Countdown

Look out for our Countdown emails every Thursday. These emails will be full of auction-related “must know” information. We will be featuring some of the amazing auction items that will be available to bid on in orbit or in our online auction. We will also be highlighting a Lunar Collection wine of the week; a selection from our Wine chests that will be raffled off the night of the event. Look out for Countdown in your inbox.

Underwriting

As the Auction is the school's primary fundraiser, there are several ways you can participate. In addition to donating items and attending the Auction, you can help create a launch pad for Presidio Hill School and its students by making a gift to help underwrite To The Moon. 

As you can imagine, offering an evening of fun and bidding in orbit is costly, that is why we are asking for your support. All our underwriting levels offer recognition in the Auction Catalog and go far in helping us reach our goals

There are various levels of underwriting support. Look to the stars and make your gift today.

Crescent Moon        $150

New Moon               $250

Full Moon                $500

Lunar Eclipse           $1,000

To the Moon             $2,500 and Beyond

We hope to see you in orbit To The Moon on March 24^th. Please contact Lynda Sanjurjo-Rutter at 415.751.9318 or email Lynda@Presidiohill.org to make your underwriting donation.

Advertising/Sponsorship

Need some additional advertising? Place an ad in our Auction Catalog.

 

Business card size          $50.00

1/3 page                        $75.00

1/2 page                        $125.00

Full page                        $200  

 

Please submit artwork to auction@presidiohill.org. Make check’s payable to Presidio Hill School. All checks can be dropped off at the front desk in the To The Moon envelope. Please make note it is for advertising/sponsorship in your check memo.

This year we have made it extremely easy to purchase your tickets To The Moon. Check back later for details.....and look for an invitation in the mail in the coming month.

Online Auction

Leading up to our night of bidding in orbit, we will have our Online Auction. Just go to www.biddingforgood.com/phs/ and start bidding on Friday, March 9^th at 8:00am PST. The Online Auction will be open until Sunday, March 18^th, 11:00pm PST. It is easy to register to start your bidding. Just enter your name and credit card information. We encourage folks to refer friends, family and work colleagues to our online auction to open up the bidding to a wider audience. There is a “Refer Friends” tab on the Online Auction that you can click to easily refer all of your “closest friends”. At the end of the online auction, the bidder who has referred the most friends, using the “Refer Friends” tab, will receive 1 free raffle ticket to enter our First and Final Bidder iPad Raffle.....and a chance to win an Apple iPad.

Proxy Bids

Are you out of town the night of the event? Don’t worry, you can still get in on the bidding action through our Proxy Bid program. Email auction@presidiohill.org for more information.

Also,don’t forget, you can still bid bid bid away by visiting our Online Auction that opens on March 9^th at 8:00am and closes on March 18^th at 11:00pm. Just go to www.biddingforgood.com/phs/ and start bidding!

 

Event Details

To The Moon....Lift Off!

Saturday, March 24^th  6:30-10:30

Presidio Golf Course Clubhouse

Check In                  6:30-7:00

Silent Auction           6:30-8:30

Live Auction              8:30-9:30

   Class Art Raffles

        Lunar Collection Wine Raffle

        Live Auction

        Fund A Need

   First & Final Bidder iPad Raffle

Dancing in Orbit        9:30-10:30

Check Out                 10:00-10:30

Event Ends                10:30

 

Auction Astronauts

Look for our helpful Auction Astronauts the night of the event. They will be there to answer all of your questions and assist you in any way possible.

 

Check In

This year, we are making it extremely easy to come to the auction and leave with all of the things you have won while in orbit To The Moon. When you check in at the event, you will be asked to swipe a credit card to charge any items purchased or won. After you swipe your card, you will receive your bid number. It’s that easy! For those of you who decide not to register before the event, there will be a separate...very long voyage To The Moon, to check in. So don't delay, register before the event today!

 

Check Out

Once the event is over, you will find your clearly marked envelope and/or bag of items that were purchased and walk out the door. It is that easy!

Delivery of any large items will be coordinated the night of the event.

Also, if you purchased any To The Moon Wine raffle tickets, you can pick up your free bottle(s) of wine on your way out.

 

Tasty Treats and Drinks Menu

What’s on the menu as you lift off To The Moon? We will be passing champagne cocktails as well as a fabulous selection of wines. There will also be a cash bar for other cocktails. We have an array of tasty treats that we will be serving while in orbit To The Moon.

