Banking: Karen Moretti, Leslie Harlow;

Catalog: Julianne Read;

Classroom Projects: Andrea Arnone;

Communications: Melanie Marterio;

Data Management: Ginny Morrissey;

Decorations: Maria Connelly, Teresa Bikhazi;

Dessert Dash: Holly King;

Inventory Management: MK Barac;

Invitations: Carolyn Kennedy;

Parties: Trina Hofford, Teresa Bikhazi;

Photographs: Phil and Maria Co;

Procurement Live: Courtney Voorhees;

Procurement Silent: Holly King;

Raffles: MK Barac, Regina Aiello, Margaret Cirella;

Registration: Karen Moretti, Leslie Harlow;

Signage: Carolyn Kennedy;

Special Projects – Mystery Wine: Wanda Yamashita, Leslie Harlow;

Sponsorship/Advertising: Tina Perkins, Catherine Disney;

Teachers Experience Coordinator: Diana Traverso;

Thank you Letters: Suzanne DeCuir;

Volunteer Coordinator: Courtney Voorhees;

Webmaster: Victoria Savchenkova.

Experiences:

	BBQs, Progressive dinners, bunko, etc.;
	Date night package (dinner plus babysitting);
	First Communion brunch provided at recipient's home;
	A day on a sailboat, beach parties, waterskiing, tubing, etc.;
	Catering services or cooking classes.

Trips:

	Weekend Getaways (Oregon/Washington Coast, San Juan Islands, Sonoma and Napa Valley, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver BC, Palm Springs, San Diego, Arizona, etc.);
	Airline tickets;
	Disneyland, Disney World, admission packets, cruises;
	Christmas in New York;
	Las Vegas;
	Hotel/Condo Stays three nights or longer (golf, shopping, restaurants, shows).

Sporting Events:

	Event tickets, packages, or gear (Mariners, Seahawks, Huskies, Sounders or golf tournaments);
	Golfing, camping, fishing, snowboard or ski outings, lessons, or equipment.

Kids’ Stuff:

	Birthday parties: zoo, aquarium, horse farm, sports parties, museums, puppet parties, bounce bus;
	Rose Parade tickets plus hotel for two nights, football tickets;
	Family activities around town (children’s theater, Pacific Science Center, zoo tunes, puppet shows, sports tickets (Mariners, Sounders, Seahawks), sport lessons, horse riding, farm visits, museums, symphony, aquarium, rowing/sailing lessons for kids (Seattle sailing clubs), golf lessons for kids;
	Summer camps (science, educational, art, music, sports — tennis, basketball, baseball, soccer).
	Toy packages ages 3‐6, 7‐9, 10‐12 boys/girls;
	One year family memberships to the Zoo, Children’s museum, Pacific Science Museum, Aquarium, EMP, SAM, Burke Museum;
	Christmas shows package such as Nutcracker Ballet or Symphony Christmas show.

Themed Parties:

	Progressive dinner party at 3 homes;
	Ladies flip flop lemon drop party;
	Cooking class;
	Pool party;
	Karaoke party;
	80’s party.

Household Services:

	Home organizers, handyman services, painting, house cleaning;
	Landscaping services, window washing and gutter cleaning;
	Vehicle maintenance or detailing;
	Deck a home with Christmas outdoor lighting.

Ladies’ Favorites:

	Ladies’ weekend away — Arizona, Palm Desert;
	Day or weekend at the spa — pampering/personal training;
	One hour shopping spree at Nordstrom. Includes personal shopper;
	Gift basket of lotions, creams, soap, etc.;
	Pilates/Yoga lessons plus clothes, yoga block/mat/water bottle;
	One night hotel packages, downtown Seattle, Bellevue include breakfast package plus activities;
	Mother and daughter party with manicures, pedicures, hand massages, or a yoga group class;
	Make over for six at Mac, Bobbie Brown, Chanel, Lancôme, Dior etc. Discounts for purchases, freebies, etc.;
	Get-togethers with appetizers, wine, etc.

Ways You Can Help:

	Do you work for a company that can donate an item?
	Do you have a family member who can donate an item?
	Do you own a vacation home?
	Do you have airline miles?
	Do you have season tickets to a sports event?
	Do you have gift cards that you are not going to use?

You can help St. Madeleine Sophie by donating any of these items!

If you have items/services of value that you are able to donate, please contact Doreen Jones.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Can you, or someone you know, donate (an) item(s)?

Put a package together with a friend. Remember, creativity really sells!

A Note to Microsoft Employees:

Past history shows that Microsoft software (other than games) does not sell well. You might consider a cash donation instead, which Microsoft will match dollar for dollar.

Donate:

To donate an item to our auction this year, simply click on the donate button and fill out the form. For tangible items please print, attach to your item and drop off at the school office. If you’d prefer to manually complete the procurement form, please follow the links under the Forms menu.

Contact Holly King or Courtney Voorhees if you have any questions or need additional information.

Sponsorship:

A sponsorship helps underwrite the cost our auction, allowing our community to benefit from all auction proceeds. You can help by soliciting any businesses you know that would want their name in front of our auction attendees, or are new to our area and want or need advertising.

