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Auction Catalog
Saturday, November 13
5:30 - 9 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
505 E. Charleston Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306-4298
Hors d’oeuvres and Desserts
Alan Early Jazz Trio
Balloon Art
Kids’ Auction
Raffle Basket
Raffle for Weekend Getaway near
Pt. Reyes
Live Auction with Frank Sunseri,
Auctioneer
Silent Auction
UUCPA 2010 Auction –
November 13th, 5:30 – 9:00 PM
Insider’s Guide to the All-Church Auction
It’s time to catch the spirit of our Fall Madness
and here’s everything you
need to know to get the most out of this fun auction experience.
Be prepared! Review this catalog before the Auction and bring it with you on
Auction night to help you navigate and keep track of what you bid on.
Bring your social calendar! Check the dates on what you bid on.
Bring your checkbook! We really need for you to pay for and receive your
items on Auction night, so we can be a church again on Sunday.
What is the SILENT AUCTION?
In a silent auction, as in a live auction, the highest bid wins each item. But
sometimes items are offered to more than one bidder, so the highest 8 (or 6 or 2,
depending on how many are offered) will be the winners. There’s no auctioneer,
so you have to keep track yourself of what the highest bids are and whether
you’re one of them. You can also bid on lots of items at the same time.
How does it work?
Bids are made by writing your name, your identifying bidder number (get it at the
table in the lobby of the Main Hall), and the amount of your bid on the sheet for
the item you’re interested in, plus how many bids you’re placing, if more than one
is being offered [e.g. 2 bids on a party where 8 people will win]. Someone else
can then place a bid on the next open line. If you need to increase your bid in
order to win the item, write your name, bidder number, and the new, higher bid
on the next empty line. No erasing! Bidding will continue until the announced
closing time, and all writing will stop when the closing bell rings, so if competition
is fierce, stay nearby with pencil in hand as closing time nears.
Silent Auction will close in two stages
The closing bell will ring only twice. The first time, at 7:00 PM, the Fireside Room
and Room 6 will close. These rooms will have the 100’s (Good Things to Eat
and Drink), 200’s (Goods), 300’s (Hand-made Items and Clothing), and 500’s
(Arts). At 7:30 Room 4-5 will close, which has the bid sheets for 700’s (Events
and Outings), 800’s (Meals and Parties), and 900’s (Services)
Best Bets for this Fall
Madness ….
First, stop in the church lobby to sign in, Get Your BIDDER NUMBER /PADDLE.
For the first part of the evening, split your time between intense Silent Auction
bidding in the Fireside Room, Rooms 4-5, and 6, and live entertainment, fun
company, hors d‘oeuvres, desserts, and Raffle Tickets in the Main Hall. Don’t
forget to keep checking on your bids and raising them as needed!
In the second part of the evening, bring your bidder number paddle to the Main
Hall, find a comfortable spot to enjoy the Raffle and Live Auction, and get ready
to bid! Remember that all proceeds go to the church – it’s okay to be a little
extravagant.
After the Live Auction, line up to pay in the Library (behind the office), then
stop by the Fireside Room to pick up any items you won.
The Schedule:
5:30 PM
Check-in opens in lobby. Silent Auction opens in Fireside Room,
Room 4-5, and Room 6
5:45 – 7:45 Entertainment by saxophonist Alan Early and his jazz trio
6:00 – 7:30 Roving balloon artists; Rooms 7 and 8 open for young kids (child care will
be provided)
7:00
FIRESIDE ROOM closes (100s-- Good Things to Eat and Drink; 200s—
Goods)
7:00
ROOM 6 closes (300s--Handmade Items and Clothing; 500s--Arts)
7:30
ROOM 4-5 closes (Events and Outings—700s; Meals and
Parties—800s; Services—900s)
7:15
Kids’ Live Auction begins on Patio
7:45
Kids’ Movie begins in Room A (with popcorn!)
7:50
RAFFLE DRAWING for basket of goodies from Trader Joe’s, Peet’s,
Haircuts, etc. and more
8:00
LIVE AUCTION begins in Main Hall
9:00
Live Auction closes, Cash Out opens in Library
BE PREPARED TO WAIT 10 OR 15 MINUTES TO CASH OUT
(ALTHOUGH LAST YEAR WENT AMAZINGLY FAST, SO THIS YEAR MAY BE
EVEN FASTER!)
PLEASE PAY FOR EVERYTHING ON AUCTION NIGHT IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. IF YOU CAN’T WAIT, YOU CAN PAY ON SUNDAY AFTER
CHURCH.
4
Live Auction
000 Series
1
Church Parking Space
The much-envied reserved parking space is up for grabs
yet again! As close to the action as you can possibly
park. Rain, snow, sleet or hail, YOU will always have
a close, convenient spot to park! Good for one year,
until next year's auction.
Donor(s):
UUCPA
Minimum Bid live
2
Number of Winners
1
Family’s Night In Basket from the Library
Committee
A hefty Basket full of games, books, projects, food and
drink - everything a Family needs to have great
afternoons or evenings of fun. It is also the heaviest
UUCPA Auction Basket, so you may need help getting
it to your car and house!! So not only is this a great
family value, but pound for pound, it is also the best
deal of the night!! Contents include: Games: 1. Boom
Blox – Bash Party for the Wii- game for the family. 2.
NHL Slap Shot for the Wii – for all those Shark Fans
and want-to-bes. 3. Creationary – fun game like
Pictionary but with Legos – age 7 & Up. 4. Mensa for
Kids – (75 Number puzzles). Books: 1. "Buster –
early reader. 2. "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat
Who Touched the World", Vicki Myron – age 7 & up.
3. "Bright Baby Animals", Roger Priddy – for young
children. 4. Others to be included later – check for
late additions!!!! Snacks: 1. Orville Redenbacher
Gourmet Popping Corn. 2. Jar of honey. 3. Two tea
boxes. 4. Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider. 5. Peppermint
Cocoa Mix. 6. Sustainable White - white wine from
Parducci, 2008. 7. Godiva Chocolatier Gem. Extras:
1. L.E.D. tiny flashlight w/lifetime bulb – for under the
covers!
Donor(s):
3
Number of Winners
Arnie Wilson and Paula Hillard have given a Bountiful
Basket: 18 Items, All Home Grown/Home Made and
Guaranteed Good! The basket includes 1 bottle of
Menlo Park Limoncello, 500 ml., 2 jars of Menlo Park
Conserves, 8 oz., 1 jar of Menlo Park Double Plum Jam,
12 oz., 1 jar of Arnie's Own Tomato Marmalade, 12 oz.,
2 jars of Paula's Very Own Apricot Butter, 8 oz, 2 jars
of Paula's Tomato Marinara, 16 oz, 2 jars of Arnie's
Tomato Sauce, 16 oz., 1 jar of Menlo Park Salsa, 12 oz.,
1-quart jar of Arnie's Own Pure Chicken Broth, 1 jar
of Horseradish Sauce, 4 oz. 4 Bags Fresh Herbs:
Rosemary, Thyme, Sage, Bay Leaf, Oregano. Mouthwatering!
Donor(s):
Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Minimum Bid live
6
1
Number of Winners
1
Song for Sale--Serious or Silly!
UUCPA Music Director Henry Mollicone, Tenor
Lyricist Richard Heydt, and the Choir offer the high
bidder a new song! Have a humorous or serious song
custom-written for you, or the recipient of your choice,
with original words by Richard to a tune composed by
Henry. This may be in traditional limerick form
beginning with, "There once was a ... from ...." (or
maybe not). The choir will perform it at a Sunday
service in honor of the subject!
Donor(s):
Richard Heydt, Henry Mollicone (H&H)
Minimum Bid live
Kathy Parmentier
Number of Winners
1
You Choose the Text
Donor(s):
Would you like to give the President of the Board an
earful? Win this item and Kathy Parmentier will take
you to lunch and listen to your ideas. Board action is
not guaranteed, but hey, you get a free lunch.
