Chinese Auction Benefit Dinner

Join us for the 5th Annual Chinese Auction Benefit Dinner! This special event will feature more than 75 raffle items as we raise funds with a lively and fast-paced Chinese auction benefiting the Gilbert Chamber Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization.

THANK YOU to the following donors for providing raffle and silent auction items valued at $250 or more... 

• Allegiant Air
• American Furniture Warehouse
• College Nannies + Tutors
• Earnhardt Auto Centers
• Elaine Kessler Photography
• Gilbert Sun News
• Hyatt Place Phoenix/Gilbert
• Jake's Unlimited
• My Little Shop Furniture
• Nothing Bundt Cake
• Orbital ATK
• Phoenix Escape Room - Gilbert
• PNP Fitness
• School of Rock
• Southwest Airlines
• Tequila Snobs
• The Falls Event Center
• The Nitro Live Icecreamery
• The Pulse Radio 88.7 FM
• TopGolf Gilbert
• Tuft & Needle
• Wells Fargo Bank
• Window Genie

To provide a raffle item for this event, please complete contact alma@gilbertchamber.com.

ABOUT THE GILBERT CHAMBER FOUNDATION
The Foundation operates these charitable programs...

• Partners In Progress serves to champion a stronger Gilbert through collaborative partnerships between the business, government, and education communities. Together, we foster a pro-business environment with specific focus on the growth, expansion, and retention of businesses in the Town of Gilbert. This includes our efforts to support a strong workforce and talent pipeline for the success and sustainability of our local businesses.
• Gilbert Leadership has been in continuous operation since 1991 and has graduated more than 500 individuals, many of whom have held or currently hold leadership positions within our community. Gilbert Leadership serves to increases citizen participation in the community by creating awareness of leadership opportunities and developing individual leadership skills which support the goals of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
• Chamber For Good is a national effort to connect local donors to local charities serving local needs. The Gilbert Chamber Foundation has a community-specific website at GilbertGives.com. In addition to this resource, our philanthropic efforts include the annual Adopt-A-Senior wish list fulfillment, the Christmas in July food drive benefiting United Food Bank, and the iRun4Good 5k, Fun Run, and social awareness fair (in partnership with For Our City Gilbert).

How Does A Chinese Auction Work?
A Chinese Auction is a fast-paced quarter auction where attendees can bid on gift baskets and other items for only a quarter. Attendees receive a list of the prizes and a numbered paddle. The auctioneer will start by announcing the first item on the list. If an attendee is interested in bidding on that item, they toss a quarter into a bucket located in the center of their table and raise their paddle into the air. The auctioneer will begin calling out the numbers being held in the air; if the number is called, the paddle must be lowered. A volunteer who will be unable to see or hear the crowd will hit a gong after a few moments. The last number called out before the gong was hit will win that prize.