Planning is well underway for the 33rd Annual Walker School Auction, to be held on February 4, 2012. The annual auction continues to be one of two major fundraisers of The Walker School Association (WSA). First held in January of 1980 this exciting event has continued to grow in importance each year. This year’s Auction Theme is “Winter of Wonder”, and the evening promises to have plenty of WOW!
As usual, the evening's proceeds will support the school’s wish list of items. Items on this list have been requested by our teachers and include classroom enhancements, resources, special equipment and projects that benefit all classroom activities. The auction raises money by selling items and services in both live and silent auction formats. Parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the school will share in the success of the auction through their item donations, services or solicitation of donations. A special donation from each grade level is presented to the WSA for auction. These gifts, which are coordinated by room parents, frequently involve hands-on participation by students especially in the preschool and lower school levels. The auctioning of these grade projects is often the highlight of the evening.
An exciting new element of “Winter of Wonderland” is the first time use of the automated wireless bidding tool “Bidpal”. During registration, guests receive a handheld device pre-loaded with every auction item – item description, value, bid increments, photo, and donor information. You will be able to browse the silent auction area, view items on your own phone or personal BidPal and bid from anywhere at any time during the evening. Your and your friends and family will know immediately items won and can instantaneously checkout on their personal device!
With Bidpal you can:
• Bid from anywhere at any time
• Receive instant outbid alerts
• Create a watch list of favorite items
• Enable auto-bidding using maximum bids
• View items with no bids
• Instantaneous checkout
We hope you will find this new approach to our traditional auction as exciting as we do. Please plan to attend and help us meet our goal of enhancing the Walker experience for our children and teachers.