We had planned the party of the year with our Seabury 30th Anniversary Auction and were all truly saddened to have to postpone the big event this past week. With the schools all under mandated closure and many other businesses closing as well for an undetermined length of time, we have come to realize that a reschedule of the originally planned event would be extremely difficult and a big risk. We would risk the possibility of having to cancel again and then running out of school-year time to hold any event at all.
This is a big dilemma for Seabury, as like many other non-profits in the area, we rely on our big annual auction to support a substantial amount of our regular operating budget each year. We have already incurred sunk costs by cancelling our in-person auction event at such a late date. We are calling on our families, friends, and supporters to jump in and help us out with our new plan!...
AUCTION PLAN B
We have transferred our entire event into an online auction launching TODAY at noon! This allows us to have as many friends and families continue to support Seabury through bidding on auction items, purchasing our multisale items (like wine grab bags or raffle tickets) and further sharing the event online. So here are ways you can participate…
- If you had already purchased a ticket to our auction event, please consider that ticket cost as a donation to Seabury. This helps us cover those sunk costs that we cannot recoup from having to cancel the physical event.
- Jump into our new online auction web pages and start bidding! We still have fabulous packages you can win and enjoy!
- Share our auction with lots of friends and families! We plan to have our Seabury bus and van drivers facilitate deliveries after the event closes throughout our Seattle-metro area, so this means that your friends and family don’t have to live in Tacoma to participate.
Our online auction will launch TODAY (Monday, March 16) at noon and run through Sunday at 7 p.m. There will be three separate sections that roll out throughout the week and have staggering closings through the end of our event on Sunday. Follow us on Facebook for some especially fun package highlights and inspiration from our team and board of trustees.
So, pour yourself a glass of wine, your favorite cocktail, or a beer. Put on your favorite tie and/or tiara, and join us virtually for our Annual Seabury Auction – ONLINE!
With sincere thanks,
All of us at Seabury School