Our annual auction was held Saturday, November 12th, at BSU Stueckle Sky Center. Over 250 attended the evening which included a silent auction, delicious dinner, an exciting live auction, our senior essay winner, a student Speech Meet winner, and our guest of honor, Josh McDowell. Josh McDowell said that evening that he has never spoken at a fundraiser before, but because he was so impressed with what our school is doing to build up the next generation to be thinking, articulate leaders with character, he broke his own rule. We’re excited about this endorsement for classical Christian education from someone like Josh and are looking forward to working with him to bring more Christian schools across the country on board with the tremendous potential cCe holds for our youth.
The auction itself was a tremendous success thanks to our parents, grandparents, and donors who turned out in person and remotely to support our school. We had the best auction we’ve had in seven years! Discussions are still happening with key donors, but early numbers suggest that we raised nearly $400,000 in gifts and pledges. This is exceptionally close to the $450K goal.
We had a new program this year which allowed remote bidders to sign up and have stewards (high school students) bid on items for them. This program, along with the livestream broadcast on our Facebook page, allowed many more people to participate than ever before. Thank you to all who joined us remotely!
Although the stated purpose of an auction is to raise money, no dollar amount can be put on the fellowship and camaraderie that all enjoyed that evening. Thank you for coming and thank you for your support of Ambrose.
It’s not too late to help us meet our goal so we can break ground this spring to complete the final phase of our original campus plan! Please consider a one-time or 3-year pledge in time for end of year giving. Go to faithfultothevision.org to learn more and Make the Pledge!
If you would like to hear the speeches from that night, the recording can be seen on our Facebook page. Click on Videos to find the auction recording.
