2026 IBWHS Auction

Hello Ida B. Wells Community,

The Ida B. Wells Booster Club is excited to announce the 2026 annual School Auction. Our auction will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. We hope you will join us to support our student community!

For those not familiar, the purpose of the Ida B. Wells Booster Club is to help student programs advance, foster community spirit and raise funds to complement the Ida B. Wells High School student body. Our Booster Club supports Athletics Teams, Organizations and Student Clubs by providing grant funds for critical needs not covered by the PPS budget. (Here’s a video of recent grants we have provided.) Booster Club Grants have paid for needs such as camps, conferences, specialized training, equipment, student scholarships, tournaments fees and much more. The auction is an avenue for IBW groups to raise funds thereby enriching the overall experience for Ida B. Wells students.

Just like last year, groups will be able to collect and donate packages to the auction and directly raise money for their group’s financial benefit. Reach out to your leader if you would like to contribute a package to support a specified club/program/team. If you don’t know who to contact, please email auction@ibwboosterclub.org. In addition to this auction being a fundraising opportunity for our groups, our Booster Club will also be procuring donated packages/items, selling sponsorship, having games at the event, and a paddle raise to help our Booster Club raise money to continue to provide financial grants for the upcoming school year.

Our Booster Club is very excited to take it back to the Awesome 80s with the goal of raising at least $80,000 for groups and programs at IBW! We are looking forward to a successful auction with all of your support!

Please contact auction@ibwboosterclub.org if you’re willing to help with planning and preparation of the Auction. We are looking for volunteers to help with procurement

The Booster Club will also be procuring donated packages/items, selling sponsorships, having games at the event, and a paddle raise to help to raise money to continue to provide financial grants for groups. Donation Form.

Tickets are now available to purchase for $75 per person or $150 per couple. You may also sponsor an IBWHS Teacher/Staff member by purchasing a staff ticket for $75. This is an adult-only event and includes dinner and drinks.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://bit.ly/IBWauction The theme of this year’s event is Awesome 80s. Get out your aquanet and parachute pants, and be ready to raise some dough to help fund enrichment opportunities for IBW students!

Our clubs, programs and athletic teams are seeking your help in procuring items for the Auction. Proceeds from procured items (less 10% to help offset fees to run the auction) that are sold to the highest bidder will go directly back to the club/program/team specified on the donation form. Each group, program or team is able to have four procured packages at the auction, may submit an unlimited amount of gift certificates and/or gift cards and can host one sign up party. Here is the Donation Form.

Examples of procured packages and items are:

● A vacation home you would be happy to share for a long weekend or week away

● Sporting event or theatre tickets

● An experience like a nice dinner out, a boat trip on the Willamette, a snowshoe trip

● Get 12 friends together and donate a year of dinners, flowers, cookies etc.

● A gift card to your favorite local restaurant or independent store you really enjoy

● A gift card from the business that employs your student

We request that each club/program/team who will participate in the Auction designate a Procurement/donations Liaison.

The duties of the Procurement Liaison include:

● Survey club/program/team families for any potential auction donations

● Solicit donations from local businesses

● Organize collection & storage of procured items

● Once an auction item is procured, fill out the Donation Form on behalf of the group

If you are interested in taking on this role for your club, program or athletic team, please reach out to the advisor or coach or to auction@ibwboosterclub.org

Thank you in advance for your support of this year’s auction. We will continue to share updates through the weekly Guardian Gazette newsletter however, please reach out to auction@ibwboosterclub.org if you have any questions.