Stock your own, at-home Wine Cellar.

With the Murch Wine Cellar, collected generously from your fellow Murch families, you will get 43 bottles of amazing wine varieties to keep your cellar full.

Some of the highlights of what you'll get include a magnum of 2001 Vinoce Mt Veeder Estate valued at $308 and a 2000 Chateau Leoville Barton valued at $191.

The Wine Cellar also includes 3 bottles at $50 value or above, 10 bottles valued between $50-$30, and 28 bottles of various red, white and bubbles below $30 in value.

Take your health and fitness to new heights with the Ambitious Athletics Experience!

One (1) Starter Session consultation and movement assessment + 4-weeks of group fitness training + private cold plunge and infrared sauna recovery room.

Check them out at

https://www.ambitiousathletics.com/

Put your favorite Murch memory in this lovely hand-painted frame. The frame fits a 4x6 photo and is painted in the Murch colors of yellow and blue, with a marbelized Mustang.

Value: $35.

Put your favorite Murch memory in this lovely hand-painted frame. The frame fits a 4x6 photo and is painted in the Murch colors of yellow and blue, with a marbelized Mustang.

Value: $35.

Put your favorite Murch memory in this lovely hand-painted frame. The frame fits a 4x6 photo and is painted in the Murch colors of yellow and blue, with a marbelized Mustang.

Value: $35

Movie Day at Murch!

Pick a time when school is out of session, and head over to Murch with 9 friends (10 total students) to watch a movie!

Winner will be able to bring snacks and a movie to Murch to watch on the big screen in the Murch cafeteria or gym (TBD, depending on date).

This item is perfect for multiple families to pool their funds to purchase together. With 10 friends hanging out during non-school hours, this item promises to be a fun and unique experience!!

Note - at least three adults must stay and chaperone the group. No Murch staff or teachers will supervise. Winner must coordinate with Mary Eckstein on day and time and must provide their own movie and food. Clean up of space is also expected. Available to kids in any grade.

Value: Priceless experience; $75 FMV. Expires 04/01/24.

Instead of a sleepover, imagine having a sleepunder at Murch!! You'd have the evening off and your child would create lasting memories with their friends that they'll cherish forever. Don't miss out on the opportunity to win this once-in-a-lifetime experience for your student.

The winner and up to 15 Murch student friends will get to have a sleepunder at Murch that is hosted and supervised by Murch teachers and staff. Note, all 16 students must be current 1st through 5th graders at Murch - of the same grade level - and the group may be mixed male and female.

The group will get to spend the evening/night in the school gym from 5pm-10pm They will be supervised by Murch teachers and staff and the evening will include fun activities, like games, a movie and popcorn, and dinner with a special treat on the way out. And the best part - parents get the evening off for five hours! Just drop them off at 5pm and pick them up at 10pm.

It's a dream for kids and parents alike.

Limitations: Available only to current 1st through 5th grade students; 16 students maximum; all attending students must be the same grade. If winner is a current 5th grader, they and their friends can come back to Murch as 6th graders in the fall to do this sleepunder.

Value: Priceless experience; $1,000 FMV. Date for event is TBD.

Instead of a sleepover, imagine having a sleepunder at Murch!! You'd have the evening off and your child would create lasting memories with their friends that they'll cherish forever. Don't miss out on the opportunity to win this once-in-a-lifetime experience for your student.

The winner and up to 15 Murch student friends will get to have a sleepunder at Murch that is hosted and supervised by Murch teachers and staff. Note, all 16 students must be current 1st through 5th graders at Murch - of the same grade level - and the group may be mixed male and female.

The group will get to spend the evening/night in the school gym from 5pm-10pm They will be supervised by Murch teachers and staff and the evening will include fun activities, like games, a movie and popcorn, and dinner with a special treat on the way out. And the best part - parents get the evening off for five hours! Just drop them off at 5pm and pick them up at 10pm.

It's a dream for kids and parents alike.

Limitations: Available only to current 1st through 5th grade students; 16 students maximum; all attending students must be the same grade. If winner is a current 5th grader, they and their friends can come back to Murch as 6th graders in the fall to do this sleepunder.

Value: Priceless experience; $1,000 FMV. Date for event is TBD.

Enjoy running the school as Principal of Murch for a day. A lucky current 4th or 5th grader will shadow Principal Cebrzynski in his many duties for one school day.

You'll get to greet students, take in a meeting, observe classrooms, correspond with important people, and get a peek into the 'behind the scenes' world of Murch Elementary. Plus, your child will get to enjoy a pizza lunch with Mr. C.

