It’s time to pull up anchor and buoy are we excited! The 40th Annual Roncalli Pierside Auction is returning with twice the fun! This year's auction will offer both the event on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at Roncalli High School, 2000 MIrro Drive in Manitowoc, AND the opportunity to bid online!
The online portion of the auction will run from 3 p.m. Thursday, April 25 to 3 p.m. Monday, April 29 on roncalliauction.givesmart.com.
Admission to the ADULTS-ONLY, in-person event is free. Please note that even if you have registered for the online auction, you will need to stop at one of the registration tables upon entering the event in order to receive a bid number.
Parking will be available in the Fine Arts Center lot with overflow parking in the Skana Aluminum lot; shuttle service will be provided courtesy of Brandt Buses, Inc. from 5:30-11 p.m. Attendees should enter through the Fine Arts Center as well.
Food, desserts, water, soda, hard seltzer, beer, wine and a specialty drink, will be available for purchase, in addition to the wide variety of items up for bid in both the silent and oral auctions. A coat check also will be available.
The public is welcome to come early for Mass with Fr. Matt Colle, campus chaplain for Roncalli High School, which will begin at 4 p.m. in the Zimmer Auditorium inside the Fine Arts Center.
The oral auction portion of the evening will be hosted by Candice Giesen, director of advancement, and John Jagemann, auction emcee, who will be celebrating 39 years! Gregg Schramm will serve as auctioneer.
Cash, check, credit cards and debit cards will be accepted forms of payment at the event.
Make sure to continue to watch our Facebook page for more details!
AUCTION BOOK
Click here for the 40th Annual Roncalli Pierside Auction book.
RAFFLE INFORMATION
Cash Raffle
The Cash Raffle is returning with the grand prize of $10,000 cash! Only 500 tickets are being sold for $100 each. Get your ticket for a chance to win! The winner will be drawn during the event on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Click here for the raffle form.
Gravely Riding Lawnmower Raffle
Make mowing your lawn easier this summer by entering the Gravely Riding Lawnmower Raffle! Participants have a chance to ride away with a Gravely ZT XL 52 Kawasaki Zero Turn Riding Lawnmower. Tickets are just $50 each with only 200 tickets being sold. The winner will be drawn during the event on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Sponsored by: Ariens Company, and Rick & Denise Krowiorz
Click here for the raffle form.
Meat 'N Freezer Raffle
Get yourself a new freezer and stock it, too -- with meat, lots of meat! This Frigidaire 16 CU. FT. Brushed Steel Upright Freezer comes with lamb, chicken and ground beef. Only 200 tickets are being sold for $50 each. Get your ticket for a chance to win! The winner will be drawn during the event on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Meat donated by: Sullivan Family Farm, Ryan & Jackie Sullivan '97, John and Mary Johanek, Deb & Greg Schmidt, K&C Mini Storage, LLC. Freezer donated by: Bitter Neumann
Click here for the raffle form.
You also may stop by Roncalli High School, 2000 Mirro Drive in Manitowoc, to purchase your Cash, Lawnmower or Meat 'N Freezer raffle tickets. Or, call the Advancement Office at 686-8150.
AUCTION EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK
Click here.
AUCTION VIDEOS
40th Annual Roncalli Pierside Auction: Milestone announcement (Jan. 26, 2024)
40th Annual Roncalli Pierside Auction: Anchor Drop 1 - Everything Roncalli (April 5, 2024)
40th Annual Roncalli Pierside Auction: Anchor Drop 2 - Children's items (April 12, 2024)
40th Annual Roncalli Pierside Auction: Anchor Drop 3 - Raffles (April 19, 2024)
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Local 5 Live (April 19, 2024)
Good Day Wisconsin (April 26, 2024)
AUCTION SPONSORS
Thank you to the following who have so graciously contributed financial gifts for the 40th Annual Roncalli Pierside Auction and other major expenses.
Auction Sponsor
Delta Defense LLC
Sheboygan Cancer & Blood Specialists
Oral Auction Sponsors
Allie Family Companies
C.D. Smith Construction
Dr. Matthew & Stacey Culligan
RaiseRite Concrete Lifting, Inc.
Salutz Law
Sean-Patrick Oswald
In Memory of Edward & Kathryn Oswald
Vinton Construction Company
Production Sponsor
Tim & Ann Salutz Family
Advertising Sponsors
Fricke Printing, Bob & Charlotte Fricke,
Bill Fricke, Russ & Amy Fricke-Weigel
Kaminski & Pozorski Law Firm
Kaysun Corporation
Lakeshore Dental SC
Van Horn Motors of Manitowoc
Anniversary Sponsor
A.C.E. Building Services Inc.
Carron Net Company, Inc.
Dental Park
Drs. Boettcher, Culligan, Krummel & Stream
River Bank
Beverage Sponsors
Check Electric
Weier Wealth Management
Food Sponsor
Greg & Chelsea (Stangel ‘07) McRaith
$1,000
Automated Comfort Controls
Dr. Kirk & Dawn Dimitris
Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes
$500
Brandt Buses Inc.
John Koss Builders/John ‘81 & Nancy (Niquette ‘83) Koss
R & J Fricke Inc.
$200
Hamann Construction Co.
$100
dh Video Creation
In Kind Services
Brandt Buses
Pozorski Hauling & Recycling, LLC
Skana Aluminum Co.