Welcome to the 49th annual Bellevue Christian School Auction! We are honored by your attendance and support. This evening celebrates our mission to prepare young people to live faithfully and fully for God. Our mission is rooted in our core values of scholarship, relationship, and discipleship. We provide every student with an exemplary Christcentered education through classes, activities, and experiences that inspire and equip. At the core of our work at BCS are the devoted teachers who carry out our mission daily.
Tonight is an opportunity to invest in our teachers and support their vital work as we seek to grow the Bellevue Christian School Teacher Endowment. The Teacher Endowment increases our ability to recruit and retain committed, called, and gifted Christian educators who will disciple our students in their relationship with Jesus Christ.
This year’s auction theme, “Anchored in Trust”, in the faithfulness, goodness, and grace of Jesus Christ for more than seven decades. We believe God sustains us and the vital work of the Kingdom that occurs on our campuses each day.
We trust you will have a wonderful evening celebrating BCS’s heritage, present-day impact, and vision. Thank you for supporting and investing in the lives of our students and teachers and in the transformational work God is doing at BCS.
Trust in the Lord and do good. – Psalm 37:3
Sincerely,
ERIC RASMUSSEN Head of School Bellevue Christian School TONYA LOVING President BCS Board of Directors
5:30 pm
6:40 pm
6:50 pm
7:00 pm
7:20 pm
First Silent Auction Table Closes
Second Silent Auction Table Closes
Third Silent Auction Table Closes
9:30 pm
Evening Concludes
Registration, Photo Booth, and Silent Auction featuring a performance by the BCS Jazz Band
Dinner and Live Auction Events featuring a performance by BCS Kantorei
Hors d’Oeuvres Reception
DINNER
Charcuterie Board
Champagne Strawberry Spinach Salad
Spinach and Watercress Salad with Fresh Strawberries, English Cucumber, Sliced Almonds, Crumbled Goat Cheese, Champagne Vinaigrette
Balsamic Braised Beef Short Ribs
Natural Jus, Creamy Polenta, Roasted Broccolini, Divina Tomato Garnish (GF)
Seared Seabass
Slow Roasted Sweet Pepper Sauce, Winter Mixed Root Potatoes, and Grilled Asparagus (GF, DF)
Quinoa Stuffed Zucchini
Winter Vegetable Ragout with Sweet Pickled Onions and Yellow Pepper Relish (DF, GF, V)
DESSERT DASH
An assortment of desserts await your pleasure!
The Auctioneer will give details about this fun event during the live auction.
Thank you to Matthews Winery, PinkaBella Cupcakes, and Mrs. Porter for providing tonight’s wine and desserts.
Please enjoy the evening while drinking responsibly.
Michelle loves getting all dressed up to help raise Northwest. She has emceed events for MOHAI, Boys & Girls Club, Seattle Humane, Westsound Wildlife, Amazon, America Scores, Boyer Clinic, and several Seattle-area schools and academies. When not fundraising, Michelle enjoys working as an ensemble improv performer and teacher with Unexpected Productions, Seattle’s longest running improv theater, located in Pike Place Market.
As an auctioneer, Ron Hippe has raised millions of dollars for arts organizations, medical research, and schools across the US. He is also an actor and him improvising comedy at Seattle’s Unexpected Productions.
MICHELLE HIPPE RON HIPPE
Alaska Airlines
Alex and Gena Schirer
Alvin Goldfarb Jeweler
Amber Cass
Amy Benthin
Amy Finholm
Andrew Weaver
Ashley Kelly
We would like to thank the following gift-in-kind donors for helping make the Bellevue Christian School Auction a success:
Austin and Rachel Roupe
Barry and Sundee Fatemie
Bellevue Christian School Classroom Basket Contributors
Bellevue Club
Bellevue Laser and Skin Care
Bob Dudzik
Brad Skinner
Brad and Jennifer Smith
Brian and Allison Vance
Brian and Caryn Ruud
Brian and Liz Biege
Cactus Restaurant
Canlis
Chase and Paige Prepula
Chick-Fil-A
Cindy Richey
CJ and Molly Valhovich
Dan and Emily Fennell
Daniel and Jennifer Hodo
Dibble Engineering, Inc
Emma Youngerman
ErgoFit Consulting, Inc
Eric and Roxanne Kidd
Eric and Sheryl Rasmussen
Erica Ingham
Footprint Promotions
Friends of BCS
Greg and Kendra Tomlin
Gregg Smith
H. Todd Kilburn
H.O. Sports
Ivan Filho
Jenni Winters
Jennifer Goldsworthy
Jenny Cobbley
Jessica Stober
Jodi Salzman
Joe and April Banach
Joe and Sarah Lowry
Jon Carlson
Joyful Oasis
Julie Tramp
Justin Ramsey
Justin Peek
Kaitlyn Doyle
Kay Westburg
Kayla Kirkbride
Kelley Johnson
Kelly Fish
Kellie Olson
Kelly Fudge
Ken and Quan Jasinski
Khadyja Johnson
Kim Porter
Krista Tsai
Kristen Hatate
Kristin Webster
Lea DeFreece
Leland and Susan Teng
Linda Taggart
Mia Mason
Michael and Kirsten Miller
Mike Olson
Naomi Zoske
Nicole Krows
NORPRO Inc.
