Sun., Mar. 30, 12:15 PM: Join us for "Fiesta 2025!" Lunch & Live Auction. Register & Purchase Tickets Now!

Join us on Sunday, March 30, 2025, for the GNUUC Fiesta 2025! Our annual lunch & auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year.

Tex Mex Taco Lunch: 12:15 PM
Live Auction: 1:30 PM
Location: 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN 37221
Cost: $10 for Tex Mex Taco lunch and bidder number
Guests and children eat lunch for free.

Visit the Auction Website to See the Catalog and buy Tickets!

The Auction Website is LIVE! Go to the Auction website to register and purchase tickets to the auction and to see the Auction catalog. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

Can’t Make the Auction?

If you can't make the Auction date/time:

Consider using a Proxy bidder.
Peruse the online auction catalog and your proxy can make bids for you. You will be sent an invoice after the Auction, which you can pay online. Need help or a proxy? Contact Kristin at kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org.
Some "Intermission" concerts/events can also be purchased online right now!
There are upcoming concerts and events that are discounted if you purchase tickets at the Auction.
Or consider making a donation to Greater Nashville UU with "Auction" in the memo.
Go to the Donate page at our website and choose "Give to the Auction" in the box.

CommunityKristin RevealMarch 25, 2025auction

Fiesta 2025! We need Auction Events & Items! Please Fill Out Donation Form by Sunday, March 23, 2025...

At GNUUC, the Auction is more than just a fundraiser. We decorate, have food and entertainment, and have a great time! This year our theme is “Fiesta 2025.”

We are planning for a Live Auction and set price Intermission items/events.

Tickets are $10 and include a Tex Mex lunch and bidder number. Children/Teens 18 and under are free but must have a Teen/Child’s ticket to attend.

Lunch is Tex-Mex taco bar. (Meat and Vegetarian)

We need Auction Donations Now! Click Read More below to learn how to donate to the live auction, intermission items/events, and Tex Mex taco lunch. Please let us your donations as soon as possible. Donations are accepted until Sunday, March 23!

Go to the Auction Donation Page and fill out the Auction Donation Form.

CommunityKristin RevealFebruary 16, 2025auction

GNUUC Italian Lunch & 2024 Live Auction is Sunday, April 28, at 12:15 PM: Website Catalog is Live. Purchase Tickets Now.

DETAILS:

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024
Lunch: 12:15 PM
Cost: $10 (Guests to the Service and children under 13 are free.)
Live Auction: 1:30 PM
Location: 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN 37221

TICKETS & WEBSITE

Auction Website: Purchase Tickets and View Catalog
Purchasing Tickets online does not require a credit card - just choose the option: Write a check to GNUUC and put "Auction" in the memo.

Tickets can also be purchased onsite, however, there is usually a bottleneck - just a forewarning!

CAN’T MAKE THE AUCTION?

The Auction is our largest fundraiser of the year. We count on your participation to make this a successful event. Our fundraising goal is $5,200!

If you can't make the Auction date/time:

Consider using a Proxy bidder.
Peruse the online auction catalog and your proxy can make bids for you. You will be sent an invoice after the Auction, which you can pay online. Need help or a proxy? Contact Kristin at kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org.
Some "Intermission" concerts/events can also be purchased online on Sunday.
There are upcoming concerts and events that are discounted if you purchase tickets at the Auction.
Or consider making a donation to Greater Nashville UU with "Auction" in the memo.
Go to the Donate page at our website and choose "Give to the Auction" in the box.

WE STILL NEED SOME FOOD DONATIONS

Click to the Details page and scroll to bottom for suggestions. (Updated as of Wed morning.)

CommunityKristin RevealApril 23, 2024auction

Now Accepting Donations for the Live Auction and Intermission Events, Services, and Items plus Italian Lunch Food

We are now accepting Live Auction and Intermission Items, Events, and Services. We are accepting food donations for the Italian lunch as well.

For the Live Auction Items

For Live Auction items we need donations of the following:
-Hosted meals
-Sporting event tickets
-Music tickets (concert or symphony)
-Art gallery tickets
-Expensive digital devices
-Fine art or high-quality artisan items, and more!

A good indicator if an event or item is a good match for the Live Auction is if it can generate at least $75.

For the Intermission Items

For the Intermission Items, we need events with a set price that multiple people (at least 8-10+) can attend. The set price is usually $10 - $20.

Event Ideas:
-A Movie & Popcorn Night at GNUUC
-Hosting a Local Tour
-Hosting a Congregation Birthday Party
-Hosting a Park Picnic

For the artists out there, if you can create multiple items (at least 8-10+), all at a single set price of $10 - $20, they are a good fit as intermission items. They do not need to be unique but do need to be in the same genre. (Think Sandy’s birds from last year.)

Artisan Ideas:
-A set of paintings based on a theme
-A set of sculptures that fit in the same genre.
-All items are at a set price.

No Silent Auction

Remember - no silent auction items this year!

Italian Lunch

Do you have a favorite Italian food to share? Sign up to donate an appetizer, entree, salad, side, dessert, or beverage for eight people! We look forward to sharing.

TO DONATE ITEMS

To donate items/events/food, use the Auction Donor Form.

CommunityKristin RevealMarch 5, 2024auction, General Announcement

April 28: Auction Italian Lunch Food Donations Needed

Do you have a favorite Italian food to share? Sign up to donate an appetizer, entrée, salad, side, dessert, or beverage for eight people! We look forward to sharing.

Mirabelle S. is our food coordinator and she has made a chart of suggested food, homemade or store-bought - we won’t tell. Click Read More for details.

To donate items/events/food, use the Auction Donor Form.

