5th Annual Scarecrow Contest & Auction
A Benefit for
Lawrence School Gardens
Sunrise Garden Project:
Friday, September 29, 2017
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Art Emergency Building
721 East 9th Street
Lawrence, KS
1:00 pm – Scarecrows Begin Arriving @ 721 East 9th Street
5:00 pm – Scarecrow Judging & Silent Auction Commences
Apple Bobbing & Beverage Sales
Begin!
5:30 pm – Live Music provided by:
Alex Hurt
Giovanni Ventello
Camilla Lynch
Lilly Pryor
Iris Hyde
8:00 pm – Silent Auction Ends – Winners are free to take their new friend home!
Build a scarecrow on your own or with a group. Attend one of the scarecrow making workshops if you want help building a scarecrow.
Work Shop
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Cottin’s Hardware Farmers Market
Scarecrow Building Workshop
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Everyone Welcome!
Materials Donated by the Social Service League and Cottin’s Hardware & Rental.
Take your scarecrow home for $10 or
Donate it to the Scarecrow Auction and the workshop is free!
Enter your scarecrow into the Scarecrow Contest by submitting the official entry form to Cottin’s Hardware & Rental.
Forms are available at the bottom of this page or at
Cottin’s Hardware & Rental
1832 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS
Display your scarecrow or arrange with Linda at Cottin’s Hardware & Rental, 1832 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS to have it displayed at the Central Garden or at Cottin’s Hardware & Rental
Bring your scarecrow to the Scarecrow Contest and Auction @ Art Emergency Building, 721 East 9th Street on Friday, September 29, 2017 between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Bid on your scarecrow or bid on another scarecrow. Scarecrow bidding is open to the public.
All proceeds from the auction will go directly to the school gardens.
Unclaimed scarecrows will be made comfortable at Cottin’s Hardware & Rental until they are claimed by their rightful owner or until 6:00 pm Monday, October 2, 2017 when they will be properly re-appropriated.
Scarecrow Entry Form 2017
Scarecrow Rules 2017
Scarecrow History
The 2016 Scarecrow Contest
Raised $1,085 for all of our public school gardens!
Thank you to all who participated!
The 2015 Scarecrow Contest & Auction
Was a Benefit for
Central Garden @ Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
New York School Garden
Cordley Elementary School Garden
South Middle School Garden
The event raised over $1000.00
The 2014 Scarecrow Contest & Auction
Was a Benefit for
The Lawrence Community Shelter Garden
New York Elementary School Garden
Central Garden
Boys & Girls Club Teen Center Garden
The event raised over $1000.00
The 2013 Scarecrow Contest & Auction
Was a Benefit for
The Lawrence Community Shelter Garden
New York Elementary School Garden
Central Garden
South Middle School Garden
The Event raised over $870 for the gardens.
Thank you to all who participated!!!!!
The 2012 Scarecrow Contest & Auction
Was a Benefit for
Central Garden
&
The Four Winds Native Center Garden
The Event raised over $600 for the gardens.