Minimum Bid live
Number of Winners
In some religions, preachers speak about set texts -- this
particular chapter and verse on this week, every year.
In Unitarian Universalism, preachers choose the texts
they'll speak on. And at UUCPA, you get to choose the
text Amy will preach on. Your favorite book, a quote
you've been pondering, a joke you want everyone to hear
(keep 'em clean): these can be the center of
an upcoming Sunday service -- if you are the top bidder
on this item.
Bend the Ear of the Board President
Donor(s):
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid live
5
Library Committee
Minimum Bid live
Menlo Park Garden Bounty Basket
1
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Number of Winners
1
7
“The Good Life” basket from a UUCPA
Covenant Group
9
Hey, the recession is over and we’re back to the good
life. Haven’t you heard the news? Here are some items
to help you celebrate, or to console you if your own good
times aren’t quite rollin’ yet. Either way, life can be
good. If you are looking for spiritual sustenance, you
can find inspiration in "The Art of Happiness in a
Troubled World", by the Dalai Lama and Howard
Cutler, M.D. Or you can inspire your taste buds with
some exquisite chocolate from Fran’s Chocolate Shop in
Seattle, a Seattle legend. The good life requires plenty
of coffee or tea, so you’ll find a $25 gift certificate for
Peet’s. While you’re in the neighborhood, you can stop
by Rick’s Ice Cream to use your $40 gift certificate on
some of their wonderful flavors like white chocolate
ginger and rose. Right next door, your $50 gift
certificate from Piazza’s will help you purchase the
ingredients for a feast, which you can savor with a bottle
of champagne. For relaxation, indulge in a soothing
bath with bath soap; bath oil, bath salts, bath confetti
and a candle to set the mood. And, since we all know
that the unexamined life is not worth living, you will
have a journal and a tin of crayons to record your
reflections on the good life.
Donor(s):
Covenant Group
Minimum Bid live
8
Number of Winners
1
Four Baroque Women and Dinner
You know you want to hear music composed by
Francesca Caccini of Florence, probably the most
influential Western woman composer between
Hildegard de Bingen and the 19th century. Well, go for
Baroque! On February 4, 2011, you and a partner will
join Dan Harper and his sweetheart for dinner at a
nearby restaurant. After dinner, you'll all head to
Menlo Park for a concert of Baroque music composed by
four remarkable women of the 17th century, performed
by soprano Jennifer Ellis Kampani and musicians of
Magnificat. It doesn't get any better than this.
Donor(s):
Once again, the Choir outdid itself to keep you
wonderfully entertained and inspired by great music.
This multimedia basket includes: *2 tickets to "Silent
Night, Noisy Night", by San Francisco Choral Artists,
Saturday, Dec 4 at 8 PM. *2 tickets to "With Strings
Attached" by San Francisco Choral Artists, Sunday,
May 15 at 4 PM. In these performances, the Choral
Artists collaborate with the renowned Alexander String
Quartet in new works for chamber choir and string
quartet, *Two tickets to the New Century Chamber
Orchestra, Friday, Mar 25 at 8 PM. Bay Area soprano
Melody Moore joins Music Director Nadja SalernoSonnenberg for a look at the many moods of Schubert.
*A voucher for two tickets to any Winchester Orchestra
concert, Henry Mollicone, conductor. *Two tickets to
the Masterworks Chorale concert "The Romantics",
June 5 at 4 PM, featuring selections from Rachmaninov,
Brahms, and Dvořák, joined by the Kensington
Symphony Orchestra in a benefit performance for
Sonrisas, *Two tickets to Stanford Lively Arts "A
Chanticleer Christmas", Thursday, Dec 9 at 8 pm,
*Two tickets to the Peninsula Women's Chorus Spring
concert, Saturday, May 21 at 4 PM at St Mark's
Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, featuring "Cantemus"
by Lajos Bárdos, "Psalm 23" by Franz Schubert, and
"Windwolves" by Imant Raminsh, *A DVD, "The Best
of Sessions at West 54th", Volume 1, *A DVD,
"Montery Jazz Festvial, Legendary Years", *A CD,
"The 100th Birthday Celebration", Michael Tilson
Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony playing
George Gershwin, *A CD, "Vision, the Music of
Hildegard Von Bingen", *Two fun giant wooden paper
clips in the shape of a treble clef, *A music-themed
coffee mug, and ... (last and least), *Music magnets for
your refrigerator!
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
UUCPA Choir
Minimum Bid live
Dan Harper
Minimum Bid live
Choir Basket
1
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Number of Winners
1
10
Week in La Paz
Good Things to Eat and Drink
A charming week at a little vacation home on the Bay of
La Paz, about 10 miles outside of La Paz, on Mexico's
Baja Peninsula. In a quiet residential community.
Comitan has mostly Canadians and Americans, some of
them full-time residents. The house looks right at the
lovely Bay. A good swimming beach and place to
anchor the 3 small sailboats is a 5-minute walk away.
The house has 2 bedrooms, sleeps 6, is furnished with
hand-crafted Mexican furniture (and modern appliances
but no TV). Fly into La Paz or Cabo (SJD, a 3-hour
drive). (Call Pat ot Tom for more details, or Paula
Hillard / Arnold Wilson, who liked it, or Diane MeierPhelps, who didn't ...) It's a perfect place to unwind;
and La Paz, although not a party town, has fun places to
eat and things to see and do. Available anytime except
12/20 - 1/7.
Donor(s):
Tom and Pat Thomas
Minimum Bid live
11
Number of Winners
Wynne Furth and Don Brenneis
Number of Winners
Lasagne Dinner
Delicious homemade lasagne. Feeds 6 amply. Choose
your options: spinach, sausage, veggie sausage, regular
or soy cheese. Choose your date.
Donor(s):
1
Edie Keating
Minimum Bid $30
102
Number of Winners
3
Cookie of the Month
Former baker needs an excuse to keep baking. Winner
will receive 2 dozen cookies each month for one year.
(Preferably, the winning biudder will have no allergy to
wheat, dairy or nut products.)
Dora Fishman
Minimum Bid $75
103
Choose your outings – explore Point Reyes, go
kayaking, visit the Cow Girl Creamery, play at the
beach, take a hike by the coast, go winter
whale watching, or visit an Indian village. Enjoy your
peaceful getaway – 4 bedrooms and a spacious kitchen
set on 2 acres in the hills, with all appliances, games,
puzzles, and mystery novels, a fireplace, and views of
the coast. Choose your dining – select from wonderful
restaurants nearby or stay in and enjoy a kitchen that
has room for everyone to help cook. Choose your date in
2011 (there are a few days left in 2010) -- but please set
it up with Wynne Furth and Don Brenneis before
December 1, 2010.
Minimum Bid live
101
Donor(s):
1
Weekend in Inverness, a Northern
California Paradise
Donor(s):
100 Series
Number of Winners
1
It's Plum Delicious
Organically-grown plums from Sally's backyard tree are
turned into low-sugar plum jam just for you! Perfect on
toast, pancakes, or muffins. Give a jar as a gift; you
can't buy anything this good or all-natural in any store!
Donor(s):
Sally Ahnger
Minimum Bid $10
104
Number of Winners
4
Dinner at Kabul, Afghan Cuisine
Kabul Restaurant has been delighting the South Bay
with its authentic Afghan cuisine for 16 years. Kabul’s
delicious fare is moderately priced and consists of
tempting appetizers, exotic entrees with a variety of
spiced meats and vegetarian dishes, as well as a
scrumptious dessert menu -- all this, plus a hearty wine
list in an elegant atmosphere. Bill and Kristi have
given us a $50 gift certificate -- it's one of their favorite
restaurants.
