Spring Fair, Silent Auction, and Raffle 2023

5/1/2023 9:49 pm

YOU'RE INVITED:  Sunday, May 21, 2023. 11 am-3 pm

WHAT IS THE SPRING FAIR?

The Spring Fair is an annual fun community event with carnival-like games, activities, and food held at the Morse School. In past years we have had bouncy castles, a dunk tank, face painting, fairy house building, and more!

 

There will be NO entry fee required again this year!

 

The Spring Fair is also a fundraiser for the Friends of the Morse School, our school's volunteer organization of parents and caregivers. We appreciate a $5 donation per person, and strongly encourage participating in the raffle and the silent auction! Check back regularly for a list of prizes that will be available.

 

All Morse School and Cambridgeport community members are invited to enjoy the Spring Fair. There is no need to participate in the silent auction or raffle in order to attend. We want everyone to come and hang out and have a great time, and hope to raise some money in the process!

 

VOLUNTEERS 

We need 20+ volunteers to staff the various activities throughout the event.

  Sign up here to volunteer  

SPRING FAIR ACTIVITIES

☀️ Bouncy houses

☀️ Face painting

☀️ Dunk tank

☀️ Munchkin walk

☀️ Selfie station

☀️ Mass Audubon nature table

☀️ Math games table

☀️ ...and much more. Check back between now and the event for updates!

 

raffle + silent auction

Please consider participating in our raffle and silent auction! 

THANK YOU to all the local businesses, organizations, and community members who donated their goods, services, and talents so far! If you would like to donate an item, service, or fun event, please contact us at hello@friendsofmorse.org.

Even if you don't win, please consider prioritizing these organizations with your time and money as a thank you for their generosity! 

 

☀️ An Sibin - gift card (Irish pub with great whiskey selection in Inman)

☀️ American Flatbread - gift card

☀️ Barry's Bootcamp - 5 free classes

☀️ Bay State Skating School - lessons

☀️ Blick Art Materials - gift card

☀️ Boda Borg - Quest for up to 5 people for 2 hours

☀️ Boston Bouldering Project - 3 School of Rocks/Pebbles classes kids between 5-12 years old.

☀️ Boston Bruins - signed puck

☀️ Boston Duck Boat Tours - 2 tickets for 2023 season

☀️ Boston Red Sox - signed baseball

☀️ Clay Room - gift card (a paint your own pottery studio in Brookline)

☀️ Flour Bakery - gift certificate

☀️ Formaggio Kitchen - cheese cave tour and tasting

☀️ Good News Garage - $50 off any car service

☀️ Henry Bear's Park - various toys

☀️ Makkas Drapery - custom pillows

☀️ Mallory Portraits - signature portrait session experience, plus a 14-Inch fine art photography portrait on museum-grade canvas

☀️ Minni Space - 1 week summer program ($450 value)

☀️ Porter Square Books - gift card

☀️ Private yoga class for 6 people with Aura Bermudez, Morse parent, psychologist, and yoga instructor

☀️ Skyzone - jump session with socks

☀️ Storyland - 2 tickets

☀️ TreeTop Adventures in Canton

☀️ ...and more...

 

RAFFLE

All Morse School students should receive one free raffle ticket along with a flyer in their school folder a couple of days before the event. Additional raffle tickets are available for purchase. $2 per ticket, or 3 tickets for $5. Raffle winners will be selected around 2:30 pm. If you will not be in person during the raffle selection, please be sure to put your name and contact information on the back of each raffle ticket. 

 

SILENT AUCTION

A silent auction is an event where items for sale are displayed for attendees to browse, place bids on, and purchase. Unlike traditional auctions, there is no auctioneer present. Instead, participants write their bids silently on a bid sheet (a piece of paper). Check back throughout the event to see if you've been outbid, and then raise your bid! We encourage friendly competition to drive up the bids! All proceeds go towards the Friends of the Morse School.

The bid sheet indicates the minimum bid amount and the minimum increase requirement. The minimum increase requirement dictates how many dollars more a bid must be than the last. Once the bidding has ended and the winning bids have been announced, winners can complete their transactions and collect their items.

 

FOOD FOR SALE, RAFFLE TICKETS, AND AUCTION PAYMENTS

FOOD FOR SALE

$2 each for pizza & hot dogs

$1 each for snacks & drinks

 

RAFFLE TICKETS

$2 each

$5 for 3 tickets

 

PAYMENT OPTIONS

1. Cash preferred! 

2. Virtual payment available - credit card, Apple Pay via phone or watch, etc. $0.40 processing fee added for credit payment under $10.

3. For the Auction, checks are also accepted - please make out to Friends of the Morse School

 

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QUESTIONS?

>> email hello@friendsofmorse.org

  

Remember, you can always support us by: 

- Signing up for our email list

- Following us on Facebook and/or Instagram (@FriendsOfTheMorseSchool)

- Using our calendar for all our other events this spring!