Auction
2023 AUCTION: November 11, 2023 5:30pm
This is the Place – The Garden Place at Heritage Park
Thank you for such a fabulous response to the auction! Unfortunately, the live auction is sold out. You are welcome to continue to bid online and attend the live auction on Zoom with a Zoom ticket purchased online. Thanks for your support!
Click here for the online auction
Dear Members and Friends,
The annual auction fundraiser for First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City is scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023, 5:30 PM at This is the Place Heritage Park – Garden Place. The theme this year is “The Future’s So Bright, We’ve Gotta Wear Shades”!
We are proud to announce that Nan Seymour will be this year’s Fairly Free Thinker Awardee. Nan is a writer and activist working to save the Great Salt Lake. She led 45-day vigils on Antelope Island for the imperiled Lake throughout each of the Utah Legislature’s 2022 and 2023 sessions.
A silent auction will begin online on November 4 and run through November 11. The in-person event from 5:30 to 9:30 PM on Saturday the 11th will include cocktails, dinner, Fairly Free Thinker Award, opportunity drawing, silent auction, and live auction. Location is This is the Place Heritage Park – Garden Place, 2601 East Sunnyside Ave. Childcare will be offered at the Church from 5:00 to 10:00 PM - so parents, you can have a night out (contact the office for a childcare registration form)!
See instructions below on. All members who have never attended a First Church auction in past years can attend on November 11 for half-price! You just need to pick up a half-price coupon at the Auction table in Eliot Hall after Sunday service. As you make your ticket donations and sponsorships remember that you will have the option to pay the credit card processing fees so that the church doesn’t have to.
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- You should only have to enter this once on a device, but keep it handy in case you log out of your account and need back in.
- When you use a different device, enter this Access Code on the new device to use your Registered Account. SO SAVE THE EMAIL WITH YOUR ACCESS CODE!
Now you’re ready to make your ticket donation and sponsorships.
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- $100 - Bronze level
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$250 - Silver level
- Bronze and Silver level sponsors can also make a donation for tickets at the same time.
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- $500 - Gold level, includes 2 tickets
- $1,000 - Platinum level, includes 4 tickets
- Platinum and Gold level sponsors will claim your tickets at the same time as you make your sponsorship donation.
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$100 - In-person Event November 11 (suggested donation for each ticket is $100. Tickets required so we can have an accurate food count)
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$50 - Zoom Auction Ticket November 11
Have an item to donate to the auction? We are still taking items and experiences..so reach out to the auction committee before November 1st (they will be at Coffee Hour for the next few Sundays). Silent Auction items go live November 4th.
2022 AUCTION: October 22, 2022 6pm
This is the Place – The Garden Place at Heritage Park
The good news and the better news!
2022 AUCTION: October 22, 2022 6pm
This is the Place – The Garden Place at Heritage Park
You won’t want to miss this year’s annual auction fundraiser of First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City! The date is Saturday, October 22 at 6 pm, at a new venue for 2022, This is the Place – The Garden Place at Heritage Park.
The Annual Auction Needs You!
SPONSORSHIPS & TICKETS (LIVE & ZOOM)
OTHER CASH DONATIONS (ANY AMOUNT)
The virtual event will offer remote access on Zoom, for the real-time live auction, silent auction, and the awarding of the Fairly Free Thinker Award. Tickets are $50 per person
The online silent auction will open online one week prior to the live event, on Saturday October 15th. Even if you are not able to participate in person or virtually, you may still bid on the wonderful dinners, event tickets, art work, raffle baskets, and other surprising experiences!
All donors will receive recognition on the auction website and at the in-person event.
2022 AUCTION: October 22, 2022 6pm
This is the Place – The Garden Place at Heritage Park
You won’t want to miss this year’s annual auction fundraiser of First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City! The date is Saturday, October 22 at 6 pm, at a new venue for 2022, This is the Place – The Garden Place at Heritage Park.
Your Auction Committee is excited to announce this year’s recipient of the Fairly Free Thinker Award – Karrie Galloway and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah! After four decades of fighting for women’s bodily autonomy, Karrie is retiring as executive director and CEO of PPAU at the end of this year. Planned Parenthood of Utah filed a lawsuit in July challenging Utah’s abortion “trigger law” that is making its way through the courts. We are very pleased to recognize and honor Karrie and PPAU as our Fairly Free Thinker awardees!
We are asking if you will consider helping sponsor the Auction this year. Sponsorships are used to underwrite expenses for the auction to ensure all proceeds go directly to the mission of First Church.
Why support the auction? Read Michele Page’s reasons:
My wife, Sue, and I began attending First UU Church of SLC around 2004. I was first to attend, having heard Rev. Tom Goldsmith speak before. Sue was quite reluctant, given the fact that we were each raised in the LDS faith and attended BYU (I know, right!). But seriously, we were both traumatized by experiences within the LDS church, especially me. I had to endure two bishops’ courts at BYU – the trauma has had a lifelong impact on me. Neither of us wanted anything to do with organized religion ever again. Reluctantly, Sue agreed to attend a service after much insistence by me. Sue equally loved Tom’s sermons and soon we were holding a child dedication for our daughter in early 2005. We have been members since that time.
