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Yes and no! Social distancing and the rescheduling of the actual Kentucky Derby Race have made it necessary to change this year’s Spring Benefit, A Night at the Races. Our community is strong and always ready to have fun for a good cause.

We will join together on May 2nd, to show our community spirit and celebrate Harvey with Heart, a virtual, but still very important, fundraising and friendraising event. This virtual event will feature a special program from the Head of School, students, and a fun on-line auction with lots of one-of-a-kind experiences, art, and vacation get-aways. The money raised will directly support our teachers and students in the Harvey Community. 

Join our Harvey With Heart Virtual Benefit

If you have already bought tickets to A Night at the Races, you can let us know if you would like to donate the tickets to support teacher and student programming or if you would like us to send you a refund.

Email Effie at effiea@harveyschool.org with what you prefer.

Eventually! The real Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs has been rescheduled for September 2020. We are hoping to bring back our Night at the Races theme for next year’s (2021) spring gala with all of the special touches - mint juleps, betting, big hats, and bow ties.

There is no cost to attend the Harvey with Heart virtual event. However, if you would like to donate the price of a ticket or another amount to help us support teacher enrichment and student programming, click here to register and/or donate.

The online auction will be live beginning April 27th. Watch your email and text for directions on how you can see the available items and how to place your bid.

Bidding will close at the end of the Harvey with Heart event, May 2nd at 8:30 p.m.

With lots of amazing items from so many generous donors and some special Harvey exclusives put together by our faculty and administrators, you are sure to find something that is good for you and does good for our teachers as they create programming and a learning environment that challenges our students to become their best selves. Your purchases can change lives by Shopping with Heart! 

In the days leading up to the Harvey with Heart benefit, we will be sharing some exciting items and experiences on our Parent Facebook page and through emails. You can preview our auction items such as gorgeous vacation homes for when we are ready to travel again, artwork, jewelry, wine bottles and baskets, and some unique experiences for you and your children. Keep an eye out!

Shop the Silent Auction

To view the items or place a bid, you will need to create an account on our Harvey with Heart auction site. A few things to note:

• If you have participated in past benefits, you may already have an account. If so, you can use the same username and password that you have used in the past. Simply verify the credit card number listed is still correct and valid.
• To create an account, click here and register in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Please note: Your username will be seen by other bidders.
• Below each auction item's image are red or blue dots that indicate multiple images per item. Click on the dots to reveal the additional images for each item.
• When you are ready to place your first bid, you will be prompted to enter a credit card before proceeding with a 'click here' message below the blue bar.
• If you'd like to place a 'maximum bid' amount, your bid will be placed at the opening bid amount and raise automatically if challenged up to your maximum bid. If you are outbid at any time during this auction, we will notify you by text or email so you can rebid on the desired item.

The Harvey with Heart program will begin at 7:30 p.m. on May 2nd.

At 7:15 p.m., you and your friends will have the option to meet up for a pre-program cocktail in your own Zoom Room.

Join the Harvey With Heart Virtual Benefit

As part of the Harvey with Heart virtual benefit, we are offering you an opportunity to connect with your Harvey friends and family virtually in your own Zoom Room. You can think of this as your table at our physical benefit. It will allow you to have a small intimate conversation, plan your bidding strategy for those of you joint bidding on some of the auction items, or share a toast just like you would do at our physical benefit.

Your private room will be open from 7:15 to 7:30 p.m. and can hold as many people as you would like. If you are a free spirit and open to making new friends, we can assign you to a room with other parents that we think you might enjoy meeting. After the program is over, you will be invited to return to your Zoom Room to socialize with your friends until 8:30 p.m.

To request a Zoom Room, click here.

In order to participate, we nee to know your name, your email address, and the friends you would like to "sit" with. The only thing we ask is that you confirm with your friends ahead of time that you are going to "sit" together because even in the virtual world, you can only be in one place at a time!

We also request that you arrive by 7 p.m. to check-in so we can assure that we get you in your room on time. To fill out your Zoom Room request, click here. We will email you specific instructions prior to the event on how to sign-in.

Yes.

Join the Harvey With Heart Virtual Benefit

Yes!  There will be a message from our Head of School, an original video presentation, and the talented Quinn Robinson '19 will join us live in with an acoustic rock performance.

Yes!  Sponsors and underwriters will receive recognition throughout community-wide emails and a mention the night of the event.

To sponsor or underwrite Harvey with Heart, click here.

Every year, Harvey holds a benefit to raise money to support our amazing teachers and the successful programs the school offers. That is important now more than ever! Our teachers were forced to change their curriculum and their teaching style on a moment’s notice, often while managing their own children at home. Let us celebrate them!  If they can keep our kids engaged virtually, we can support them virtually!

See what items we have in this year's Silent Online Auction.

Another way to support our teachers is to Donate or Sponsor.

Yes! Along with recognizing our teachers who have been working tirelessly to provide meaningful instruction, we know that many parents and other members of our community are fighting this crisis on a daily basis. We will salute all of the health care professionals, first-responders, and other front-line essential workers at Harvey and throughout our country.

Keep a look-out for some creative ways to honor these selfless heroes! 

An email with instructions on how to join Harvey with Heart will be sent on May 1. All you will need is a device with internet access and a camera (cell phones, tablets, computers). There will be staff from our technology partner, iBid, ready to help with any technological issues you may encounter.

Raise the Paddle enables parents to donate directly to the School using their cell phone. Midway through the evening program, the community will be encouraged to raise their "paddles" as Brendan Byrne calls out a donation amount. All donations, no matter how large or small, will have an impact on our students.

All proceeds will go to support the needs of our teachers as they create programming and a learning environment that challenges our students to become their best selves. A portion of the proceeds may also go to ensuring that Harvey students and families are supported during this challenging time.

It's easy! Just send a text to 646-891-4321 with the amount you would like to donate. The process is really simple and details will be sent out in advance of the evening.

There will be someone monitoring the texts and updating the screen with total dollars raised. During the actual paddle raise on May 2, donations will remain anonymous; all donors will be recognized afterward on our website and in our Annual Report (unless they prefer to remain anonymous).

Every donation, whether $25, $2,500, or $25,000, will have a meaningful impact on our school!

Download Your Paddle to Raise!

Yes, there is!

There will be 4 locations where you will be able to pick up your special gift. All pick-ups will be held on the morning of Saturday, May 2nd. The pick-up locations are at The Harvey School, at Best Wine Purveyors in Pleasantville, and in Mamaroneck and Rye. Please email Effie at effiea@harveyschool.org with the location you prefer. Specific addresses and pick-up times will be sent out as we get closer to the event.

Anything you want!  Ask your children advice on proper Zoom attire.

Attend our virtual event on May 2nd!

Tell your friends and sign on with a smile.

Participate in our Silent Online Auction.

Consider making a Donation or Sponsoring the event.

We are a community and we need all of our members to celebrate and show gratitude during these challenging times!