Smoked Salmon rye toast, lemon crème Fraiche
Spanikopita mini phyllo cup, fresh spinach, feta cheese
New Potatoes Tobikko caviar & chive crème Fraiche (some made without caviar)
Mini Beef Wellington truffle demi glace
Mini Grilled Cheese brie cheese, caramelized onion, sourdough
Carving Station: Herb Crusted Prime Rib with Horseradish Crème Fraiche, Natural Jus/Served with Dinner Rolls

A selection of sweet treats have been generously donated by La Boulange

Silent Auction

The Silent Auction will be open from 6:30 to 8:30pm. All items in the Silent Auction have bid sheets affixed nearby the item display.  The bidder must print his or her bid number and amount on the bid sheet. (You will receive a bid number at check in.)  A bid constitutes a binding agreement to buy the specified item. All bids must start with the minimum amount indicated on the bid sheet, and each bid increase must follow the minimum increment stated.  Bidding must stop when the Silent Auction section is declared closed.  At the close of the Silent Auction, an auction official will circle the highest bid. In addition, some Silent Auction items will have a “Guaranteed Purchase” price listed on the bid sheet.  If a bidder exercises this option, the section will close immediately.  In the event of a dispute, the Auction Committee shall have sole and final discretion in determining the winning bidder.

There will be some amazing items to bid on in the Silent Auction, including the popular Class Baskets, fabulous wine events, spectacular art, signed books, date night packages and more.

 

PHS Community Parties/Events

One of the most popular items in our Silent Auction are our PHS Community Party/Events. These are donated by PHS families as well as PHS Faculty & Staff. There will be two types of PHS Community Parties/Events included in the Silent Auction; fixed-priced tickets and biddable tickets.

• Fixed Price Tickets

Parties/Events with fixed price tickets will have a fixed price with fixed number of tickets. These tickets will be awarded on a first-come,first-served basis.

•  Biddable Tickets

Each competitively bid buy-in party will have a fixed number of winners. The bidding is in increments on the bid sheet and we will count back from the final bidder to get the fixed number of winners. The lowest bid of that set becomes the "clearing bid" that each person pays. That means that if you are in the winning group each person pays the lowest bid of that group, no matter what you bid.

Please note PHS Community Party/Event dates, which have already been scheduled. Dates are NOT subject to change by both donors and attendees. If you find you cannot make a date after the silent auction is closed and you are the winning bidder, you may sell your tickets to another PHS family.

If a date has not been set, or is subject to change, there will be a clear note next to the PHS Community Party/Event description and sign up sheet.

 

Live Auction

Live Auction items may be viewed from 6:30 to 8:30pm, at which time the Live Auction will begin. All bidders must have a bid number (you will receive a bid number at check in). Bidders raise their bid paddles (provided at registration) to make bids. In the Live Auction, the purchaser is the highest bidder acknowledged by the Auctioneer. Certain items may have a reserve price. In the event of a dispute, the Auctioneer will have sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the item in dispute. The decision of the Auctioneer will be final. The winning bidder should continue to hold his or her number aloft until the winning bid has been recorded.

 

Fund A Need

At the end of our Live Auction this year, our Fund A Need bidding will begin. This will give everyone an opportunity to raise their paddle to help support specific “needs”. By raising our paddles we can fund the little things that can help make Presidio Hill School the launch pad for our kids' journey to the moon...the more we do to fortify their launch pad the higher our children will fly. And what a journey it will be....

 

Lunar Collection Wine Raffle

This year’s Lunar Collection Wine Raffle, is an amazing selection of fabulous wines for the true wine connoisseur. Check our weekly Countdown emails for a full list of the wines in the Lunar Collection wine raffle. Tickets are on sale now. You can purchase either 1 ticket for $75, 3 tickets for $200 or 10 tickets for $500. This year, every ticket purchased for the Lunar Collection wine raffle will automatically allow you to collect a FREE bottle of Trentatre, a red wine donated by Santini Fine Wines, upon check out the night of the event. And if you purchase 10 raffle tickets you will receive a case of wine when you leave the To The Moon event on March 24^th…and if you are lucky that night you might even walk out with a chest of an amazing collection of wine valued at $2,000 each. Email Hank Bannister to purchase wine raffle tickets at hfbann@gmail.com or come to Friday coffee to purchase tickets from the wine committee. Don’t worry, we will be selling even more raffle tickets the night of the event.

 

First & Final Silent Bidder iPad Raffle

Be the “first” bidder for a Silent Auction item, or better yet, items, or be the “final” bidder…or better yet, be BOTH, and your name will be entered to win our final raffle drawing of the evening. By being the first and/or final bidders for our Silent Auction items you could be the lucky winner of an Apple iPad. Get to the event on time, and sign up for your auction items. Listen for the final call of the Silent Auction closing, and sign your name up again to be the final bidder, and you will win your auction item, and the chance to win an Apple iPad.

 

Class Art Projects

We have quite a collection of class art projects for grades TK-7th. Each Class Art Project will have a raffle drawing at the auction event on March 24^th. You can purchase your raffle tickets (1 for $25 or 5 for $100) by emailing auction@presidiohill.org. Raffle tickets will also be on sale at the event.

Disclaimer: Please be advised all items are sold “as is.” All sales are final and no exchanges or refunds are possible.  Unless otherwise specified, all auction items and services must be used by March 24, 2013. Presidio Hill School cannot guarantee any of the purchases you make at the auction. All values stated are estimates by the donor, where available, and are not warranted by Presidio Hill School for purposes of valuation or tax consequences.  Auction purchases are deductible to the extent that the amount paid exceeds the fair market value at retail of the item(s) or service(s) received. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.