Attending the Auction
The annual Benefit Dinner and Auction is an evening to rejoice over what God has done for our school and raise money to continue its mission. This event is the largest fundraiser during the school year, and donations from businesses, school families, and school supporters make it possible. Proceeds from our auction are allocated toward financial aid, which ultimately enables us to partner with families who seek to provide their children with a Classical Christian education, regardless of their economic status or socioeconomic status. This event will be a festive evening of “fun”draising that you don’t want to miss!
When: Saturday, March 15th, 2025
Time: 5:00PM–10:00PM
Where: Lynnwood Event Center (3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036)
Attire: Semi-formal, attire to match the theme is highly encouraged
Menu Options: TBD (*indicates a gluten-free option)
There is no childcare available for this event. The only children that may attend are breastfeeding infants.
Register to Attend the Benefit Dinner and Auction
Attending and inviting guests is a great way to support this event. All Providence Classical Christian School families are welcome to attend and are encouraged to invite friends, family, pastors, church elders, neighbors or anyone else that could support our school. The Auction Committee sends “Save the Dates” each Fall, with invitations to follow in January, and will happily send them to anyone you ask us to invite.
All attendees must register in advance of the Benefit Dinner and Auction. The price of dinner is included in the registration cost. If you register by March 1st, the early-bird registration cost is $75. If you register after March 1st, the registration cost is $85.
Register to attend the Benefit Dinner and Auction
If you would like to be a Table Host (and purchase an entire table), or if you would like to be a Table Captain (and invite others to fill your table), please contact fundraising@pccs.org.
Come Prepared for the Event
The Benefit Dinner and Auction is a fast-paced, fun-filled event where time passes quickly, so come prepared for the night. The Auction Catalog overviews the evening’s activities.
On the Wednesday before the event, mobile bidding on silent auctions items opens. Registered attendees will receive an email with instructions to set up mobile bidding on their smartphones. Be sure to read and follow these instructions to make bidding smoother.
NOTE: If you do not plan to attend the Auction in person and you would like to bid on the silent auction items, follow instructions in the Highlander Herald to create a mobile bidding account. If you are not attending the Auction and you would like to bid on items in the Live Auction, you need to coordinate a proxy bidder ahead of time.
When you walk through the doors to the event location, you’ll need to pick up your bidding materials from the check-in tables. If you haven’t registered a credit card for the evening, you also need to do so at check in.
After you’re checked in, you can mingle with other guests; peruse and plan which dessert your table may share during the Dessert Dash, scope out the House projects and other items that will be auctioned off during the Live Auction, and participate in some auction activities, such as:
- View and bid on the silent auction items and Class Projects.
- Buy Golden Envelopes that contain surprise gift cards.
- Select a bag from the Wine Pull that contains a bottle of wine that you can enjoy at home.
- Buy raffle tickets and enter them to win a raffle basket.
- Buy a Heads or Tails necklace (up to three) to participate in the game that takes place during the Live Auction.
- Buy a Golden Ticket that enters you into the contest to choose and win an item from the Live Auction before the live bidding begins!
Be sure to pay attention to the time and announcements because the silent auction ends before the Live Auction begins.
The Live Auction begins when the incredibly entertaining and fast-paced auctioneer, John Curley, takes the stage. As auction guests eat their delicious dinners, John Curley invites auction guests to participate in games, such as the Golden Ticket game, Heads or Tails, and the famous Dessert Dash. The night is filled with laughs as guests bid on the Live Auction items and House Projects. A special activity that is always included in the Live Auction is “Fund-A-Student,” where guests raise their bid cards and work together to reach our goal of $60,000 towards financial aid. The night ends promptly at 10PM, as guests check out to collect their winnings.
Be sure to register to attend the auction so you can be a part of this fun and fast-paced event!
A note about matching gifts: Some employers will match your donations to the auction, including the portion you pay that is over the value of an item and the price of a purchased a ticket to the event. Keep this in mind when bidding! You can literally double your gift to the event.