Hendersonville Elementary School PTO

09/07/2026

🐾 **We interrupt your Labor Day to give a HUGE thank you to two more amazing Silent Auction donors!** 🐾

And this post is **all about the pets!** 🐶🐱❤️

First, a huge thank you to **Barker's Anonymous** for donating an AWESOME gift basket packed with nearly **$150 worth of goodies for your favorite four-legged friend!** Talk about some serious puppy fun! 🦴🐾

We also want to thank **Owen Dale Art** for donating a **$60 gift certificate toward a custom art portrait of your pet!** 🐕🎨🐈 What a unique and special gift for any pet lover! Check them out here: https://www.owendaleart.com/

We are so incredibly grateful to these generous businesses for supporting our Silent Auction and helping us raise money for our Cubcats! ❤️🐾

09/06/2026

Make sure to check out our upcoming Spirit Night Tuesday at Whit's Frozen Custard of Hendersonville NC! 🍦

❤️🐾 Save the Dates! Spirit Days Are Coming! 🐾❤️
We have THREE fun opportunities coming up for HES families to support our school while enjoying some of our favorite local spots! 🎉

📅 September 8: Whit's Frozen Custard of Hendersonville NC
📅 September 25: Launch Trampoline Park Asheville
📅 September 27: Creasman Farms

Grab your family and enjoy some fun! ❤️ We can’t wait to see our HES families out and about supporting our school! 🐾❤️

09/06/2026

🍽️🍷🍺 Our next **Silent Auction Thank You** is all about **local food and drink!** 🧁🥂

Please help us show some love and support to these amazing local favorites for their incredibly generous donations to our Silent Auction! ❤️

Each of these businesses donated **gift cards to add to our auction baskets**, and we are beyond grateful for their support of our school and community!

A HUGE thank you to:

🥐 **The Baker's Box**
🍺 **Trailside Brewing**
🍷 **Crate W**e Market**
🐸 **Sweet Frog**

Be sure to show these wonderful local businesses some Cubcat love and support them whenever you can! 🐾❤️ We are so thankful for businesses like these that continue to give back to our community and help make events like our Silent Auction such a success!

09/04/2026

🐾 **The Silent Auction may be OVER… but our gratitude is NOT!** ❤️

Our next round of THANK YOUS is all about **FAMILY FUN!** 🎉👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

We are so incredibly grateful to these amazing local businesses for generously donating passes and gift certificates to our HES Silent Auction:

🎳 **Tarheel Lanes Bowling**
🐴 **Pisgah Forest Stables**
🚲 **Ride Kanuga**
🚂 **The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad**

From **train rides 🚂 to horseback rides 🐴, bike riding 🚲 to bowling 🎳** — these incredible donations mean our Cubcat families have plenty of ways to get out, have some fun, and make memories together!

We cannot thank our local businesses enough for continuing to support **Hendersonville Elementary School** and our students. Your generosity truly makes a difference! ❤️🐾

**THANK YOU for helping make our auction such a success!** 🎉

09/04/2026

Hey Cubcats! 🐾

What a GREAT turnout last night at STEM Night! 🎉 We saw so many happy families enjoying all of the fun, interactive experiences—and we hope everyone had as much fun as we did!

But wait… **THE SILENT AUCTION IS STILL OPEN!** 👀

If you ran out of time to stop by the Silent Auction table last night, **YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO BID!** 🙌

⏰ **BIDDING CLOSES IN JUST 4 HOURS!**
Yep… **ALL BIDS SHUT DOWN AT 12 PM TODAY!** 🕛

So take a few minutes this morning to check out those baskets and **GET THOSE BIDS IN!** You’ll be notified if you’re the winner of an item. 🎉

🌸 **IMPORTANT FOR OUR BARRY FARMS WINNER:**
If you win the live flower arrangement from Barry Farms, please stop by the school office **THIS AFTERNOON** with your GiveButter receipt to claim your prize!

The rest of the auction winnings will be sorted, organized, and ready for pickup **next week**. 📦

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out, bid, donated, volunteered, and helped make STEM Night and this Silent Auction such a HUGE success! ❤️

Now… **GO BID, CUBCATS!** 🐾🔥
You only have **4 HOURS LEFT!**

Link to Auction here: https://givebutter.com/c/STEMNight26/auction

09/03/2026

🐾💙WE INTERRUPT YOUR BIDDING FOR ANOTHER BIG THANK YOU! **THIS ONE DESERVES A THANK YOU ALL ITS OWN!** 💙🐾

Coming in as the **LARGEST donation in our entire Silent Auction**, this incredible contribution deserves a HUGE shoutout! 🎉
Please help us give a **massive Cubcat THANK YOU** to one of our newest HES families, **Jeremy Warren**, local web developer and owner of Dev Dude! 👏👏👏

Jeremy has generously donated a **certificate for a PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE BUILD**! 🤯💻🌐

How AMAZING is that?! Whether you're a small business owner, entrepreneur, organization, or someone looking to take your online presence to the next level, this is one auction item you definitely don't want to miss!

We are SO grateful to Jeremy and his family for joining our HES community and making such an incredible contribution to our school! ❤️🐾 Your generosity will make a HUGE difference!

