We are looking to collect some great live and silent auction items to help reach and restore women in the adult entertainment industry by sharing the hope and love of Jesus. It is also a great way to for businesses to get noticed by 300 passionate supporters who attend the event, as well as hundreds more through the event app that will be shared prior to the event. 100% of proceeds from event donations and auction items will be used toward our new Hope House drop-in resource center, life + vocational skills training, trauma counseling, case management, and our 12-week Transformation internships. Your donations truly make a difference in lives of Jacksonville strip club dancers!

Auction Donation Form PDF

Online Auction Donation Form

SampLe letter to request items

Event Information

Auction item ideas or questions? Email Casey at ​[email protected]

Auction Item Ideas

The Latest (Most Awesome) Auction Item Ideas (source). The list below will give you a starting point for your brainstorming:

Travel – Tie a travel package to a popular film, book, current event, or even the theme of your event. For example, a “Wild” movie travel package could include backpacks and camping gear, a chance to hike part of the Pacific Crest Trail, and a stay at a “semi-roughing it” campground such as El Capitan Canyon. Or, tie a trip to a popular event, like a travel package to the Toronto Film Festival or to Aspen for skiing and the Food and Wine Classic.

Adventure – An adventure experience appeals to any age group and can be physical, intellectual, or spiritual. Look to local attractions for ideas. Live near a racetrack or an Air Force base? Offer a racecar driving class or the chance to become a fighter pilot for a day. Maybe a behind-the-scenes-tour of your local zoo or local sports team facility. Are you located near a leading university or Fortune 100 company? Set up a lunch with a leader in education or business.

Celebrities – Who do you or your team know who is a celebrity willing to support your cause? Consider not only individuals in the spotlight, but those behind the scenes who may be able to provide access to a ‘spotlight celebrity’. Maybe they can provide access to unique items, such as a script or a prop from a popular movie or TV show. Perhaps a back-stage pass to a local newsroom. And remember that celebrities come in many flavors—there are those in the media (entertainment and news), but also consider celebrities in business and sports.
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Miscellaneous – the sky is the limit for this category. Here’s a brief list of auction item ideas you might want to consider:

• Head Table: a chance to sit at next year’s Head Table with extra wait staff, special menu, special wine, valet parking, and gift bags.
• Tails Table: next year, sit at the fun and crazy table at the back with party favors, noise makers, distinct decorations, and maybe even costumes.
• Ride Home in a Fire Truck: a lucky kid gets picked up from school for a special ride home in a ladder truck.
• Famous for a Day: offer a walk-on part in a local play or a chance to be a guest conductor in your local orchestra.
• Group Dine-Around: 10 to 12 people get chauffeured to top restaurants every Friday night for a month.
• Date Night: plan 12 pre-paid dates with activities (once a month for the whole year).
• Night with the Chef: you & some of your friends get a personal meal cooked by a local chef (does not have to be famous).
• “Best Pizza in Town, you decide”: get local pizza places to donate gift certificates and put them all together.  Create an award that says “The Best Pizza in (name of town, city, or area) is _______.”  The buyer gets to go to all the pizza places and decide which is the best. Then they give the award to that establishment.  A lot of families really enjoy doing this and it lets the restaurants know that their donation is getting some extra attention, rather than just a part of a “grab-bag”.  It also makes it more of a competition for the restaurants.
• Hot Air Balloon Rides.
• “Leap of Faith”: this package is geared towards a school where a famous/beloved teacher, parent, or principal agrees to sky dive with 7 other willing participants. (At one school, each spot went for $1,800!)
• Instant Dessert: flaming dessert created by a local chef auctioned to one table only that same night – bananas foster or baked Alaska. (This also works for table-side specialty cocktails such as Spanish Coffee.)
• “Kiss the Beagle”: this was used as a fund-a-cause item, where participants bid for an opportunity to kiss a beagle.
• “Send Your Child to the Principal”: a hot item at one elementary school was the opportunity for a student to spend the day with the principal.
• Name a street.
• Judge at a county fair.
• “Animal Encounters” at a local zoo.
• “Design-your-Own” Halloween costume: designed by your child, working with a costume designer and built by a local theater costume staff.
• Commission a customized painted mural or graffiti wall.
• Dance classes.
• Tour a local fine art collection.
• Become a named character in a novel, movie, or TV show.
• Water balloon fight: balloons filled and stocked, and all clean-up provided.

Here is another LINK to some popular silent auction items to give you ideas. 
​Another one HERE.

Silent Auction Gift Basket Theme Ideas

 We are looking for churches and small groups to donate themed gift baskets valued at $150+ for the silent auction. Below are some theme ideas (source):

​The Baker’s Basket
A wicker basket of baking mixes for cakes, brownies, pancakes, pie crust, pie fillings, rolling pin, glass pie pan, wax paper, cookie cutters, cut cupcake liners, and a baking cookbook. Delicious motivation for getting original in the kitchen.

The Chocolate Lover’s Basket
Chocolate is a tried and true recipe for successful fundraising. Have an assortment of gourmet chocolates, chocolate liqueurs, chocolate muffins, cookies, and fudge. Be creative and have a few rare, weird, and fantastic chocolate products.

The Julia Basket
High-end cooking dishes, Julia Child cookbooks, and DVDs of the TV show, the book and movie, Julie and Julia, and a local cooking class for the winning bidder and a few of their friends.

The Cultural Food Basket
Choose a culture. Italian, Thai, Chinese, Danish, Indian, or Zulu (or a few cultures, for a few different baskets) – select a group of food items, jewelry, cultural books, tourist books, curious, and artwork.

