After 10 months of planning, The Bids & The Bees is finally here! Even if you didn't buy your tickets ahead of time, have no fear, you can still buy them at the door.

Don't forget to bring some extra cash for the 50/50 raffle--the more people who buy tickets, the more money that goes into the pot, and the more money you could possibly win!

Finally, here is the final prizes up for bidding at our silent auction (you can find the rest of the prizes in previous blog posts):

• $25 gift card to Magic Beans
• $50 to Didriks, fine home furnishings
• $50 to spend toward a carseat or stroller cleaning from SeatSquad
• A musical birthday party from Josh Olivier-Mason

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at friendsofthecenterforfamilies@gmail.com. We'll be checking

We're just two days away from The Bids & The Bees! We have excitedly been watching the number of attendees slowly grow. (We may or may not be checking our e-mail obsessively.) Don't forget, you have until the end of Wednesday to purchase your tickets online and save!

In the meantime, we have a number of awesome silent auction prizes to bring out your inner child (or, if you have children, you can bring 'em along!) These kids-friendly prizes include:

• 5 classes passes to Imagine Cambridge
• 10 jump passes to Jump On In Boston
• A lifetime membership and 4 weeks of classes at My Gym Boston
• 2 passes to the New England Aquarium
• A children's birthday party with Josh Olivier-Mason

How will you bring out your inner child?

From Southern-style BBQ to gourmet goodies, at The Bids & The Bees you will have the opportunity to bid on gift cards to local eateries that will satisfy even the biggest food critic. The food-related silent auction items include:

• A gift card and food basket each from both Commonwealth Cambridge and Formagio Kitchen
• Brunch from Cuisine en Locale
• Bread from Iggy's Bread
• A gift card to Redbones
• Two gift cards to Thai Moon

At our last board meeting we had a great laugh watching this video from a national spelling bee:

The English language has some seriously strange words, don't you think? 

We've been having fun scouring the dictionary for some doozies to throw at our spelling bee participants at The Bids and the Bees, which is just over two weeks away! Don't forget to buy your tickets and check back on Friday for updates on some more great silent auction prizes. 

Did you know that attending The Bids & The Bees is good for your body and spirit? 

It's true. Money from the event will go toward helping to fund amazing programs at the Center for Families, and we all know that giving to the community it good for the spirit. And with some of the incredible auction items we have up for bid in our silent auction, your body can feel the benefits of partaking in what will be a night to remember.

These good-for-the-body auction items include not one, not two, but three gift certificates for massages! Blue Fern Massage, Pyara Salon in Harvard Square, and Sollievo Massage and Bodywork have all generously donated each a gift card good for a one-hour massage. 

Looking to invigorate both your mind and body? Then be sure to bid on a one-month pass to Corepower Yoga. Skin need a little revitalizing? American Laser Skincare in Davis Square has your covered with three passes for microdermabrasion.