As you know the Clinton PTA 8th Annual Tricky Tray/Auction is fast approaching (Saturday, February 12th, at St. Joseph’s Church in Maplewood from 6 to 10:30 pm).
We already have 265 reservations! If you plan on coming, please reserve in advance so we can be sure we have enough seats, and enough wine and beer. Remember, this is an adults only event and only CASH and CHECKS are accepted that night. Contact Karen Betheil here about reservations.
You can find the reservation form here
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT THE EVENING:
* ONLY CASH AND CHECKS ARE ACCEPTED
* WE PROVIDE BEER, WINE, SODA, DESSERT, NAPKINS, AND CUPS
* YOU SHOULD FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN FOOD, PAPER GOODS, UTENSILS, ETC.
* WE SET UP AND BREAK DOWN THE EVENT ON OUR OWN SO WHEN YOU LEAVE THAT NIGHT PLEASE CLEAR YOUR TABLE OF ANYTHING YOU’VE BROUGHT WITH YOU. WE WILL HAVE BIG TRASH BAGS FOR YOU TO USE. YOUR HELP WITH CLEAN-UP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
* THERE ARE SEVERAL KINDS OF RAFFLES, AUCTIONS. PLEASE READ EMAIL SENT LAST WEEK FOR INSTRUCTIONS
We have truly awesome prizes this year. Please check out our LIVE AUCTION prizes in advance since some require you to check your calendar. You can view our LIVE AUCTION PRIZES here:
Below are a few more of our silent auction categories. Below you can preview our Clinton School Prizes (always extremely popular) our Electronics Prizes, and our Getaways. More categories will be posted in the coming days.
SILENT AUCTION
Clinton school prizes
CL1 Lunch and a Movie with Principal Patty O’Neill and Assistant
Principal Ann Bodnar for your child and two friends. Contact Ms.
O’Neill or Ms. Bodnar to arrange a mutually agreeable date and to select a movie. Value: Priceless
CL2 Principal for a Day with Principal Patty O’Neill. Guided by Super
Principal Patty O’Neill, one lucky student will handle many principal responsibilities, including morning announcements, checking in on classrooms, and various tasks involving a walkie-talkie! Contact Ms. O’Neill to set up a mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL3 Pizza Lunch at Clinton School with Art Teacher Christine Tischio and Music Teacher Rebecca Jacobsen for your child and three friends.
Contact Ms. Tischio or Ms. Jacobsen to set up a mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL4 Silly Hat/Ice Cream Party at Clinton School with Second Grade
Teachers Joanna Leach and Paula Ortiz for your child and four friends from 2:35 to 3:05 pm on a weekday. Contact Ms. Leach or Ms. Ortiz to
set up a mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL5 Five 45-Minute Swimming Lessons for a Child (4 years and older)
with 5th Grade Teacher and Swimming Instructor Extraordinaire Debra Ceccacci. Lessons will be in a small group and will take place during the summer in an outdoor pool. Contact Ms. Ceccacci to arrange a mutually agreeable date. Value: $120
CL6 One 90-Minute Tutoring Session with 5th Grade Teacher Debra
Ceccacci to take place at Clinton School on a weekday after school. Contact Ms. Ceccacci to arrange a mutually agreeable date. Value:
Priceless
CL7 Lunch at Clinton School with the Teachers of 4F², Yolande Fleming and Joseph Ferriero, for your child and one friend. Contact Ms.
Fleming or Mr. Ferriero to arrange a mutually agreeable date. Value:
Priceless
CL8 One 3-Hour Teen Drama Class. Teen Drama, founded by Clinton teacher Joseph Ferriero and Michele Sarnoski, runs classes throughout
the school year and summer throughout the state of New Jersey. The program develops students’ theatrical skills and artistic abilities
while promoting awareness of theatre and performing arts in the community. If winner uses prize during one of Teen Drama’s camps, child will have a walk-on role in camp musical production! Click here to see the offerings at . Contact Mr. Ferriero to
schedule. Value: Priceless
CL9 One-Hour Birthday Party at Your Home (or a space you’ve rented)
with Physical Education Teachers Jordyn Freede and Jeff Lehman. Clinton’s wildly popular phys ed teachers will provide a one-hour birthday party at your house (or a space you’ve rented), with awesome games and activities. Contact Mr. Lehman or Ms. Freede to set up a
mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL10 Ice Cream Party At Clinton School with Kindergarten Teacher Lara Moskowitz for your child and one friend from 2:35 to 3:05 pm on a weekday. Contact Ms. Moskowitz to set up a mutually agreeable date.
