Event Information & Schedule

Welcome to the Bates Auction website!

a note from the Auction chairs

The Bi-Annual Auction is one of our school's primary fundraisers. All funds raised go towards providing our school with the additional programs and opportunities above and beyond what the school system can provide.

Many months of hard work and preparation went into this event, and as you will see in the catalog, contributions as well. We are excited that the Wild About Bates Auction is finally here. Our school community, business community and businesses beyond have all made this event possible and we are
grateful to them.

We have a fun evening planned (see schedule below) which includes a photo booth, wine pull, take it or leave it board, silent auction, slide presentation
live auction and dancing; (remember to wear your dancing shoes.)

And now for the much anticipated Auction Catalog. Please note that in an effort to be green, the catalog will only be online. There are many wonderful items to choose from at various price points so we hope you find something fabulous to take home. Click on the Online Catalog link to the left to view the catalog.

Here's to a wildly successful event.
We hope you join us!

Molly Cote and Johanna Murray

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HOW COULD WE FORGET.......

We would like to especially thank the following people that have gone above
and beyond in helping us with the auction.

Elise Adler, Kristin Donahue, Jacqui Martell, Jody Klessel, Jen Patriacca,
Moira Lown, Shelley McHale, Diana Goober, Debi and Steven Laster,
Connie Burton, Sheila Olson, Lee Salerno
and Chris Georgenes for creating our adorable penguins.

Thank you!
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Special thank you to those that donated wine for the Wine Pull:

Culhane Family, Sacher Family, Nine East Wine Emporium
Cook Family, Lown Family, King Family, Roberts Family, Demeo Family,
Paul Family, Thompson Family, Frank Family, McGraw Family,
Olson Family, Ayer Family and Koss Family
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THINGS TO DO PRIOR TO SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH:

	RSVP at Paperless Post paperless.ly/zBTFYo PURCHASE your tickets online at http://batespto.org/AuctionRegistration.aspx. (Online payment option will close on Wed, March 21st at 7pm; Tickets will be available at the door.)
	Check out the EVENT SCHEDULE below so you know what the evening entails.
	Click on the ONLINE CATALOG on the left to take a look at all the wonderful LIVE & SILENT auction items donated by our families, local businesses and beyond. Please note that there will not be a printed catalog this year.

Event Information:

When	Saturday, March 24th at 7:00-12:00 am
Where	271 Wellesley Ave Knight Auditorium, Babson College
Who	Parents/Guardians of Students and our wonderful Bates Faculty & Staff
What	An Auction and Party with a Cash Bar, Hors d'oeuvres, Dessert and Dancing! Dress Code is smart casual.
How	Your participation! Come to the event and bid on the incredible donations given so generously by families, local businesses and beyond.
Why	To raise money for the Bates PTO so that we can continue providing the programs and enhancements to the school that enrich the lives of our children including Creative Arts & Sciences and Raz Kids.

Event Schedule:

7 pm
Check-in

Register and pick up drink tickets purchased online. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door. Parent admission is $50 per person; Faculty admission is complimentary. Credit cards are the preferred form of payment. Checks will be accepted.

7-9 pm Photo Booth	Capture the evening with your friends by one of Wellesley's talented portrait photographers, Nancy Carbonaro.
7pm Wine Pull	Try your luck at taking home a nice bottle of wine. Each chance is $20; you are guaranteed a $20 bottle of wine and might be lucky enough to pull one worth $150!
7pm Take It or Leave It	On this board, you will find gift cards available to purchase at face value.
7-8:45 pm Silent Auction	With 80 items, we hope you find something. There are camps, getaways, golf outings, sports tickets and more.
9 pm Live Auction	Which one do you want badly enough? The prize will go to the highest bidder.
9:30 pm Paddle Raiser	Here you have an opportunity to contribute to our wish list of adding 24 additional laptops to our school. We currently have 24 that are shared among all the classrooms. Rarely does one class have an opportunity to have laptops for every student. Will you help us make it happen?
10 pm-12 am	Dancing!

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors!