Auction

Parents, we need your help to make the auction a success!

The Deal Auction is only five weeks away -- look for your online invitations next week!  Category chairs are busy filling their categories with irresistible items!   We would love to have everyone participate in the auction by making a donation. Contact one of the co-chairs below if you or someone you know can donate an item, or go to www,dealpta.org, print out a donation form and mail it in or leave it in the Auction Box in the Main Office.

BRIGHT LIGHTS - BIG CITIES - GREAT PARTIES! A fun new category in the Deal Auction this year is  Parties.  Parties of any size or theme are welcome.  Progressive dinners, tapas-making parties, ethnic food-themed dinners, or a cocktail party- the possibilities are endless.  Get a group of friends and host a party together.  Anything goes!  If you are interested in cooking for, or hosting one of these fabulous events, please contact Christy Strazzella, christy@strazzella.com or Leah Roberts, lprjwr@aol.com.

SHARE YOUR GETAWAY!!  Do you or does someone you know own a cottage, a beach house, a place near a beautiful lake, or a place in the mountains?  Would you be willing to donate your place for a weekend or a week to help Deal Middle School?  Join the Rankin family who just donated an Oceanfront Bethany Beach House to the auction, and donate your weekend place. Please contact Elizabeth Rankin, eerankin4619@aol.com or Olympia Hand, olympiahand@aol.com.

DINING OUT!! – Do you have a favorite restaurant?  Take a donation form to dinner and ask the restaurant to donate a meal.  Contact Kim Bayliss, kim.bayliss@dutkoworldwide.com or Torod Neptune, torod_neptune@yahoo.com with questions.

SPORTS AND RECREATION!– Sports tickets are always a big moneymaker.   -- Donate your Nationals, Redskins, or CAPS tickets to Deal! Contact Greg Lalley, greg.lalley@gmail.com;

HOUSE AND GARDEN! Can you help us out with a donation of home services – handyman, gardening, landscape design, organizing?  Or maybe you have rug or piece of art?  Contact Marissa Jacobson, Jacobson.marissa@gmail.com or Jane Sherman, brucejane@rcn.com.

JUST FOR YOU!  Take a donation form to your hairdresser, spa, or favorite shop, Contact Amalia Jones, james.jones01@starpower.net or Rebecca Kasemeyer, rkasemeyer@gmail.com;

WE’RE COOKING!   If you are famous for your spaghetti sauce, recognized for your bundt cake or have any cooking specialty, donate it to Deal! Contact Eleanor Taylor, eleanor@taylor-properties.com or Lisa Oakley, oakleyhome@rn.com;

Have a donation idea that doesn’t seem to fit into a category?  Contact Co-Chairs Page Kennedy, Lpagekennedy@comcast.net ,  Cindy Sherman, cksherman@comcast.net, or Linda Geen, lgeen@comcast.net.

ALSO NEEDED:  Help with the publication of the catalog.  If you or your business can donate copying or binding services, please contact one of the Co-Chairs above.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR DEAL!!