Value: Priceless
CL11 Ice Cream Party At Clinton School with Kindergarten Teacher Robin Ross for your child and one friend from 2:35 to 3:05 pm on a weekday. Contact Ms. Ross to set up a mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL12 Ice Cream Party At Clinton School with Kindergarten Teachers Cris Swan and Arlene Aguirre for your child and one friend from 2:35 to
3:05 pm on a weekday. Contact Ms. Swan to set up a mutually agreeable
date. Value: Priceless
CL13 Ice Cream Party At Clinton School with Kindergarten Teacher Kathy Shelffo for your child and one friend from 2:35 to 3:05 pm on a weekday. Contact Ms. Swan to set up a mutually agreeable date. Value:
Priceless
CL14 Pizza Lunch at Clinton School with 4th Grade Teacher Susan Froelich for your child and two friends. Contact Ms. Froelich to set
up a mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL15 After School Fiesta, including snacks, prizes, and games, with Clinton Spanish Teachers Senora Zobeida Perez and Senora Alison Bekedahl Gallart for your child and five friends on a weekday afternoon (2:35 until 3:30). Contact Senora Perez to set up a mutually
agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL16 Bagel and Muffin Breakfast at Clinton School with Enrichment Teacher Denise King for your child and a friend on a Friday morning at 7:30 pm. Contact Ms. King to set up a mutually agreeable date.
Value: Priceless
CL17 After School Party at Clinton School with 5th Grade Teacher
Nicole Toto for your child and two friends. Party will include snacks, prizes, and games and will take place on a weekday from 2:35 to 3:05 pm. Please contact Ms. Toto to set up a mutually agreeable date.
Value: Priceless
CL18 One-Hour Story Time with Ms. Jennifer Latimer of the Clinton School Library. Story Time can take place at a party or small gathering. Please contact Ms. Latimer to set up a mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
CL19 Newly Designed Clinton School Long-Sleeved T-Shirt (Youth Size Medium) signed by Clinton faculty and staff. Value: Priceless
CL20 Wonderland Tea Party at Clinton School with Third Grade Teachers Stefanie Izzolino and Natasha Pomares for your child and three friends
from 2:35 to 3:05 pm on a weekday. Contact Ms. Izzolino or Ms. Pomares to set up a mutually agreeable date. Value: Priceless
Electronics
E1 Memorex Compact Progressive Scan DVD Player. Value: $40
E2 Epson WorkForce 520 Wireless All-In-One Printer, Copier, Scanner,
Fax. Donated by the Gomberg family. Value: $130
E3 Flip Video – UltraHD Camcorder, Flip battery pack, and Lowepro Flip
case. Donated by the Clinton PTA Executive Board. Value: $175
E4 RCA Portable (7”) Widescreen Digital TV. Donated by the Clarke,
Hargrove, Haynie, Lunde, Ricci, and Williams Families. Value: $70
E5 Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Speck Kindle cover, and eBook
Lite.
Donated by Clinton teachers and staff. Value: $170
Getaways
G1 One Night Weekend Stay and Breakfast for Two at the Princeton
Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Princeton, New Jersey and breakfast for two the following morning in the Homestate Café.
Value: $300
G2 A Time for Two Evening at the Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook, New York.
Includes overnight accommodations for two guests on a Friday or Saturday night, plus breakfast for two in the Atrium Restaurant, and a Rowenta First Class steam compact travel iron. Value: $325
G3 Two Round Trip Tickets to Perch Home’s Guided Shopping Expedition to Renninger’s Antique Flea Market in Amish Country on Friday, April 29th. Winner will receive round trip transportation for two on a luxury bus, breakfast, snacks, and champagne as well as personal shopping assistance from Perch Home’s Michele Bessey (who was recently featured in O Magazine). Bus departs early in the morning and arrives back to Maplewood that evening. Value: $190
We’ll see you on Saturday night!!!