This is just a reminder that the Dallin Spring Auction: Planting Seeds for Blooming Hearts & Minds, will be held this coming Friday, the 27th at the Town Hall.  It promises to be a fantastic night and we hope that all of you will join us as we celebrate the great teaching and learning that happens at the Dallin School.  All proceeds from the event support our teachers and students.

Tickets:  Ticket prices are now $30 each.  Please reach out to Mr. Dingman by Wednesday if you would like to come but the ticket price creates a hardship.  You can still submit a paper ticket form to the main office or buy tickets online at: charityauction.bid/DallinSpringAuction.  Tickets are not sold at the door.  They are on sale until noon on Friday.

Please consider volunteering during this week or at the event:  We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider volunteering to help for a shift during this week or throughout the day and/or evening on Friday, the 27th.  If you have a bit of time to spare, please check out the signup genius at:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084aaaa92ba64-planting

Everyone on the Planning Committee has worked hard since November to create a magical evening for our community.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Best,

Auction Planning Committee

AUCTION TICKETS ON SALE AT ART NIGHT

Auction Tickets will be on sale at Art Night, this Thursday, the 29th, from 6-8.  Tickets will be on sale for $25 each until the 22nd.  After the 22nd, the ticket price will go up to $30 each.  Drink tickets ($5) and raffle tickets (3 for $5) can also be pre-ordered.  Feel free to print the form below and fill it out in advance or fill out a form that we’ll have at the auction table at Art Night.

EARLY BIRD RAFFLE: A FREE NIGHT OF BABYSITTING FOR THE AUCTION

Yes, it’s true!  If you purchase tickets prior to April 12th at 9 a.m., you will be automatically entered into this raffle.  Miss Molly, Dallin Building  Substitute and TASC employee extraordinaire, will babysit one family’s children for four hours at no cost to the winners!  If purchasing event tickets
creates a financial hardship and you wish to attend, please contact Mr. Dingman.

OTHER WAYS TO PURCHASE TICKETS

• Here is a downloadable form that you can print out and return to the main office:  ​

   Auction 2018 Ticket Form

• You can also purchase tickets on-line at: charityauction.bid/DallinSpringAuction.  Click on the “Tickets” tab.

…AND, WE NEED LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS BEFORE AND DURING THE EVENT:

Volunteering during the event or just before is a great way to meet people and to ensure that the event will be a great success.  We so appreciate your help!  To sign-up, please check out our signup-genius:  www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084aaaa92ba64-planting

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT/DONATING/VOLUNTEERING

Feel free to e-mail us at: DallinSchoolAuction@gmail.com We have worked hard all year to make this night fabulous!  We are so excited to see you all at Town Hall on Friday night, April 27th!  Thank you.

The Dallin Spring Auction is only 2 months away and we need your help. What can you do

1. Plan to attend. Get your babysitters now! This night will be the most fun you will have this spring – do not miss out! The live and silent auction will be held on Friday night, April 27th from 7-11 p.m. at Arlington’s Town Hall. There will be over 225 Dallin friends and families attending. Come mingle, indulge in libations, and hear great music all while supporting the great teaching and learning at the Dallin School.

2. Donate to the auction. The Dallin families’ (singly or in groups) donations are the heart and soul of the event. Past donations include a mix of skill sharing (carpentry, technology troubleshooting, interior or landscape design, art, cooking and/or yoga classes), experiences (workplace tours, helicopter flights, vacation house overnight stays, pet sitting, babysitting, family photoshoots) or items (theater or sports tickets, games for the kids, restaurant gift cards, themed baskets of all kinds of items). You can print out the donation form  or use the online form. Here is a list of donation ideas. You can also We’d love to know about as many donations as possible before Thursday, March 8th so that we can include it in our Auction Booklet that will be going to print mid-March. However, we will accept donations right up until the 25th of April.

3. Become an auction volunteer. We will have two more planning meetings prior to the event – March 8th and April 12th . Come and help us plan the event. We will post a SignUpGenius in early April. To run the event, we will need a large number of volunteers. Many people sign up
for a shift or two. It’s a great way to meet other Dallin Parents.

Again, this is the must-attend event of the spring! It is so great to have a chance to see/meet one another for a night out on the town. We look forward to seeing each and every one of you there.

–The Auction Team
Questions: DallinSchoolAuction@gmail.com
On-line Auction Donation Form: charityauction.bid/DallinSpringAuction

We are so excited to host our biennial live & silent auction event on April 27th at Arlington Town Hall’s Robbins Memorial Auditorium. The evening is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our community and to support the great teaching and learning that occurs at the Dallin School. We hope that you will join us for an evening full of great friends, music, and cheer.

In addition to having a great time connecting with Dallin friends, families and teachers, the variety of unique items and experiences that the Dallin families donate is the heart of it all. Donations  have included sports or theater tickets, workplace tours, handcrafted items, and cooking lessons. Yoga classes in your home, mixed media classes for kids, birthday party entertainment, one-on-one coaching, pet sitting, mixology lessons, wine tasting parties, fine dining gift cards, and activities
like a Boston Harbor Cruise are also examples of the wonderful items that the Dallin families have donated in the past. And, some have combined their efforts to pull together a themed basket or
more expensive item than they would have been able to do otherwise. Can’t come up with an idea?
Here is a list of ideas to get you started.

This year we offer the opportunity to submit your donation through an on-line form. Please go here to access the on-line donation form: charityauction.bid/DallinSpringAuction. Should you prefer to use the donation form, that also will be terrific. Please return the form to the Auction PTO mailbox in the main office. We will compile all of the donations into the eagerly awaited Auction Booklet. In order for your donation to be included in the Booklet, please return your form or submit your item on-line before the March 6th deadline.

All proceeds from the Auction will be used to support two years of PTO budgeting. Mini-grants for innovative teaching, professional development, classroom materials and enrichment activities are all supported by the Auction proceeds.

Thank you, in advance, for your generosity!

The Auction Team
Questions: DallinSchoolAuction@gmail.com
On-line Auction Donation Form