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Results of the 2009 Pratt Silent Auction!

Thanks, everyone, for making this far and away our most successful year ever! Below you will find the list of winners and the entire bid history for each item. Congratulations, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!

IMPORTANT: If you have not yet picked up or paid for your items, please do so at the Pratt office as soon as possible. Thanks!

ItemBidsHigh BidPaid?Winner
Tour of State Capitol with Larry Pogemiller1$100David Galle
Tour of City Hall with Cam Gordon1$50Steven Hauser
Coffee with Mayor RT Rybak3$65Eric James
Pratt Naming Rights1$150Jessica Askew
KSTP Tour1$100Jordan Cushing
“Welcome to the Monkey House” Tour3$75Michael McKee
Minnehaha Falls Geo-Tour2$110Courtney Cushing Kiernat
Signature Cafe $150 Gift Certificate #11$175Dick Hendrickson
Signature Cafe $150 Gift Certificate #22$160Nina Fontaine
Cupcake Restaurant Gift Card $502$60Jessica Askew
Starbucks Gift Cards $401$40Michael Mckee
Pair of Tickets to Wine Tasting #15$75Amy Beckes
Pair of Tickets to Wine Tasting #24$75Kris Lafavor
Pair of Tickets to Wine Tasting #35$75Deb Clark
Pair of Tickets to Wine Tasting #44$75Bridget Ferguson
Pair of Tickets to Wine Tasting #56$75Tim Carl
Large Homemade Cheesecake #12$35Natasha DeVoe
Large Homemade Cheesecake #22$32Nancy Kristensen
Large Homemade Cheesecake #31$30John Wike
Scones Every Friday for a Month2$60Michelle Chin Purcell
Cookie Bag3$20Jim Polakowski
Private Yoga Class1$75Sally Roscoe
Pilates Instruction1$50Kristyn Anderson
Gift Basket of Nu Skin Hair and Skin Products3$50Emily Stahly
Luxury Facial and Brow Wax1$65Marty Allen
Gift certificate for massage or acupuncture1$80Katie Trotzky
One Night’s Stay at Evelo’s B&B4$110Jamie Olson
Theater Tickets to “A Bronx Tale”3$90Todd Hanks
Pianist for Your Next Event (1–2 hours)2$60Peter Holbrook
Professional Scrap Book0$40
Graduation Scrapbook0$35
Sewing Machine Tune-Up2$45Julie Wallace
Artist for Hire! # I3$110Becky Sun
Artist for Hire! #23$115Aire Wojtowick
14 Hours of Painting Labor6$375Bridget Ferguson
4 Hours of Super Garden Clean-Up8$85Kristyn Anderson
2 Hours of Dog Walking!3$22Emilie Anderson
1 Hour Sculpey Lesson1$20Paula Denman
Talk to a Good Lawyer!0$100
2 Hours of Digital Photography Services #12$55Becky Sun
2 Hours of Computer Consulting #11$50Lynn Eggers
2 Hours of Computer Consulting #22$55Emilie Anderson
Rent a Dog Scooter4$45Bridget Smith
Tandem Kayak for a Day1$35Deb Clark
Custom Made Jewelry2$30Michelle Chin Purcell
Hand-Knit Baby Sweater with Cap3$40Lisa Capell
Hand Knit Baby Sweater with Stories3$30Susan Burns
Early Literacy-Loaded Diaper Bag2$50Betsy Polakowski
Plush Gund Polar Bear with Diamond Pendant and Earrings Set0$75
Exclusive Hand-Woven Textile in Hand-Painted Frame2$36Susan Burns
Acrylic Painting by Jazmin0$50
Retro Lamp2$50Jakki Kydd-Fidelman
Youth Performance Company Summer Class!1$100Mary Heikkila
Robot Buggy for Kids0$45
“Powderhorn Park, Lake Street, 1999” by Wing Young Huie1$150cynthia berger
Dog Sitting for Two Weekends!3$40Becky Sun
Top Notch Indian Meal for Four8$85Peter Wagenius
Noelle’s Brownies3$30Peter Holbrook
Portrait Photography Session4$25Martha Bolinger
Aikido Classes for Two Family Members0$50
Ki & Aikido Beginner’s Program for Two0$80
Weisman Art Museum Membership2$45Maria Tavera
Abstract Painting with Green1$50Kristi Mattson
Green Vase2$22Judy Berren
2 Hours of Digital Photography Services #24$56Donna Schneider
Water Tower Watercolor5$40Becky Sun

$4108

Note that a few items did not receive the minimum bid requested by the donor; if anyone is still interested in purchasing these items, please contact Claudia Fuentes. Thanks!

Examples of Enrichment Items and Costs

The following shows just some of the ways in which your generous donations have been used by Pratt:

$140One field trip bus to downtown Minneapolis
$190One field trip bus to downtown St. Paul
$5000Artist-in-Residence
Six-week program in which a local artist works with the kids in each grade to create an arts presentation; this year it was a series of plays for each grade.
$2500Neighborhood Bridges
Year-long arts program for one classroom; sponsored by Children’s Theatre Company — involves an artist educator coming into the classroom one half day each week.
$50Visual Art CD
Examples of visual art; used by the art teacher to supplement curriculum.
$3Multicultural Crayons
A box of crayons in 8 different skin tones allows children to do more accurate self-portraits.
$75International Children’s Festival
Admission for one class of 25 students to attend an event at the Ordway’s Flint Hills Center for the Performing Arts.
$175Steppingstone Theater
Admission for one class of 25 students to attend a performance.
$25Music CD used during Physical Education classes
$50 /
hour
Artist-in-Residence
Works with one classroom; most such residencies involve multiple hours over several weeks or months.
Questions? Problems? Contact Pratt’s website administrator!