Melrose Family Room 35th Anniversary Fundraiser

Thank you for celebrating the Melrose Family Room! For 35 years, we have been providing a safe, indoor playspace and programming for local families with children ages 0-6. This auction will help us raise money for several costly capital improvement projects (like new paint/carpet, furniture, replacement of broken toys, etc.). It will also allow us to provide more room "scholarships" for lower-income families and enable us to expand programming to better connect and celebrate our local children.

HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS:

Start be creating a 32auctions.com account - it's free and super easy. This is how you'll log in to bid on items, receive notifications if you've been outbid, about your watchlist items, etc. Then...

* Each item has a minimum starting bid
* You can bid in the increments listed thereafter
* You will be emailed if you have been outbid
* Each item has a "buy it now" price if you can't fathom losing the item in a bidding war!
* Bidding opens on 2/27 and will end at our live event on 3/9
* All items will be available immediately following the event, either via email or local pickup in Melrose (shipping available upon request)

BE SURE TO SELECT "VIEW ALL" ITEMS - we have 35+ items (see what we did there, wink!) in this auction.

The Melrose Family Room is an entirely volunteer-run organization and as such, we have not had a major fundraiser like this in many years (decades, perhaps!). We appreciate all of your support! The online auction will run through Saturday, March 9th and will close during our live event that evening at Temple Beth Shalom. The event is open to the public and we encourage all to purchase tickets (just $20/ticket and includes food and beer/wine, courtesy of our friends at Greenwood Wine & Spirits and Ipswich Ale Brewery -- such a bargain!). Buy your tickets to the event here: https://bit.ly/MFR35Years

Thanks again for visiting and please, bid away!

The Melrose Family Room is a non-profit organization that provides programming and enrichment for local families with children aged 0 to 6. We are approaching our 35th year anniversary and to celebrate, we are hosting a fundraiser where all proceeds will be used to fund "room" scholarships for lower-income families, expanded programming, and badly needed physical improvements to our playspace (e.g., paint, carpet, new furniture, replacement of broken toys) located at 179 Green Street, Melrose, MA.

The MFR, which has been called a "lifeline" for young families, has served thousands of families since its inception. Whether you're a current or former member, or have attended an event in our space, we hope you'll contribute!