And while you're checking out this amazing auction item, make sure to visit **Dev Dude** and see what Jeremy is all about! 👇

**DON'T MISS THIS ONE!** Head over to the auction and get your bids in! 🤑🔥

https://devdudejeremy.com/

09/02/2026

🎉🐾 **IT’S GO TIME, CUBCATS!** 🐾🎉
Even though **STEM Night isn’t until TOMORROW, our Silent Auction is officially LIVE!** 🙌

We have **OVER 60 AMAZING BASKETS & ITEMS** up for grabs, and we want YOU to start bidding! 🎁🔥

👉 **START BIDDING HERE:**
https://givebutter.com/c/STEMNight26

⏰ **BIDDING CLOSES FRIDAY AT 12 noon

🏆 **PICKUP:** Winning items can be picked up at HES towards the end of next week...stay tuned for details. You’ll need your **GiveButter receipt** at pickup to show that your item has been won and paid for.
📧 Once bidding closes, winners will receive an **email notification** letting you know you won!

# # # 🐾 A FEW IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

🌸 **Floral Arrangement:** There will be ONE live floral arrangement in the auction that **MUST be picked up Friday by 3pm.**

💳 **You must register for a GiveButter account and set up a payment card before you can bid.**

🔎 **FILTER TO “VIEW ALL!”** There are MANY pages of amazing items, so make sure you select **“View All”** when scrolling so you don’t miss a single one!

🎪 **Coming to STEM Night tomorrow?** All auction items will be available to view in the **main hall**! Be sure to swing by the **PTO table** to check everything out, find your favorites, and decide what you want to bid on!

❤️ **A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our incredible local families, businesses, and sponsors who donated these AMAZING items!** Your generosity and support of Hendersonville Elementary truly means so much to us. We are so grateful for this amazing community that continues to show up for our Cubcats! 🐾❤️

And remember… **ALL funds raised go RIGHT BACK INTO HENDERSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!** 🎉

So check out those baskets, find your favorites, and **LET THE BIDDING BEGIN!** 🔥🔥🔥

**GOOD LUCK, CUBCATS!!!** 🐾🎉
https://givebutter.com/c/STEMNight26

🤍🐾❤️Help us fund tutoring, classroom supplies, and Clear Touches❤️🐾🤍

09/01/2026

Don’t forget our STEM night Thursday. Drop in between 5-7pm and check out all the cool stuff HES has to offer!

🔬✨ SAVE THE DATE, CUBCATS! ✨🔬

Our annual STEM Night + PTO Silent Auction is coming up, and you won’t want to miss it! 🧪🚀

📅 Thursday, September 3
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM | Drop-In Event

Families can explore classrooms and dive into a variety of hands-on STEM activities, connect with our awesome community partners, and preview some AMAZING items up for grabs in our PTO Silent Auction! 🎟️🎉

💙 All proceeds from the Silent Auction will directly support HES students!

Be sure to save the date and come explore, learn, and have some fun with us! 🧠🔬✨ Hendersonville Elementary School PTO

09/01/2026

✈️🧳📸 **NEXT UP… TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE!** 📸🧳✈️

Okay, friends… **THIS is one you are NOT going to want to miss!** We’ve got some absolutely AMAZING prizes for the travelers, memory-makers, and adventure seekers out there! Plus, all these prizes were donated by HES families! 🌄❤️

🏡 **First up… a getaway!** A HUGE thank you to a HES family & wonderful Airbnb host for donating a **2-NIGHT STAY at an adorable Airbnb in Chattanooga, TN!** 😍 Sounds like the PERFECT little escape for our upcoming fall break, weekend getaway, or family adventure! 🍂🚗

📸 Next, we’d love to give a HUGE shoutout to another HES parent who also happens to be a talented local photographer and owner of **M Squared Photography!** Thank you for generously donating a **$250 gift certificate toward your next photo session!** 📷❤️ What a special way to capture those family memories!

🧳✈️ And FINALLY… this one is a BIG ONE! A massive thank you to Allison with **Out the Door Travel** for her incredible **TRAVEL BASKET valued at OVER $600!!!** 🤯🎉 Packed with all those must-have items you need to make your next adventure easier, more organized, and a whole lot more fun!

🏡📸🧳 **A weekend getaway. A $250 photo session. A $600+ travel basket.**
Talk about some INCREDIBLE prizes! 🙌

🐾❤️ A HUGE thank you to all of these amazing donors for supporting Hendersonville Elementary and helping make our auction such a success!

08/31/2026

🎨🎶🎭 **NEXT UP… FOR THE LOVE OF THE ARTS!** 🎭🎶🎨

Calling all the art lovers, music fans, and theater enthusiasts! This next group of auction donations is bringing **creativity, music, and live entertainment** straight to our Cubcats! ❤️

🎨 First, a HUGE thank you to **Bethany Joy Art** for her beautiful donation of **hand-created cards and prints valued at over $100!** ✨ Bethany Joy creates colorful, uplifting paintings and gifts that are perfect for adding a little personality and joy to your home—or sharing with someone special. These are truly one-of-a-kind treasures!

🎶 Next up, we’d like to give a big round of applause to **Brevard Music Center** for donating **TWO tickets to ANY of their 2027 summer concerts!** 👏 What a fun prize—and something wonderful to look forward to next summer! 🌞🎵

🎭 And finally, but certainly NOT least, we have the much-loved **Flat Rock Playhouse!** ❤️ Thank you for donating **TWO tickets to a show of your choice during the remaining 2026 season!** With so many fantastic shows still to choose from, the hardest part may just be deciding which one to see!

These are the kinds of experiences and treasures that make our auction SO much fun! Be sure to check them out when bidding opens and remember to support these incredible local organizations that do so much for our community!