March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction Wilmington, NC
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Thursday night I attended (volunteered at) the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction. This an annual function to raise money for the March of Dimes. This is how it works: Several restaurants, six this year, cook food for the event. In the past, people voted on the food but they longer do that. Now, everyone gets a variety of food to enjoy from very diverse restaurants. This years restaurants were Anntony’s Caribbean Cafe, Elijah’s, Jack Mackerel’s Island Grill, Spencer’s, The Little Dipper and The Pilot House.
Tickets for the event were $100 a person. There was a silent and live auction with over fifty items combined. They also has a “Stock the Bar” cart raffled off and a lollipop pool. That’s were I worked, at the lollipop pool. The “Stock the Bar” raffle was for a beer/liquour cart that had eleven bottles of liquour and seventy bottles of beer. Tickets were $10 a piece or 5 for $40. The lollipop tree had several wrapped surprise gifts and a winner was able to choose a gift if they picked the right lollipop. Winner lollipops had a mark on the bottom that was covered up until it was picked from a box. It was $20 for 3 tries.
Back to the auctions. The silent auction had some great stuff. It actually took me a really long time to look at all of it. The live auction also had some good stuff. They had things like a Hawaii vacation, a SC golf vacation, a Caribbean vacation, a catered Christmas party, airline tickets, and much more. I was really impressed with the turn-out and how much money was raised.
In the middle of the live auction they stopped to tell the story of a premature baby. If you didn’t know the March of Dimes mission, here it is:
This particular baby unfortunately did not survive her battle with prematurity. The auction was held in memory of her. It was a very touching and sad story. Afterwards, donations were asked for starting at $1000, then $500, then $250, then $100, and finally $50. People raised their bid cards to donate at whatever amount they felt comfortable. I believe over $5500 was raised at that particular point. It was very moving.
The whole event went very well. I believe it was the nicest one I have ever attended. (It was my third time) I’m very grateful for everything the March of Dimes does.
Dear March of Dimes supporter,
Your help is needed!
You may have heard the news …WalkAmerica is now called March for Babies. Our new name makes it very clear who we’re walking for ― all babies.
Now we need your help in getting the word out. Whether it’s in a blog, an email to friends or by putting this badge on your website … every mention of our new name helps.
Visit our Web site at http://www.marchforbabies.org/SpreadtheWord for our new logo and other materials to help us spread the word.
While our event name is different, our mission remains the same. March of Dimes is still the champion for babies – raising funds needed for research and programs that make a difference in the lives of babies and their families.
We appreciate your ongoing support. Please don’t hesitate to e-mail us at marchforbabies@marchofdimes.com if you have any questions about our new name or our event.
One day all babies will be born healthy, but we have to walk to get there.
Thank you,
March for Babies Team
March of Dimes Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605