Our elementary school's big fundraiser for the year is happening later this month: the dinner auction! Every year, this raises a ton of money for our school, which helps fund our teacher's aide salaries and buy technology for the school. A few years ago, the PTA auction raised money to put Smartboards in every single classroom! Parents look forward to this fun event, and the volunteers work so hard to make sure it's amazing for everyone …
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Minecraft and LEGO Auction Gift Baskets!
A few weeks ago, I mentioned my kids' school was doing a fundraiser dinner auction and I shared some awesome basket ideas. I volunteered to be the "basket lady" for two of my kids' classrooms - a task which sounded daunting at first, but turned out to be pretty painless, overall! I finished up both classroom baskets over the weekend and I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. The hardest part about this project, for me, was keeping track …