Available only to current 4th and 5th grade students.

STUDENTS ONLY

Value: Priceless experience

Expires 6/16/23.

1 hour of live background piano music at an event of your choosing. Maybe 90 minutes if I get in a zone! Piano at location preferred but not required.

Holla if you love challah!

Murch mom Keryn Gedan will bake a delicious loaf of challah bread and deliver it to your home in NW DC once a week for 4 weeks. Deliveries will occur on mutually convenient Fridays.

Value: Experience priceless; $25 FMV. Expires 04/01/24.

Backyard pool time at the home of the Harrington family.

Escape the summer heat for 3 hours with a dip in the Harrington family's pool. The pool is best enjoyed between May and August, and the Harrington family will work with you to find a mutually convenient time for a swim - all you'll need to bring are towels. Light snacks and beverages will be available poolside.

Value: Priceless experience; $200 FMV. Expires September 2023

Allow Marine Korin, a Frenchwoman and Murch mom who really knows her cheese, to prepare a beautiful and delicious cheese board to assist you in making a celebration extra special.

The winner will receive a wooden board, four French cheeses, grapes, and a good loaf of bread.

Cheese board to be delivered at a mutually agreed time and place.

Value: Priceless experience; $80 FMV. Expires 4/01/24.

In-Home Latke Making Class with Jason Levin!

While Hanukkah might be many months away, it is never too early for latke making. There is joy when crispy fried potato enters your mouth! Jason Levin will come to your house with all the necessary ingredients for latke making. He will teach you and your family how to make latkes step by step. At the end of the class, you will see firsthand how to go from potato to fried happiness.

Value: Priceless experience; $30 FMV. Expires 04.01.24.

Start thinking about Thanksgiving now!

Murch mom Stacy Linden will bake two scrumptious loaves of homemade pumpkin bread - made from actual heirloom pumpkins, not a can! - and deliver them in the week leading up to Thanksgiving.

Note: Nuts optional. Loaves may contain other allergens.

Delivery will occur at a mutually agreed date, time, and location.

Value: Priceless experience; $20 FMV. Expires 12/1/23.

Want to get away for a weekend but need a place to park your beloved pooch? The Sharp family will give your four-legged family member a weekend of love and pampering it will never forget! Dog sitting valid for one dog over a mutually-agreed upon weekend (up to two consecutive nights) at the Sharp family home. Includes 3 daily walks, care and feeding, and lots of playtime, pets and cuddles.

Bid on this continuously amazing item from a Murch parent. You'll be getting one year of Baked Goods Delivery. One seasonal baked item a month for a year (Apr'23 - Mar'24) delivered to the Winner's door! With treats like bar cookies, loaf cakes, pies, plus the option to swap a few out if you need.

Monthly baked goods begin 04.2023 and finish 03.2024

On a mutually agreed upon weekend, the winning family will receive 6-8 specially wrapped, locally sourced baguettes, an accoutrement of spreads, plus scoring sheets and an answer key. Invite another bread-loving family over to sample and determine the best baguette in the District! (happy to substitute baguette for cake, imported chocolates, potato chips or pickles!)

Enjoy a day on the links! Grab two friends and join a fellow Murch dad for a day of golf at beautiful Bethesda Country Club. Weekends only on a mutually-agreeable date; expires 12/31/23.

Bullfrog Bagels Delivered to Your Door The Wetterauer/McTiernan family will deliver a baker's dozen of Bullfrog Bagels, along with your choice of either 3 small cream cheeses, or 1 large and 1 small cream cheese. Delivery is limited to locations in Northwest DC and will occur on a mutually agreed date before 4/1/24.

Leave the planning to Liesl! Murch mom Liesl Hartmann will plan and host a nature-themed birthday party for your child and up to 10 friends. Kids will enjoy making smores by the fire, hiking in Rock Creek Park and a nature-themed scavenger hunt.

Mutually-agreeable date; to be redeemed by 4/1/2024.

A student plus 2 friends can enjoy an ice cream party with the Murch Student Council on a mutually agreed upon Tuesday after school in May or June of 2023.

Enjoy an early night out in the neighborhood, complete with babysitting by pre-k aide Amy Turner. Win this item, and you'll get more than just a $100 gift certificate to I'm Eddie Cano. You'll drop your children (and maybe the children of a couple friends...up to 6 elementary-aged children) at Mrs. Turner's home. She'll do an art project with the kids, feed them pizza, have a campfire with s'mores, and then (time-permitting) allow them to chill out with a TV show, all while you get some adult time away.

Babysitting Expires: June 24, 2023.