We raised our son and daughter in the religious education program and are grateful for the valuable information they gained over the years. They both went to Boston with their peers and loved the trip and learning about UU history. First UU Church has been a tremendous asset in our lives. We have developed life-long friendships and found a like-minded community of incredible individuals.
Over the years we have held many positions, including co-chairs of Social Justice and Pledge Committees. Sue served on the Board for 6 years, 2 as President. We taught 1st grade RE (that’s another story) and served as leaders and members of Small Group Ministry for years. I have also served as auction chair for several years, and co-chair this year. We are grateful for this church and our UU friends.
Please consider becoming a sponsor for this year’s auction.
– Michele Page
Options for auction participation!
The in-person event at This Is the Place Garden Place will include cocktails and dinner, silent auction, raffle, live auction, and the awarding of the annual Fairly Free Thinker Award. Tickets are $100 per person
The virtual event will offer remote access on Zoom, for the real-time live auction, silent auction, and the awarding of the Fairly Free Thinker Award. Tickets are $50 per person
The online silent auction will open online one week prior to the live event, on Saturday October 15th. Even if you are not able to participate in person or virtually, you may still bid on the wonderful dinners, event tickets, art work, raffle baskets, and other surprising experiences!
How to become a sponsor for the auction:
Go online to the 2022 church auction page CLICK HERE and scroll down to “Donate Now.” You may register for the auction now, or at a later time.
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If you plan to attend the auction (in-person or virtual), CLICK HERE to buy your tickets AND become a sponsor. This path will register you for the auction.
All donors will receive recognition on the auction website and at the in-person event.
Live vs Virtual: We'll do them both!
After consulting with many experienced voices we have decided to hold a hybrid auction. The 2021 auction will be BOTH live at the University Park Marriott and virtual streamed to your own front room. Precautions for the live auction include proof of vaccination and masking. Both the live and virtual attendees can bid on silent and live auction items as well as hear from our Fairly Free Thinker Award recipient, Dr. Angela Dunn.
--But whether you're going live or Zooming, you have to register and purchase your tickets! Click on the links below and sign up today! Questions? Becky Heal . If you had signed up last year, log in to your account, make sure your password and credit card information are up to date, and purchase your tickets.
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First Church Auction Needs You!
As part of our annual auction we need your contributions to make it a success. The most popular auction items are those community-building experiences, such as dinner parties, concerts, wine and cheese soirees with an interesting local celebrity, wine tastings and similar experiences. Do you have an idea? Or if you are short of ideas, do you have a suitable space for entertaining? If you’d like to find out more about how to donate or would like to team up with someone else to host an event, please contact Jessica French at , who will connect you with one of the committee members who can help you make it happen.
Thank you to everyone for making the 2023 auction a success. Shout out to the auction committee for making it happen, those that donated items, those who attended the auction dinner, and those that purchased auction items.
2023 AUCTION: November 11, 2023 5:30pm
This is the Place – The Garden Place at Heritage Park
Thank you for such a fabulous response to the auction! Unfortunately, the live auction is sold out. You are welcome to continue to bid online and attend the live auction on Zoom with a Zoom ticket purchased online. Thanks for your support!
Click here for the online auction
Dear Members and Friends,
The annual auction fundraiser for First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City is scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023, 5:30 PM at This is the Place Heritage Park – Garden Place. The theme this year is “The Future’s So Bright, We’ve Gotta Wear Shades”!
We are proud to announce that Nan Seymour will be this year’s Fairly Free Thinker Awardee. Nan is a writer and activist working to save the Great Salt Lake. She led 45-day vigils on Antelope Island for the imperiled Lake throughout each of the Utah Legislature’s 2022 and 2023 sessions.
A silent auction will begin online on November 4 and run through November 11. The in-person event from 5:30 to 9:30 PM on Saturday the 11th will include cocktails, dinner, Fairly Free Thinker Award, opportunity drawing, silent auction, and live auction. Location is This is the Place Heritage Park – Garden Place, 2601 East Sunnyside Ave. Childcare will be offered at the Church from 5:00 to 10:00 PM - so parents, you can have a night out (contact the office for a childcare registration form)!
See instructions below on. All members who have never attended a First Church auction in past years can attend on November 11 for half-price! You just need to pick up a half-price coupon at the Auction table in Eliot Hall after Sunday service. As you make your ticket donations and sponsorships remember that you will have the option to pay the credit card processing fees so that the church doesn’t have to.
-
- You should only have to enter this once on a device, but keep it handy in case you log out of your account and need back in.
- When you use a different device, enter this Access Code on the new device to use your Registered Account. SO SAVE THE EMAIL WITH YOUR ACCESS CODE!
Now you’re ready to make your ticket donation and sponsorships.
-
- $100 - Bronze level
-
$250 - Silver level
- Bronze and Silver level sponsors can also make a donation for tickets at the same time.
-
- $500 - Gold level, includes 2 tickets
- $1,000 - Platinum level, includes 4 tickets
- Platinum and Gold level sponsors will claim your tickets at the same time as you make your sponsorship donation.
-
$100 - In-person Event November 11 (suggested donation for each ticket is $100. Tickets required so we can have an accurate food count)
-
$50 - Zoom Auction Ticket November 11
Have an item to donate to the auction? We are still taking items and experiences..so reach out to the auction committee before November 1st (they will be at Coffee Hour for the next few Sundays). Silent Auction items go live November 4th.