Vegan Cooking Basket
Celebrate vegan or vegetarian cooking with a healthy theme. Add a blender for smoothies. Add vegan cookbooks and stir!

 Barbeque Time Basket
Use a barbecue as the actual basket and include tools, sauces, spices, tongs, recipe books, and vouchers for meats.

Gourmet Coffee Basket
Include a coffee machine, a variety of filter coffee packs, espresso coffee packs, milk frother, coffee plunger, and gourmet or rare coffees, as well as, gift certificates to Starbucks or a favorite local coffee shop.

Tea for Two Basket
It’s time for tea gift basket. Include morning black teas, herbal teas and sleepytime teas, crackers, tiny cakes, a tea set with cups, and a teapot.

Wine Lover’s Basket
Choose a selection of red and white wines, wine glasses, plus snacks to go with the wines, like cheese and crackers, and meats.

World of Wines Basket
For a variation on the wine gift basket, procure a selection of different wines from around the world. Include a bottle opener, a wine reference book, and an ice bucket.

Smoothie Lover’s Basket
Include a juicer, a blender, fruit, and recipes for the best smoothies for smoothie-lovers of all ages.

New Baby Basket
Swaddling blankets, handmade toys, pacifiers, diaper cream, baby shampoo, onesies, all displayed in a baby tub or car seat.

Pirates of the Caribbean Basket
A chest of pirate booty that includes chocolate gold coins, a gold bracelet or earrings, model ship kit, plastic sword, eye patch, and the 5-set movie collection.

Rainy Day Fun Basket
A basket of puzzles, board games, a deck of cards, dice, popcorn, ingredients to make s’ mores, chips, pop, classic books, and movies. Throw in a fun raincoat and rubber boots too.

Date Night Basket
A romantic basket! Gift cards for restaurants, movie tickets, popcorn, bowling, go-carts (or any activity that could be used for a date), and flowers. You could also include a babysitting service!

Weekend Getaway Basket
Contains a voucher for a hotel, or bed and breakfast. Includes champagne, wine, cheese, and other romantic snacks. Also, toss in some vouchers for activities near the hotel such as tour guides, spa treatments, and hiking/riding/cycling.

Body Builder’s Basket
Dumbbells, resistance bands, an exercise mat, stability ball, sweat towels, sweatbands, gym subscription, and a voucher for personal trainer session.

Athlete-in-Training Basket
Pick a specific sport and build around it. For example, cycling – with gift cards to cycle shops, cycling helmet, spare tire tubes, pump, and bike repair kit, etc.

Golfing Galore Basket
Include balls, golf tees, an umbrella, sunglasses, golfing glove, cap, golfing magazines, vouchers to local courses, and a free session with a golfing instructor, etc.

Sports Fan Basket
Include a team jersey, team hat, tickets, peanuts, Cracker Jacks, binoculars, heat pads, banner, team flag for car and even tickets.

Fundraising Idea: Video Games Basket
Select a video game console to build your theme, like the Sony PlayStation or Microsoft Xbox, and fill a basket with the most popular games and a gift card to their local game store.

Geared Up Basket
Phone accessories, mobile charger, outlet power strip, extension cord, USB, and a compact travel organizer to put all their small gadgets in.

Pet Lover’s Basket
Themed towards a specific type of pet – cat, dog, bird, or horse, etc. Have a selection of pet toys, snacks, food, shampoos, and a voucher for the local vet.

Pup and Master Gift Basket
Delicious treats for both the proud pet parent and their four-legged friend! Include an assortment of gourmet snacks for the owner and yummy biscuits for the dog.

Auto Care Basket
Car tune-up or oil-change vouchers, air fresheners, tire pressure gauge, battery starter, seat covers, etc.

Deluxe Car Wash Bucket
Delicious treats for both the proud pet parent and their four-legged friend! Include an assortment of gourmet snacks for the owner and yummy biscuits for the dog.

Camping Adventure Basket
Flashlights, tent, compass, local area hiking guide, lantern, cook stove, outdoor cooking pot and utensils, canteen, camping foods, and a gift certificate for outdoor recreation store for sleeping bags.

Adrenaline Junkie Basket
Include vouchers for skydiving, white water rafting, roller coaster rides, horse polo lessons, track cars, motorcycle rentals, etc.

Beach Blanket Bingo Basket
Colorful towels, plastic pail, shovels, beach ball, umbrella, cooler, Frisbee, radio, sunblock, and funky sunglasses all displayed in a beach bag or picnic basket.

Survival Kit Basket
First-aid kit, bottled water, wind up transistor radio, flashlight, matches, lightweight blanket, freeze-dried food, and a survival guide.

Pampered at Home Basket
Bath gels, lotions, facial kit, bathrobe, fluffy slippers, luxurious towels, massage products, and a pedicure kit.

Deluxe Hair Care Basket
Have a selection of hair care products – a hair dryer, a curling iron, shampoos, conditioners, gels, hair spray, comb/brushes, and hair clips.

Designer Makeup Basket
Include a variety of makeup, also throw in a voucher for a training session with a professional makeup artist.

The Holiday Basket
Include tinsel, garlands, ornaments, lights, candy canes, fruitcake, holiday-themed cookie cutters, advent calendar, Hickory Farm’s style edibles, wrapping paper, ribbon, and tape.

The Knitting Basket
Knitting needles, yarn, pattern books, knitting magazine subscription or book, completed scarf, knitting class for winning bidder and friends with local knitting guru.

Candle Aroma Basket
Include a variety of candles and accessories such as candle holders, matches or lighters, candle making kit, and candle making books.

Gardening Basket
Garden gloves, shovel, seeds, spray can, fertilizer, soaker hose, sprinkler, knee wagon, and a hand rake.