Wow, what a great evening. The Leawood Silent Auction was a huge success. I have to start off by thanking all of the parents and volunteers involved for the incredible job they did in preparation for this event.
If you have never been to the Terrace Gardens, you may be a bit hesitant as you drive up to the building as it is nestled back behind other buildings. The area is at first unfamiliar and you question where you are going. Once you walk into the building, you suddenly realize that you have entered a very elegant and formal dining room. You check in to get your name tags and auction numbers. You look across this huge open room and see familiar faces, a very nice dining area, and off in the distance you see where the silent auction items are.
Once you claim a seat, find where the bar is, and realize the process of opening a credit account and how you end up paying for things, you start to relax and enjoy the night. The silent auction items were amazing. The grade level baskets were filled beyond the brim of the baskets, there were massages for everyone, games, technology, toys, vacations, . . . the items went on and on.
Dinner was also great. The food was delicious. It was a buffet of salad, roasted veggies, mashed potatoes, roast, and chicken. Everyone continuously commented on how good the food tasted.
After the silent auction items were closed the live auction began. The auctioneer Adam Nevil was incredible. He was fun and entertaining. He used that professional auctioneer voice and threw numbers at you so fast it was hard to follow at first. He made our families feel comfortable and enjoy themselves. There was a ton of laughter and excitement as our families bid on various items.
At the end of the night, the line to claim prizes was not too long. No one had to wait around for too long before going home with a handful of new things.
I want to thank the Leawood families and friends that joined us that night to make our silent auction such a huge success. I am so impressed with the generosity and determination that our parents had this night. With less than 30% of the Leawood families in attendance, we managed to raise over $23,000. I have to thank this small group of parents and families over and over for the commitment to our students and the support of Leawood. We are very lucky to have such committed families and I thank you.
i liked the silent auction but i think they should let kids in in stead of going to the "day care" thats fun but they should still let kids come. the kids should come because then they know what they want to bid on instead of having there parents memorize what they want. also its good to learn who to bid. that could become helpful when they get older. also if they went they could go home when they get tired instead of having to stay up even though there really tired. so next year they should let kids go for these reasons.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with ham9. i should learn how to bid
ReplyDeleteIt was my understanding the Silent Auction was an adult evening. Because alcohol was served, it was not an appropriate time to include the children. They had a blast at their own special evening while the adults enjoyed a "grown-up" dinner and auction.
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