How the Auction Works

The auction is now closed online. It will continue live tonight and close by 8:30pm. Winners not in attendance will be notified by email.

3. Closing
The online auction will close Friday Jan, 22 at noon and it will continue live that evening from 6pm to 8:30pm at our dinner and live silent auction.

4. Winning
Winning bidders who were not attending and not outbid at the live event will be notified via email. After payment is received (check or PayPal) they can pick up or have their items shipped at cost.

5. Donating
If you just want to donate to our Replenishment Grant fund for BYU students from the Kansas City area, thank you! Please go to give.byu.edu/kcalumni. In the Search Additional Funds type Kansas City, and when our Replenishment Grant fund comes up click Add. Then you can type in any amount you wish to give and click continue. Payment can be credit card, pay pal or electronic check.
Showing posts with label Experiences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Experiences. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Two Night Stay at Nauvoo Family Inn and Suites


You will receive two one night stays, which can be used on the same or separate trips, at Nauvoo Family Inn and Suites.  From our standard spacious rooms with 2 queen beds, to our fully equipped family suites, or for your youth groups, check out our bunk rooms;  we are sure to acommodate families and groups of any size.  We aren't just any old traditional family inn.  We also provide an indoor heated swimming pool and additional services such as an on-site breakfast buffet.  


About the donor:  Nauvoo Family Inn and Suites is a great place for families to stay and has donated to BYU Alumni Kansas City for our last three fundraising auctions.  They are great supporters of BYU and education.



Value: $180
Opening bid: $60
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T Bones Baseball Package



Do you have a kid who loves baseball?  This package would be the perfect birthday party!  It includes:

1. 10 select tickets to a T Bones Game
2. First pitch opportunity
3. 2 On-Field passes for pregame ceremonies
4. 2 Preferred Parking Pass
5. Name in lights on the message board

About the donors: T-Bones Baseball Club is one of Kansas City's professional sports attractions and appreciates being invited to support worthy causes around the metro area.

Value: $400
Opening bid: $100
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Monday, January 18, 2016

One month of violin lessons



Do you know someone who has always wanted to play the violin?  Or maybe you have a child who is ready to try a new teacher.  Get them one 30 minute lesson each week for a month from someone who loves to teach!  Consider buying them the student violin we are selling as well!




About the donor: Lisa Sweet received her degree in violin at Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas and has been teaching violin for 5 years. She has a very full studio of 45 students near Shawnee Mission Parkway and K7, but has graciously agreed to open up a spot for us on Saturdays.  Music is her passion and her eyes light up when she talks about teaching violin.

Value: $88
Opening bid: $30
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One month of piano or voice lessons



Have you always wanted to try piano but didn’t know where to start?  Or do you have a child who loves to sing?  Get one 30 minute lesson each week for a month from a committed musician who understands children.  





About the donor:  Heidi Meadows is an experienced piano and voice teacher who also sings with the Kansas City Symphony Chorus.  She has performed with several BYU choirs, sang in General Conference, and has performed in Carnegie Hall in NYC.  She especially loves to teach beginners (including adults) and help them develop or expand their love for music.  She teaches out of her home in Pleasant Valley, or is willing to come to you (within reason, and if you have a working keyboard/piano).  Heidi is married and has three little boys and an adorable baby girl.  Heidi graduated from BYU in 2003 and serves on the BYU Alumni Kansas City Chapter Board.

Value: $80
Opening bid: $30

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Fitness package from Mat & Kitchen




45 min one-on-one phone call or Skype session with celebrity personal trainer Tandy Gutierrez to discuss your food and fitness goals AND 30 days free access to her Mat&Kitchen website, which has a new 30 minute workout posted every three days plus hundreds of whole food gluten free recipes for optimal health.  *One-on-one consultations sessions expire within 6 months.






About the donor: Tandy Gutierrez is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost Pilates and fitness experts with workouts featured in SEVENTEEN, SELF, and ELLE Magazine and celebrity clients such as Sendhil Ramamurthy of USA Network’s Covert Affairs and NBC’s Heroes, Lucy Hale from ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars and Emmanuelle Chriqui from HBO’s Entourage. Tandy’s client list also includes professional athletes in the NFL, MLB, and the Iron Man Competition.  She is a former dancer and has a great husband and two adorable boys.

Value $246
Opening bid: $75
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Urban Mountain Bike Ride



Have you ever wanted to try mountain biking and didn’t have the equipment?  Do you love to mountain bike but didn’t know there were great places to go in Kansas City?  Come take an hour long tour of Swope Park’s bike trails on a new, high end mountain bike.  It’s an experience you didn’t know you could have away from the mountains!  Date and time to be arranged between guide and winner of this item.

Steve and Alan Wimmer mountain biking at Moab




About the donor:  Alan Wimmer has been mountain biking for over 25 years and has found some of the best trails he has ridden outside of Moab right here in the Kansas City area. Alan is a local cardiologist who also commutes to St. Luke’s Hospital on his bike, and he serves on the BYU Alumni KC Chapter Board.

Value: $120. 
Opening bid: $50
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Getaway For Two at Marydale Inn





Marydale Inn Bed and Breakfast is near Jamesport, Missouri’s largest Amish community.  Jamesport is also known for excellent antique shopping.  Maryville Inn is near the church historic site of the LDS church Adam-Ondi-Ahman.  Full signature breakfast comes with every stay, and much of the food comes from the local Amish community.  http://marydale.com/index.html

About the donors:  Dale and Mary Jo Christensen are currently serving a mission in Harlem, New York.  Dale’s sister and brother-in-law, Dian and Art Kelley, are innkeepers for the interim and are some of the kindest, most welcoming people you will ever meet.  Dale is rumored to have played football for a year at BYU.
Dale and Mary Jo Christensen





Dian and Art Kelly

Value: $150   
Opening bid: $50
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One Hour Professional Massage




Legacy Massage offers a variety of different massages. If you are looking to relax, choose: Swedish, Reflexology, Shiatsu, or Deep Tissue massages. If you need to relieve choose: Trigger Point Therapy or Structural massages. If you need to recover, choose Sports or Injury massages.  You will receive a one hour massage of your choice. legacymassage.com. Great Valentine's gift!




About the donor: Charity Smith has been married for two years and loves hiking, camping, and anything involving the outdoors. She considers massage her passion and studied at the Utah College of Massage Therapy. Her favorite massage modalities are Structural Integration, Trigger Point Therapy, and Sports & Injury massage. She is licensed in both Utah and Missouri.

Value: $60  
Opening bid: $30  
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