What is the Auction?
Our Auction is our largest annual fundraiser for Sinclair. This is our chance to get together as parents and friends to have a great time and raise funds for our students.
This year, our auction is planned for February 8, 2025 at The Heights Social and our theme is A Gatsby Night of Giving. Our auction is adults only, so please plan childcare accordingly.
What does the Auction fund?
Our auction is our largest overall fundraiser and it has a targeted goal. Every year we work with the administration to identify a need and raise funds to fulfill it. In May ’24 and July ’24, storms devastated our campus and we lost the majority of our trees. In order to bring shade back to our campus, we intend to use the 2025 auction funds to purchase sunshades for all 3 of our playground structures. This will not only shield our students and teachers from the Texas sun/heat, but will benefit the community who uses our SPARK park year round. These structures (an example is pictured below, this one is at Oak Forest and was installed by the same company) are very large and costly. To purchase and install covers for all 3 playgrounds we are looking to spend $179,000 (see attached quotes for details) and we truly believe these structures will be an investment in our school and community. Should the funds be raised, we would aim for installation at the beginning of summer 2025.
How can I get involved?
VOLUNTEER
Our auction chairs begin working on this event in June 2024, and they can’t do it alone. We need all hands on deck to pull off this production! We currently have the date, the theme, the venue, the food, and the entertainment planned. But there is still a ton to do in terms of soliciting donations, sponsorships, working the day of the event including setting up/tearing down, working the silent auction, live auction, and wine pull, and working at the registration and check out tables.
If you’d like to get involved, please reach out to silentauction@sinclairpto.org
We know it can be overwhelming to be a first time volunteer for a big event, but we promise it’s a fun way to meet more people and get involved. Your willingness to donate your time is just as crucial as monetary donations and we appreciate any commitment you can make!
DONATE
There are tons of ways to donate to our auction! Please check out below and reach out to silentauction@sinclairpto.org if you are able to help!
Live Auction Items
Our Live Auction is one of the highlights of the event, with some of our most popular items (Fly your College Flag, Principal For A Day) up on the auction block. In addition to the crowd favorites we like to feature some truly incredible experiences such as vacation homes, dining experiences, and events. If you have an item you could donate – a vacation home, a unique sporting event or concert connection, airline miles, designer jewelry – we’d love the opportunity to sell it during our live auction!
Silent Auction Items
Our Silent Auction is featured in our online platform of GiveSmart and is always made up of a wide variety of things from gift cards to birthday parties, to wine tastings, to spa experiences, to camps. If you have connections to a company that will provide a good or a service for our auction, please reach out! We appreciate all donations, big and small, and always make sure to give social media credit to all donors.
Auction Baskets
I don’t want to brag, but thanks to Calla Shuman, our auction baskets are legendary! They are massive, beautiful, and incredibly thoughtfully curated. Part of the reason they are so amazing is thanks to the generosity of our community. Calla sources auction item goodies all year and we rely on donations to help. Please check out all the ways to contribute and take part in the Auction Basket Class Challenge. The deadline to contribute is November 18 at 11.59PM. Please make sure all donations contain your students name and teacher to receive credit for the class basket challenge.
SPONSOR/BUY TICKETS
Corporate Sponsorships are now on sale! Sponsorships underwrite our auction and help ensure we maximize or profits. If you own a company or a have a close connection to a company that might be willing to sponsor, please send them the sponsorship link.
Family sponsorships and individuals tickets will go on sale on November 24 with presale prices through November 30. Be sure to tell your non-Sinclair friends and family; our auction is open to the public!
HOST A SOCIAL
A social is a fun event, party, or activity that raises money for our Superstars. Socials can be for children, adults (moms, dads, or couples), or families. Socials fill up your calendar with fun and are the perfect way to strengthen relationships and make new friendships for both yourself and your children!
Tickets for these special events, hosted and paid for by Sinclair parents, administrators, or teachers, are sold at Auction. A parent or group of parents, offer to host and pay for these fun events on set dates for a limited number of guests. Examples include: grade level swim or bowling parties for the kids, a movie night at the school for the kids, kickball and cookie decorating for parents and kids to do together, and wine or bourbon tasting or karaoke parties for adults only. The list of socials will be available before the Auction so you can plan your purchases in advance!
The money from social ticket sales goes straight to the PTO. These are always fun events, and we’re thankful to our parents who host!
If you’d like to submit a social, you can do so here: Host a Social
BID
All of our silent auction items, socials, and teacher experiences are featured in our online platform of GiveSmart for remote bidding. Anyone can register to bid/purchase and we encourage you to share our auction with your friends, family, and neighbors! We will be sure to share ahead of time when bidding will open so be sure to check the PTO website and ParentSqaure for details!
SUPPORT OUR BRICK IT CAMPAIGN
Help us lay the ground work for our sunshades with our Brick It Campaign. Now through February 17, 2025 you can purchase a 4×8 or 8×8 brick to be engraved and installed on our campus. Funds from this campaign will directly support the purchase of sunshades for our playground structures.
If you’d like to learn more, please reach out to Catherine Sala: catherine.sala82@gmail.com or Chrissy Fleming: chrissy.fleming@att.net
Click here to learn more and purchase a brick
COME TO OUR COMMUNITY HAPPY HOUR
On November 24 from 5-7PM we’ve planned a community happy hour at BLVD Park. We have a reserved spot where kids can run around and families can connect. We even have access to the Pickleball courts should you want to challenge a friend! What better way to kick off Thanksgiving break than by celebrating the community we are all grateful for!
During this event we will be collecting bottles of wine for our auction wine pull. Anyone who brings a bottle valued at $20+ will be given a free ticket for one of the auction raffles of your choosing.