Gearing Up for the Silent Auction

Mark your calendars - on Thursday, December 9th, Barton will hold its second annual auction in conjunction with the quilt raffle.  Our purpose is to bring the school community in a fun event that will raise money to continue to support school needs.  Examples of items our fundraiser supports include:

• Band instruments and instruction
• A part-time Somali interpreter and liaison to our Somali families
• Upgrades and expansion of computers in our Media Center; and
• Special training for our teachers.

We also aim to continue the long-standing Barton tradition of community building. The Silent and Live Auctions are assisted by community businesses, parents, teachers, administration and students. This year's volunteers include several of our uppers students. Also, this year we will have a Marketplace with items made by our very own students.

The Auction is comprised of four parts:

• The first is the Silent Auction. Approximately one hundred items will be up for bid. New this year will be several items donated by Antarctic explorer Ann Bancroft, as well as donations from teachers, businesses, and parents.
• There will also be a Marketplace. The Marketplace will handle items that will be priced at $15 or less.
• The third aspect will be the "Sign-up". We will have various parties and tours that people can pay a set fee to join. For instance, there will be two tours of the new Walker Museum that people can pay $15 each to attend.  Chris Hagedorn will be putting together an ensemble to play at Anodyne @ 43rd on Jan 8th. The cost will be $10 per person. People will pay immediately for these items as they sign-up. There will be volunteers around to answer questions about where and when these events will occur. There will also be a "Read-a-thon". You can pledge for Karin Emerson's students  to read.
• Finally, there will be our second annual Live Auction from 7:15-8. There will be several items up for auction including six box seats-two of which are front row, for the Barry Bonds-Twins series next June, a rug donated by Navab Brothers, and a week's stay in a condo in Mexico. There will be live entertainment by the Fizz and Wally the Root beer Man so please plan on staying for the entertainment even if you don’t plan to bid.

In the next two weeks, we will post a list of the "Sign-ups" along with the Live Auction items on this site. Also, we are still looking for volunteers and donations.  Please feel free to e-mail Barry Epstein at epsteincas@cs.com if you are interested.