The Maple Elementary School PTSA is holding its first ever fundraising auction on Saturday, May 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Avenue South. The event’s theme is “Take Flight,” and the goal is to help our school to soar into excellence and maintain its reputation as one of the best elementary schools in Seattle. The auction will raise funds to help support programs including after-school programs, creative teacher grants, classroom supplies, and the annual 3-day trip to Camp Seymour for 4th- and 5th-grade students.
To make this auction a success, we need your help and participation; please consider attending and buying auction items, contributing auction items to be sold, becoming an event sponsor, or volunteering at the event.
Attending: Advance tickets are $25, and you can buy them online or after school at the kindergarten playground. On the night of the event, tickets will be $35 at the door.
Contributing: Vendors, artists, and others are needed who can contribute gift certificates, unique experiences, or items to be sold. Donated items will be acknowledged in the auction catalog and on the PTSA’s website and Facebook page. The PTSA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization so donations are tax-deductible. Following are some of the items we are procuring:
Sports: tickets to events (pro and college!), autographed and/or logo items, rounds of golf for 4
Health and Wellness: gift certificates for massages, manicures, pedicures or any spa service; men’s grooming gift certificates; fitness club memberships; fitness equipment
Art and Culture: tickets to symphony, ballet, theater, cinemas, and/or comedy clubs; passes to zoo, aquarium, and/or any Seattle museum; concert tickets
Shopping: gift cards to any store or shopping center (i.e., University Village)
Experiences: lunch/coffee/ drinks with local leaders/dignitaries/celebrities; SPD ride-along experience, dinner at local SFD station; offer your own personal talent/knowledge and host a group class (cooking, gardening, personal finance, etc.)
Gift Baskets: Do you have a talent, business, or service you want to promote? Offer up a gift basket for auction!
Electronics and Technology: gaming systems, video games, software, iPads/tablets
Sponsoring: Become an event sponsor with a cash donation of $1,000, $500, $250, or $100. Donations are tax-deductible and will be acknowledged at the auction, on the websites, and at the school.
Volunteering: Volunteers are needed starting now through the event on May 12. We need volunteers for everything from selling tickets and hanging posters and flyers around the neighborhood to helping set up on the day of the event.
For more information about any of these ways of participating, please email Maple PTSA Co-President Jen Moore at or Auction Chair Erin Brannan Thank you!