Donor(s):
Kristi Iverson & Bill Hilton
Minimum Bid $40
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Number of Winners
1
105
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner for six,
delivered
111
Pumpkin Raisin Bread. If Peter had this wonderful
treat, he would have kept his wife. Share it with your
spouse, just in case.
Jack will prepare and deliver this dinner for you to
enjoy this coming spring. The corned beef is slowcooked in a vegetable broth spiked with ale, and then
crusted with a delicious horseradish sauce blended with
breadcrumbs and mustard. Together with traditional
cabbage, carrots and lemon parsley potatoes (which are
all included), this dinner enjoyed wild acclaim from
past recipients and a Circle Diners’ dinner.
Jack Bradley
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $40
Number of Winners
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Donor(s):
Lisa Helmonds
Minimum Bid $15
112
Burt Liebert will bring 2 loaves of homemade bread to
the auction -- delicious!
1
Donor(s):
Burt Liebert
Donor(s):
113
Chef Chu
Minimum Bid $20
Number of Winners
1
Piazza's
Another of our favorite neighbors, Piazza's Fine Foods,
great for produce, fish, sandwiches, and gourmet
items -- a terrific grocery store, has given us a gift card
for $30.
Donor(s):
Piazza's Fine Foods
Minimum Bid $25
108
Number of Winners
1
Baklava
Delicious 9x13 pan of baklava, the Greek pastry
extraordinaire. Makes 48 pieces.
Donor(s):
Pat Crocker
Minimum Bid $20
109
Number of Winners
2
Fresh Fruit Pie
A delicious pie, flaky hand-made crust, seasonal fresh
fruit from the farmer's market--what could be better?
Donor(s):
Pat Thomas
Minimum Bid $20
110
Number of Winners
2
Gift Certificate for Dinner at Chef Chu's
A $25 gift certificate toward a dinner for two at this
elegant Chinese restaurant, donated by the owner/chef
himself, Larry Chu.
107
1
Homemade Bread
Minimum Bid $10
106
Number of Winners
Number of Winners
3
Cranberry Lover's Delight
Homemade and Healthy! Enjoy a slice of cranberry nut
bread for breakfast. Makes a perfect after-school snack
too! One slice counts as a serving of fruit (okay, we
made that part up).
Donor(s):
From their yard in Menlo Park, Arnie and Paula will
deliver to you (at church) part of the Bounty from their
fruit trees and garden. All will be hand selected and
picked at the height of flavor. All organic - no
pesticides. Enjoy and share with your friends. Bounty
for the coming year depends on weather, and our aging
and developing trees and garden. For sure, we expect
lots of Fuyu Persimmons (November/December), Eureka
Lemons (Spring/Fall), Santa Rosa Plums (July), and
Tart plums (August). Among our new trees that we
expect to produce are Braeburn and Gala Apple, Asian
Pear, Bing Cherry, Mission and Black Jack Fig, Donut
Peach, Pluot, and Lime. But all is fortuna. Last year
we predicted lots of Bing Cherry from our mature tree.
Poor weather spoiled cherries everywhere on the
Peninsula, and we got maybe twelve ripe cherries. After
a slow start the tomatoes did well: Oxheart, Black
Russian, Sun Sugar, Early Girl, Brandywines. In
addition to the tree bounty we will deliver canned:
Tomatoes, Jams, Conserves, Dried Fruit, etc. (See our
other offerings here). Right now we are planting Chard,
Carrots, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage. We regularly have
Rosemary, Thyme, Sage. We guarantee you will be
pleased, and maybe even surprised: How many quarts
of Horseradish can we send you? By agreement, we
may substitute other garden delights or Arnie’s
homemade breads. Additionally, we include one bottle
of our own Menlo Park Limoncello, 60 proof, 500 ml.
Limoncello, made of lemon zest, is a delicious appertif
or after dinner drink.
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid $100
Lisa Helmonds
Minimum Bid $15
A Year of Fruit Delivered to Your Door
1
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Number of Winners
1
114
Customized Trifle
119
Cyndy will assemble her famous trifle to suit your
pleasure for your next gathering. She brings her talents
together to make an attractive layered presentation of
Angel Food cake, pineapple, Mandarin oranges, Jell-O,
berries and Cool Whip. You do have some choices here.
This is all brought to your home in an elegant footed
compote glass dish with a ribbon around it. Cyndy gets
the dish back after you eat what is in it. Date TBD.
Donor(s):
Cyndy Bradley
Minimum Bid $15
115
Number of Winners
1
Berry Pie
A delicious cream cheese crust with your choice of
berries or fruit! Can make with a week's notice.
Donor(s):
Andrea Chambers
Minimum Bid $15
116
Number of Winners
3
Bourbon Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Easy to freeze for a special occasion. Contains a total of
6 Tbsp. of bourbon for the entire cake, plus a bunch of
other yummy stuff. Lee will bring it to the Auction, but
you can't eat it until you get home!
Donor(s):
Lee Pierce
Minimum Bid $25
117
Number of Winners
1
"Sherry" Cake
This cake, which Litsie will bring to the Auction, is like
a lemon chiffon cake, rather light but very flavorful.
The name is real -- the liquid in it is cream sherry.
Unfortunately, the alcohol all goes away when the batter
is heated -- so you cannot get "happy" by eating it.
Donor(s):
Litsie Indergand
Minimum Bid $20
118
Number of Winners
1
Pecan Pie
Dave will bring one of his famous homemade pecan pies
to the Auction. The recipe for the homemade crust
came from a Colorado UU and the filling will be pure
pecans, organic eggs from free range chickens, and lots
of goodness. It's even guaranteed to have no calories
(almost).
Donor(s):
Sven's world-famous Scottish grandmother made
marmalade in honour of her marmalade-loving father,
and he's sharing a jar with us.
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
1
Sven Thesen
Minimum Bid $10
120
Number of Winners
1
Gift Certificate for Organic Produce from
the Mountain View Farmers' Market
The Borba Farms stall at the year-round Mountain
View Farmers' Market has given us a $25 gift
certificate. Redeem it any Sunday between 9:00 a.m.
and 1:00 p.m. Depending on the season, you can
choose from tasty tomatoes; green, yellow, and red
sweet peppers; spicy chiles; filet string beans; summer
and winter squash; broccoli shoots; sweet and red
onions; shallots; berries of all kinds (marionberries,
blackberries, loganberries, raspberries, blueberries);
apples; cucumbers; eggplant; basil; and more grown on
a beautiful family farm in Aromas, just southeast of
Watsonville. You don't have to spend it all at once (you
can carry a balance forward).
Borba Farms
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $15
Number of Winners
121
1
Another Gift Certificate Organic Produce
from the Mountain View Farmers' Market
The High Ground Organics stall at the year-round
Mountain View Farmers' Market has also given us a gift
certificate for $25. Come on Sundays any time between
9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to redeem it. Depending on the
season and availability, you can usually choose from
summer and winter squash, broccoli, cauliflower, green
onions, spinach, chard, kale, collards, strawberries,
carrots, cabbage, beets, fennel, turnips, radishes,
cilantro, parsley, dill, lettuce, potatoes, and more grown
on a beautiful family farm in Watsonville. You don't
have to spend it all at once (you can carry a balance
forward).
Donor(s):
High Ground Organics
Minimum Bid $20
123
David Weber
Minimum Bid $20
Home-Made Marmalade
Number of Winners
1
Hobee's California Restaurants Gift
Certificate
Hobee's California Restaurants has given us a gift
certificate for $25, redeemable at any of their Bay Area
locations.
Donor(s):
Hobee's California Restaurants
Minimum Bid $20
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Number of Winners
1
124
Homemade Pizzelli
131
Hatsue Hashimoto makes these delicious Italian "wafer"
confections by hand, and then packs about a dozen of
them into a can. They'll keep well for up to 2 months,
so you can even save them for the holidays.
