You're Invited to the Masterpiece Gala & Auction:
A Fundraiser Celebrating Student Success
  
 
Get ready to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) at this year's event as we boast our new tech-savvy platform with online ticketing, mobile bidding, pre-swiped credit cards, bidding scoreboards and easy electronic check-out! Can't join us at the event? No problem - bid with us from around the world using the Gesture platform. Register and receive a text message alert when bidding opens!

We encourage you to still bid on auction items even if you can't attend the event. All auction items will be available for preview and bidding the week of the event. All registered bidders agree to comply with the auction rules.

Military Tickets 
Thanks to the Parents Association, we have eight complimentary gala tickets available for CSS parents serving or having served in the military. Thanks for all your family's sacrifices! These tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis. Limit two tickets per household. Please contact Amaya Firestone '11, Advancement and Communications Assistant at (719) 434-3501 to secure your tickets.    
 
Childcare Opportunity
A special Saturday Night Out will be held for K-5th grade students. Click here for pricing and details.






 
Masterpiece Gala & Auction Highlights
and Schedule of Events 

5:00 p.m.
  • Event Check in; Cocktail Attire

  • Silent Auction featuring items such as class creations, front row seats at graduation, summer camps, community sociables, getaways, and ever-popular themed baskets

  • Wine Cork Pull - Take a chance to pull the best vintage

  • Mix & Mingle - Meet new people with open seating and dining and dessert stations. Beer and wine served complimentary at the bar

8:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m 
  • Dessert and continued student performances will captivate the crowd
  • Auctioneer and retired Denver Bronco Reggie Rivers will entertain as guests participate in Raise Your Paddle and the Live Auction. Live auction items will include such items as 4-week campership at Cheley Colorado Camps in Estes Park and a 7-night luxurious getaway at a Vidanta resort in Mexico.
  • Reggie Rivers will announce the countdown of the Silent Auction at approximately 9:15 p.m.
9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  • Finish the evening with s'mores and nightcaps around the campfire overlooking the city.
  • Auction item pickup and checkout following the close of the silent auction and completion of the live auction.


Gala Chair
Don Gibson P'27

Gala Volunteers
Kristal Alfonso P'24, Jennifer Clarke P'29, P'27, Stephanie Edwards P'24, P'22,
 Ilise Garvin P'19, P'17, Melissa Hocate P'27,P'20, P'16, Clarissa Hobson P'30,
 Heather Kelly P'30, P'27, Lina Klaus P'27, P'25, Kimmie and Carl Wooten P'18, P'17,
Jill Richardi P'21, P'18, Anna Sass P'25, Glenda Southard P'22, P'16,
Donna Taylor P'20, P'18, and Suki Thomas P'17, P'18

Gala Staff
Jessica James P'30, P'28, Amaya Firestone '11, Aaron Schubach P'25

Contact Jessica L. James, Director of Advancement and Communications at (719) 434 3506 or reach out to a gala volunteer to discuss sponsorships, auction donations, cork pull wine donations,
or to receive assistance with ticket purchases.
The Colorado Springs School
21 Broadmoor Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 475-9747
http://www.css.org