Friends of Adaire Annual Silent Auction
Every year, FoA hosts an online auction to support our initiatives at the school. This is our single-largest fundraiser of the year and is a great way to bid on items that highlight the talent of our school community and the wonderful offerings of our local Fishtown businesses. But auction items don't have to be expensive to be special or help us raise funds for the school. Some of our most bid upon items from prior auctions include 4 hours of babysitting, lunch with a teacher, or a pizza party for a child's classroom. Of course we'll always accept tickets you or your business may have to a beloved Philly sports team ;) So use your imagination and please let us know if you might have a great item or experience our community can bid upon to support Adaire.
The 2020 Auction will go live at the end of March and will be hosted on our eBay for Charity site found here. The deadline to submit auction items is March 15, 2020. Even if you can't donate an item don't forget to come back to bid--even losing bids help us raise money for the school!
Ready, Set, Bid!
The Auction will go live online towards the end of March, please check back here for details, inventory of auction items, and helpful instructions/FAQs on how to bid on items!
FoA Statement on COVID-19 and Cancellation of March 28 Auction Closing Party
The Auction is ON! The Party is OFF.
In light of the evolving situation around COVID-19 in Philadelphia and our region, FoA has decided to cancel our auction closing party originally set for March 28th at PlayArts. We understand that currently the risk of COVID-19 infection may be low in our area and we want to keep it that way. The good news is the auction is still on and online as it has been every year! Our Auction Committee has been hard at work collecting some great prizes and donations, from local restaurant gift cards to vouchers for summer camps and classes! We were hoping the closing party would be a fun way to help us reach our fundraising goals by encouraging some friendly, in-person competition, so we need your help this year, more than ever, to bid up those items and support our biggest fundraiser of the year from the comfort of your couches. So trade your party shoes for pajamas, snuggle up to that bottle of Purell (nope, we couldn't find any either), charge those smart phones, and get ready to bid on eBay for what we hope will be our most successful auction yet!
Thank you so much for your support and check our Auction Page for when the online auction goes live!
Please note that most of our items are gift cards to local businesses and restaurants - your bids not only support the school but also our amazing community of small businesses who see the value in supporting our public schools and, when the current health scare has subsided, will need your support in continuing to patronize their shops and restaurants more than ever. Don't just stock up on cleaning supplies, support our donors and their small businesses that make Fishtown and Philly so special. Thank you to all our donors and our bidders!
In light of the evolving situation around COVID-19 in Philadelphia and our region, FoA has decided to cancel our auction closing party originally set for March 28th at PlayArts. We understand that currently the risk of COVID-19 infection may be low in our area and we want to keep it that way. The good news is the auction is still on and online as it has been every year! Our Auction Committee has been hard at work collecting some great prizes and donations, from local restaurant gift cards to vouchers for summer camps and classes! We were hoping the closing party would be a fun way to help us reach our fundraising goals by encouraging some friendly, in-person competition, so we need your help this year, more than ever, to bid up those items and support our biggest fundraiser of the year from the comfort of your couches. So trade your party shoes for pajamas, snuggle up to that bottle of Purell (nope, we couldn't find any either), charge those smart phones, and get ready to bid on eBay for what we hope will be our most successful auction yet!
Thank you so much for your support and check our Auction Page for when the online auction goes live!
Please note that most of our items are gift cards to local businesses and restaurants - your bids not only support the school but also our amazing community of small businesses who see the value in supporting our public schools and, when the current health scare has subsided, will need your support in continuing to patronize their shops and restaurants more than ever. Don't just stock up on cleaning supplies, support our donors and their small businesses that make Fishtown and Philly so special. Thank you to all our donors and our bidders!