Gift certificate expires: (TBD).

Limitations: Must occur on a mutually-agreed date and at a mutually-agreed time. No more than 6 children. All children must be elementary-aged, meaning in pre-k through 5th grade. Up to 3 hours of babysitting.

Join the Jacobs/Heberlein Family for an afternoon of cards, games, and drinks of the kid-friendly (and not so kid-friendly) variety. We will provide appetizers and drinks for your family and can introduce you to several card games that we enjoy. Favorites of ours include cribbage, seven-up, and king's corner, but we would gladly learn some of your favorites as well.

Date and time to be mutually agreed upon.

Bring some sunshine to your walls with this beautiful watercolor portrait, hand painted by Murch Mom Melissa Boteach.

Artwork will be on display at the live auction event for you to view!

Want more items like this? Check out more of Melissa's artwork at Item Nos. 618, 619, 620 & 621!

This fantastic painting by Murch Mom Melissa Boteach is guaranteed to bring a smile to everyone who sees it.

Artwork will be on display at the live auction event for you to view!

Want more items like this? Check out more of Melissa's artwork at Item Nos. 617, 619, 620 & 621!

Your guests will marvel at this gorgeous painting of Jackson-Reed High School. Hand-painted by Murch Mom Melissa Boteach, this piece captures the school on a snowy evening during the winter of 2021..

Artwork will be on display at the live auction event for you to view!

Want more items like this? Check out more of Melissa's artwork at Item Nos. 617, 618, 620 & 621!

Bring some color to your dining room that is guaranteed to start a lively conversation! Hand-painted by Murch Mom Melissa Boteach, this piece is of a street in downtown DC on an autumn day.

Artwork will be on display at the live auction event for you to view!

Want more items like this? Check out more of Melissa's artwork at Item Nos. 617, 618, 619 & 621!

Want to showcase a beloved photo of your pet in your home? Did you take the perfect pic during an incredible vacation? Murch Mom Melissa Boteach will replicate your photo of a pet or a landscape on canvas for a custom painting you'll forever treasure.

Note: Painting on canvas can be any standard size up to 15 x 12 inches. Limited to replications of a photo of an animal or a landscape. Must redeem by 4/1/2024.

To see examples of Melissa's artwork, see Item Nos. 617, 618, 619 & 620 or stop by the live auction to view her paintings on display.

Treat your child's class to a Vietnamese cultural experience hosted in the classroom by Murch parent Hanh Duong.

She'll teach the class a bit about Vietnam and then lead them in traditional Vietnamese games.

This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to learn more about a cultural community that is well-represented at Murch.

Expires 4/1/24.

Spring rolls and Pho (Beef Noodle Soup) are the two most popular dishes in Vietnam. They are not only delicious but also super healthy.

The Vietnamese parents at Murch are offering you the opportunity to taste authentic Vietnamese cuisine without having to travel halfway around the globe.

Food for a family of 4 will be made ready-to-eat with instructions for heating up, and delivered during a weekend of your choice.

Can accommodate for allergies.

Expires March 2024.

A 1st grade Murch family will host a s'mores party in their backyard for up to 8 fellow first graders.

Parents, take this as a sign to go out to dinner and enjoy some adult time as your kid and 7 of their friends enjoy some well earned s'mores.

Party to be hosted on a Friday in May 2023. Valid only for first graders but can accommodate a sibling who is 4+.

Expires end of May 2023

Looking for a tasty dessert to share with your family, friends and neighbors? Or an individual treat you can give out at your child's birthday party?

Bid on 2 dozen large, soft-baked chocolate chip cookies baked by a Murch mom! Cookies will be delivered on a mutually agreed upon time.

Cannot accommodate allergies.

Expires 4/1/2024

Enjoy a delicious and beautiful cake made by Murch mom Meredith Katz. An avid baker, Meredith has even made multiple tier wedding cakes!

Meredith will make one lucky winning bidder a 6 to 9 inch multiple layer cake. You pick the flavor (anything goes!), but some of her best cake flavors are: lemon, s'mores, zebra striped, chocolate and rainbow (vanilla). She will work with you on the design as well. It'll be beautiful - and delicious!

Cake will be delivered on a mutually agreed upon date.

Expires 4/1/2024

Learn to Dance: Beginner Ballroom or Latin Dance Lessons

Make an impression on the dance floor: the winner of this item will receive four 45-minute weekly dance lessons good for 2 people. Choose from either Ballroom or Latin dance classes for beginners.

Sessions to be provided by Ms. Kumudu, who is also teaching dance through Murch Plus this year!

To be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon time. Expires 4/1/24.

