Thanks to YOU... This year’s MPAEF auction was a HUGE success!

We are thrilled to announce that through the auction party on March 15, the online auction and our Fund-a-Need drive, our community raised over $510,000!

Thank you to the many local businesses, school staff and families who donated items and parties for the auction, the guests who attended the party and raised their paddles, and to everyone who was the winning bidder of an auction item or ticket to a party. It was wonderful to have our community come together and successfully support our schools.

Thank You to our Auction Chairs and Volunteers

MPAEF is grateful for our amazing team of parent volunteers leading and supporting this year's event:

Auction Event Chairs: Stephanie Alburger and Michelle Eakin

Auction Item Solicitations Lead: Lily Billings

Auction Solicitation & Event Volunteers: Hillary Allen, Francesca Baraggioli, Kendra Bartlow, Meagan Carabetta, Allison Carlson, Kate Cary, Vanessa Clark, Cristina Gibbs, Catherine Gillis, Katherine Glass, Lennard Hachmann, Julie Hartstein, Andrea Henry, Miya Kang, Amy Kurpius, Laura Low Ah Kee, Sabah Mansoor, Lindsay Nalevanko, Kim Novello, Lucy Pieper, Sarah Rachlin, Lisa Rakowski, Azadeh Rasmussen, Krista Rosa, Katherine Rundell, Sam Schroeder, McKenna Sweazey, Ben Wang, Leah Wolf, and Suzanne Yonkers.

Thank You to our In-Kind Donors and Sponsors

With support from our in-kind donors and event sponsors, MPAEF was able to significantly reduce the costs of our auction party and earn more profits for our schools

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Keri Nicholas (Parc Agency)

DIAMOND: Entre Nous and Chad and Elise Hurley

GOLD: Canopy, David White & Associates, The Eakin Family, and Newton Center Inc.

SILVER: Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, Azadeh and Eric Rasmussen, and Soft Reboot Wellness

BRONZE: BarZola, Kathy and James Baskin, Best in Class Dogs Walking & Training, Che Fico Parco Menlo, Fanatics, John and Jessica Gilmartin, The Guild, Laura and Andrew Low Ah Kee, Felicia and Ian McGrew, and Stanly Ranch

BEVERAGE & DESSERT DONORS: Anaba Wines, Draeger’s Market, Fresh Victor, Lagunitas Brewing Co, and Pamplona Pastries

MPCSD FAMILY WISH LIST AND EVENT SPONSORS: Meredith and Michael Bailey, The Bicer Family, Lily and Colin Billings, Keri and David Brenner, The Gilmartin Family, Julie and Phil Hartstein, The Hebert Family, Sabah and Asim Husain, Maria Cecilia and Mark Iantosca, Amy and Justin Kurpius, Teresa and Eric Kwon, Maria and Jake Lehmkuhl, Sally and Tom Loverro, Laura and Andrew Low Ah Kee, Felicia and Bob McGrew, Swati Mehta and Sharad Verma, The Mizrahi Family, Lisa and Brian Rakowski, Run Club of Menlo Park, Devleena Shivakumar and Shivakumar Seetharaman, and Michael Weiner M.D.

Auction Item Pick-Up Times

If you are a winner of a physical item via the auction (examples: wine, gift certificates, tickets to events, etc.), you can pick-up your items from the MPAEF offices on the following dates/times listed below. The MPAEF offices are located within the MPCSD School District Office building at the Encinal Elementary School Campus - in the TERC building. CLICK HERE for a map.

• Tuesday, March 25 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

• Thursday, March 27 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

• Tuesday, April 1 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

• Thursday, April 3 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

MPAEF will hold unclaimed physical auction items until May 30, 2025. After this date, unclaimed items may be re-auctioned to the next highest bidder.

If you purchased a ticket for a “buy-a-spot” party (adult parties, teacher parties, family parties, etc.), expect to receive information about the party closer to the date of the event from the party host. If you have questions about a teacher/school party, please contact your child's teacher or the staff member hosting the event for more details.

If you are a winner of an auction item that is to be coordinated directly with the donor of the item or is an electronic gift certificate, MPAEF staff will email you the details within a reasonable time frame after the close of the online auction. Please be on the lookout for this email.

Questions? Please email events@mpaef.org.

MPAEF Auction 2025 Rules & Guidelines: CLICK HERE - everything you need to know for placing a bid, winning bidder notifications, auciton item sales terms, refunds and how to pick up auction items you have won.

Click here to go to the IRS website to read Rules on Tax Deduction of Charitable Auctions. In a nutshell, if you pay more than the fair market value of an item, the difference may be tax deductible. Few of our auction items end up being eligible for tax deduction.