In benefit of HWISPA-NY

Fair Market Value: Priceless
Starting Bid: $350

Your child's class, their homeroom teacher, and two parent chaperones of the winning bidder's choice will enjoy a special behind-the-scenes tour of the storied CBS Broadcast Center on 57th Street, plus a complementary craft service luncheon or "Crafty" as it's known in the business. See where live news is broadcast to millions of Americans each morning, tour the sets of daytime television's biggest names, and walk the halls as their famous hosts and guests.

Check out some recent in-studio camera work by one of HudsonWay's very own students here!

About CBS Studios

The CBS Broadcast Center, located at the northern edge of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan, is an 800,000 square foot world-class television production facility that includes column-free studios ranging in size from 3200 square feet to 8256 square feet, each with a dedicated control room. The facility opened as a CBS Production Center in August 1964 after moving from the Grand Central Terminal Building and other locations throughout Manhattan.

Much of the early production was News driven with anchors such as Walter Cronkite, who was the CBS Evening News anchorman for 19 years. Since then, it has been the production home for live news and sports programming, soap operas, sitcoms, prime time dramatic presentations, talk shows, court themed shows, and children's programming.

Today, the CBS Broadcast Center is the home for CBS News Streaming programing, CBS Sports and Sports Network WCBS-TV and several other corporate and third-party productions. It is also the distribution center for the CBS Television Network.

The campus also contains additional support spaces such as a scenic design area, audience holding areas, dressing rooms, wardrobe storage and prep rooms, multi-station make-up and hair rooms, a multipurpose rehearsal space, 24-hour per day national/international distribution and commercial integration facility, a commissary, and on-site production office space. It is the only television production facility in New York that is truly full-service, able to provide assistance with set design, installation, lighting, propping, production, post-production and distribution.

Terms & Conditions

• Available to Grades 1 and up.
• Winning bidder selects one (1) homeroom class and a total of two (2) adult chaperones to participate; one of the two chaperones can be the winning bidder if desired.
• Refer to the contact information on the HWISPA-NY winner certificate to redeem.
• Field trip can take place 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM on May 27, May 28, June 3, or June 4 of 2025.
• The final date will be determined in collaboration with HWIS.

HWIS Connection

If you know, you know.

In benefit of HWISPA-NY

Fair Market Value: Priceless
Starting Bid: $250

Four (4) tickets to a live show taping and exclusive meet & greet with the co-hosts of Have I Got News For You on CNN!

About CNN's Have I Got News For You

Have I Got News For You is a highly successful and very popular British panel show which airs weekly on the BBC. We are excited for Season 2 of the critically acclaimed and viral U.S. version of Have I Got News for You with Roy Wood Jr. As promised, it has hit all the high and low notes of the news with hilarious results and will continue to probe the most absurd parts of the news cycle for comedic gold. Our talented team captains, Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black, will welcome a variety of celebrity and newsworthy guests in hopes of beating each other in a battle to get the most laughs.

Have I Got News For You is a comedy panel show that uses a quiz show structure as a trojan horse to debate, discuss and skewer the news of the week. This panel comedy series features comic observations--from the satirical to the surreal--through the lens of a news quiz show. Amber Ruffin, Michael Ian Black, and their teams of exciting weekly guests will compete to be crowned the funniest team or at least the most absurd!

Terms & Conditions

• Refer to the contact information on the HWISPA-NY winner certificate to redeem.
• Must be redeemed within one (1) year of the HWIS 20th Anniversary Celebration; expires May 31, 2026.

HWIS Connection

If you know, you know.

In benefit of HWISPA-NY

Fair Market Value: $2,500
Starting Bid: $100

Tired of the same dinner parties and idle chatter? Love laughing and partying with friends? Living Room Laughs brings some of New York City's funniest stand-up comedians into your home. Add excitement to any birthday, anniversary or other social event. This one hour custom show features four comedians handpicked to match your guest list. You provide the guests, food and venue. We provide the laughs with comedians from
HBO, Comedy Central, Netflix and more.

About Living Room Laughs

Living Room Laughs curates high-quality stand-up comedy shows in people's living spaces, restaurants and off-site locations. The show features several professional NYC comedians who are specifically selected by your host and Living Room Laughs founder, Michelle Slonim, to best fit your taste and style of humor.

Terms & Conditions

• Email HWISPA-NY winner certificate, along with two preferred party dates, to Michelle Slonim at livingroomlaughs@gmail.com to redeem.
• First-time clients only.
• In-person shows must take place in Manhattan only.
• Comedians are volunteering their services. Gratuities are NOT included and much appreciated.
• The suggested gratuity is 20% of the $2,500 retail price (which is at minimum $500). Gratuities go towards the comedians and the cost of production.
• Only valid Sundays - Thursday, excluding major holiday weekends.
• Subject to availability, weekend shows are possible for an additional fee.
• Only valid for private parties such as birthdays, anniversaries or just because among friends.
• Corporate shows, fundraisers, or shows in office settings can be made available for an additional fee.
• Specific show time and date is subject to availability and mutual agreement.
• Maximum attendees: 50 people.
• During the comedy show, the entire audience must be seated (aka no standing). It's the host's responsibility to provide enough chairs (or couches, floor cushions, etc) for all guests.
• Photos may be taken during the show and used for our marketing purposes.
• Although the language of the comedy show can be "PG" upon request, and a few children or teens can be in attendance, the shows are geared towards adult audiences. These comedy shows are not geared towards children.
• Must be redeemed within one (1) year of the HWISPA-NY 2025 Silent Auction; expires May 9, 2026.

