Oya No Kai Annual Auction 2012 is Coming!

Oya No Kai’s Annual Auction 2012 has a different home. To find information about it, visit “OyaNoKaiAuction2012.wordpress.com“. See you there on February 11, 2012!

Annual Auction Wrap-Up!

Wow!  What an incredible night!!  Everyone had a great time and walked away with some amazing items/packages!  This was a really fun event to plan and we wanted to share some before/after pics of the space:

We are happy to report that after costs we netted $68,000, which is $13,000 more than at the last auction (20th Anniversary event at the Nines).  The final breakdowns will be posted soon.  The success of this event is due to the efforts of our amazing community!  A huge thank you to Sara Tam (Procurement Chair) and her procurement team, Jennifer McIlhenny (Class Art Coordinator)and all the parents who helped with the beautiful projects, Karen Wilson, Eric Schindele, Eric Brakstad, the Silent Auction Food Coordinators (Tom Miller, Yosh Aoyagi, Alison Walcott & team), the unbelievable Technology team (Sean Stephens & Irving Popovetsky), the Registration team (Julie Neiman, Elizabeth Cramer, Nina Pernetti, Jennifer Haug, Teddy Backus, Brenda & Tim Durnil), the Will Call Coordinators, Melanie Scheuermann & Joe Cameron and their amazing team, a special thank you to Noho’s and Robbie & Dani Trebelhorn for providing the live auction food, Brad Kelsay (Bar Manager) and all the incredible bartenders, Angie Tomlinson (Volunteer Coordinator), Ann Hanson, Takako Baker, Paula, Iris & Sierra Smith, Audrey Nevue, Kyle Begley, Greg Kott, Teresa Schultz, Jill Punches, Guiselle Edwards, Julie Rivas, Cathrine Collins, Heather Lee Harper, Joe Rose, Susan McDonald, Rand Thomas, Micah Kassell, Krista Messer, Lisa Bosca, Kristin Bacon Brenes, Sayuri Jones, Miho Purcell, Mike Jones, Frank Purcell, Kathy Pickle, Amy Hall and Christine Nagel (also all the parents from Buckman that volunteered).

Thank you to our fabulous entertainment:  Nanda, Taka Sudo, En Taiko, DJ Kez, our MCs Kari Shawen & Kristina Kallen and last, but definitely not least, Brian Kennedy, our auctioneer!

A very special thank you to everyone who procured items for the auction, everyone who donated items, all the parents who assisted on classroom art projects/packages and all the volunteers who have contributed endless hours to making this event such a success!!

Thank you,

Maya & Sarah

Ticket Update!

Hello all!  Just wanted to let you know that ticket sales will close on Friday, March 4th.  If we reach 350 before then, ticket sales will close before Friday. We have sold out of PATRON TICKETS!  If you are waiting to buy your tickets, you may miss out.  We have already sold 292 tickets, so that only leaves 58.  Don’t wait till the last minute and miss out on this fabulous event.  To buy tickets, CLICK HERE.  To view the Auction Catalog, click here.  To start bidding immediately in the Online Pre-Auction, click here.

Oya No Kai Annual Auction is this Saturday, March 5 at a warehouse space called The Plant.  The address is 939 SE Alder, BUT the guest entrance to the building is off 10th Ave through the patron parking lot.  We will have signs to direct you.  This event is urban and casual.  If you want to dress up, that is cool, but do so at your own risk!  Several hours in heels on concrete will probably hurt and wearing a slinky cocktail dress could be cold.  We will have racks to deposit coats on…but it’s casual and self serve.

Doors open at 5pm.  Check in, get your bid number, grab your free drink ticket (s) and get ready to win some amazing things!  All food (Japanese appetizers during the silent auction & Noho’s during the Gallery/Live Auction) will be self serve.  Here’s the run down:

5:00pm:  silent auction, beer/wine, japanese appetizers, limited golden tickets sold, music by the amazing dj kez

6:30pm:  live painting by taka sudo, art gallery, noho’s hawaiian cafe, beer/wine, wine wall, limited golden tickets sold, music by dj kez

7:30pm:  taiko by en taiko, jmp slideshow (bring your kleenex!), welcome by sarah & maya

7:45pm:  live auction begins (fabulous mcs, kari shawen & kristina kallen and auctioneer brian kennedy!), heads or tails, the golden ticket

Throughout the live auction there will be a performance by Nanda (acrobatalists!) and by our very own lovely & talented interns!  The proceeds of this event will support the Intern Program (we need roughly $60,000 to support the 19 interns arriving this spring) and our 3 Cultural Exchanges (5th, 8th and high school)

DON’T FORGET TO BUY A RAFFLE TICKET!!  These tickets are only $20 and get you three chances to win either an iPad, a Shun Premier Knife Set or a fantastic Bonneville Resort getaway.  We are at Richmond every morning this week and have reps at Mt Tabor & Grant.  These tickets are going FAST, so you might not want to wait until the auction to pick one up!

