Our Winter Gala: An Evening in the Enchanted Forest will be Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 6:00-11:00 p.m. This year the location will be the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, and it will be bigger and better than ever! Enjoy a magical atmosphere full of trees and twinkling lights along with dinner catered by Cribb’s, open bars, aerialist performances, delicious desserts, dancing, and silent auction. You might even spy a few storybook characters frolicking among the trees. Help us reach our goal of raising $250,000 to fund our programs!
Guests must be 21 or older to attend.
Attire: Black Tie Optional / Fairy Tale Formal
Select sponsorships are still available! Contact Phyliss Skuba, Development Associate, at (864) 583-7688 ext. 102.
Redwood Sponsor
Juniper Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon and Renee Klein
Entertainment Sponsor
Cypress Sponsors
Matthew Lynch
Spartan Waste
Upstate ITS
Spruce Sponsors
The Arkwright Foundation
Beverage Sponsors
Fill the Need Sponsors
Henderson, Brandt & Vieth
Holcombe Bomar, P.A.
Milliken & Company
Susu & George Johnson
Dessert Sponsors
Dria’s Southern Cakes
Dunbar Construction
Financial Advisor Thomas McCarver of Edward Jones Investments
Lewis Terry & Heather Hulsey
Holly Sponsors
Belle Magazine
Carpet One
Cedar Spring Family Dentistry
Cummings & Lewis LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Chris &Nan Dempsey
Elliott & Painter LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Stan & Vicky Parker
PuroClean
Steinberg & Associates, a Marsh & McLennan Agency
Teague Studio
AUCTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Upon ticket purchase, each person is assigned a number for bidding. This number will be used for all silent bidding as well as paying at check-out.
General
- Items are sold “AS-IS.”
- All sales are final.
- There will be no exchange or refund on items sold.
- Please note all special conditions on any auction item in terms of expiration, availability dates and any restrictions on usage.
- Hope Center for Children accepts no responsibility for any consequences that may result if you purchase items without carefully reading the applicable restrictions.
- Some items require that the purchaser present a coupon or gift certificate in order to claim the item purchased.
- Hope Center for Children will not be responsible for any lost or misplaced gift certificates or coupons after the purchaser receives the item.
- Unless otherwise noted all goods and services must be claimed and used within one year of the auction date.
- Hope Center for Children assumes no responsibility if the donor goes out of business before redemption of coupon or gift certificate.
- Payment in full is required the evening of the auction before purchased items are removed from the premises.
- For your convenience, you may check out and make your payment through the OneCause system on your mobile device.
- Payment may be made by cash, check (payable to Hope Center for Children), VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express.
- All purchases must be removed from the premises the evening of the event unless special arrangements are made with Hope Center for Children staff.
- Auction Committee reserves the right to add, withdraw or edit without notice any items in the auction.
- Decisions made by the Auction Committee are final.
Auction
- Auction items will be displayed on tables and on the OneCause link.
- Items may not be removed from the tables.
- Auction bidding will be conducted on mobile devices through OneCause.
- Your bid on the mobile platform constitutes a legal contract to buy.
- Your bid number is included with your electronic ticket.
- If a bid is disqualified for any reason, the last highest qualified bid will be deemed the successful bidder.
- Auction closes at 9:15 p.m.
IRS and Charitable Contributions
Values listed are based on fair market values. When an item is purchased above fair market value, the amount above fair market value becomes a tax deductible donation. Fund-A-Need donations are 100% taxable. Please check with your tax specialist for further information.