You should have received save the date postcards for the Spring To It fundraiser happening on Saturday, March 12 at Elsie's in Minneapolis.
We have gotten a few questions about this event — the main ones being: What is Spring To It? And When is Silent Auction Going to Be?
Here’s the dealio about that — Spring To It will be our spring fundraiser going forward. We will not be having a Silent Auction.
Here are just a few things the group considered when planning/making changes to this event:
We had GREAT feedback from an off-site, parents-only event last year. We wanted to continue that tradition. However, a Silent Auction is a lot of work. The amount of time that the chairs volunteer each year is staggering. And because of that, it was difficult for people make more than a one-year commitment to chairing the event. Also, volunteers weren’t usually knocking down our door looking to be the next chair — this year was no exception.
The hope of this year is to have an event that will be consistent from year to year. By not constantly reinventing the wheel, we cut down on the planning and coordination. We also minimize the risk of exhausting our hard-working volunteers so that we hopefully have a steady group of people (with some changes and additions of course!) working on the project from year to year.
All that said, the goal of Spring To It —just like Silent Auction — is to raise money! We are confident that through corporate sponsors, amazing raffles (raffle alone brought in almost $4k at last year’s event), and the help of our community, the event will do just that! Please watch for more information coming about this event, and please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns!
