You are invited!
Join us in supporting BRTC’s students and academic programs through the
RiverBank/BRTC Foundation Online Auction
then attend the Cocktail Reception to celebrate BRTC students!
Online Auction
Opens February 16 at 12:01 a.m.
Closes March 4 at 9:00 p.m.
The Foundation is excited to host a online auction to raise funds for students and academic programs!
Join us to participate in supporting the College, our students, and our programs!
We are still getting prizes, but see what we had last year:
- Special Raffles
- Apple Watch & Lagos Apple Watch Band, compliments of 1st National Bank of Lawrence County
- 3-day weekend at a beautiful apartment in one of 30 cities worldwide, compliments of Farmers & Merchants Bank
- Ruger 9mm Pistol and Savage A22 BNS-SR .22 LR Semi-Automatic Rifle, compliments of Rob Olvey and Danny Barr
- Lagos Pearl Necklace, compliments of Jana Caldwell
- Online Auction of private dinners, vacations, home items, and more!
Cocktail Reception
March 4, 2023
6:30 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.
St. Paul Parish Life Center at St. Paul Catholic Church
1002 Convent St.
Pocahontas AR 72455
Tickets are $100 each
Included in your ticket are
- Heavy hors d’oeuvres catered by Chow at 118;
- All beverages, cocktails, and mocktails, compliments of Randolph County Liquor;
- Our entire curated selection of spirits and wines; and
- Access to special reception-only raffles and auction items!
Ticket sales are open now! Only 200 guests will be admitted.
Headline Sponsor
We sincerely appreciate RiverBank being the first-ever Spring Fling/Gala headline sponsor!
Venue Sponsor
Beverage Sponsor
Diamond Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
$1,000+ Donors
$500-$999 Donors
$1-499 Donors
See what is available on the auction!
We sincerely appreciate thoughtful donations to our auction and raffles! If you want to donate, please complete our donor form. Donations will be accepted until February 14.
Sponsorships will help the Foundation offset auction expenses and more deeply support BRTC students, academics programs, and the college. We appreciate your generosity! Complete the sponsorship form.
Diamond: $2,000
- 2 tickets to the Cocktail Reception
- Logo appears before other logos
- Logo displays on all software pages including the following. (Because of software limitations, in some cases logo must rotate with other logos)
- the auction homepage,
- List of Items page,
- Donations page, and
- all item pages
- Logo will be listed on the homepage and auction page on the BRTC website
- Logo will be listed in all advertisements for the event
- Logo will be most frequent of all logos
- At the Cocktail Reception, logos will be the most prominent in a program, if one is provided
- Logo will be the largest displayed at the Cocktail Reception
- Announcement of sponsorship on Foundation Facebook page
- Announcement of sponsorship in local newspapers
Platinum: $1,000
- 2 tickets to the Cocktail Reception
- Logo displays on the following software pages:
- the auction homepage,
- List of Items page,
- Donations page
- Logo will be listed on the homepage and auction page on the BRTC website
- At the Cocktail Reception, logo will be in a program, if one is provided
- Logo will be displayed at the Cocktail Reception
- Announcement of sponsorship on Foundation Facebook page
- Announcement of sponsorship in local newspapers
Gold: $500
- Logo displays on the following software pages:
- the auction homepage,
- List of Items page
- Logo will be listed on the homepage and auction page on the BRTC website
- At the Cocktail Reception, logo will be in the program, if one is provided
- Logo will be displayed at the Cocktail Reception
- Announcement of sponsorship on Foundation Facebook page
- Announcement of sponsorship in local newspapers
Silver: $250
- Logo displays on the software homepage
- Logo will be listed on the homepage and auction page on the BRTC website
- At the Cocktail Reception, logo will be in the program, if one is provided
- Logo will be displayed at the Cocktail Reception
- Announcement of sponsorship on Foundation Facebook page
- Announcement of sponsorship in local newspapers
Thank you for supporting BRTC students!!
Instructions for Our Virtual Auction
Register by Computer
- Visit the auction site,
- Click “Sign In” in the upper right corner of the page,
- Click “create an account.”
Register by Mobile
- Text BRTC2023 to 76278,
- Follow the prompts from the texts received.
- Once registered, you will be redirected to the event page.
If you run into problems, please email media@blackrivertech.edu
How to bid: When you bid using BidPal by OneCause, you will receive notifications when you are outbid. You can even set bidding caps in advance – all from your phone! If you are unable to join us online to watch the Me and You and Zoboomafoo video premiere, you can still bid anywhere from your mobile phone! Note that upon winning, additional charges for shipping items may be assessed.
Donate auction items: There is still time to contribute to the online auction and to the success of this fundraising event! In addition to recognition on the website and in the auction, your contribution is tax-deductible, as allowed by law. Click here to register an in-kind donation!
Yes. Just text STOP to 76278.
Please note, once STOP is sent, you no longer receive texts from GiveSmart at all, even if GiveSmart is used for another organization.
Yes! Just text the BRTC2023 to 76278. GiveSmart will automatically send the Welcome text.
Photo Galleries
2021 — No on-campus event due to COVID-19
2020 Foundation Gala photos
2019 Foundation Gala photos
2018 Foundation Gala photos
2017 Foundation Gala photos
2016 Foundation Gala photos
2015 Foundation Gala photos
2014 Foundation Gala photos
2013 Foundation Gala photos
2012 Foundation Gala photos