{"id":50163,"date":"2019-11-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=50163"},"modified":"2024-11-14T17:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T22:03:13","slug":"boots-bats-silent-auction-is-back-bidding-continues-through-december-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/11\/19\/boots-bats-silent-auction-is-back-bidding-continues-through-december-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Boots &amp; Bats silent auction is back! Bidding continues through December 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s still time to support student scholarships by bidding on one-of-a-kind artwork from the second annual Boots &amp; Bats Gala. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silentauctionpro.com\/bidonlinegrid.php?groupId=1264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The silent auction<\/a> reopens Monday, November 18, until 5 p.m. Friday, December 13. Every dollar raised supports student scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you talk to students, some minor roadblocks can really get in the way and make a difference in a student stopping or dropping out,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president\/CEO. \u201cBy removing that hurdle of paying for school and providing a scholarship we provide a way for students to make it. When it comes to scholarships, students know that somebody invested in them personally, and they take it personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The college hosts the Boots &amp; Bats Gala in partnership with renowned Southwest artist Amado Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthasheart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art Has Art Foundation<\/a>. So far, the 2019 gala has raised more than $250,000.<\/p>\n<p>The gala\u2019s silent auction features more than 150 pieces of artwork and jewelry from local, state, and national artists as well as experience packages. Auction items begin at 50 percent of their total value. The auction works like eBay and allows a \u201cProxy Bid\u201d to enter a maximum bid amount. A Buy-It-Now option also is available.<\/p>\n<p>To explore items and begin bidding, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silentauctionpro.com\/bidonlinegrid.php?groupId=1264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/bbauction<\/a>. For more information about the gala, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/campaigns.austincc.edu\/events\/boots-bats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">austincc.edu\/bootsandbats<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s still time to support student scholarships by bidding on one-of-a-kind artwork from the second annual Boots &amp; Bats Gala. The silent auction reopens Monday, November 18, until 5 p.m. Friday, December 13. Every dollar &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/11\/19\/boots-bats-silent-auction-is-back-bidding-continues-through-december-13\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17],"tags":[2160,2157,2178,100,3790],"class_list":["post-50163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","tag-art-has-heart-foundation","tag-boots-bats","tag-boots-bats-gala","tag-scholarships","tag-silent-auction"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}