Join The Live Auction Event May 17th, Doors Open At 5PM "

Sports Fields for Kids Live Auction

The Capitol Area Recreation Association (CARA) is a volunteer sports complex that covers nearly eighty acres and is maintained and operated by a small group of dedicated volunteers with support from locally committed businesses. A portion of our funding for equipment, capital improvements, maintenance, and youth registration scholarships is raised through the support of local businesses and food concessions. The balance is raised through an annual charity golf tournament and a “Sports Fields for Kids” Live Auction. In June of 2019, we held our first live annual auction and raised over $30,000.00. In 2020, due to COVID-19 and the hardship placed on area businesses, we decided to take a one-year hiatus to help allow our generous businesses to recover from the difficult times.


Our mission is simple, and our existence is unique. Simple because our goal is to provide safe green space for our area youth so they may develop lifelong skills and good character. Unique because we are not city-owned and operated but work hand and hand with the city of Augusta to provide a premier complex for our area youth.


From its start in 1974, the CARA complex began with one Little League field. Today the CARA complex is home to two Little League fields, one T-Ball Little League field, two regulation-size Babe Ruth fields, two Softball fields, one Softball T-Ball field, two outdoor basketball courts, a professional horseshoe pitching complex, and four regulation-size soccer/lacrosse fields. We estimate that close to seventy-five thousand young people, their parents, and grandparents along with enthusiastic sports fans, visit our complex on an annual basis.


If you have an item you would like to donate or would like to become a sponsor or buy tickets for the event, you can do so by emailing us at LiveAuction@cara-sports.com or by clicking the donation/sponsorship link below.

