Hello RHS community!
A time was had on Saturday night and it's all thanks to you! It was incredible to see so many of you at this year’s Auction event! This groovy Saturday night had a stellar 163 attendees, including many teachers, staff, and our very own Principal Bagby! There is no doubt that they were feeling the love and support from the crowd.
So many of you participated in this major fundraising event by selling raffle tickets, donating your talents and items to the Online or Live auction, volunteering on the Auction Committee, and attending the Auction and Dinner on March 8th. It all came together beautifully thanks to this community.
Between the raffle, the online and live auctions, fund-a-need, and party sign-ups, we have raised just over $104,000 for our incredible RHS programs, and there is still time to get in on the fun! There are auction items and party slots still available. Check out the “Second Chance” campaign for deals on items that didn’t sell in the Silent Auction. In addition, there are more jars of delicious spicy crunchy and class art prints for sale if you weren't able to snag them at the Live Auction! Visit https://paybee.io/@rhsauction.
Missed the event and want to sign up for some parent-hosted parties? There are still lots of spots at fun events! You can see the details in the Auction Party Sign-ups, but we’ll list some
of the upcoming parties here:
● Annual Rum Tasting Party - This Saturday!! 3/14/25
● Bird Watching with Ms. Martinet and Ms. Rene 3/22/25
Want to help reach our goal through Fund-a-Need? Maybe you had intended to raise your paddle but were too busy chatting with friends and missed it? You can still donate! Every bit helps; all the money we’ve raised will make an appreciable difference in the quality of the experience and education our kids will receive.
If you were one of the Silent or Live Auction winning bidders, you should have received an email confirmation. If you haven't already received an email containing your electronic gift certificates, it will be sent out within the next few days. All physical items can be picked either this Thursday, March 13, between 3pm and 6pm, or Saturday, March 15, between 1:30pm and 4pm, at 4325 Adelaide St, Oakland, CA 94619.
If you cannot make either of these pick-up times, please try to get a friend to pick up for you, or contact Rachel Balsley at auction@redwoodheightspta.org or via text at 510-847-4911 to make alternative arrangements. If you have not submitted payment for your winnings or party purchases, please do so right away. You should have received a text and email (check your Spam) with a payment link.
The Raffle proceeds this year were fantastic. We raised over $14,800! Congratulations to our raffle winners! Winning tickets were drawn at the event on March 8th, and belonged to:
● Michelle Perez - $350 Visa Gift Card
● Eyo Gassa - $150 Visa Gift Card
Selling $700 in raffle tickets, our top student seller is fourth grader Kate Hura, who will receive $100 in recognition of her tremendous effort. And our top earning class, raising $1,730, is Ms. Martinet's class! These second graders will receive a popsicle or donut party for their hard work! Thank you to all of the students and families for getting out there and selling tickets to parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, and co-workers.
Finally, we’d like to acknowledge the fabulous cast of characters that made the Auction happen. The Donations team, led by Rachel Balsley - Amy Dalba, Lilia Fulton, Anna Heath, Tracy Herrera, Sarah Gudbrandsen, and Grace Boss; Raffle Leads - Jen Bledsoe and Lark Floresca-Ogle; RHS Art Teacher Ms. Matte with help from Lauren Andersen on the beautiful class art projects; Decor led by Lauren Andersen; Food team led by Kacie Bachelder; Dessert Diva Erin Connolly; IT Masterminds - Anna Heath and Ido Carmel, Party Gurus - Christina Paulson and Amy Skonieczny; Graphic designer Emily Wilson; Registration Team leads - Jamie Romani, Hadley Blomquist and Magda Cooney; Clerks - Anna Heath and Leslie Yoshimura; rockin’ DJ Delon (Alain Grissette); our photographer for the evening, Rikki Ward, of with love, rikki ward photography; The Community Club's very own Lee Maranto for handling all of our licensing and working to bring in The Whiskey Chaser as our very first professionally catered auction bar! Tory and Chad Davis: the donation of The Whiskey Chaser service really set the bar (no pun intended!) for auctions to come. Thank you for your immense generosity!
Last but not least...Thank you to Mr. K and former RHS parent Dan Ciruli for making Saturday night one for the record books. You two were spectacular in every way!
We also wanted to do a special call-out and thank you to our 2025 Auction business sponsors: The Whiskey Chaser, Twelve Top Catering, and Lacayo-Colt Plumbing & Heating.
All of our gratitude,
Celeste Winkel and Vanessa Carmel
2025 Auction Leads