Blaine Public School Foundation to hold online auction benefitting students

Blaine Public School Foundation (BPSF) will hold its first online auction from Saturday, October 11 to Sunday, October 19. The auction will be one of the first fundraising campaigns for the nonprofit looking to support Blaine school district’s roughly 2,000 students.

The auction will feature dozens of items donated from businesses from around Blaine and Whatcom County. Auction items include a Kona Splice Hybrid bicycle from Birch Bay Bike Shop, free movie tickets and an annual membership to the Pickford Film Center, a Borderites merchandise basket from Hill’s Chevron, and kayak rentals from Bellingham’s Community Boating Center.

All items can be viewed at the auction link at bit.ly/3VVeZO7.

Funds raised from the weeklong auction will support field trips and on-campus enrichment opportunities, according to BPSF founder Traci Bowe.

The auction will also be linked to the foundation’s “Be a Hero” campaign, which help specific grades and schools reach their funding goals. Such educational opportunities include an on-campus pumpkin patch field trip for kindergarteners, a field trip to Mt. Baker Theater for second and third graders, and a “Bookworm’s Dream” basket for middle school students.

BPSF will have a booth at the Seaside Bash on Saturday, October 11 in downtown Blaine. For more information on BPSF and the auction, visit blaineschoolsfoundation.org.