HOPE Auction
HOPE Auction is a two day fundraiser event that occurs around Valentine's Day each year! One night is reserved for a dinner and dance, where everyone gets delicious food and a fun dance for the benefit of a charity! The other night, arguably the most memorable at TAMS, is dedicated to the main event, the Auction! Starting in the evening, performances by the TAMS student body go on until late in the night. The attendees bid on their favorite acts to not only show support to their friends and amazing performances but to also donate to the chosen organization of the year! In 2020, HOPE Auction raised money for the Rainforest Trust, an amazing organization dedicated to preserving and saving the Amazon rainforest.
Previous Occurrences
2021 (Direct Relief)
For the Spring 2021 HOPE Auction, the event was held entirely online. It was hosted on YouTube on March 6th, 2021 from 7PM to 10PM. In total, HOPE Auction 2021 raised over 5,000 dollars in donation for Direct Relief, a organization in support of humanitarian aid and to help those threatened by disease, disaster, or poverty. Harish Sridharan and Saatvik Sunkavalli served as MCs, while Tucker Fischbacher acted as auctioneer.
To view the full recording, click here. Below are all the performances at HOPE Auction 2021:
Act I
- Hopening Act by Saatvik Sunkavalli, Braiden Aaronson, Ivy Liang, Harish Sridharan, and Amy Guan. The HOPE Execs started HOPE Auction with an act of their own.
- DJ PJ by Puranjay Shori. Known for his legendary performance at HOPE Auction 2020, there was a lot of anticipation for his next show. Fortunately, many people have agreed he delivered.
- La Festin by Sanjana Bolnedi. Sanjana performs La Festin from Ratatouille on the piano.
- That One Awesome Kid by Rohit Kandi. Rohit performs a skit featuring the invisible ball.
- 🐛🥐👄 (Caterpillar Croissant Lip) by Abigail McDonald and Gia-Uyen Tran on violins, Subiksha Jayakumar on viola, and Lilia Chesky and Adam Nguyen on cellos. The Dull Roar Execs performed Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.
Act II
- Zoomba by Liang Jimenez, Emily Chang, Joyce Liu, Anvitha Reddy, Isha Simha, Jennifer Ai, Pranavi Garlapati, Lauren Nicholas, and Sarah Teaw. They dance and do "Zoom"ba.
- Minerva by Minerva Sharma. Minerva sings "Hopelessly Devoted to You".
- Yes or Yes by Brianna Chan, Anusha Kakileti, Stephanie You, Kelly Kim, Aurelia Wang, Sally Lin, and Subiksha Sankar. They dance to "Dynamite" by BTS.
- Dogs by Vidit Biyani and Eli Nguyen. Vidit sings, and Eli plays guitar.
- Dogs (Literally) by Leah Walsh. Leah's dog, Sammy Walsh, takes part in a fashion show.
- Piano Person by Aaron Lam.
Act III
- Uptown Funk by Anthony Zhou. Anthony, of rice and beans fame, performs an acapella rendition of Uptown Funk.
- Full Impact by Dillan Bhakta. Dillan breaks boards in a taekwondo demo.
- Cats by Alan Moon and Eli Nguyen. Alan and Eli play guitar, and Alan sings.
- TAMSbourines by Jeongwoo Choi, Lisa Lin, Abigail McDonald, Kaylee Yu, Ajeong Kim, Joanne Liu, Neha Sunkavalli, Lisa Li, Gia-Uyen Tran, Allison He, Lilia Chesky, Adam Nguyen, and Neil Agrawal. Members of the Dull Roar orchestra performed Simple Symphony composed by Benjamin Britten.
- Performance by Docked Bhangra. Docked Bhangra perform a dance, dedicated to Anush Beeram.