Thanks,

Maya & Sarah

Online Pre-Auction…only 4 days left!!

That’s right folks, there’s an online pre-auction happening RIGHT NOW!!  There are some excellent items, so log on here and win something today!!  If you haven’t bought your tickets to the 2011 Oya No Kai Annual Auction happening in just 4 DAYS on Saturday, March 5 at 5pm, I suggest you do so NOW!!  Click here to buy your tickets before they are gone! We will be selling tickets until Friday, March 4th only.  If you are needing some persuading, check out the Auction Catalog here.

If you have already bought your tickets, here is a quick note about the event space.  It is a very cool warehouse in SE Portland.  Please dress accordingly.  If you want to dress up, please take into account that the floor is concrete and your feet may hurt after a couple of hours in heels!  Event starts at 5pm, so get there on time, check in to get your bidder number & free drink ticket and start bidding!  Unless you purchased a Patron Ticket, please park on the street.  The address to the event is 939 SE Alder, BUT the guest entrance is off of 10th Avenue, through the patron parking lot (that’s right, you lucky patron ticket holders!)

DON’T FORGET TO BUY A 3 CHANCES RAFFLE TICKET!! They are only $20 and you can win an iPad, a Shun Premier Knife Set or a Bonneville Resort getaway!  We are at Richmond every morning this week and we have reps at Grant & Tabor!!

Can’t wait to see you at the auction!!

Thanks,

Maya

Thank you!

Just a quick note to say thank you to our most recent sponsors!  Denis & Allison O’Brien, Brooklyn Natural Health Clinic (Keivan Jinnah, ND, LAC) and Bart’s Swedish Formula, LLC (Bart & Julia Colson).

Less than a week to go!  Check out the Auction Catalog here.  The Online Auction is up and running.  To check it out and start bidding click here.  The online auction will end on Friday, March 4th.

If you want to buy tickets, click here.

Thanks,

Maya

Auction Catalogs Ready!

You can now read about the amazing items that will be available* for bidding on Saturday, March 5. Click on the  “Auction Catalog” tab and follow the link to the main Oya No Kai auction website.

We also have a little preview and prelude to the big event, with a sampling of items on the online pre-auction going on right now! Don’t miss out on such great opportunities like a 4-day stay at the award-winning Boora Beach House in Neskowin, Oregon. How about a guaranteed stay at Camp Westwind? Looking for some art to adorn your walls? We’ve got that too! All online bidding ends Friday, March 4, 2011 at 11:00/11:30 pm.

*Please note that not all donations have been entered for the regular auction catalog. It is our full intent to do so and we thank you for your patience.

Just wondering…

So, we’ve been obsessively checking the auction stats and we have had 244 views to the blog today, but only 170 tickets sold total?!  I am definitely NOT a math genius, but I think there might be some folks that need to BUY A TICKET!!  If this is you, CLICK HERE.  You will not regret this decision to come to an amazing event, celebrate our diverse & dynamic community and support our Intern Program & Cultural Exchanges!  (It will cost Oya No Kai roughly $60,000 to support the 19 new interns arriving this spring.)

More Exciting Items!!

Hello folks!  It’s your daily auction update!  We are so jazzed for this event and hope you are too!!  If you have yet to buy your tickets, what are you waiting for?!  BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!!   To buy tickets, CLICK HERE.  If you need incentive, check out these live auction items:

First up, the Moonlight Oni.  Drift into peaceful slumber under the watchful eye of the Moonlight Oni. Gorgeous paper art collage on wood panel created by the JMP 1st graders (Murphy/Mishina).  Get your bid cards ready as this pairs perfectly with the Sunlight Oni!