Northwest Outdoor Lighting
Open World by DIgiPen
Patrick and Amy Shannon
Paul and Amy Wasson
Paul Callo
Renee L’Heureux
Robb and Tammy Dibble
Rod and Tonya Wishart
Ryan and Nicole Connor
SAMBICA
Schwartz Brothers Restaurants
Scott and Ellen Lampe
Sean and Carrie Jenkin
Shane and Emily Ness
Shanna Sayers
Shelly Riss
Sound Deli Provisions
Stephanie Kincaid
Style Sense, LLC
Tavern Hall Restaurant
The Bellevue Collection
The Nourishing Co
University of Washington Bookstore
Whisk
our Teacher Endowment Fund -- a long-term investment fund to recruit and retain excellent teachers. The endowment will strengthen and sustain our commitment to bolster teacher compensation and support.
Bellevue Christian School believes that the ultimate goal of Christian education is Discipleship. For transformational discipleship to occur, students must be surrounded by adults who model BCS’ mission and vision, caring deeply for them, inspiring them to discover the unique gifts that God has given them. This connection between teachers others) has always been at the foundation of BCS education.
WHAT IS AN ENDOWMENT FUND?
Endowed funds are carefully invested in a portfolio, managed per Board policy by the school’s Trust and Investment Committee. The income earned from the investment is available for its intended use, while the corpus—the investment itself—is never spent and continues to grow based on additional contributions and income.
WHY AN ENDOWMENT FUND?
Creating an additional revenue stream via the Teacher Endowment to supplement teacher compensation will decrease our reliance on tuition as the sole channel of addressing this critical area.
WHEN WILL OUR TEACHERS BEGIN TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND?
BCS has a policy to wait 18 months following reaching funding status before drawing on endowed funds. This allows withdrawals to come out of asset growth rather than donated amounts.
Teacher Endowment. The funds will be allocated and added to our teacher pay grid to increase contracted teachers’ salaries. Going forward, the amount we add to the pay grid will be calculated prior balances.
WE HOPE YOU JOIN US IN RAISING YOUR PADDLE HIGH!
1. Upon entry, guests will be given a check-in bracelet with their table and bidder numbers. Your bid card will be placed in an envelope in the middle of your table. Use that bid card to bid on live items or donate during Raise the Paddle. Hold your bid card high with the number toward the auctioneer.
2. Values listed are estimates only and are not warranted for tax purposes or fair market value.
3. Unless otherwise noted, all goods and services or one year of the auction date.
4. subject to mutual agreement between the donor and the winning bidder.
5. Reservations for trips and vacation accommodations must be mutually arranged with the donor unless otherwise noted. No refunds for canceled tickets and accommodations will be allowed on travel packages.
6. Bellevue Christian School reserves the right to add or withdraw, without notice, items to or from the auction.
7. or refunds on items unless otherwise noted.
Please note: The Bellevue Christian School Auction Team has worked very hard to ensure that there are no errors in the items we are presenting tonight and we genuinely apologize if anything is missing or incorrect from your purchased items. If there is a problem with
Team events@bellevuechristian.org.
Thank you for supporting Bellevue Christian School at our “Anchored in Trust” Auction 2024!
-Roxanne Kidd, Development CoordinatorAuction items will be awarded to one purchaser only. The top bid amount for an auction item will not be split among bidders who have agreed to pay a portion of the top bid amount. A purchaser who wishes to split the payment for an auction item must collect the individual payments from the other bidder(s). Present payments to the auction cashier at the time of purchase by the top bidder or accept those payments as a partial reimbursement to the top bidder.
We gladly accept your payment by cash, personal check, or major credit card.
• following the auction and an itemized receipt will be emailed to you.
• All other forms of payment are due to the cashier on the night of the event. Please make your check payable to Bellevue Christian School.
• To arrange alternate payment, such as DonorAdvised Fund or the like, please contact Linda Shelby, Donor Gift Coordinator, by Monday, March 25th: Linda.Shelby@bellevuechristian.org
• Hyatt Bellevue by 10:30 pm the evening of the auction.
• valid for pick-up at the check-out table.
Bellevue Christian School is a designated 501(c)3 charitable organization by the IRS. The portion of your payments above the stated fair market value is deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law. That portion may also be eligible for corporate matching through your employer.
Please direct any questions to your tax advisor.
Psalm 37:3