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Spring Fair, Silent Auction, and Raffle 2025

4/2/2025 4:40 pm

YOU'RE INVITED: Sunday, May 18, 2025. 11 am-3 pm

WHAT IS THE SPRING FAIR?

The Spring Fair is an annual 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, basketball, booths from Cambridge Math Circle & Mass Audubon Society, and more! This year, we are once again closing down Granite street to make it an official Block Party as well.

There will be NO entry fee again this year! That's right, this community event is free to attend and participate in all the activities.

The Spring Fair is also a fundraiser for the Friends of the Morse School, our school's volunteer organization of parents and caregivers. Please consider participating in the raffle and the silent auction to help us cover our costs and do some fundraising! Check back regularly for the updated list of prizes that will be available. (see below)

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 30+ volunteers to staff the various activities throughout the event. The volunteer sign-up sheet will be posted in early May.

SPRING FAIR ACTIVITIES

☀️ Bouncy houses

☀️ Giant lawn games

☀️ Face painting

☀️ Dunk tank

☀️ Basketball

☀️ Mass Audubon Society table with nature activities

☀️ ...and much more.

Check back between now and the event for updates! I hear there may be live music this year!

raffle + silent auction

Please consider participating in our raffle and silent auction!

THANK YOU to all the businesses, organizations, and community members who have donated 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 participating organizations with your time and money as a thank you for their generosity!

Select items - check back often for updates

☀️ Coffee with Ms. Elaine

☀️ The Comedy Studio - tickets to a show nearby in Harvard Square

☀️ Formaggio Kitchen - usually some kind of a tasting/tour

☀️ Good News Garage - gift card to at the Legendary "Car Talk" garage right here in Cambridgeport

☀️ Korean Momma - basque cheesecake making class with Morse parent Duly Lee (did we mention this is an award winning cheesecake?)

☀️ Lunch with Ms. Pennell

☀️ Makkas Drapery - premium pillows courtesy of Makkas Drapery and Kalos Pillows

☀️ ...and much more...our amazing volunteers are currently gathering donations!

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 at the event. $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.