Donor(s):
Hatsue Hashimoto
Minimum Bid $8
125
Number of Winners
2
Wine: '02 LaFelice Petit Sirah
Frank Sunseri, our auctioneer, is helping us even more
by donating wine from his extensive collection. This
bottle of '02 LaFelice Petit Sirah is valued at $30.
Donor(s):
126
Number of Winners
1
Another bottle of wine donated by Frank Sunseri, this
'05 Delia Chardonnay is valued at $20.
Frank Sunseri
Minimum Bid $12
Number of Winners
1
132
Wine: '03 RVTZ Chardonnay
Frank Sunseri
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $12
Number of Winners
128
133
1
134
Frank Sunseri
Minimum Bid $20
Number of Winners
1
Wine: '05 Montes Alpha Syrah (CHILE)
Donor(s):
130
Number of Winners
1
Wine: '06 McIntyre Chardonnay
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $30
Number of Winners
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
136
1
Number of Winners
6
Intriguing -- what does Tomato Marmalade taste like?
Made from ripe home-grown tomatoes, it has to be
delicious! 12-ounce jars
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid $5
Frank Sunseri
8
Tomato Marmalade
Donor(s):
Saving the best for last Frank has donated this bottle of
'06 McIntyre Chardonnay, valued at $42.
Number of Winners
Homemade Marinara Sauce -- 16-ounce jars
135
Frank Sunseri
Minimum Bid $15
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid $5
Retail value of this '05 Montes Alpha Syrah (CHILE) is
$22.
6
Tomato Marinara Sauce
Donor(s):
129
Number of Winners
Arnie's Conserves (Jam) are made of plums, apricots,
lemons, oranges raisins, and pecans. Eight 8-ounce jars.
Minimum Bid $4
Retail value of this bottle of '06 Trullari Primotivo
(ITALY) is $26.
Donor(s):
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Menlo Park Conserves
Donor(s):
Wine: '06 Trullari Primotivo (ITALY)
1
Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur mainly produced
in Southern Italy, traditionally served chilled as an
after dinner "digestivo". Limoncello is common in Italy
but has recently become popular in other parts of the
world. (Ed. note: Arnie makes a killer limoncello-absolutely delicious!)
Minimum Bid $20
This '03 RVTZ Chardonnay from Frank retails for $20.
Number of Winners
Six Bottles of Limoncello
Donor(s):
127
Karen Saltzman
Minimum Bid $25
Wine: '05 Delia Chardonnay
Donor(s):
Tasting Notes: Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet
Sauvignon is often easily identifiable on first nose as its
aromas of cassis, blackberry, fresh loam and tobacco are
so unique. There is great concentration and structure,
hallmarks of the 2005 vintage. The wine finishes with
bright acidity, youthful “mountain” tannins and great
length. This wine benefits from decanting at present,
and should be an ideal candidate for medium to long
term aging in your cellar. (Value $35)
Donor(s):
Frank Sunseri
Minimum Bid $22
Wine: 2005 Thomas Fogarty Santa Cruz
Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon
Number of Winners
6
Homemade Horseradish
Pungent, nose-prickling, delicious homemade
horseradish! 4-ounce jars.
Donor(s):
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid $4
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Number of Winners
6
137
One bottle of Home Made Plum Brandy
Goods
The perfect way to finish off a dinner with UUCPA
friends? Or save to share with your sweetie on a cold
winter night? Mmmm.
Donor(s):
201
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid $20
138
200 Series
Number of Winners
1
Carrot Pie
What, you've never had Carrot Pie? Arnie's Carrot Pie,
a family favorite since August, will be available to take
home after the auction.
Donor(s):
139
Number of Winners
202
1
Fish Market, a wonderful restaurant with 4 Bay Area
locations (Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Jose, and San
Mateo) has given us a Dinner Letter, value $50 (not
including gratuity), good at any of their restaurants.
140
Satsuma Plum (low-sugar) Jam
Don and Doris (who's still recuperating from a broken
leg) found time to make jars of Satsuma Plum (low
sugar) Jam and give 6 to us -- such devotion!
Donor(s):
141
Number of Winners
204
Milk Pail Market Gift Certicicate
You’re not part of the “herd”; you’re a Silicon Free
Spirit. You’ve had it with the boring safe chain stores
… but the gourmet markets’ prices are a drag. Come
visit Milk Pail Market and find adventure on every
aisle. With world-class flavor at neighborly prices, Milk
Pail Market is a natural. Located near the corner of
California Street and San Antonio Road in Mountain
View, it is a European style open-air market featuring
the freshest produce, gourmet cheeses, and lots more -at very low prices. They have given us a $25 gift
certificate and a 10# block of Guittard chocolate (value
$50). Neighborly indeed!
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $40
Number of Winners
Megumi Nishikawa
Number of Winners
1
Butterfly Alphabet Puzzle
Wooden puzzle pieces, each showing one letter of the
English alphabet, form a colorful butterfly when the
puzzle is complete. Made in Taiwan for Bandwagon,
Inc. Not recommended for children under 3 years of
age. Puzzle is in original plastic-wrap covering.
Donor(s):
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $7
205
Number of Winners
1
Corelle Christmas-Decorated Stoneware:
Tea Pot
1-quart tea pot and lid. Corelle-brand white stoneware
with red bow ribbon and holly decoration. Never used,
in original boxes.
Donor(s):
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $4
Milk Pail Market
1
An exquisite lovely pair of wine glasses from Japan,
perfect for sake or cordials. Delicately painted with
flowers and butterflies.
Minimum Bid $20
6
Number of Winners
Japanese Wine Glasses
Donor(s):
Don and Doris Lorents
Minimum Bid $8
Kepler's Books
Minimum Bid $10
1
1
Kepler's has also given us the Better Homes and
Gardens, "Biggest Book of Grilling --Hundreds of
Sizzlin' Recipes for Charcoal and Gas Grills, PLUS
Sassy Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades". Sounds delicious!
203
Number of Winners
Number of Winners
Another Cookbook from Kepler's
Donor(s):
Fish Market
Minimum Bid $40
Kepler's Books
Minimum Bid $8
Fish Market Gift Certicicate
Donor(s):
Kepler's has given us a cookbook: "Efficient Cooking
for the Busy Person", by Julie Rist. This is a cookbook
we can ALL probably use!
Donor(s):
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid $20
Cookbook from Kepler's
1
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Number of Winners
1
206
More Christmas Corelle: Sugar & Creamer
Sugar and creamer set. Same pattern as tea pot above.
Never used, in original boxes.
Anonymous
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $4
Number of Winners
212
Paw Print Christmas Stocking
Red Christmas stocking with white paw prints on both
sides. Edged with green bias tape. Has loop for
hanging. About 15” long by 7” wide. Never used.
1
Donor(s):
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $4
207
213
Salt and pepper set. Same pattern as above. Never
used, in original boxes.
Anonymous
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $4
208
Number of Winners
1
More Christmas Corelle: Gravy Boat
Anonymous
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $4
214
Number of Winners
Number of Winners
Donor(s):
215
211
Number of Winners
1
216
Number of Winners
1
Tallest Tree Stacking Blocks
Set of 10 sturdy activity blocks that stack up to 3 feet
high. On one side, they form a redwood tree. On
another side are forest creatures — from one to 10
counting down the stack. Another side has poems about
the creatures. The fourth side shows creatures living in
and around the tree. New, in original box. Labeled
“Winner: National Park Service Best Product.”
Anonymous
Number of Winners
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $5
Red Christmas stocking with Garfield wearing a Santa
hat and holding a green bag. Two wrapped gifts and a
teddy bear are nearby. Loop for hanging. About 15”
long by 7” wide. Never used.
Minimum Bid $4
1
Stoneware Vase
Donor(s):
Garfield Christmas Stocking
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
Stoneware gray-tan vase 5” tall and 3” diameter at
base. Blue and white hand-painted design on surface.
