On Saturday the 27th we made Theodore Judah history.  Our first off-site Dinner & Auction was a huge success.  This event took the place of the Cookie Dough, Entertainment Book, & Wrapping Paper Sales of the past and I am pleased to say it surpassed our income needs and expectations.  We were hoping to net at least $8000 to cover those other fundraisers and instead we netted just over $12,000!!  All of the proceeds will be used to continue to fund our Science Alive Program which encompasses the Science Lab, Garden Program, Landscape Renovation, and "No-More Splinters" Project. Congratulations Theodore Judah families on a job well done!  My favorite part of the entire event was the commraderie between all the parents.  There was an amazing energy in the room throughout the night as we ate, drank, shopped, and danced.....oh yes, there was plenty of dancing!  It was truly the first time our parents and teachers got a chance to mingle with eachother without the children around.  We all love those little buggers but what a great experience to have some "grown up" time together. 

Thank you to all of those who donated items or services to help make our auction such a success.  A special thanks goes out to Christina Albers who brought plenty of experience and organization to the entire auction process.  We couldn't have done it without her!  I also want to thank Kelly Andrews and Jeanmarie Kopple for all their help with planning the event and especially our fabulous chef Jill Zenti for the amazing food and her husband Steve Meyers for procuring all of that fabulous wine.

We had a great team that spent several hours transforming Clunie Hall for the evening.  Thank you Marcia Czajkowski, Dina Meylink, Kris Blanco, Leslie Henriquez, Tahoe Gallion, Bryn Sullivan & Shannon Hardwicke for your help.

And finally I would like to extend a huge thank you to Ofelia Avalos and her registration team of Tom & Denise Guarnera, Scott Peterson, Rebecca Gonzalez and Peggy Watson for all of their committment and patience during the entire night while efficiently checking people in and out for the event.

We are so fortunate to have such amazing parents and community support that has enabled us to enter this new frontier.  If we choose to do it again I know that it will only get better with all the experience we gained this year!

Check out the photos at http://sariahphoto.com/Events/Judah-Auction