3nd Annual 28th Infantry Division Association
Benefit Dinner and Chinese Auction Items

The highlight of the evening is truly our Silent Auction. Run Chinese style, our auction is very similar to a silent auction but with a raffle component added. Each dinner guest receives 5 bid tickets and has the ability to purchase more at the auction. The guests then view the auction items during the cocktail hour and dinner and “bid” on the items that they would like to win by placing their tickets in the bid boxes. Bidders are free to put as many tickets as they want in the bid boxes. The more tickets a person deposits in the bid box, the higher the percentage chance that they'll win the item. After dinner, the winning tickets are drawn for each item from the corresponding bid box the items are awarded to the ticket holders.

All the proceeds from the auction go directly to our Scholarship Fund. The items we have for this year's event so far are:

1. Penn State mini helmet with autographed by Joe Paterno

2. Pampered Chef Gift Basket from Amanda Chmiola Eshenhour

3. Wine Lover's Basket of Cheer from Center State Communications

4. A first edition copy of The 28th Infantry (Keystone) Division, 125 Years of Service

5. 2 Adventure Packages for Mountain Adventures at Roundtop Mountain Resort

6. Limited addition print

7. Four box seat Harrisburg Senators tickets to any regular season home game with 4 t-shirts and 4 hats.

8. Yuengling Military bar mirror with American Flag design from Yuengling Brewery

9. Five Pound Chocolate Bar from Hershey

10. Chocolate Filled Gift Basket from Hershey

11. Framed limited addition print of a black lab with 3 puppies.

12. Framed limited addition print of a lab with duck decoys.

13. $20 Gift Certificate from Red Lobster

14. Two $25 Gift Certificates from Applebee's

15. Four Tickets to the Turkey Hill Experience Museum.

16. Two Tickets to the Fulton Theatre.

17. Four Tickets to the National Fire Museum in Harrisburg.

18. Autographed Mini Helmet from New England Patriot Steve Nelson.

19. Autographed picture of Troy Polamalu from the Pittsburg Steelers.

20. Two passes for Pocono Whitewater Adventures

21. Gift Certificate for Four to Music in the Vineyard from Nissley Vineyards

22. Two adult and two children's passes to Indian Echo Caverns.

23. Two passes to the Strasburg Railroad.

24. Four passes to the Hershey Gardens for the 2012 Season.

25. Two passes for a Spot Light Tour at the Hershey Theatre.

26. Two passes for the Epic Buffet at the Hollywood Casino.

28. Pass for 2 adults to the Lincoln Caverns

28. Weekday canoe trip for two on the Susquehanna from Blue Mountain Outfitters.

29. Four passes to the Hershey Story Museum

30. Four All Day passes to Wild River Waterpark at Lake Raystown Resort

31. Four Free passes for the Proud Mary River Boat Sightseeing Cruise

32. Four Free passes for the National Toy Train Museum

33. Four Free passes to DelGrosso Amusement Park

34. Friends of the Association Basket of Cheer

 

Check back often and watch our list of auction items grow! If you have an item that you would like to donate to the auction, call us at the Association office at 717-787-9385 or email us at: info@28thInfantryDivisionAssoc.org

One of our guest remarked last year that it was the most fun auction that they had ever attended. “Usually, you sit around watching a bunch of people out bid you at charity auctions, but the way that you did this gave everyone a chance to win something great. The other nice thing was that you were able to win more than one item and still stay within your budget. It was so much fun, I can’t wait to come back next year.”

That's part of the big draw for a Chinese auction. Ticket costs are low compared to the ultimate value of the auction items, so lucky winners will get a great deal, everyone will have a lot of fun in the process and know that they are helping to raise money for a terrific cause.

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