• Keurig-Special edition brewer ($140) Case of K-cups ($60)
Applied Online
• Great Wolf Lodge-One night stay in a family suite ($300)
Applied Online
• Disney-4 one day park hopper tickets ($500)
Applied Online
• Stamp-it-up-Huge box of scrap booking items ($400)
Applied Online
• ComedySportz-4 show tickets and 1 intro to improve class (Tickets $90—Class $200)
Applied Online
• Chillis-$20 Gifts Certificate
Sent letter to local Chilis
• L.A. Tan and massage-$25 Gift Card
Sent Letter to local store
• Yo’s barber shop-2 Free Hair cut certificates ($17 each)
Sent letter to local store
• Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park-4 summer 2011 Water & Theme park combo tickets ($160)
Applied Online
• Top Secret Museum-4 2011 tickets ($50)
Applied online
• Chicago Bears-2010 Chicago Bears limited edition laser autographed football ($60)
Applied Online
• Cardinals-2game tickets ($50)
Sent Email
• Pink Calyx-Gift Card ($50)
Sent pre stamped and addressed evvelope
• Menards-Hat and Water bottle
Sent letter to local store
• Wheel Of Fortune- Bag, Hat, Shirt, Pen, Key Chain, “$1,000” Sign Signed by host and model, Photo singed by host and model and certificate for 4 to watch taping of show
Sent Letter
Donations Received From Celebes:
• Martha Stewart-Black and white signed photo
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
601 West 26th Street
9th Floor
New York, NY 10001
• Tony Hawk- Signed action photo with certificate of authenticity
Tony Hawk
900 Films, Inc.
1203 Activity Drive
Vista, CA 92081
• Tim Allen-singed poster
Tim Allen
c/o Boxing Cat Productions
11500 Hart Street
North Hollywood, CA 91605
One more idea I wanted to share...We were offered a limo ride for one winner and 4 friends to AND from school by a local funeral home! The owner of the business was the driver, and he supplied treats both in the morning and afternoon! This went for a lot of money. And, NO, it wasn't a hearse -- it was a limo!
Some of the items which made the greatest profit for our school were "teacher-donated" items. This year every classroom teacher donated of their time and talent, as well as all the "special" teachers (art, music, gym). We also had several IA's and other resource teachers donate. Most of the "events" took place after school one afternoon for 1-2 hours.
One grade level did "Movie and a manicure" -- All the teachers helped with the afternoon...There was one winner who would invite 4-5 friends.
Another teacher donated two "knitting lessons".
The PE teacher donated archery lessons AND rock-climbing sessions (we have a rock-climbing wall in the gym).
The music teacher donated recorder lessons and the art teacher donated a two-part clay class.
Our OT/PT donated a handwriting class...One grade donated "ActivBoard" time.
All of these items made close to $2000!
We changed it up from last year in that, with the grade level events, there was only one winner among the four classes. On the night of the auction, several moms could agree to chip to try to win the event.
When I first started doing the auction, it was hard to get teachers to agree to contribute -- I think a lot feared their donation wouldn't go for a lot of money. NOW, they see that just an extra hour or two makes the PTA lots of money!
Some items we have received are:
Disney World Tickets
Keurig
TGI Fridays- $25 giftcard
Battleship NJ mailed 4 free tickets
Dick's Sporting Goods
Philadelphia Flyers- pick up a signed lithograph
Philadelphia Eagles- signed Football
Insectarium- 10 free tickets
Camden River Sharks- 4 free tickets
Jules Thin crust- sent $40 giftcard
total Soccer- free session for a child
Char Steakhouse- $50 giftcad
Broadway Comedy Club in NYC- mailed a lot of free passes
Panera Bread- 1 loaf a month for a year
General Mills- lots of coupons for free items
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania- sent 4 free passes
Portrait Innovations- $100 certificate
National Constitution Center of Phila. - sent 4 free passes
Pink Caylx- $50 giftcard
McCormicks and Schmicks- $50 gift card
A great idea we are doing this year is auctioning off a bedtime story read by your teacher. It's free and the kids would love it!!
Another idea we did last year is to auction off a front parking space for the year.
This site is incredible and has really helped me out! Great ideas. Keep them coming. Our auction is the first week in March so I keep checking back for incredible ideas! Thanks everyone!
Just received confirmation of Disney for 4 one-day park hopper passes valued at $544! I filled out form and was honest - using for school auction.
Also received yesterday - box of goodies from Stampin Up, two autographed books by Mary Higgins Clark, Dicks Sporting Goods and Keurig
I only knew I was getting the Keurig - the other people never responded to emails - the items just showed up!
Good Luck everyone!
I'm still filling out forms and resubmitting - our Card Party is in March and some of the people we emailed early on - we are sent again after January - a new donation year - and now getting approved!
Remember there are a lot of companies that still required snail mail - just mail the forms and include SASE - if you do they are more likely to respond.
