We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for East Shore’s Auction! Online bidding will open on Saturday March 8. With 115 items to choose from, including everything from book bags to art works, themed dinners to Mariners and Seahawks tickets, and local hikes to vacation home stays, there’s something for every budget and preference. Anyone can participate in the bidding so encourage your friends and family to participate.
Live In-Person Event: Saturday March 15, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Part of East Shore’s mission is to build community. On Saturday March 15, 5:00-8:00 p.m., there’s a wonderful opportunity to participate in the auction and socialize with members and friends of East Shore. Register Now!
The “Live Auction” will be held in East Shore’s Sanctuary, with two professional auctioneers, Jennifer Sill and Arik Korman.
East Shore member Christian Dimaano will be our Executive Chef again this year, and will be cooking up some fantastic dishes for the event, along with a team of volunteer helpers. Vegan and gluten-free options will be offered, so there’ll be something for everyone and it’s sure to be delicious.
This event will be a lot of fun! We encourage you to purchase tickets early to help us know how many people are coming. Tickets are only $15 each for adults to help us offset the costs of the food and wine, with free tickets available for children and those for whom $15 is a hardship. We want everyone to participate, even if you don’t plan on bidding. Free childcare is available so please let us know the ages of your children and your preferences for how long they stay with you, if you’d like to bring them.
Purchase tickets for the Live event, after you’ve registered to bid.
Bidding
This year, we will close the “Silent” online bidding in two sections before and right after the dinner. The “live” bidding will be done at 7:00 p.m. the traditional way, with bid cards. Those online can place their bid numbers in the chat to bid on live items.
Be sure to bring a phone or tablet to use for the online bidding. We recommend that if you still have the Auctria app on your phone from last year, you delete it and then download it again to register for this year’s auction more effectively.
Join Us Online!
If you’re not able to participate in person, be sure to join in the fun online via Zoom. You’ll be able to bid for the “silent auction” items on the Auctria app. For the live auction, you can enter your bid number for the live items in the chat while watching the festivities on zoom. Zoom ID: 845 4905 8981, Passcode: auction
Fund-A-Need: A More Inclusive Welcome
This year’s Fund a Need includes several items which will make the experience of being at church more welcoming and inclusive to all who enter, from first-time visitors to long-time congregants, as well as staff, volunteers, and rental users. These items will refresh and upgrade, showing who we are, our values, and enhance our ability to provide hospitality at church. The Package Includes:
- New UU values banners for the foyer ~$500
- New accessibility shelving for the items currently in the back corner of the Sanctuary ~$750
- New modern, reusable name badges for all members ~$3000 for 500 badges
- Refurbished badge holder board, with metal panels to affix magnetic badges ~$800-1,000
- New coffee making machines for both the North Room and the Spring Hall kitchens ~$8,000
- New coffee service cart on wheels for the foyer ~$1,000
These are all items which have long been needed, but for which we haven’t had the budget in the Operating Fund. Please give generously to support this upgrade!
Volunteer
To help make this event a success, we need lots of volunteers to help, both before and during the live event. We have roles for set up, decorating, cooking, serving food and drinks, tech support, and clean up. If you can help on Saturday March 15, please choose the tasks you can help with on our Signup Genius.
We hope you’re able to help us Lift our Light, and participate in the Auction. Please contact auction chair, [email protected], C: 425-351-6171 if you have any questions about registering or the auction.
by Amanda Strombom, chair