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $5
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $8
Four plastic hors d’oeuvre trays, 4 ¾” x 5” wide. Each
has the same design of several berries and leaves on a
white background. The sides of the trays are yellow.
The back is stamped “Design Imports Ltd. Providence,
RI." Made in Italy. May be unused.
1
Polish Hand-Decorated Heart-Shaped Bowl
1
4 Hors d’oeuvre Trays
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
Boleslawiec, handmade in Poland. Handsome heartshaped stoneware bowl, white with blue-and-green
decoration hand-stamped with dried sea sponges, a
centuries-old technique originating in the Silesian
region of Poland. About 2 ½” deep and 6” across at
widest point. Sticker affixed to bottom, “Guarantee of
Authenticity & Premium Quality.” Like new.
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $5
Anonymous
1
Four Cork Coasters
Donor(s):
New, never-used family game for 2 or more players,
ages 6 and up. Variation for younger children provided.
Original box contains 28 colored blocks, one 1-minute
sand timer, 100 playing cards, and instructions. Made
in Germany. Retails online for $30.
Minimum Bid $12
Four coasters for beverage glasses, each with the same
painting of Restaurant le Vouvray and Hotel de Paris.
Wrapped with original gold ribbon. Never used.
210
1
Haba Time Blocks
Donor(s):
Gravy boat with saucer. Same pattern as above. Never
used, in original boxes.
209
Number of Winners
More Christmas Corelle: Salt & Pepper
1
Anonymous
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $10
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Number of Winners
1
217
Wooden Rhythm Instrument
223
Wooden, carved rhythm instrument (rattle), about 12”
long.
Anonymous
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $5
218
Number of Winners
1
New Brookstone NAP Travel Pillow and
Eye Shade
New cushy travel pillow is filled with new polystyrene
beads, and covered with white plush fabric, (nylon and
polyester). The matching eye shade, (nylon and
polyurethane), comes with its own envelope within the
pillow’s clear plastic carrying case.
Donor(s):
Barbara Schonborn
Minimum Bid $10
219
Number of Winners
220
1
Debra Heinz
221
Number of Winners
1
Winter’s Eve Barbie
222
Number of Winners
18" Plush Bear
Dora Fishman
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $10
Number of Winners
Bob and Georgia Schwaar
Number of Winners
1
Fun Kids' Picture Frame
This fun 6" x 4" frame has bright colors and shooting
stars and rockets.
Donor(s):
Anonymous
Minimum Bid $5
All dressed up with no place to go… This bear is
dressed in her finest steppin'-out outfit and would love
to come party at your house.
5
Store music, photos, documents, movies, and more: 30
GB white iPod (the one with the metal case), complete
with USB cable. It syncs with Windows or Mac
computers and runs on 120V. Earbuds are included,
plus Bose SoundDock, and remote control (IR). Extra
dock inserts to accommodate other iPod models. Bonus:
“The iPod Fun Book”. Unit gives rich room-filling
sound. All in good condition, very lightly used, in
original boxes. (Similar units available used on
Craigslist for $150 and up, or $300 for the set)
226
3
Number of Winners
iPod + Bose Sound Dock Amplifier
Minimum Bid $120
Debra Heinz
Minimum Bid $10
225
Donor(s):
"Winter’s Eve Barbie" (1994, Special Edition) has a
festive dress with green bodice and red-and-green plaid
skirt. Her dress is trimmed with white (fake) fur.
Donor(s):
Isao Hashimoto
Minimum Bid $8
"Winter Evening Barbie" (1998, Special Edition) is
wearing a white brocade-like dress, with mocha (fake)
fur trim and a winter hat. Her box has been damaged,
but she’s in good shape.
Minimum Bid $15
1
Origami Note Cards
Donor(s):
Winter Evening Barbie
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
Isao Hashimoto creates lovely blank note cards
decorated with a traditional Japanese origami crane. 4
cards in each pack.
Debra Heinz
Number of Winners
Fred & Janet Buelow
Minimum Bid $200
224
"Happy New Year Barbie" (1996, Limited Edition) is
wearing a lovely pink-brocade kimono with gold cherry
blossoms, the national flower of Japan, and a symbol of
the New Year. Her box has a small tear in the top flap;
original price tag from Kiddie World was $59.99.
Minimum Bid $25
A recycle project that got carried away! To a recycled
Mother Board with a 3/9/09 Bios, a DVD Drive and a
CD drive, we added the following new components:
an Intel 3 GHz Dual Processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a
1 TB hard drive, a mid range video card with 1 GB of
memory, wireless access, a new power supply, all in a
new case and running Windows 7 Professional plus a 1
year subscription of Norton Antivirus. Compare this to
the same configuration from Dell or HP and it will cost
over $700. But as a refurbished system it’s probably
worth $350. It comes with one month’s customer
support.
Donor(s):
1
Happy New Year Barbie
Donor(s):
Very Nice Desktop PC, a great home or
business system.
1
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Number of Winners
1
227
Fiestaware Dishes
232
8 plates, 2 large bowls, 2 small bowls, 3 soup bowls, a
green platter, and four mugs in cobalt blue, red, orange,
and light green.
Donor(s):
Andrea Chambers & Eric Heckler
Minimum Bid $15
228
Number of Winners
1
Andrea Chambers & Eric Heckler
Minimum Bid $15
Number of Winners
1
Wine Glasses
A set of 7 crystal wine glasses (the 8th one is MIA).
Donor(s):
Andrea Chambers & Eric Heckler
Minimum Bid $20
230
Number of Winners
1
Electric Towel Warmer
Love a warm towel after a swim (or bath)? This electric
towel warmer will stand near your pool or in or near
your tub. Such luxury. (photo at auction).
Donor(s):
Paula Hillard & Arnold Wilson
Minimum Bid $25
231
Number of Winners
1
ZEO Personal Sleep Coach, new
Your quality of sleep is central to your quality of life.
Zeo is designed to help you analyze your sleep and
improve it, so you can be your best every day. Zeo tells
you how you really sleep, and helps you find ways to
improve your sleep. It's composed of a lightweight
wireless headband, a bedside display, a set of analytical
online tools, and an email-based personalized coaching
program. Box Contents: Zeo Bedside Display, Zeo
Headband, Context Wheel, Power Adapter, SD Memory
Card, Card Reader, Getting Started Guide, Headband
Basics Guide, Meet Zeo Reference Manual, and a Sleep
Journal. Zeo’s Scientific Advisory Board includes: *
Daniel Aeschbach, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School; * Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology and Physiology
Director, Sleep Disorders Center Northwestern
University Medical School. Sells for $199 new on
Amazon.
Tamara Colby
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $125
Number of Winners
David Weber
Minimum Bid $20
2 heart shaped champagne glasses and large crystal
goblet etched with hearts.
229
There's nothing that can compare with fresh warm
homemade bread. This machine does all the work for
you - just add all the ingredients, turn the unit on and
walk away. All steps are automatic: there's no need to
knead! Soon you'll have a loaf of fresh bread to enjoy.
Instruction manual and recipes included.
Donor(s):
Champagne Glasses and Crystal Goblet
Donor(s):
Bread Machine
1
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Number of Winners
1
Hand-Made Items and Clothing
Arts
300 Series
500 Series
301
Hand-Knit Shawl
501
Peach mohair shawl, ~36" x 60". Beautifully handknit by one of our premier knitters.
Donor(s):
Janet Buelow
Minimum Bid $30
302
Number of Winners
1
Hand-Knit Women's Socks
Lace pattern, wool blend, lavender socks to fit women's
shoe size 7 - 9. Lay flat to dry.
Donor(s):
Janet Buelow
Minimum Bid $20
303
1
Hand-Knit Women's Socks
Lovely hand-dyed Japanese merino wool (Koigu) in a
ribbed knit. Fits women's shoe sizes 8-10. Lay flat to
dry.