Advertising:

Help defray the costs of the auction catalogs by purchasing advertising space or soliciting businesses to purchase advertising space in the catalogs.

Please see related forms under the Forms menu option.

We thank you for your generosity in supporting the St. Madeleine Sophie Community!

The support of businesses like yours has been critical to the continued growth and success of the St. Madeleine Sophie community.

For your convenience we have provided the forms to help in procuring business solicitations. Please find a solicitation letter to introduce your target business to St. Madeleine Sophie, a procurement form, and an advertising form under the Forms menu option.

In return for your generous gift of an auction item, goods and/or services, or a cash donation, we will acknowledge your gift in our auction program and make sure that St. Madeleine Sophie families are aware of your generous support.

Donations can be made anytime by submitting a procurement form now and turning in the actual item later.

Parties are great themed social events. Get together with old friends and make new ones!

Parties are sold to a limited number of people at a set price. No bidding involved! Sign up before the auction to hold your space. Sign ups will also be held on auction night, based on availability.

We need hosts:

Can you help? host a party yourself, get together with others and host as a group, or write a check to help underwrite the cost.

Here are some suggestions:

	Wine tasting party for 6 – 10;
	Cooking party in your home;
	Men’s Poker Tournament for 10+;
	Summer beach or pool party for families and/or kids;
	Mom’s back to school brunch for 20+;
	Mother-Daughter Tea;
	Boat Cruise on Lake Washington;
	Bowling Party;
	Bunko;
	Father-Daughter Sock Hop;
	Disco Dance;
	Dinner at your Home with Fr. Jim;
	Progressive Dinner at 3 homes;
	2nd – 5th Grade Sleepover in the Koinonia Room;
	Crafts/Beading Party.

Use your imagination - be creative. Parties are a super fun way to raise money for our community.

Contact Doreen Jones for more information.

What is the Auction Raffle all about?

The Raffle is a fun and easy way to raise money for our school. Enclosed are two ticket booklets for each student. This is a total of 20 tickets per student to sell for a $3 donation each, to friends and family, or to buy yourself (cash or checks only). The drawings will be held at the Auction on March 24th. You do not need to be present to win.

Raffle Prizes are cash as follows:

	First Prize: $1000
	Second Prize: $750
	Third Prize: $500

Great tips for getting your books of tickets sold with ease:

Tickets are here before Christmas for you to take along on Holiday travels and visiting friends & family!
When approaching friends and family, you can remind them that it’s a tax-deductible contribution, and that you greatly appreciate their help in raising money for St. Mad’s!
If soliciting is not for you, consider buying the tickets for your family. Who doesn’t want to win cash?
Be sure to have each buyer fill out their ticket stub with their name and telephone number.
Students must remember to put their full name on the ticket stub as the seller in order to get credit for their sales for the school contests.

Student rewards and prizes:

Individual students compete for prizes for the most tickets sold. Extra ticket books are available in the school office for students who want to sell more than their two books of tickets.

There are three student/class contests:

	The student in the upper grades (4th-8th) that sells the most tickets will win a $50 Bellevue Square Gift Card (note- a minimum of 40 tickets must be sold).
	The student in the lower grades (preK-3rd) that sells the most tickets will win a $50 Toys R Us gift card (also with a minimum of 40 tickets being sold).
	All classes that meet their total sales goal will be awarded a dessert party. (Meaning-if there are 10 students in a classroom and at least 20 ticket books sold among that class, they will then meet their $600 sales goal).

All ticket stubs, sales proceeds and unsold tickets must be returned no later than Friday, March 9th. These items can be submitted to the school office, parish office or into the weekly mass collection baskets. All returned items should be placed in an envelope marked “Auction Raffle”. Please turn in ticket book stubs and sale proceeds as they are sold – do not wait until the last minute! All unsold tickets must be turned in for accounting as well, as per our Washington State Gambling Commission License Requirements.

Thank you for all of your support and making this year’s auction the best yet!

Any questions – please contact MK Barac: (425)681-6366.

Here’s information on matching gifts for the two largest employers in our area:

Boeing:

Boeing Company will match, dollar for dollar, from $25 to $6,000 per year to all full time, part time and retired employees, spouses of employees and board of directors. Complete the form and send it with your gift to Auction Committee, St. Madeleine Sophie. We’ll handle the rest. The form is available in the SMS Parish office.

Microsoft:

If you’ve been a domestic employee at Microsoft for at least six months, you’re eligible for the Microsoft Matching Gifts Program. Interns, co-ops, temporaries, vendors, and contractors are not eligible for this program.
Dollar for dollar, Microsoft will match up to $12,000 per calendar year in contributions you make to United Way or other funding federations, eligible charitable organizations, or educational institutions. Microsoft will match gifts of cash, personal checks, credit cards, securities with a quoted market value, or Microsoft products. Eligible employees must make contributions of personal gifts of $25 or more. The contribution must be actually paid, not pledged, and gifts must have been made within the last 12 months to qualify for a matching gift. Within Microsoft corpnet, complete your matching gift request through the Online Employee Matching Gift Tool located at: http://give.