Next up, take a look at the beautiful mirrors collaboratively designed by the 5th grade class. Each of the students had an opportunity to work on either the natural wood or colorful composite tile mirror or both. They all had different ideas about how to arrange the pieces and the final product is a compilation of everyone’s input. (Each mirror comes with a Professional French Cleat Picture Hanger.) All of the materials were donated.

Thanks to Bill Aubrecht, Atsuko Ando, Kim Tanada, Michael Jones and Takako Baker for their time and input in this process.

Don’t miss out on Portlandia 1/We Put Birds On Things, handcrafted by the JMP 4th grade.  Beautiful birds hand cut out of Japanese newsprint perched on paper collage cherry blossom branches.  One piece mounted on 2′ x 4′ stained wood panel. Get your bid cards ready, this pairs perfectly with Portlandia 2, companion pieces mounted on 1′ x 4′ stained wood.

Be truly amazed by the spectacular & vibrant watercolor flowers!  Lined in black calligraphy ink and mounted on 4′ x 4′ wood canvas.  Created by Hirahara sensei & Ms. Martin’s 3rd grade classes.

This on created by Ms Schulz & Nagakura sensei’s classes:

Last up, Customed Lasered Oya No Kai Air Jordan 9s.  Walk out of this year’s auction with some truly sweet sneakers! These men’s size 10 Jordans, with lasered ‘Oya No Kai’ graphic by JMP parent Micah Kassell, make these a serious one-of-a-kind addition to anyone’s closet or collection. You can even take them home in a custom lasered box!

For all other items, please click here.  To buy tickets, please click here.  Don’t forget to buy your RAFFLE TICKETS!  We are selling them at the Richmond auction tables.  If you won’t be at Richmond and want one, please email Sarah Stephens at csstephens@gmail.com.  There are reps at Mt Tabor & Grant that can get one to you.

Cheers,

Maya

3 Chances Raffle!

It’s here!  The 3 Chances Raffle!  This amazing raffle is only $20 (so you can feel good buying 2 or 3!), benefits our fantastic Intern Program & Cultural Exchanges and gives you three chances to win big.  We will be selling these tickets at the Richmond auction table (7:45-8:30am) every single day before the auction.  If you aren’t gonna be at Richmond and are interested in picking one up, please email Maya Mori at mayaginmori@gmail.com. Raffle drawing will take place at the ONK Annual Auction 2011 (The Plant, 939 SE Alder, Portland OR) on March 5.  You need not be present to win!!

iPad (16GB) valued at $500

Shun Premier 7 Piece Block Set includes 4” pairing, 6 ½” utility, 8” chef’s, 9” bread, steel, kitchen shears & bamboo block valued at $599.95.

Bonneville Hot Springs Resort & Spa includes 1 night in a Hot Tub Room and a $289 gift certificate good for the restaurant and spa valued at $578.

Maximum tickets sold: 350; odds vary by number of tickets sold. Need not be present to win (We will award your prize according to preferences marked). Owner of first ticket drawn chooses from all choices; owners of second and third tickets drawn pick from remaining choices. For ages 18 and older. Consult a tax advisor regarding deductions and prizes.

BUY YOUR AUCTION TICKETS TODAY!!  We will be selling tickets until Friday, March 4th.  www.onkauction.wordpress.com

Taka Sudo Live Painting!

We are so excited to announce this not-to-be missed event!  There are only 10 days left , so BUY YOUR AUCTION TICKETS TODAY to participate in this amazing evening!

Taka will be painting live at the auction from 6:30pm on.  We will have the unique experience of watching him create his work before our very eyes.  The beautiful painting will then be auctioned off to an extremely lucky person!  What an incredible way to support art, our fantastic program and to walk home with a priceless experience, memory & painting!

Taka Sudo (TiFdyL):  Born and raised in Tokyo Japan.  Now resides in BC Canada since 2001.  Sometimes on a mountaintop with powder snow and sometimes in overcrowded subways in Tokyo.  From a high mountain range to glassy skyscrapers.  With ketchup and with soy sauce.  With glacier beer and with sake.  These things are inspiring my creativity only a little.  People with amazing creativity from all over the world.  This is the true inspiration!

Thank you to  Taka Sudo & Matt Wagner (Hellion Gallery)

Tomorrow we will post some more art project pictures.  The 1st grade Sunlight Oni & Moonlight Oni are fantastic!  Also, 5th grade mirrors and the 4th grade Portlandia/We Put Birds On Things! too.

Cheers, Maya