Donor(s):
304
Number of Winners
1
Leaf and Petal is a great little boutique on California
Avenue, and they have once again given us a gift
certificate for $50. Perk up your wardrobe with panache!
Leaf and Petal
Minimum Bid $40
305
1
Knitted Baby's Fruit Cap
306
Number of Winners
1
New Cotton Tunic, Hand-made in Turkey
503
Number of Winners
Megumi Nishikawa
Number of Winners
1
Framed Portrait Monument Inscription
Barbara Schonborn
Minimum Bid $10
Number of Winners
1
Japanese Folding Screen
Anonymous
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $5
Barbara Schonborn
Minimum Bid $15
Heart in a Box
Hang on your wall the inspiring texts of Lucretia Mott,
Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, which
were inscribed in marble at the portrait of the three
American suffragists in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on
February 15, 1921.
Cream-colored long-sleeved 100% cotton tunic, with
multi-colored embroidery stitching. Size: medium,
machine washable. Made in Turkey by artisans
organized by UUCPA’s former interim minister, Alicia
Forsey. Never worn.
Donor(s):
1
Japanese six-panel folding screen, 8 ½” tall, shows
kimonos hanging on rods in a building or just outside
it. Back of panels are covered in plain dark-blue fabric.
Small tear in top paper edging where two panels join.
Andrea Chambers
Minimum Bid $15
Number of Winners
A charming lace heart (mostly pink, with purple lace
coils around the edge, tied with a lace ribbon), on top of
a 4"x 4" red silk square, is set in a 2" deep white frame,
9"x 9".
504
A knitted hat for an infant, up to 1 year old. Your
choice of pattern: strawberry, blueberry, eggplant, or
watermelon.
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $25
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
Jack Owicki
Minimum Bid $15
Leaf and Petal Gift Certificate
Donor(s):
Donor(s):
Donor(s):
Janet Buelow
Minimum Bid $20
The winner will choose one photo from those listed at
"http://tinyurl.com/UUCPA-Auction", and displayed in
miniature at the auction table. Photo will be printed
(8"x10" or 8"x12" as appropriate), matted, and framed.
Most of these photos were part of Jack's display in the
lobby this summer.
502
Number of Winners
Print of a Nature Photo by Jack Owicki
1
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Number of Winners
1
505
Two Cotton Scarves or Pillow Covers by
Portocarrero
509
"The Gate", a print of an oil painting by Marjorie
Liebert, a local artist, shows the entrance to the patio of
a striking estate in New Mexico. It is 11" x 14" matted.
In 1981, the Skolds went on a trip to Cuba, where
Karen bought two beautiful, multi-colored cotton
scarves (25" high by 27½" wide), featuring the artwork
of the noted Cuban artist Portocarrero. The hemmed
panels are like new, and could be framed or made into
pillow covers. See them and let your decorating
imagination fly!
Donor(s):
506
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
510
2
“Compassion” is a digital collage by Palo Alto artist
Nancy Coleman, hanging until Auction Day in the
UUCPA lobby. It is comprised of 82 layers in
Photoshop to create the flower hand. One additional
layer created in SketchbookPro added the hand-scripted
Loving Kindness Mediation swirling around the hand.
This print is one of only a few 8” x 10” artist’s proofs
available and is printed with lifetime-lasting pigment
inks, and framed with archival materials. Size framed
is 14" x 16".
507
Number of Winners
511
508
1
1
Kay Culpepper
Number of Winners
Marjorie Liebert
Minimum Bid $25
This original watercolor by Kay Culpepper, local
painter and watercolor instructor, was done on a windy
spring day on the coast near Pigeon Point lighthouse. It
was painted on site in the manner that the
Impressionists called "plein air". Kay paints in wet
paint on wet paper. This enables the paint to act like the
water that it is painting. The artist must "save" the
white of the paper for whites and lighter hues. This
painting is predominantly varying shades of the blue
water, earth-toned rocky cliffs in the foreground, and
spring greens near the lighthouse in the distance. There
is a lot of "white water" in the breakers and waves,
spring storm clouds, etc. (Market value: $200 - $500).
Minimum Bid $50
1
"Now and Then", a print by Marjorie
Liebert
Donor(s):
Water Color Plein Air Study of the Pacific
Ocean with Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
Another print from Marjorie Liebert, "Now and Then",
is a study in contrasts -- the old and the new in San
Francisco, the City of Contrasts. Matted, 8 1/2" x 11".
A framed original abstract oil painting, 2' 7" by 3' 1".
Needs a well-lit wall to be fully appreciated.
Number of Winners
Marjorie Liebert
Minimum Bid $25
Original Oil Painting
Emma Pan
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $60
1
This print of "Dead End", one of Marjorie Liebert's oil
paintings, shows a hidden nook in Provincetown, on the
tip of Cape Cod. 8" x 11" matted.
Nancy Coleman
Minimum Bid $200
Number of Winners
"Dead End", a print by Marjorie Liebert
Donor(s):
Digital Collage: "Compassion"
Donor(s):
Marjorie Liebert
Minimum Bid $25
Carl and Karen Skold
Minimum Bid $10
"The Gate", a print by Marjorie Liebert
1
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Number of Winners
1
705
Events and Outings
700 Series
701
Poker Party! Saturday, March 19, 2011, 7
PM
Put on your best poker face and join us for a night full
of fun poker games. Light snacks and drinks will be
served.
Donor(s):
Lisa and Randy Helmonds
Minimum Bid $15
702
Number of Winners 50
Domino Party, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2 PM
We will gather around the kitchen table to play Chicken
Foot or Mexican Train dominos, whichever the group
votes to play. Light Refreshments served.
Donor(s):
Ila Keiper and Fred Hawley
Minimum Bid $15
703
Number of Winners
8
Opera San Jose has given us 2 tickets to Opening Night
of "The Barber of Seville" on February 12, 2011.
704
Donor(s):
706
Number of Winners
1
House Tour
Sven Thesen
Minimum Bid $50
1
Each guest will bring a wrapped "white elephant" from
their attic or Christmas spoils (worth at least $10.00) so
we can play the White Elephant Game. Ten friends will
gather to spend a lot of time swapping, unwrapping,
and laughing. The game starts as each person adds his
or her gift to the pile. We draw numbers between 1-10.
#1 selects a gift, which is unwrapped and displayed to
the group. #2 then may choose that gift or another. If a
later player chooses the gift you had chosen, you choose
another wrapped or unwrapped gift and so forth. #10
has a choice of all the gifts. You are encouraged to
choose unwrapped gifts when you see one you want.
More swapping can mean more fun. Simple
refreshments will be served. This party will not work
unless we have at least eight so if you sign up but can't
make it, please send somebody in your place. The use
of leftover Christmas wrappings is encouraged: think
Green.
707
Number of Winners
2
Life Sciences Hike, Saturday, April 30th,
9:30 A.M.
Learn about wilderness at Rancho San Antonio Open
Space Preserve with Donna, a Deer Hollow Farm
docent. The walk and talk follows the state curriculum
for 2nd to 4th grade, but is interesting for all ages. We
will hike for about 2 hours, stopping to observe any
wildlife. We often see quail, jays, squirrels, bunnies,
hawks, woodpeckers, vultures, turkeys and deer. We
will define "habitat", "adaptation", "animal survival
techniques", "seeds and plants", and the "food chain".
After a one-mile hike into the park, our exploration will
cover less than 2 miles over the farm bypass trail, and
will include a chance to see the Nature Center. Please
park at the public parking area (where there is a modern
rest room). Then walk into the park to the docent
parking lot where Donna will meet you at 9:30 am.
After the hike, she will provide a picnic lunch at the big
brown barn.
Donna Aronson
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $10
Number of Winners 14
Ila Keiper
Minimum Bid $15
Kathy and Don Parmentier
Minimum Bid $75
Donor(s):
White Elephant Party, Saturday, January
15, 2 PM.