In benefit of The Navigator's Fund

Fair Market Value: Varies by game and by season; $350.00-750.00(+) per ticket depending on the opponent
Starting Bid: $600.00

Section: 108
Row: 3
Seats: 9-10

Section 108 is in the lower bowl, behind the Knicks' bench. Row 3 (pictured) is three rows above the Delta Sky360 Club Seats. Includes access to MSG's North & South VIP Entrances on 31st and 33rd Streets (between Seventh/Eighth) and in-seat food-and-beverage service. Please note the blackout games listed below.

Terms & Conditions

• Refer to the contact information on the HWISPA-NY winner certificate to redeem.
• Game selection subject to availability; winner will receive a list of available 2025-2026 regular season games from which to choose by Oct/Nov 2025.
• Blackout games are subject to free agency updates and currently include--but are not limited to--Bucks, Celtics, Cavaliers, Clippers, Grizzlies, Lakers, Nuggets, Pacers, 76ers, Suns, Warriors, Timberwolves, Thunder, Rockets, Grizzlies, Spurs, and Pistons.
• Not intended for resale.

HWIS Connection

When Carlyle Peake left the Pacers off of his list of blackout games for 2023-2024, he had no idea he would be unwittingly donating two seats in the best game of that season to support the HWISPA-NY 2023 Annual Gala. To add insult to injury, the tickets were auctioned for a steal! Despite moping through most of the following day while repeatedly mumbling like a patient in a psychiatric unit, "I can't believe I gave away tickets to the best game of the year," (and with more than a little coaxing from his wife), he has continued to begrudgingly hand over a pair of seats in Madison Square Garden to support the HWISPA-NY Fundraising Committee's annual efforts. Carlyle has been a diehard Knicks fan and loyal, albeit often-depressed season ticket holder through their darkest periods (frequently forcing Katie to remain in the arena to the bitter end of painful blowout after painful blowout). So please help us honor his service and his sacrifice, especially now that they're recently begun having some of their best seasons... in decades. What. A. Freaking. Game.

In benefit of HWISPA-NY

Fair Market Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75

Section: Orchestra-Left
Row: B
Seats (2): 6-8
Door Time: 6:30pm open for 7:30pm showtime

This is the Amateur Night show you've been waiting for! Winners from the Semi-Finals return to the Apollo Theater in this final competition for the title of Child Star of Tomorrow earning $5,000 while the Grand Finale winner receives $20,000. The talented performers return for one last chance to leave it all on the line with hopes of becoming the next Ella Fitzgerald, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, Machine Gun Kelly or Jazmine Sullivan. Audiences have casted their vote to get them this far, but in the Grand Finale, you decide who will Be Good or Be Gone and win the triumphant grand prize. Don't miss the final Amateur Night sponsored by Coca-Cola performance of the season hosted by the comedian Capone with a festive pre-party with DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer.

Terms & Conditions

• Refer to the contact information on the HWISPA-NY winner certificate to redeem.
• Tickets will be transferred via TicketMaster to the winner by the donor.
• Doors open at 6:30pm for 7:30pm showtime on Wednesday, June 25, 2025; tickets are non-transferable.
• Not intended for resale.

In benefit of HWISPA-NY

Fair Market Value: $325
Starting Bid: $100

Ever want to take a stab at stand-up comedy? Well, now is your chance. New York City Comedy class has been teaching stand-up comedy for over fifteen years with fun, positive and supportive stand-up comedy classes for beginners to explore their sense of humor while growing confidence and improving public speaking skills. Their six-week structure is optimized for your comedic success with the philosophy that "we will get you to generate ten to fifteen minutes of ideas and then cut it down to the best five minutes for the class show."

About New York City Comedy Class

Originally started as "Caroline's Comedy School" by Ben Rosenfeld, New York City Comedy Class has since evolved into an independent comedy school teaching stand-up comedy classes in the premiere city for developing comedic artistry in the nation. Currently, their classes meet on Manhattan's Upper West Side near Lincoln Center and their class shows are in a Manhattan comedy club. Previous class shows have been at New York Comedy Club, St, Marks Comedy Club, and Comedy Village.

Terms & Conditions

• Email HWISPA-NY winner certificate, along with the specific session in which you'd like to enroll (see nyccomedyclass.com), to Ben Rosenfeld at ben@nyccomedyclass.com to redeem.
• First-time clients only.
• To ensure there's space, you must email at least 2 weeks in advance of a session in order to be guaranteed a spot.
• As this is a donation, gratuities to the instructor after the final class
  graduation show, are appreciated (and not included).
• This class is for adults 18+. Expires 1 year from auction date.
• Must be redeemed within one (1) year of the HWISPA-NY 2025 Silent Auction; expires May 9, 2026.