The Conservation Foundation Seeks Sponsorships and Silent Auction Donations

The Conservation Foundation announces the 2012 Earth Day Benefit Dinner to be held on April 19th, 2012, 5:30 to 9pm at Bobak's Signature Events in Woodridge, Illinois.  This is the Foundation's largest fundraiser of the year, and this year's dinner will celebrate the organization's 40^th Anniversary of saving land and rivers in northeastern Illinois. The evening will include exquisite dining, a silent auction, cash raffle, inspiring video and the opportunity to ensure the preservation of local natural areas and waterways for future generations through a financial contribution. 

The organization is seeking table sponsorships and donations to their nature-inspired silent auction.  Tables are sold at the $1,500 (Silver), $2,500 (Gold) and $5,000 (Platinum) level and include a table for eight at the dinner, recognition at the event, in the media and on the organization's website.  Desired silent auction items include trips, outdoor sporting equipment such as kayaks, fishing equipment, etc., restaurant, spa and golf certificates, artwork, native plant material, garden art, and high end electronics.  Auction donors will be recognized at the event, on the organization's website, and can claim a charitable donation for their contribution.

The dinner's nature-inspired silent auction, one of the best in the area,  will feature more than 200 items donated by Foundation members and local businesses and artists, and will also use the innovative BidPal Electronic Auction System.  Upon arrival, guests will be handed an electronic device they will use throughout the evening to bid on auction items, play the Wall of Wine and purchase tickets for the cash raffle.  The BidPal system eliminates paper bid sheets, allows guests to bid from anywhere in the room, alerts bidders when they have been outbid, and provides an easy mechanism to make general donations to The Conservation Foundation.  BidPal also offers ad space for local businesses wishing to get their information in front of a targeted audience in a charitable state of mind.  Ad space on the BidPal device is being offered at $200 (table sponsors and silent auction donors receive a reduced price for ad purchases.)  

Those interested in sponsoring a table, donating an auction item or purchasing a BidPal ad should contact Chere Hayes at 630-428-4500, Ext. 17 or email chayes@theconservationfoundation.org.    

For those wishing to attend the Earth Day Benefit Dinner, tickets are $100/person.  Guests may register online at www.theconservationfoundation.org, by phone at 630-428-4500, Ext. 10 or through the mail at 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville, IL 60565.