When you hear “Family Fun Day” for a school whose current enrollment is 50, you probably think, small, boring, only for current students. In the case of Precious Lambs Preschool (Grayslake) you would be sorely mistaken. In its seventh year the Family Fun Day event has grown into a must attend community event with raffles, silent auction and entertainment for all ages!
The theme this year is "Find YOUR Beach" which is fitting since every year they offer up not one, but two Florida beach vacations. This year they have one week stay at Terra’s Key Private Island Beach and 4 days/3 Nights at Breezy Palms Resort. That’s right, this little school puts on one of the best silent auctions I have seen, and I ran silent auction for large non-profits! Each year they have close to 200 items donated by local business as well as family and friends of the school. Prizes range from small gift baskets of food or gifts, to sports tickets, birthday parties, and vacations.
What makes this event such a success is it truly is a family event with something to entertain each member of the family. In addition to the auction there are raffles geared exclusively to the kids with toys and activities for the young grade school and preschool children in attendance. Tickets for the raffle are $1 for most items and $2 for bigger items which have included American Girl Doll sets and an overnight stay at a Wisconsin Waterpark. All funds raised through the auction and raffle go towards the scholarship assistance fund as well as to classroom improvements including their “Go Green” initiative.
Find YOUR Beach is not just a fundraiser for the school, it’s also a community event with entertainment and food. There is a pizza lunch served for $2 and a free magic show that starts at 1:00pm. There is no admission fee for the event so you can come and check out the auction and watch the magic show with out spending any money if you wanted. However I would recommend bringing your wallet, especially if you have kids because you will be impressed by the auction and raffle items, you may just find yourself in a bidding war!
This years' event will take place on Saturday March 10, 11:30-2:30pm, Lunch is served from 12:00pm – 1:00pm, Magic Dave performs at 1:00 and bidding on all items ends at 2:00 pm. Shepherd of the Lakes Church is at 285 E. Washington in Grayslake. For more information, to donate to the event, or to pre-purchase lunch or raffle tickets please contact Sarah Lanham at director@preciouslambs.org or call at 847- 223-1788