Auction Items

  • 2005 N.E. PAT'S SUPER BOWL FOOTBLL SIGNED BY TROY BROWN
  • PRICELESS BULLDOG STRONG GIRLS & BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP 7/28-8/1 150
  • 4 Tickets to Portland Sea Dogs 2025 Season TBD 100
  • $40 gift cert Luminescent Nails 40
  • Gift Basket (soaps)
  • Gift Basket (jams/preserves)
  • 4 tickets to Portland Sea Dogs (section 101, row K, seats 19-22) I will provide a few dates available for the winner 100
  • Girl Scout cookies basket 100
  • $100 towards Leah Michaud Photography 100
  • $100 Merit Pools & Spa gift card 100
  • Dewalt cordless drill 200
  • A Personal tour of the State House. Included is an Maine flag that will be displayed in the Senate Chamber. You can have it flown in honor of someone, or just to keep for yourself.
  • Priceless JD Groundscapes 300
  • Ticket Details 6/14/2025 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox 7:15 PM ET CARA AUCTION Bleacher 41 Row 12 Seat 1 Bleacher 41 Row 12 Seat 2 Bleacher 41 Row 12 Seat 3 Bleacher 41 Row 12 Seat 4 250
  • Metal Firepit 300
  • Turf Solutions $200 towards serves 200
  • Gate Admission for a Family of 4, Ride Bracelets for a Family of 4, Admittance to any Shows for 4, Fair Swag from the Information booth and Treats from Selected Vendors
  • Priceless Senator Spa Family 6 Month Swim & Health Spa Membership for Family of 4 with Spa Swag 1500
  • Gift Certificate for 1 Full Auto Detail 450
  • Aaron Wiggins autog.Game Jersey 150
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Autographed Mini ball 199
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Autographed Photo 150
  • Brazilian Soccer Camp for 1. Age 4-14 All Day or Half
  • 4 Wheel Alignment 125
  • Synthetic Oil Change & Tire Rotation 100
  • 100 gallons of fuel oil 350
  • An Astrological Natal Chart 100
  • A Tarot Card Reading 60
  • Bob Verrills Gift Basket (asst. jams, jellies,marinara sauce) 50
  • Steiner 9 ball display case 199
  • Intro Flight Lesson/Scenic Flight 140
  • Intro Flight Lesson/Scenic Flight 140
  • Target eGift Card 100
  • 4 2025-26 Celtics Tix Loge 18 Row 21 seats 24-27 650
  • Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Bounce & Spin Pony Interactive Ride-On Toy 75
  • Rooftop Cargo Carrier,Roof Rack Cargo Carrier,Car Roof Bag for Car with/Without Rack,with Lock& Anti-Slip Mat (Black with Silver (21 Cubic Feet) 99
  • Down East Energy one free residential spring tune up for an oil or propane central heating system!
  • This includes up to two hours of labor, nozzle and filter. 400
  • Google Nest Mini 50
  • Front End Alignment Capital City Tire 130
  • $100 Gift Certificate and Care Bag 150
  • Bobby Orr 14 x 18 Matted 150
  • Brandi Chastain Soccer Ball 100
  • Bucky Dent 11 x 14 photo 75
  • Caitlin Clark 13 x 19 Litho (signed by artist) 50
  • Diontae Johnson Football 50
  • Jack Lambert 16 x 20 photo 150
  • Jrue Holiday Basketball 150
  • Jrue Holiday 16 x 20 photo 150
  • Lionel Messi 13 x 19 Litho (signed by artist) 50
  • Magic Johnson 13 x 19 Litho (signed by artist) 50
  • Pete Rose 16 x 20 photo 100
  • Rafael Devers 16 x 20 photo 175
  • Ron Greschner 16 x 20 photo 50
  • Triston Casas 16 x 20 photo 75
  • Joe Girardi and David Cone 13.5 x 20.50 Litho 75
  • Rob Gronkowski 11 x 14 framed (unsigned) 50
  • Taylor Swift Signed Framed CD 200
  • Taylor Swift Signed Framed CD 200
  • "Miracle On Ice" Custom Framed Print with 1980 Winter Olympics Pin (unsigned) 75
  • Tiger Woods "Teeing Off at The Masters" Custom Framed Photo Display with 1997 Masters Tournament Pin (unsigned) 75
  • Augusta National Golf Club Custom Framed Photo Display with Official Masters Tournament Pin (unsigned) 75
  • Charlie McAvoy Puck 100
  • Charlie McAvoy Puck 100
  • Jeremy Swayman Puck 100
  • Linus Ullmark Jersey 300
  • David Pastrnak Jersey 299
  • David Pastrnak Jersey 299
  • Charlie McAvoy Signed Bruins Jersey Swatch 100
  • Pavel Zacha Signed Bruins Jersey Swatch 100
  • David Krejci Signed Bruins Jersey Swatch 100
  • David Pastrnak Signed Bruins Jersey Swatch 100
  • Bill Lee Signed Jersey Inscribed "60 Bananas" & "Spaceman" 75
  • Bubba Wallace signed car 75
  • Charlie Sheen Signed Jersey 125
  • Rick Dempsey Signed Jersey 50
  • Nick Pivetta Signed Jersey 50
  • Kevin Garnett Signed Celtics Jersey 200
  • Marcus Smart Signed Jersey 75
  • Brian Scalabrine Signed Jersey Inscribed "White Mamba" 75
  • Al Horford Signed Jersey (white) 150
  • Al Horford Signed Jersey 150
  • Kevin McHale Signed Career Highlight Stats Jersey (white) 175
  • Kevin McHale Signed Career Highlight Stats Jersey (green) 175
  • Kevin McHale Signed Career Highlight Stats Jersey (green) 175
  • Larry Bird Signed Team USA Jersey 299
  • Payton Pritchard Signed Jersey 150
  • Derrick White Signed Jersey (black) 150
  • Derrick White Signed Jersey (green) 150
  • Jrue Holiday Signed Jersey (black) 150
  • Jrue Holiday Signed Jersey (green) 150
  • Jrue Holiday Signed Jersey (black) 150
  • Frank Gore Signed Miami Hurricanes Jersey 75
  • Willis McGahee Signed Miami Hurricanes Jersey 75
  • Marcelo Mayer Signed OML Baseball 129
  • Lawrence Taylor Signed Custom Framed Jersey Display 400
  • Tom Brady Unsigned Custom Framed Jersey Display 300
  • Springbrook 4Some w/carts 300
  • Hallowell Seafood Gift Certificate 30
  • Accupuncture ME - one treatment 150
  • Hallowell Seafood Gift Certificate 30
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • IGA Gift Certificate 50
  • Maine Evergreen Studio Suite 300
  • 1 ton of Crabbe Wood pellets Rocky's stove Shoppe 350
  • 4 play with carts included - Natanis Arrowhead course 240
  • 4 play with carts included - Natanis Tomahawk course 400
  • Doms Barber shop 36
  • 2 Billy Currington tickets w/ parking @ Snow Pond 200
  • 1 Night Stay with Restrictions Hampton Inn by Hilton (Waterville) 200
  • 1 night Stay with Restrictions Fairfield Inn Marriott (Augusta) 200
  • $100 Gift Card for Prompto Oil Change 100
  • Bill Lee 75
  • Louis Lipps 50
  • Brandon Aubrey 75
  • Sherman WIlliams 2 Gallon Satin Extreme Paint and 6pc painting kit 220
  • 1 hour Hand & Foot Reflexology with Nancy Butler-Smith 75
  • Dumont DJ'ing 4 hours 900
  • $20 gift cert Robins Nest Flower Shop 20
  • Lottery Tree 250
  • $200 Gift Cert EOP 200
  • 12 Milwaukee Tool T Shirts & Milwaukee S hook cutout 100
  • $750 in Free Radio Ads with Townsquare 750
  • $50 in Gift cards to Family Time Dine and Play 50
  • Moosehead Weekend Camp Rental 600
  • Kennebec Savings Bank Logo Yeti Cooler 350
  • Metal printed photo of Alumni field @ Cony w/ Northern Lights
  • Priceless JR Property Maintenance 200
  • Interior or exterior painting services 700
  • 4 Play at Belgrade Lakes Golf Course 800
  • 4 play with Carts Boothbay Country Club 800
  • Flower Painting by Arlene Kelly $200-$250
  • Margarita's $50 card 50
  • Damon's Beverage Gift Certificate 25
  • Isaiah Brathwaite Basketball Camp June 23-27 200
  • Don Plourde Baseball Camp
  • BL Lippertt Football Camp
  • Joe Theismann Signed Custom Framed Jersey 400