Our Annual Paddle Party and Silent Auction is our largest fundraising event each year.  A paddle party is a fun way to support an organization in which 30-50 raffles are held over an evening with the use of "paddles" that the attendees can choose how many bids to make for each item.  Additionally, we have a silent auction that creates a lot of excitement which is closed at the end of the paddle party raffles.  We advertise for companies that donate items to the paddle party as vendors or silent auction donations on social media prior to and at and at the event.