Donor(s):
TRIO NOBILIS is hailed as a trio that "plays with
virtuosity and energy that captivates audiences and
shatters the boundaries of traditional chamber music".
Nobilis is recognized as one of the most exciting trios
on the musical horizon. Members include Ruggero
Allifranchini, violin, Stephen Prutsman, piano, and
Suren Bagratuni, cello. Program: HAYDN Trio in EFlat Major, Hob. XV:29; BEETHOVEN Trio in D
Major, Op. 70, #1 "Ghost Trio"; TCHAIKOVSKY Trio
in A Minor, Op. 50. There will be a pre-concert talk
with Bill Meredith. Don and Kathy have given us 2
tickets, each worth $50. Performance at Le Petit
Trianon, 72 N. 5th Street, San Jose.
Sven Thesen is offering a tour of his house -- Palo Alto's
first "Beyond LEED Net Zero Energy Passive House" -a 1-hour tour plus a 30-page booklet about the house.
Opera San Jose, Saturday, February 12
Opera San Jose
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $40
Number of Winners
San Jose Chamber Music Society Tickets,
Sunday, February 20, 2011, 7 PM
Number of Winners 12
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708
Tie-Dye Party, March 13, 2011, 2-5 PM
711
Come and enjoy an afternoon of tie-dying with Lorraine
Kostka. Lorraine provides dyes and chemicals. You
bring 100% cotton or rayon items to tie dye. Come on,
lets all get creative together! Drinks and snacks
provided. Ages 4 and up recommended for tie-dying,
but younger kids can play while their families tie-dye.
Will be held at UUCPA off the playground outside room
4-5.
Donor(s):
Lorraine Kostka
Minimum Bid $10
709
Number of Winners 25
Hot Jazz and Cool Food, Saturday,
March 5, 7:30 PM
History of Jazz, "Part One: Hot Jazz and Cool Food" -Celebrating the Beginnings of Jazz. Enjoy an evening
of music appreciation starring Louis Armstrong, Bessie
Smith, Sidney Bechet, and musical pioneers whose
names are lost but whose vibrant melodies endure.
Enjoy refreshments and libations with your fellow music
lovers, at the Cassels' home in Palo Alto. Chris
Schriner, minister emeritus of the Mission Peak UU
Congregation in Fremont, will do the music bit.
Phyllis and Richard Cassel, Chris and
Jo Ann Schriner
Minimum Bid $20
Number of Winners 8
Donor(s):
710
A Pocket Full of Love ("Elixir of Love"),
Sun Feb 27, matinee
Handel is best known for his oratorios, but he also wrote
over 40 operas including this year’s offering,
"Ariodante". In a classical performance, the 7 singers
would pretty much stand in one place as they sang the
gorgeous arias, duets, etc., and the complex plot would
be carried forward with interminable recitatives. Well,
Donald Pippin and his Pocket Opera do it differently.
We still get all of the beautiful Handel music
accompanied by an eight-piece orchestra plus
harpsichord. But instead of recitatives, we get Donald
Pippin’s droll commentary on this tale of love and
treachery in Ancient Scotland. Each winning bid
entitles you to 1 ticket to Handel’s Ariodante and 1 seat
in a Prius or Camry to get you there and back.
Donor(s):
712
Number of Winners
Number of Winners
2
Hike: Los Trancos Open Space Preserve to
Foothills Park, Saturday, March 26
Join Ellen on one of her favorite hikes. Meet at 10 AM
in the church parking lot & carpool to the trailhead. As
usual Piazza's will provide the picnic lunch -- your
choice of sandwiches. Fourteen hikers maximum. Cost
$10. This will be a one-way (mostly downhill) walk,
approximately 5 miles in length.
Donor(s):
Ellen Nachtrieb
Minimum Bid $10
Philip Hodge
Minimum Bid $40
Philip Hodge
Minimum Bid $40
What better way to celebrate the month of St. Valentine
than with a bottle of Dr. Dulcamara’s famous Elixir of
Love, guaranteed to make you irresitible to your
paramour and incidentally to cure laryngitis, hepititis,
St. Vitus, hypertension, baldness, and wrinkles. All this
to Donizetti’s wonderful hummable music, the Pocket
Opera Cast’s great singing and comic acting, and Don
Pippin’s witty translation into English and his
inimmitable commentary. Each winning bid entitles
you to 1 ticket to Donizetti’s "Elixir of Love", 1 Bottle
of Dr. D’s world-famous Elixir, and 1 seat in a Prius or
Camry to get you there and back.
Donor(s):
A Pocket Handel on Handel ("Ariodante),
Sunday, June 5, matinee
2
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Number of Winners 14
713
A Pocket for the Family ("The Marriage of
Figaro"), Sunday, July 24, matinee
This Auction offering is Different. The one winning
bid will receive 2 Adult tickets and 2 Youth (up to
Senior in high school) tickets to Pocket Opera’s
production of Mozart’s "The Marriage of Figaro", plus
I’ll drive you-all in my Camry. You will see the ideal
first opera. If you like any form of musical comedy, you
are practically guaranteed to like it. It has easy-to-listento great music, wonderful singing, and comic acting, as
well as Don Pippin’s witty translation into English and
his inimmitable commentary. Bring a couple of kids or
grandkids and treat the whole family to a memorable
Sunday afternoon. What’s that? You only have one
child? Bring a friend for him or her – that’s a win-win
situation. You have more than 2 kids? No problem.
You make the winning bid for two of them and I get you
additional seats for the others at a special price – and we
can work something out for transportation. Remember,
that one bid covers all 4 tickets.
Donor(s):
Philip Hodge
Minimum Bid $120
714
Number of Winners
1
A Pocket Full of Algerians ("The Italian
Girl in Algiers"), Sun June 19, matinee
There are countless tales where the heroine falls into the
clutches of the evil foreigner and the hero arrives just in
time to save her from a fate worse than death. Rossini
has it backwards: the hero falls into the clutches of the
evil foreigner and the heroine arrives just in time to
save him from a fate worse than death. It’s all done to
Rossini’s wonderful hummable music, the Pocket Opera
Cast’s great singing and comic acting, and Don
Pippin’s witty translation into English and his
inimmitable commentary. Each winning bid entitles
you to 1 ticket to Rosinni’s "The Italian Girl in Algiers
"and 1 seat in a Camry to get you there and back.
Donor(s):
715
Number of Winners
3
The California Theater Center has given us 4 tickets to
its 2010-2011 Family Series (Value $48). Tickets can
be used for :The Elves and the Shoemaker" on Dec. 17
& 18 at Saratoga High School, or "The Ugly Duckling"
on April 8 at Santa Clara University.
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
Carl and Karen Skold
Minimum Bid $5
717
Number of Winners
6
San Francisco Symphony Concert Tickets,
Saturday, April 9
Elsa has given us two wonderful tickets in the front row
of the Side Terrace (better than the Front Orchestra) to
hear Osmo Vanska conducting the SFS and special
soloist Alexander Barantschik playing the rapturous
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, one of the romantic
master's proudest achievements. The orchestra follows
with Vaughan Williams' intoxicating "A London
Symphony", and the world premier of a SFS
Commission by Thomas Larcher. Also included is a
half-hour informative talk about the ensuing concert at
7 p.m. entitled "Inside Music", and an after-concert
informal Q&A with the artists entitled "Off The
Podium". Value: $152.
Donor(s):
Elsa Schafer
Minimum Bid $120
718
Number of Winners
1
The Moon, Saturn…and
Dessert!, Saturday, April 9, 7:30 PM
Enjoy after-dinner treats followed by a tour of the night
sky through a state-of-the art telescope. Join the MeierPhelps family for a private star party at the Foothill
College Observatory in Los Altos, which is operated by
the Peninsula Astronomical Society. Not wheel chairaccessible -- you must be able to go up and down a short
flight of fairly steep stairs.
