06/14/2023
READY! SET! GO! 🚀
The Light Up the Night! 2023 Online Auction is Now Open!
Our auction catalog includes a wide assortment of items to appeal to the most discriminate shopper.
Check out the video for just a small sample including:
✅ ITEM #55 - La Boheme at the Met
Experience the operatic drama of Parisian life and love with two orchestra seats to the Metropolitan Opera's production of La Boheme in NYC on Saturday, October 28 at 1:00 pm.
✅ ITEM #82 - Moan and Dove Beer Tasting for Six People
You and five of your friends will experience a curated beer tasting chosen from a selection of 30 beers led by Moan and Dove owner, Jason DiCaprio.
✅ ITEM #73 - The First Supper...A Farm to Table Event at Protocol
You and your date can join this limited-ticket event at Protocol. On the first Monday of the month, Protocol hosts a six-course, prix fixe dinner that pairs local food with wine. You can reserve a spot at the table on any one of these special evenings!
✅ ITEM #30 - Private Art Class in Felting at The Mill District Local Art Gallery with Montague Fiber Artist, Chris Pellerin
Enjoy a private group Art Class in felting at The Mill District Local Art Gallery with Montague fiber artist, Chris Pellerin. Includes refreshments from Provisions Wine.
✅ ITEM #42 - Shelter Your Firewood
A complete 4'x8'x6' tall firewood shelter built at your home. Just pick the spot you want and Nolan Anaya, a local home improvement contractor, will build it on site with pressure-treated lumber and a corrugated roof. It will last and look good for years to come.
✅ ITEM #1 - A Whole Lot of Lattes
You can drink a whole lot of lattes when you use your $100 gift card at Amherst Coffee.
✅ ITEM #74 - Redesign Your Wardrobe at The Closet
The Closet, where style meets sustainability, is the newest fashion boutique located in North Amherst's Mill District. They carry new and preloved vintage, luxury, and independent labels. A visit to The Closet is unlike any other shopping experience around because they believe that fashion should be fun and feel good. As you search for new-to-you designer fashions with your $100 gift card, you will get full service attention with reasonable pricing. They also offer styling, personal shopping, and closet editing services.
✅ ITEM #53 - The Archives, Amherst's New Speakeasy
Amherst's very own speakeasy! Enjoy craft cocktails & curiosities made by master mixologists while hidden away in dark, moody lounge with your $100 gift card.
✅ ITEM #80 - Mt. Snow Getaway for Two
Explore Vermont this summer or fall at Mount Snow! Combine a golf outing with a two-night stay in a one-bedroom, two bathroom condo for two at the base of Mount Snow. Use your chairlift pass to ride up the mountain and view the amazing countryside around Mount Snow. Use your greens fees gift card to play a round of golf for two (with a cart) at Mount Snow Golf Club, rated in the top five mountain courses in New England by Golf Digest. The Snowtree condo development has an amenity center with hot tub, sauna and exercise room and an outdoor pool.
THIS JUST IN... FIVE Nights in Paris for Bastille Day 2024! (LIVE #6)
Bidding closes Friday, June 16th at 11:59 PM.
IMPORTANT: You must register first to participate in our online auction. To register, click on the link below. Once you're taken to our online auction site, scroll down to the "Get Set! Let's Register" section for detailed instructions before clicking on "Registration" located at the top of your screen. After registering, you will be emailed a bidder number and an access code. (Be sure to check your spam or junk email folder.) 🙂 Registration is free!
https://charityauction.bid/LUTN2023
NEW THIS YEAR - TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK:
➡️ MAKE IT A BUENO YEAR
Food insecurity is a major issue for our families, especially those who don't qualify for federal food support programs. When Bob Lowry of Bueno y Sano heard about it, he offered to give us 100 $25 gift cards for our caseworkers to distribute to our client families. Please help us reach our goal of selling all 100 to be given to our families by buying them online as part of the ONLINE auction, item #64. Family Outreach will receive up to $2,500 and 100 families will have delicious nutritious food from Bueno y Sano. It's a winning combination all around.
➡️ SUMMER FUN
For the past two years, we have offered the opportunity to sponsor camperships to Light Up the Night! attendees. As summer camps are difficult for many of our families to manage with scheduling, etc., we now want families to be able to take advantage of the many recreational and cultural activities in the area and are asking for help sponsoring them.
Whether it's going to a pool, swimming lessons, museums, sporting events, camps, etc., this fund will make it possible for kids to get outside and be kids during the summer months. Our caseworkers will work with the families to find great opportunities suited to their needs and interests. This will be part of the LIVE auction.
Unable to participate in Light Up the Night! 2023 but would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help our struggling families?
Donate online by clicking the link below.
https://chd.org/2020/11/13/foa-giving-program/
If you prefer to write a check, please make it payable to Family Outreach of Amherst and mail to the following address:
Family Outreach of Amherst
401 Main Street, Suite 12
Amherst, MA 01002
Hope to "SEE" you there!
