2023 Convention Gala
Join us for an exciting evening at the Convention Gala on Sunday. Take a break, unwind, and enjoy socializing while supporting a good cause. Let loose, have fun, and discuss what you’re learning while listening to some great music.
This is a fun night to mingle, eat, and dance your heart out! The Gala will take place at the Edge, located in the Peppermill. There is a beautiful outdoor patio that overlooks the hotel and mountain views, long with seating throughout the lounge. Please feel free to dress in your favorite band shirt or in a music-era-themed costume or best gala attire. But more important, join us and come in what you feel most comfortable in. Enjoy good food at the start of the evening, along with drinks for purchase at the bar.
Our Live auction will take place during the Gala, and we will announce our raffle and Golden Ticket winners of the night. Enjoy live entertainment by Fast Times band who performs favorite dance and rock hits from the 70s to Today. This high-energy group plays every song with a dance beat that you cannot resist. Fast Times cover band is always excited to play song requests.
2023 Auction
The Gala Auction is one of the highlights of the convention! Members are asked to create a piece of art made from pottery, glass, mosaics, or other mediums—whatever inspires them—and donate the items to be bid on in our silent auction. We also have had items such as vacation homes, gift certificates, and weekend giveaways. The items are on display and open for bidding from when they are turned in through Sunday at 1:30 PM when everyone will gather to place their last-minute bids.
In 2018, PYOP studios from around the world generously donated over 90 auction items, raising a total of over $16,000 for Believe Big. The beneficiary of the auction in 2019 was Make-A-Wish Western New York, which raised an impressive $12,000. If you're new to the CCSA or looking for inspiration, feel free to check out past auction pieces on the Facebook Chatter page under albums. We would be grateful for your contribution of any unique piece to be included in this year's auction. No item is too big or too small! And if you wish to pre-ship, please make sure it arrives between August 6th and August 22nd. Don't forget to complete the Auction Release Form and include it with your piece. Thank you for your support.
To ensure proper tracking of packages, kindly notify Taylor Barrow at taylor@ccsaonline.com if you intend to ship something. Additionally, if you are unable to attend the convention this year, you can still participate by donating an item for the auction.
The 2023 CCSA Convention is a Cashless Event.
Each year we collect a bounty of wonderful prizes for our raffle including items like free convention registration for the next year and other items. We set up a display area of those prizes with entry boxes next to each. Attendees can purchase raffle tickets for $10 each, and anyone who purchases 10 raffle tickets gets a free Golden Ticket! The Golden Ticket prize package is valued at over $5,000 each year. You will be able to see a current list of prizes included in this drawing on our website as they become available.
During the Convention Gala on Sunday, August 27th, we’ll draw a winner for each ancillary prize. When these prizes have been drawn, we combine all the tickets entered and draw for a winner for the Skutt KilnMaster Touchscreen Upgrade Kit to outfit your studio kiln(Up to 2 kilns) with Skutt’s new touchscreen controllers - valued at $650 each. At the end of the night, we’ll draw the Golden Ticket winner from the Golden Ticket box.
Notes:
Winners must be present to win.
When buying your raffle tickets, you will be instructed to write your name and phone number on the back, and then you will be responsible for finding the raffle box location and Golden Ticket box location and dropping your own tickets into the correct box.
Tickets can be purchased online when you register for the Convention and on-site at the CCSA booth in the exhibit hall.
The 2023 CCSA Convention is a Cashless Event.
Raffle Tickets & Golden Ticket
Auction Beneficiary
The Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation (RAVE), an acronym for Respite and Volunteer Experiences, started with a single grant from the Department of Health and Human Services in 1992 with a goal of reducing and preventing child abuse and neglect for children with disabilities. The need for respite was so great that RAVE became a 501c3 nonprofit organization just three years later in October 1995.
The mission of the Northern Nevada R.A.V.E. Family Foundation (RAVE) is to improve the well-being of Nevada families by providing respite to families caring for young and adult children with special needs. RAVE, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, accomplishes this by training youth volunteers to care for these exceptional children. RAVE currently has the following center-based respite programs available to accomplish our mission: (1) RAVE Family Center, (2) Jr. RAVE and (3) Teen RAVE.
RAVE’s dynamic center & community-based programs provide respite care, a much-needed break, to families caring for children with developmental and physical disabilities, including autism, children with mental and behavioral challenges, as well as children in foster and adoptive care. Our programs recruit local junior high and high school student volunteers and train them in the care of children. Most notably, the RAVE Family Center, Jr. RAVE, and Teen RAVE programs offer support services to both the child with a special need, and their siblings who reside in the home. This attention to the whole family fulfills RAVE’s mission to provide comprehensive respite to parents and caregivers to assist them in strengthening their family unit. The RAVE Family Center, Jr. RAVE, and Teen RAVE programs act as a
supportive, stable environment for children and their families. A supportive, stable environment has been proven to serve as a protective factor in preventing child abuse and neglect. RAVE not only provides caregivers with a break from the extra care their children require from the time they spend at medical and therapeutic appointments, etc., RAVE also creates a space for children to just be kids in a safe, fun, social environment.
RAVE is proud to provide no-cost respite services to families with special needs, hopefully relieving the financial stress of paying a qualified care provider and encouraging families to take the break they so desperately need. We love to give the “Gift of Time”!