins at 7:00 p.m. The silent auction will end at 9:15 p.m. Live Auction will begin at approx. 8:15 p.m. Items will be available for payment and pick-up at approximately 10:00pm. Please use the auction bidding number assigned to you at check-in (instead of your name) for confidentiality and privacy purposes. All minimum bids and bid increases must be observed as stated on the bid sheets, or, in the case of live auction items, but the auctioneer. The last bid upon closing is the winning bidder and will be marked as such by the silent auction committee. All sales are final. No exchanges or refunds. All items are sold “AS IS.” Neither Greenacres Elementary School nor the Greenacres PTA warrants the quality or value of the items or services auctioned. Dollar values listed in this catalog are merely estimates provided by the donors. Payment: Payment MUST be made on the night of the Fundraiser, November 7, 2014, by CASH, CHECK or CREDIT CARD (Visa and MasterCard only.) If you do not plan to stay to pick-up your items that evening, you may authorize payment to your credit card by using the “Express Check-Out Form” available in this catalogue or at the check-in desk the night of the event by 8:30pm. Express Check-Out: If you would like to skip the “payment” line at check-out, you may complete the “Express Check-Out Form” available in the back of this catalogue or at the check-in desk and return it to the check-in desk the night of the event by 8:30pm. This will enable you to proceed directly to the Item Pick-Up Line at Check-Out (do not Stop at the Invoice or Payment Lines – your invoice will be at the pick-up line). Absentee Bidding: If you cannot attend and would like to place absentee bids, you may do so by submitting your “Absentee Bid Sheet” sheet (located in the back of this catalogue) with HIGHEST & BEST OFFERS ONLY by 9am on November 7, 2014 in the box in the office. Payment will be due by November 10, 2014 upon notification you have won an item. BY SIGNING THE EXPRESS PAYMENT FORM, YOU GIVE GA PTA PERMISSION TO CHARGE YOU AFTER THE FUNDRAISER. CREDIT CARD INFORMATION WILL BE DESTROYED AFTER YOU ARE CHARGED. 8 Live Items 1 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Your child can step into the shoes of Greenacres' School Principal, Mrs. Hill for a day! In her/his new job, s/he will shadow the principal, make visits to classrooms, declare a proclamation on homework and gather requisitions for needed minor building repairs. Perhaps he/she might even descend into the secret depths of the school underworld! At some point during the day, he/she will make an announcement using the PA system. Watch out where you park at drop off and pick up! You could receive a serious warning from our Principal For the Day*. Of course, activities will be age appropriately tailored. *Principal For the Day will end at lunch time. Donor: Principal Sharon Hill Donor Value: Priceless! 2 CELEBRATION Win a 12 person cocktail party courtesy of Mayan Woods Catering and Vintology. This will include a selection of passed hors d' oeuvres and two stationary hors d' oeuvres served in the home of the winner at a date that is convenient for everyone. Alcohol and beverages will NOT be provided by Mayan Woods Catering. Pick up your wine with a $150 voucher towards delicious wines of your choice courtesy of Vintology in the Five Corners. Donor: Vintology and Mayan Woods Catering Donor Value: $1,650.00 3 SAILING Win $2,500 towards a family summer membership at Mamaroneck Yacht and Beach Club in Mamaroneck. Spend your summer with your toes in the sand - locally! The Mamaroneck Yacht and Beach Club invites you to enjoy a membership at their club which consists of two pools, nine Har-Tru tennis courts, and a sandy beach with swimming in the Long Island Sound. This also includes a beach cabana which will be shared with another family and includes table and chairs, a changing area and shower, cabinets to store your towels and essentials. Chairs and umbrellas are available poolside and at the beach. This offer is valid for new members only; no current or past members are eligible. Day camp, full service yacht club and dock space and kayaking all available at an additional cost. Tennis runs from April 15 - November 1, weather-permitting. The Club is open to members from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Donor: Michele & Howard Geller of Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Donor Value: $2,500.00 9 4 RELAX! Single Malt Scotch Tasting and Dinner for eight (8) at BLT Steak located at the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains.