Be sure to contact local tour operators and see if you can get a discounted ticket package for your fundraiser. When choosing items for your live auction, consider what prices your audience would like to offer competitively? For example, if your organization is made up of community-oriented parents, consider partnering with a local family restaurant for gift cards to feed the whole family. Alternatively, if your visitors tend to be older, they might enjoy fine jewelry or souvenirs. A high-end hands-on cooking class with a professional chef can be a great silent auction item for your next event. This is a good alternative to the larger, flashier items in a live auction and is perfect for this environment. Perhaps the most popular item, which appears 5 times on our top 20 list, falls into t
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