Key Event Details

The goal of this evening is NOT to be a camp-sponsored social event, but RATHER a fundraising event that utilizes the relationships of the greater camp family in order to raise money for the Retreat Center. We hope to fill many of the guest seats with people who have both the heart and the means to financially contribute to a ministry they might not currently be aware of.

We’ve come up with some very practical areas that would benefit from your involvement, and ask that you please take a few minutes to review the below information for specific ways that you can help to make the UPBC Retreat Center Auction & Dinner a huge success!

(1) ATTEND THE EVENT at the Prince Conference Center
Contact Kara Warren | E: akwarren01@hotmail.com H: 616-940-3231 C: 630-740-6434

In order to encourage the sponsoring or co-sponsoring of entire tables, the cost of an individual ticket is $40 while the cost of a ticket at a sponsored table is $30. We need to fill 30 tables of 8.

Sponsor a Table: $30 per ticket ($240 per table)

Purchase an entire tables’ worth of tickets and commit to filling the other 7 seats by inviting your non-camp friends to attend the event with you.

Co-Sponsor a Table: $30 per ticket ($240 per table)

Partner with another couple or individual to co-sponsor a table and commit to filling your portion of the table. Please find a co-sponsor prior to purchasing your tickets so that we can reserve full tables.

Purchase a Ticket: $40 per ticket

Plan to attend the event and participate in the Silent and Live Auction.

(2) DONATE AN AUCTION ITEM
Contact Kara Warren | See Above for Contact Info

We have chosen a location and menu that will create an exceptional experience for each of our guests and we’d like our Auction Items to reflect that same excellence. Possible examples of Goods or Services:

Goods: Framed Original Photography, Jewelry, Children’s Product from a Local Publisher (DVDs, Books, CDs), Gift Cards, Spa Products (Lotions, Candles, Make-Up), Specialty Foods (Dips, Sauces), etc.

Services: Spa Experiences (Manicure, Haircut, Massage), Professional Services (Lawn Care, Photography, Home Cleaning, Catering, Carpet Care), Use of a Condo / Vacation Home, Fishing Trip, etc.

(3) VOLUNTEER FOR THE EVENT
Contact Lisa Van Ryn | E: lisavanryn@yahoo.com C: 906-869-6547

We are looking for a limited number of volunteers that would be willing to serve on the evening of the event. We are asking that all volunteers help cover the cost of the event by purchasing their ticket to attend, but then volunteer their time and energies instead of (or in addition to) participating in the Silent and Live Auction.

(4) FINANCIALLY UNDERWRITE EVENT COSTS
Contact Lisa Van Ryn | See Above for Contact Info

While the ticket price is designed to cover some of the cost of the event, we are hoping to underwrite as much of the event as possible in order to maximize the total proceeds that are raised for the Retreat Center.

Feel free to contact one of the below Auction Committee members with questions that you may have.

Julie Barrett | Steve & Kris Biondo | Rhonda Cooper | Tom & Lynn Felten | Bonnie Gordon | Dan Martin | Don & Susie Van Ryn | Lisa Van Ryn | Kara Warren