Prairie's Key Club organizes first student-run silent auction to support Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Delicious baked goods, baby sitting services, golf lessons, a private violin recital and so much more! All of these items were donated to a student-run silent auction in Prairie’s Upper School Wednesday morning.

Each year Prairie’s Key Club organizes a fundraiser to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In previous years, advisory groups have entered into a friendly competition where funds were raised through monetary donations from students, parents and faculty. This year, a silent auction was organized by Key Club members and “bidding fever” took over students and teachers. Bidding opened at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday morning and students and faculty were invited to bid high and often.

In the spirit of competition, high school advisory groups were asked to contribute at least one item to the auction. The item with the highest bid would entitle the winning advisory group to a catered lunch from the Olive Garden in support of their national “Pasta for Pennies” fundraising campaign.  Schools around the nation raise dollars through this campaign and thousands of students work collaboratively to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Prairie School is honored to be part of this national campaign.