2019 Auction and Great Big Raffle Items

The Great Big Raffle for Peninsula Catholic benefits the PCHS Impact Fund, $5 at a time. Winners are announced at PC's wine festival and auction on March 23. You need not be present to win. Odds of winning are 1 in 4,000.

The prizes:

1. Overnight for 2 at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA with dinner at Lemaire, the  hotel's in-house restaurant, and champagne     brunch for two. Value: over $500

2. Arts and Entertainment-- performance tickets for the Ferguson Center, Virginia Stage Company, and more! Value: over $300

3. Calling All Foodies-- gift certificates to 10+ of the area's most popular eateries.Value: over $500

4. Disney! Eight Parkhopper passes to all that Disney has to offer. Value: over $1,200

5. $1,000 CASH-- enough said!

The Live Auction is our main event... take a look at what's on the auction block.

• Pretty as a picture… Andrew Carney Photography has generously donated a $500 gift certificate for a location portrait session, with a 10x10 portrait included. Minimum bid: $200

• 8th Grade Commencement Front Row… Sit up front as your young Knight crosses into high school, and get a reserved parking space too. Commemorate the day with a 16x20 canvas print of your favorite photo.

• “Fore” a Great Cause… be the first to tee off at the 5th Annual D.B. Memorial Golf Tournament on September 13 — with 4 passes for the event, 3 mulligans for each player, and 4 vouchers to play at Sleepy Hole ahead of time so you know what holes to bet on. Value: $600

• Car Wash!... The Class of 2020 is paying it forward for their school with a service package. Join them for a car wash on May 18 at One Stop Auto in Yorktown. Prepay $20 now to have your car cleaned this spring. Prepay: $20 per

• Dining in DC… enjoy a decadent brunch for 4 at the Four Seasons, elegant cocktails at the Quill Bar in DC’s Jefferson Hotel, and finish your culinary tour with a visit to Clyde’s in Georgetown. How are you going to get there? Drive in a Polaris Slingshot to arrive in style,. Generously donated by the Belbin, Laverty and Hansin families. Value: $1000

• A fall week at the beach…. The “Sunburst” oceanfront condo at MP 14.5 in Nags Head is yours for the week of Sept. 21-28. Three bedrooms, 3 baths, sleeps 7-9, and steps to the ocean! Generously donated by the Mackie and Miller families. Minimum bid: $500

• Fund-a-Need—sound system for the gym... The sound system in the main gymnasium has components with a variety of capabilities and limitations, some in place since PC was built in 1995. It is important for this multi-purpose space to have an effective and up- to-date system to better serve our faculty and students. The system is used for everything from junior-senior showdown to athletic games to weekly Mass to graduation. This year, our goal is to raise $20,000

• He gets behind the wheel, so you don’t have to… John Jackowski, PC’s Athletic Director and fearless instructor and owner of Not Your Mother’s Driving School, has graciously donated a one week behind the wheel driving course. Value: $300

• Look Smart!… Outfit your Knight for success with 20 hours of math tutoring by Jim Laverty P’20, a $50 gift certificate for PC spirit wear, and a reserved parking space with your student’s name on it for the 2019-20 school year. Mrs. Franklin has donated a week of tag days and 5 homework passes too!

• Thrill Seekers... If you’re a thrill seeker, this package is for you. Hansin Investment Group and Hampton Roads Helicopters will take 4 people on a guided helicopter tour of Hampton Roads. Need more thrill? Skydive Suffolk will take you up in the air and let you jump out of an airplane on a tandem skydive experience, and will include a shirt to prove you did it. Value: $899

• Graduation VIP Package... This VIP treatment includes 10 seats in the front row for PC’s 2019 commencement ceremony on June 1 along with 2 reserved parking spaces. A $300 certificate for services from Jean Wines Photography is included. Priceless!

• Feast and Fellowship with Father Nick Redmond... Enjoy an evening with PC’s chaplain as he cooks a steak and seafood feast for 6, served up with “the Pope’s wine”. What is that, you ask? You’ll have to ask Father Nick. This one’s priceless!

• You’re going to Disney World!... Capture the magic of Disney with these 12 park hopper passes to Walt Disney World and a $100 gift certificate from Mouse World Travel to book your resort accommodations. Value: $2,168

• Wine about it... Gather a group of your friends who like wine for this one. Total Wine will take you on a 2- hour virtual tour of your favorite wine region, with 8 different wines for up to 20 people. Choose your region— California, France or Italy. Then, head to New Kent Winery for a tasting and tour for 10 people. Value: $600

• Escape This... You and your friends can challenge each other to see who can escape this one. Thispackage includes admission to Escape Room Virginia Peninsula for 22 people to see if they can break the code. If you can’t escape that, see if you can avoid getting your picture taken with this open air photo booth from Astro Entertainment. It includes a 3-hour session, props and an attendant. Value: $1,575