CommunityKristin RevealFebruary 17, 2024auction, General Announcement

Auction 2024 Volunteer Coordinator Needed! Come to Auction Brainstorm Session to Learn More!

AUCTION BRAINSTORMING SESSION

Come to GNUUC on Sunday, January 28, from 12:45 - 1:30 PM for an Auction brainstorming session.

New and previous auction planners - join us!

We need many different strengths in our Auction team: volunteers to plan the silent and live auction, volunteers to organize food, volunteers to organize entertainment, volunteers to help with marketing, and volunteers in charge of decorations.

This year we are specifically looking for an Auction Volunteer Coordinator, who can oversee the volunteers and keep us all on schedule. Kristin has limited time this Spring and can specifically help with the Live auction only, however, is willing to train you!

Questions? Contract Kristin R.

About the Auction

At GNUUC, the Auction is more than just a fundraiser. We decorate, have food and entertainment, and have a great time!

This year’s Auction date and theme will be set by the Auction Planning Team. It is usually in late March or April.

CommunityKristin RevealJanuary 17, 2024auction, General Announcement

Sat., Apr. 22, 2 - 5 PM: 2023 Feeling Groovy Auction & Festival - Online Auction is Live! Registration and Catalog are Open!

Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of festivities and fun! We’re going to transport you back to the late 60s, a time of peace, love, and music. Dress in your best tie dyes and join us. All are welcome!

The Annual Auction is our biggest fundraiser. Bid on fun events and items in the Live Auction or Silent Auction. Or buy items from our artisan and jewelry sale. Enjoy groovy throwback food from the late 60s and festivities like photo booths and music!

ONLINE TICKET PURCHASE, BIDDING, AND FOR SALE ITEMS IS OPEN!

Visit the Auction website to see current catalog items and to register!

If you can not attend the auction in person:

There are several group activities with set prices you can purchase online.
You can bid on items online as well.
Note bidding stops at noon tomorrow and your bid will be the starting bid on the items, so if you really want the item, you can purchase online now at the “Buy It Now” price.
For Live Auction items, I suggest getting someone to act as your proxy. Buy a ticket online to get a bid number and then your proxy can pick up your paddle. Make sure they know your top budget!

DATE / TIME / LOCATION

We look forward to you joining us!

DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023

TIME: 2 PM - 5 PM

Silent Auction & Food: 2 PM - 3:45 PM

Live Auction will start precisely at 4 PM. It should last about an hour.

LOCATION: 374 HICKS ROAD, NASHVILLE, TN 37221

TICKETS

Tickets include food & festivities. Adult/Teen Ticket includes bidder #.

Registration is now open! You can also register at the door.

ADULTS & TEENS: $10

12 & YOUNGER: FREE*

*Please add a "free" child's ticket to the cart so we can estimate numbers.

Live Entertainment

We are pleased to have such talent within our congregation.

Come between 2:00 - 3:30 for live entertainment!

Amelie Conti
Fran Gebuhr
Rachel Sumner
Ken Sizemore

Food

We have a fun spread of 1960s food planned.

CommunityKristin RevealApril 11, 2023auction

THIS Sunday, April 16: Last Sunday to Turn in Auction Donation Forms & Bring Auction Items

Join us for the 2023 Greater Nashville UU Congregation “Feeling Groovy Auction & Festival!”

The Auction is our largest fundraiser and we count on your donations of events/items/services, as well as festival items and food. A BIG THANK YOU for donating!

Bring donated items in this Sunday, April 16. Kristin will have a setup to photograph them during lunch. We’ll store items on the stage. Valuable items can be stored in Kris’ office. All donation forms due by April 16.

Donations needed:
- Live Auction Events or Services (Dinners, Tickets, Subscriptions, Community Events)
- Live Auction Item (Donation Total $100 +)
- Silent Auction (Donation Total $10 - $100)
- Artisan/Jewelry Items (Fixed cost)
- Festival Activity (Ideas: Perform live folk music, Perform slam poetry, photo booth items, etc.)
- Food Table Item (please make enough for 10 people):
We have a fun spread of 1960s food planned and need donations!
Bring out your favorite 1960s food favorites. See the form for categories.

Please consider filling out a Donation Form.

Online 2023 Feeling Groovy Auction & Festival Donation Form. Hard copies are at Greater Nashville UU Congregation.

CommunityKristin RevealMarch 29, 2023auction

2019 Auction Raised $13,034!

The 2019 Greater Nashville UU Auction raised $13,034! That is the most we have ever raised during an auction. A BIG THANK YOU to all the donors and bidders who helped make this happen. HATS OFF to all of you who brought food, helped set up, provided childcare, entered in bid sheets, and helped clean up. Also, a SHOUT OUT to the Auction Team for their hard work, countless meetings, and dedication to making this happen: Lindyne Bailey, Sandy Blanz, Ryan Davison, Denise Graves, Sarajane Powell, Kristin Reveal, Theresa Tarkington-Kersey, and Kris Thresher.

For those of you who provided an event or service, we will be emailing out the winners of your event / service by this Sunday. The Auction software should have sent out everyone an email receipt. This has gone to some people’s spam folders. If you did not receive a receipt, let us know and we will send you a PDF copy

CommunityKristin RevealMarch 6, 2019auction

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Add an Announcement

For the Live Auction Items

For the Intermission Items

No Silent Auction

Italian Lunch

TO DONATE ITEMS

AUCTION BRAINSTORMING SESSION

About the Auction

ONLINE TICKET PURCHASE, BIDDING, AND FOR SALE ITEMS IS OPEN!

If you can not attend the auction in person:

DATE / TIME / LOCATION

TICKETS

ADULTS & TEENS: $10

12 & YOUNGER: FREE*

Live Entertainment

Food