Join us from 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for a night filled with fun. A Silent Auction, passed appetizers, and a no host bar will be followed by a bountiful meal served during what promises to be an enthralling Live Auction. After enjoying your meal and donating generously, the event will conclude with a live performance by the Drop Off Zone and dancing.

Thanks to those of you who donated last year as we raised more than $160,000.  It is essential to continue to support O'Dowd to ensure high standards as a quality college preparatory high school, where every student can achieve his or her academic, personal, and spiritual potential.

Ticket Sales, attendance, and participation are crucial to the success of this auction. We look forward to seeing you at the Grateful Harvest and sharing in a plentiful event.
 
Gratefully, 
Marianne Carrasco and Jill Wood
Co-chairs of the Grateful Harvest Auction


Wine Cellar
We are asking each family to donate a bottle of wine, $20 or more in value. Include any information about this wine that makes it special to you. Our idea is to auction and raffle off the "instant wine cellars."
Deliver items to the Cummins Center, room 23

Advertise
Show your support by advertising your business in the Grateful Harvest Auction Catalog. We print and distribute to 1500 students and their families and encourage our community to patronize our supporters. Advertising dollars are equivalent to underwriting dollars and significantly increase our revenues. Contact Pam Hoffman.

Underwriting
As a way to thank our donors and highlight their generosity, every contributor will be recognized in the Auction Catalog, evening slideshow, the weekly e-Newsletter, The Dragon Magazine, as well as the school website.
Sponsor contributions and proceeds from this event will be used to renovate our classrooms into high tech, flexible learning spaces that facilitate student engagement and personalized learning. Thanks to the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation, proceeds from this event will be matched 1:2 (ie, every thousand dollars generates an additional five hundred dollars for O'Dowd.) Contact Jim Fehr.

Various Sponsorship Levels
$10,000+
10 tickets to Grateful Harvest with premium table seating and two preferred parking spaces.  Premium page ad in the Auction Catalog (inside front or back covers).  Your company banner prominently displayed at the event.
$5,000
Four tickets to Grateful Harvest with premium table seating.
Full page ad in the Auction Catalog.
$2,500
Two tickets to Grateful Harvest with premium table seating.
Half page as in the Auction Catalog.
$1,000
Quarter page ad in the Auction Catalog
$500
Recognition in the Auction Catalog
Contact Jim Fehr for sponsorship information

Contacts
Live Auction
Kathy Knutson, kathyknut@aol.com
Laura Carlson, carlson03@sprynet.com
Pay to Play Events
Kim Sanford, kdsanford@comcast.net
Underwriting
Jim Fehr, james.fehr@sbcglobal.net
Advertising
Pam Hoffman, pamofoak@aol.com
Co-Chairs
Marianne Carrasco, marianne.carrasco@comcast.net
Jill Wood, jillannwood@comcast.net
Administrative Parent Coordinator
Kathy Hodson, khodson@bishopodowd.org
(510) 577-9100 ext. 303