Annual SpringDinner & Auction
Please join us for our annual Spring Dinner and Auction, “Denim and Diamonds” on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at St. John the Baptist School. The event is our largest fundraiser of the year to support Catholic education in our community. This year’s event includes a social hour, silent auction, dinner and grand auction.
Event Co-Chairs:
Troy & Kelley Steele
Jacob & Sarah Schuette
Alicia Garbers
Event Attire:
Blue jeans or Business Casual
Event Lineup:
4:00 PM – Mass at Church of the Holy Spirit
5:00 PM – Social Hour and Silent Auction
6:30 PM – Dinner
– a Live Grande Auction and Raffle drawing to follow dinner
Event Prices/Registration:
$850 – Table for 10
EARLY BIRD TABLE SPECIAL – Purchase a table before February 19th and the cost is only $700
$85 – Individual Seat/Ticket
$25 – Social Hour Only from 5:00-6:30 PM *NEW OPTION THIS YEAR (Includes silent auction viewing and open bar until 6:30 PM)
Purchase Tickets & Register for Auction:
- Our silent auction will be online again this year. This is great news for those who can’t attend the event in-person but want to partiicpate in the auction and support the school.
- To purchase event tickets/table or register for the auction and mobile bidding, visit the Qtego event website by clicking on this link: PURCHASE TICKETS & REGISTER FOR AUCTION
Ways to Support
Each year, we rely on the generous support and donations from families, alumni, local businesses and supporters in our community to help us offset the cost and expenses for the event.
Become a Sponsor
St. John the Baptist invites you to become an event Sponsor! Your sponsorship allows us to underwrite the expenses of the evening so that every dollar raised goes directly back to the school. We have four sponsorship packages available to meet a variety of budgets and provide valuable advertising opportunities for organizations.
St. John the Baptist invites you to become an event Sponsor! Your sponsorship allows us to underwrite the expenses of the evening so that every dollar raised goes directly back to the school. We have four sponsorship packages available to meet a variety of budgets and provide valuable advertising opportunities for organizations.
All sponsorships are due by April 1st. If you have any questions about sponsorships, please contact Deb Walton at [email protected]
In-Kind & Monetary Donations
We are also accepting monetary or in-kind donations of products or services for our silent and grand live auction. All items must be received by April 1st. This allows us the time needed to package auction items and post the items to the online auction site before bidding opens.
We are also accepting monetary or in-kind donations of products or services for our silent and grand live auction. All items must be received by April 1st. This allows us the time needed to package auction items and post the items to the online auction site before bidding opens.
if making a donation to the silent auction, please fill out the top portion of the below donation form and put with your item,
Auction donations can be dropped off at the school (please be sure to include a note with the donor’s name, contact information and value of in-kind donation). If you are making a monetary donation, please make checks payable to St. John the Baptist and in the memo, please indicate Spring Dinner Donation. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Schuette at [email protected]
Purchase Raffle Tickets
Purchase a $50 raffle ticket and get a chance at winning some cash! The more tickets you purchase, the more chances you have to win! The drawing will be held at the event April 29th!
Raffle Cash Prizes:
Grand Prize – $5,000
2nd Prize – $2,000
3rd Prize – $1,000
How to purchase Raffle Tickets:
- Purchase online of the Qtego website here.
- Purchase from any STJB student or family and help them earn a school incentive for selling raffle tickets. If you are purchasing a raffle ticket online and would like to make sure a student gets credit for the sale, please contact Kelley Steele at (402) 297-5331 or by email at [email protected]
- You can also purchase tickets after weekend Masses in the commons.
