Cub Community Connections 

Experiences for a lifetime 

We are always appreciative of the gift card and item donations from businesses! These are some of our most popular auction items. However, this year, we're finding some fun ideas that may not involve a monetary donation but would knock our kids socks off! These experiences will be raffled off, with a starting ticket cost of $3. Raffles open February 17, 2024.

Know a business that would love to participate? Have an idea to share? Email us at fundraising@catonsvilleespta.org now and let us know! 

Animal Lover's Dream

Vet-in-training at Howard County Animal Hospital 

Got a sick stuffy? One winner will get to bring them to a local vet practice for a check up, and get to tour and see the docs in action for 30 minutes. Add in a Bark Box certificate to spoil their pup at home, and this is guaranteed to delight all the animal lovers out there. 

Bookworm's Delight 

Character Day From Growing Minds

Got an avid little reader in your house? The winner of this raffle will get to help plan and host a day all about a character of their choosing at Growing Minds! Will it be archery class and Peeta's bread baking in honor of Katniss Everdeen? Hunting dragon's hoards and boiling some potatoes with Bilbo Baggins? 


This awesome prize includes one planning session at Growing Minds in advance where the winner will select the character, agree on a date, and brainstorm how to bring the event to life. Then, on the selected day, our winner will play Assistant Manager and help bring their favorite character to life for all of the bookstore customers.

Budding Chef

Doozy's Diner Special Selection

Got a fledgling foodie on your hands? With this amazing item, they could pick the special pancake for a week at Doozy's. Is it a blueberry lemon kind of spring? Or double chocolate for the win? Your little one will have a blast with menu planning and know that all of Catonsville can experience their culinary prowess. Plus, the winning family gets a $25 gift card to go and taste the winning creation. 


Future Artist 

Painted Whims Window Display

Got a future artist scribbling away at your dining room table? Give them an audience! This great experience from Painted Whims includes two pieces of poster board, a $50 Blick gift card to help with supplies, and a dedicated window pane for your artist in training. Following the auction, your creative soul can work on a spring-themed poster and Painted Whims will display it for all Frederick Road passers-by to view in the month of April. 


Future Media Mogul

CES PTA Social Media Takeover and Spring Break Promo

Do you have a would-be youtuber on your hands? Ever ask "what would you talk about?" Now is your chance to find out! The winner of this raffle will get a chance to take over the PTA Facebook page for a day. Over spring break, they can create 3-4 short videos or posts and images. We'll review and feature their content one Saturday in April to showcase their talents. 

 Gamer's Choice Award

Afternoon of game play at Better World Imaginarium

Is there a game you and your friends or family want to try out? The winner of this raffle will get to pick any game from the shelf and give it a spin in our event space. Snacks and drinks will be provided, so get your squad together and make it a party! If you like the game and write a review, both Better World Imaginarum and the PTA will share on their social media. 10% of all future sales of that game will be donated to the CES PTA. 

 A Great Catonsville Baking Choice 

Charlsie's Handpie Selection, Tasting, and Review 

Could one of your littles rock the tent with their amazing flavor combos? Show us! The winner of this amazing raffle item from Charlsies will get to pick a hand pie flavor to be featured for one week this Spring. The winner can stop by for a free hand pie to sample their ideas, and generate a short video or post we'll feature on the PTA Facebook page about their creation. Are they Hollywood Handshake ready? We shall see!  

Journalist in Training

Anchor for a Day at CES 

Has your child ever wanted to experience life in a newsroom? This is their shot! One raffle winner will get to be an announcer for the morning announcements with a special guest.  The winner could choose to do the announcements with a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc!  Just think, this could be your break to becoming famous! 

 

 Pet Surgeon for a Day

Stuffy Healing at Frederick Road Veterinary Hospital

The animal hospital has a very bad stuffy who ate something he shouldn’t have! The winner of this experience will have an opportunity to see how they take radiographs (x-rays) to look for the foreign object, followed by getting gowned up and scrubbed in to surgery to remove the object from the stuffy’s tummy! They'll also receive  a tour of the hospital and a gift basket of goodies for their pet. 


Shop Assistant and Baker

Tour and Bread Baking at Atwaters 

Does your child have a future in restaurant ownership? Then snag some tickets for this great item. One winner and a friend will get an inside look at running a coffee and bake shop. They'll take a tour of Atwaters and get to bake and take a loaf of an amazing, fresh-baked bread.  

The winner's parent will coordinate directly with Atwaters to confirm the date of the experience. 

Tomorrow's Builder

EC Roofing & Home Services Direct Lego Display

Is there a builder-in-training in your midst? Well, tell them to start designing their ultimate Lego display! This great item from EC Roofing & Home Services Direct offers one raffle winner a 500 piece Lego set and space to show off their creation front and center on Frederick Road in the EC Roofing window for a few weeks this spring. They can create whatever they want, as long as it is made of Lego and fits in the window. This is a great chance to show a little creativity. Get building!