Connecting Schools With Great Fundraising Ideas.

Does your school hold an auction to raise funds? If not you might one to consider it. Many private schools, and even some public schools, hold dinner/auction nights to raise funds. It’s a fun way for parents to support the school, socialize and even go home with some great prizes.

Schools can have a live auction, silent auction, online auction or any combination of all of them. When there is more than one type of auction going on you are more able to reach out to everyone’s interest and price levels.

Have some really high priced, premium items in the live auction. Big vacation packages, a motorcycle or gourmet dinner party are all good ideas for a live auction. Ticket packages for professional sports teams are also great auction items. Even if it’s not a super high priced item, if it will bring in lots of excitement and bids, put it in a live auction.

A silent auction can provide a way to offer many different auction items. The auction items can be valued anywhere from $20 to $500 or even more. With so many auction items, there can be something for everyone. From sports, to kids, gourmet foods, gift baskets, and many other interests can be included in the silent auctions.

Online auctions can happen during the same dinner/auction night or be held over a 1-3 week period. Online auctions are very popular and many parents are already buying items online on eBay. So why not have an online auction for the school?

Auctions can be a fun, great way to raise funds. Consider all of the different auction formats available and how they can fit into your school’s fundraising plans.

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Lacey Jarrel of Tucson, Arizona was an artistic teenager. She used her art to express her emotions.

“Lacey was very emotional, and art was another way for her to express her feelings, whether hard feelings or joyful ones,” said her mom, Nancy Jarrell. “After her dad and I divorced, she spent a lot of time doing art,” Jarrell continued. “She was very social, but she also liked to hang out alone. She enjoyed having her pad and painting.”

Lacey died in a car accident on July 6, 2006 in Tuscon close to her home. Her mother created the Lacey Jarrell Foundation to remember her daughter.

The foundation will hold their first fundraiser on Thursday, November 2nd. It will be held at Green Star Art in Tucson and it will focus on the artistic expressions of local teens and young adults aged 13 through 21. The works are using many creative mediums, including photography, drawing, watercolor, oils and ceramics.

The Green Star Art event will include an art show and a poetry reading. There will also be a wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres from Fox Restaurants. Lacey worked at Fox Restaurants as a hostess. The event will also feature a silent auction and music from the John Rondstadt Trio and Peter McLaughlin and Friends.

Funds raised will benefit student art programs in Lacey’s memory. The Lacey Jarrell Foundation provides educational and creative opportunities to Tuscon youths.

Source: Tuscon Citizen

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