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Team Baskets

Meet Our Team Basket Coordinator

Name Email Phone #
Jill Gruber jillgruber@hotmail.com 952-223-7116

Baskets Due Tuesday, February 28th from 9:00-10:00am

Please drop your fully assembled basket to Jill Gruber at Thaler Arena

Silent Auction Basket Checklist

  • Pick a theme (see list of suggestions if you need ideas)
  • Email Jill Gruber your team basket theme by Feb 8th
  • Email your theme to your team and ask for support
  • Collect money and/or items from your team. NOTE: if your team has enough money to make more than one basket that is fine.
  • Set a date for money and items to be turned into you
  • Shop for your theme (if you collected money)
  • Assemble Basket
  • Deliver basket to Thaler on Thursday, February 28th from 9:00-10:00am.  If you cannot deliver the basket during this time, please designate someone for drop off during the set time

Pick A Theme

Select a theme and email it to Jill Gruber by Feb 8th

Some suggestions are:

  • Hockey Related
  • Twins Baskets
  • Wild Baskets
  • Wine Baskets
  • Liquor Baskets
  • Spa Baskets
  • Golf Baskets
  • Coffee Baskets

Assemble Basket

Make sure your basket meets the following requirements.  Your team basket will not be accepted if it is not wrapped and labeled properly.   Drop off is the day before the Jamboree, please make sure your basket includes all of the following:

  • Purchase your basket at Michaels or IKEA or be creative and use an item as your basket.
  • Wrap the basket in cellophane that can be purchased at Michaels for about $3 a roll.  Wrap in cellophane so baskets are protected from over handling from transporting and little hands who like to grab
  • Attach a label with contents and approximate value (basket bidding prices are set based on the label that is attached to the basket, please list your approximate value)
  • Use the sample label below as a guide or template for your team label

Sample Basket


Sample Basket

Team Basket Communication Process

  • Feb 1st - Parent Letter
  • Feb 1st - Team Manager Letter
  • Feb 8th- All teams themes picked 
  • Weekly  Email reminder
  • Feb 1st - Email for Drop Off Info Sent
  • Feb 28 at 9:00am - 10:00am - Delivery of Fully Assembled Basket to Jill Gruber at Thaler

2012 Team Managers

Name Team E-mail Basket Choice
Brenda O'Donnell MM1 Blue bodonnell38@gmail.com Summer Fun
Kelli Finck MM1Orange kellifinck@mchsi.com Dress-up Trunk & Kids Crafts
Lee Buesher MM2 Grey lee.buescher@architechuraloverflow.com The Man Cave
Jessica Lunski MM2 Black jess.lunski@mchsi.com Hockey Mom
Kimberly Hanson M3 Orange kimberly.hanson@ottobock.com Lego
Jamee Peterson M3 Black mnhuskers@frontiernet.net Wild Jersey
Jen Oftedahl M4 Black ofte@frontiernet.net Viking Tailgating
Kelle Bowe M4 White kbowe@cbburnet.com Hockey
Anna Peterson U8 annacpeterson@yahoo.com Little Girls Fun Basket
Kelly Bergeson Squirt C kkbergeson@yahoo.com Martini
Laurie Englert Pee Wee C laurie.englert@milestone.com Wine
Raiya Larson U10B larsonrjo@yahoo.com
Rene' LaFortune Bantam A renelafortune@gmail.com Bird Hunting
Rene' LaFortune PeeWee B2 renelafortune@gmail.com Sports Night Out
Chris Beniek U10A cbeniek@frontiernet.net Wine/Hockey
Nickie Wiatrak Squirt B2 nickiewiatrak@gmail.com Hockey Scrapbook
Lisa Dierbeck U12A ldierbeck@frontiernet.net Hockey Tournament Survival
Shelly Howarth U12B wshowarth@mchsi.com Make Mama Happy
Fred Babekuhl Pee Wee A fbabekuhl@yahoo.com Lake Minnetonka/Boating
Kristin Vanderhauvel Squirt B1 kristinafetters@yahoo.com World Brews
Andrea Nelson Pee Wee B1 ahnelson@att.net MN Wild basket
Sandy Togstad Bantam B stogstad@gmail.com Margarita

I'm looking forward to ______________ this spring!