2024 Annual Lighthouse Auction
The 2024 Lighthouse Auction, presented by the Institution for Savings, is the Newburyport Education Foundation’s largest event of the year, raising over $100,000 that goes directly to the Newburyport Public Schools!
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THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at the NEF auction at City Hall last night. It was an incredible evening filled with fun, generosity, and community spirit. Together, we truly did Bid for the Kids and had a blast doing it!
All proceeds from this year’s event will support the Newburyport Education Foundation’s Campaigns:
- NHS Integrated Arts Phase 2, which will fully redesign the basement of NHS to create a multi-media integrated arts space.
- Multi-year literacy initiative at the Bresnahan's third and final phase funding.
- Instructional Technology Continued support of a districtwide Instructional Technology program
- Funding Nock/Molin CAD computers upgrade by the NHS Technology Club.
- Bresnahan Playground Making the Bresnahan playground more accessible during recess by adding four interactive panels that will allow abled, differently abled, temporarily injured, and those who are overstimulated to have low-key/small group interactions at recess.
- Purchase of two Farmbots and planter bed materials for the Nock/Molin, merging traditional agriculture with technology bringing coding, soil science, biology, and fun.
- Contributions to the International Robotic Sailing Regatta (Sailbot), to host teams from prestigious universities throughout the country
- Funding Advanced Studies Dual Enrollment Programat Endicott while continuing to offer scholarships to students in need attending dual enrollment courses at NECC or Southern NH University.
- STEM in grades K-12 investment in needed supplies.
- Teacher Partnership Grants, connecting teachers with funds and/or business partners.
- Visual and Performing Arts Festival Giving students in all grades the opportunity to perform on our waterfront and display art at our senior center.
- NHS Career Pathways Initiative, allowing students the ability to take college-level courses at NHS through Endicott College or independently through Northern Essex Community College and Southern New Hampshire University
Get Involved!
- DONATE an auction item or experience. Examples include: sporting tickets and memorabilia, unique experiences, gift certificates, hotel stays, etc.
- Email AUCTION@NEWBURYPORTEF.ORG
- ATTEND the event in-person or virtually to BID on great items. You can bid through our online auction from anywhere via your mobile or computer.
- SPONSOR the event! The NEF has a wide marketing reach that includes:
- 3,500+ email address and highly successful click rate on e-newsletters
- 1,200+ Facebook, 900+ Instagram and 600+ X (formerly Twitter) followers
- Streamlined new website that highlights our sponsors
- Ability to reach every family (2,000+) in the Newburyport Public Schools District via their website Community Page
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2025 Annual Lighthouse Auction
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