Spring Auction  - April 10, 2010

WE ROCKED THE HOUSE FOR CHICKERING !!!!

Rock-a-Palooza 2010 was a big success and we want to extend our huge thanks to all the
donors, bidders, and tireless volunteers who contributed to this incredible fundraiser for
Chickering. We are still working on our final accounting but it looks like we raised alot of money
for our school and we are thrilled!

A few important notes for auction item winners:
- If you won an item online, your credit card has now been charged. You can pick up your
items at afternoon carpool starting Tuesday, April 13th.
- If you won an item at the event but did not realize it or get the opportunity to check out,
you will receive an invoice in your child's backpack. Please send a check to school and
pick up your items.
- All non-object items have a folder with gift certificate and donor contact information so
please pick up your folders if you did not purchase a physical object.

We also still have seats available for Tour de Dover ($40) on May 7th and Spin for Chickering
($30) on May 8th. Please contact Nancy Kostakos (gkostakos@comcast.net) if you're interested
in joining these fun events.

Thanks again for making this such a success!

Rock-a-Palooza 2010

Chickering School's Bi-Annual Auction Party

Saturday, April 10, 2010

6:30 - 11:30 pm

Hunnewell Building, Elm Bank

We’re planning to rock the house for Chickering this year! Our bi-annual silent and live auction
party promises to be a blast with music from the 70’s through the 90’s and great auction items.
There will be something for everyone!

We are currently working hard on planning the event, collecting donations and setting up a new
online auction that will enable a broader community to bid on our silent items for a month prior
to the actual event. We are happy to report that the online auction site is up and running at www.biddingforgood.com/chickering. 

LET THE BIDDING BEGIN !!!

Tickets are now on sale, $50/person.  Please make checks payable to Dover PTO and send via backpack or mail by March 31st to:

Heather Tourtellotte
Dover PTO
Chickering School
29 Cross Street
Dover, MA 02030

Additionally, please consider making a donation to the auction. We’re looking for a wide variety of items and services that YOU would love to bid on! Here are some ideas:

• Are you a great cook? Round up a group of friends and offer a catered dinner or cocktail party, or maybe muffins or baked goods monthly for a year.
• Team up with your neighborhood and host a themed party- backyard BBQ, Margarita Mayhem, Martini Madness, a wine tasting night, a couples bowling challenge. We all want some fun !
• Are you blessed with artistic talent? Offer a custom painted toybox, mural, or piece of artwork or jewelry. Give hours of organizing assistance or offer to design or help with scrapbooks. Make a flower arrangement a month for 6 months or a year.
• Are you a designer, decorator or photographer? Offer consultations, work hours or shopping assistance, or portrait sittings.
• Can you tutor or teach a sport or music? Offer a series of sessions or lessons. (tennis, swimming, skating, riding, golf, dance, music, to name a few).
• Put together a themed basket- family game night, boys/girls baby gifts, wine, cheese and picnic basket, pizza night, gift certificates for child friendly restaurants. Let your imagination run wild- what do we parents want and need?
• Have sports tickets- college or semi pro teams are great games for kids! Have a friend throw in a restaurant certificate and make it a great outing.
• Get a group to give a hotel stay and meals, museum passes, or tickets.
• Not feeling creative? Pool resources with a friend (or group) and do a restaurant gift certificate, movie tickets, or even just grab a gift card or scratch tickets at the grocery store.

We will do the work and put together fun and interesting packages.

But wait! The other option is to join our group of family sponsors. Your gift will go towards
underwriting food, drink, decoration and other expenses as well as items to complete our
packages and baskets. See below for levels of giving. All donations will be recognized in our
program and are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Chickering School is a 501c3 charitable organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
For your records our Tax ID number is 043-427-289.

Key Forms

Parent Donation Form

Business Donation Form

Contact Us
For more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact one of the following:

Nancy Kostakos, Auction Chair
508-785-3007; gkostakos@comcast.net

Annemarie Thompson, Donations Chair
508-785-3378; am7thompson@msn.com

Delphine Morton, Parent Donations Chair
508-785-2249; kdmorton@comcast.net

Meg Field, Event Planning Chair
508-785-0632; meganandwilliam@comcast.net