Personal Training session (1 hour) with Stretch Therapy

No tight muscles here: the winner of this bid receives a one-hour personal training session.

Begin with a stretch therapy segment that assesses any areas of tightness or weaknesses and end with a full body 30 minute workout.

Session will be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon time. Expires 4/1/24.

Join me for a kid friendly 10 mile bike ride along Beach Drive starting at Pierce Mill to Wise Road and back. Helmets and bikes with gears required (one moderate hill).

To be scheduled on a weekend of your convenience. Mornings have less people/riders. Ride has mostly no cars on the route. One section with limited traffic.

Tour de Murch! - Accomplished triathlete and cyclist. Author of the Riding with Kaplan newsletter.

Bid on this beyblade tournament for six kids, and the hosts will take care of the rest with Arenas and Beys.

This is a two-hour play-date for six kids, including pizza!

Party will be scheduled at least one month in advance at a mutually agreed upon time and will take place at the Lawson/Leigh home. All children must be 6+ in age.

Expires 4/1/24.

Need to head out for a weekend evening? Don't worry about a babysitter, bring your kids over to the Carrs for an evening of pizza, play, and movies.

We'll set up a theater and pick an agreed upon movie for a big night out for you and for your kids.

Drop any time after 6 pm, pick up by 10:00 pm on a mutually agreed upon date.

Win a nature adventure with Mrs. Paty, the Plant Lady and Murch Green Scene coordinator.

Spend 3 hours (including picnic lunch) exploring the nature that surrounds us everyday, right on the Murch grounds! Mrs. Paty, coordinator for the Murch gardens and grounds (and 15-year Murch mom), will accompany your child and 5 of their friends on a 2-hour exploration and learning experience around Murch. Think trees, flowers, weeds, and vegetables!

A picnic lunch will be provided. This experience will occur 10 am to 1 pm on a date mutually agreed by winner and Mrs. Paty.

Note, if children under 8-years-old will attend, then one additional adult will need to accompany Mrs. Paty on the experience.

Value: Priceless experience; $100 FMV. Expires April 1, 2024.

Escape the heat and come swim with Ellen Harrington (K). Food and beverages will be served poolside.

Date TBD with participating families.

4 tickets available.

Expires: end of pool season 2023

Jump in, the water's fine! Enjoy this fun end-of-year pool party with your Murch friends at the home of Katie and Joe Bous. Soak up some rays while sipping cocktails, enjoying food from the grill, and cooling off in the pool with the kids. This event is open to the whole family.

Note: Party will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023 starting at 2pm and go until folks are too tired to swim.

Each adult guest must purchase a ticket (i.e., two tickets per couple). Children get in free! A total of 30 tickets will be sold. Tickets: $70 per adult.

Sign up and spend the evening with fellow Murch moms while you enjoy margaritas, guacamole, and empanadas at the Turner home on Friday, June 2, 2023. Note, this party will occur indoors and outdoors. If the weather cooperates, we can accommodate moms who would prefer to remain outdoors. We don't plan to have a rain date.

Calling all third graders! Come have a pizza and movie night at the home of Isla Scritchfield (3rd, Ms. Schafer). Parents can drop off their children and have a date night, while the kids watch a movie under the stars! (Parents may also stay for the movie.)

The movie night will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

Limitations: Available to 3rd graders only.

Ladies and gentlemen, book your babysitter and sign up for this end of year cocktail party at the home of Amal Kasabri and Louis Yacob. Toast to the end of the school year with delicious cocktails and the great hosting skills of Louis and Amal. The party will be held on either Sat. June 10 or 17, and is available for 30 individuals.

Note: Party will be held either June 10 or 17 (both Saturday), 2023

Note: 1 ticket = 1 adult.

Note: Cocktail party, so please no children.

Allow three Murch families to share their cooking talents with you at a dinner featuring authentic Indian street foods on Sunday May 21st, 2023!

Using recipes from across regions in India, Murch parents Julie Ajinkya, Randeep Rathindran, and Bhavna Lee will prepare a variety of delicious street snacks, otherwise known as ""chaat""--from golgappas and kathi rolls to samosas, roasted masala corn, mango lassis and much, much more! This will be a meal to remember for 16 lucky ticket holders!

Guests will also enjoy a sneak peak at Murch mom Julie Ajinkya's new children's book on Indian food, to be published at the end of May. It promises to be a fun way for you to broaden your kids' palates and introduce them to delicious new dishes!

16 tickets available; 1 ticket per person

This amazing dinner will be held at the home of Bhavna Lee, 3201 Ellicott St. NW.