Donate an Auction Item

Our annual Cement Mixer Gala is our major fundraising event each year, and our live and silent auctions ares important components. Your goods or services, even if they don't fit Habitat's construction program, may make a perfect auction item! You can support Habitat's work in our community by donating an item to our auction.

Ready to help? Click here to download our Auction Donation Form in PDF format. Simply fill it out and send it to us by mail or fax:
      FCHH -- Gala Auction
      200A Public Market
      Rochester, New York 14609
      Fax: (585) 546-1549

Have a question about whether your item or service will fit our needs? Please contact our Development Manager, at 546-1470 ext. 305.

Can't imagine what you might have that would be of interest? Any service or product could make a great auction item ...and if you're a business, future customers are in our audience! The "Wish List" below provides some ideas. Call Kathleen -- she'll help you develop your idea into something super!

Our Auction Wish List

Golf and Sports:

• A round of golf for one person with a pro golfer -- how 'bout Jeff Sluman?
• Two tickets to a major tournament: the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open...
• One year pass to the Monroe County golf courses
• Customized golf cart
• Two tickets to a major sporting event: the Super Bowl, a World Series game...
• A ride in the pace car at an Indy race
• A fishing trip in the Canadian wilderness

Wines:

• Wine tour in France
• Finger Lakes wine tour
• Case of rare and collectible wines
• Private wine tasting for eight with a sommelier
• Custom wine storage
• Custom built wine cellar and one case of wine per month for one year

Special Trips:

• Two tickets to the Grammys, Oscars, Tony Awards...
• Passes to the Paris Air Show
• Wine Spectator magazine's New York Wine Experience
• Last frontier trip to Alaska with helicopter flight, glacier walk and rafting trip
• Tickets to the Food and Wine Show in Aspen
• Iditarod trip with helicopter overview of race
• Hollywood show taping or a studio tour
• Private lunch with a writer and director
• Behind-the-scenes tour of a national TV news program
• First class spa visits
• White water rafting trip

Recreational Vehicles:

• Harley-Davidson
• Boat
• Collectors' car
• Hybrid car

Dinners and Parties:

• Private dinner party at a local restaurant
• Halloween Masquerade party at remote location with a catered meal
• Private slumber party for kids at the Strong Museum or RMSC

Miscellaneous:

• Private jet service for one day or weekend trip
• Tour guide for an excursion: fly fishing, snowmobiling, foreign travel...
• Private corporate suite or local home for a party or an event
• Private condo or home in destination location for a weekend or one-week stay
• Golf for four at a private golf club, local or destination
• Airline miles
• Office space for one year
• Parking for one year in downtown Rochester
• Gift certificate for on-line shopping
• Trade services: plumber, carpenter, electrician, landscaper, house painter...
• Professional services: legal, will preparation, financial planning, tax preparation...
• Custom designed home theater system
• Ultimate Oprah package: Subscription to her magazine, tickets to a taping of her show in Chicago
• Season pass to Geva, RBTL, or the Little Theaters
• Fine art or pottery
• Jewelry or formalwear