Wm. Phelps & Diane Meier-Phelps
Minimum Bid $25
Number of Winners 12
Sing We Now Together!, Sat Feb 19, 7:
30 PM
In our Song Circle, everyone gets a chance to choose a
favorite song. Bring your “Rise Up Singing” song book
if you have one. You don’t have to be a choir
member -- you just have to love group singing.
Children are welcome.
California Theatre Center
Minimum Bid $35
How many wildflowers can you recognize? We’ll take
an easy hike in the hills and see what nature has to offer
us this spring. BYO lunch and water. Children willing
and able to walk a few miles are welcome.
719
California Theatre Center Tickets
Donor(s):
Wildflower Hike, Sat Apr 16, 10AM 2PM
Donor(s):
Philip Hodge
Minimum Bid $40
716
1
Donor(s):
Carl and Karen Skold
Minimum Bid $5
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Number of Winners
8
720
Night Hike at Long Ridge: Sundown at the
Wallace Stegner Bench, Friday, May 13,
2011 6:15 to 10:30 PM (on the trail)
When was the last time you were out in the wilds on
foot after dark? Join Kat Greene and Jack Owicki for a
magical evening hiking at Long Ridge Open Space
Preserve off Skyline Drive. We’ll walk around four
miles at an easy pace through grassland and forest,
stopping for dinner at the Wallace Stegner bench for a
beautiful view to the west at sunset. You bring your
own dinner, but we provide the dessert. We might see
night critters like owls, bats, and the endangered redlegged frog. If you wish, you’ll have a chance to
experience a solitary ten-minute night walk along one
part of the forest trail. A docent-guided hike (Kat and
Jack are docents) is the only way to walk on one of the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space preserves at night,
so this is an unusual opportunity. We’ll contact the
winners with further details about what to bring, where
to meet, etc. Suitable for anyone over 8, if you enjoy
walking and being in the outdoors.
Donor(s):
721
800 Series
801
Donor(s):
Barbara Seaney
Minimum Bid $20
802
Number of Winners
5
Dinner at Pilgrim Haven, Saturday, Feb.
19
Join Sylvia and Sylvan for dinner at Pilgrim Haven and
take a tour of this lovely place that's home to many of
our members. Bring a favorite book to talk about after a
good meal.
Donor(s):
Sylvia Whitcher and Sylvan Rubin
Minimum Bid $25
Number of Winners 12
803
Dragon Productions Theatre Company
Dragon Productions Theatre Company is a professional
nonprofit live theatre production company in its tenth
season since its conception, & its fifth year since
planting roots in the Palo Alto area. They have given
us 2 pairs of tickets to any of their 2011 shows, which
are: "Private Eyes" by Stephen Dietz, Jan. 21–Feb. 13;
"Bad Dates" by Theresa Rebeck, April 1–April 17;
"Tongue of a Bird" by Ellen McLaughlin, May 27–June
19, plus 3 more, which you can see on their website.
Tickets are usually $50 / pair.
Dragon Productions
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $35
Number of Winners
Lunch with Barbara Seaney, Saturday,
January 22, Noon
Lunch with Barbara and 5 congenial guests -- enjoy
good food and conversation!
Jack Owicki
Minimum Bid $10
Meals and Parties
2
Number of Winners
4
Moroccan Dinner a la Grant-Bier and LinSperry, Saturday night, March 5, 2011, 59 PM
The Grant-Biers and Lin-Sperrys will provide food and
drink for adults and children, and child-care for the
children so the adults have a chance to talk. Children 3
and under are free.
Lynn Grant and Eric Bier, Eleanor Lin
and James Sperry
Minimum Bid $25
Number of Winners 8
Donor(s):
804
Holiday Gathering, Friday, Dec. 17, 3:30
PM
Please join Rae & Elton Bell for a Happy Holiday
Gathering featuring delicious hearty hors' d'oeuvres,
spirits, and sweets. Come prepared to share a funny 5
minute story from your past.
Donor(s):
Elton & Rachel Bell
Minimum Bid $20
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Number of Winners
6
805
Middle Eastern Dinner and Belly Dancing,
Saturday, February 26, 6:30 PM
Please come to our home to enjoy an authentic Middle
Eastern dinner. Main course is Shirin Pollo. My
former belly dancing partner, Bahira (her stage name),
lived till age 18 in Saudi Arabia in the Shell Oil
American Compound. All the recipes I plan to use for
the dinner came from her. After dinner, expect Bahira
to come and perform a belly dancing duet for us.
Donor(s):
806
Donor(s):
809
Number of Winners 10
Spend a fun and relaxing evening with Philip in the
luxurious penthouse at Tan Plaza apartments. We will
read “The Admirable Crichton” by James Barrie, eat
Chicago Pizza (with or without meat), and drink beer
(real, root, or ginger). The English Butler is a stock
figure in early twentieth century drama and fiction, and
J. M. Barrie's Crichton is the acme of all English
butlers. He is firmly convinced of the merits of the rigid
English caste system of a century ago: "There must
always be a master and servants in all civilized
communities, for it is natural, and whatever is natural is
right." Be part of the action as this philosophy plays
itself out in an English country manor and on a deserted
habitable island. (Juiciest parts just might go to the
highest bidder…)
807
Number of Winners 10
"The 39 Steps" at TheatreWorks with Pretheater Dinner, Sunday January 23, 4:30
PM
The evening will start with conversation and dinner at
the Owickis’ home. Then it’s off to "The 39 Steps", a
hilarious, high-speed spoof of Alfred Hitchcock ’s
classics. This irresistible Broadway smash hurtles a
notorious fugitive and a spellbound blonde from a
London music hall north by northwest to Scotland ’s
most remote highlands. Will they save Britain from a
den of devious spies? An ingenious homage to the
master’s greatest films, it creates trains, planes, moors,
and more in a wildly funny flight to the heights of
theatrical invention. (Ticket value -- $44 each).
Donor(s):
Number of Winners
6
Locavore Dinner #2, Sunday, August 8, 6
PM
Donor(s):
Tom and Pat Thomas
Minimum Bid $35
810
Number of Winners
6
Soup Supper Special, Sat Jan 22, 6 PM
Everything homemade -- hearty winter soups, bread or
rolls, salad, a fruit dish, and maybe cheese -- all served
in the warm and welcoming Skold home. Let us know
if you are vegan, vegetarian or omnivore—we’ve got
good recipes for all kinds of soup. Children are welcome.
Donor(s):
Carl and Karen Skold
Minimum Bid $30
Number of Winners
8
Brunch with Berries, Sat. June 18, 11 AM
What berries in our backyard will be ripe at
Midsummer? Come find out, and join us for a delicious
brunch, featuring Carl’s famous French Toast and
Berries Galore. Children are Welcome.
Donor(s):
Carl and Karen Skold
Minimum Bid $20
Susan and Jack Owicki
Minimum Bid $50
Number of Winners
Another chance to enjoy locally grown, organic, very
fresh food from the Mountain View Farmer's Market!
Peaches, heirloom tomatoes, and corn should be at their
best, for starters -- join Pat and Tom and celebrate
summer.
811
Philip Hodge
Minimum Bid $30
Tom and Pat Thomas
Minimum Bid $35
"The Admirable Crichton" & BEER &
PIZZA, Sat, March 12, 6-11 PM
Donor(s):
Locavore Dinner #1 Sunday, March 6, 6
PM
Have you discovered the joys of fresh, locally grown,
organic food from the Farmer's Market? Join Pat and
Tom in celebrating the return of local asparagus and
other spring fruits and vegetables.
Kay Brown
Minimum Bid $30
808
6
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Number of Winners
8
812
Speed Scrabble and Scrumptious Chili
Party! Sunday, February 6th from 6-8pm
Warm up your winter by joining us for racing rounds of
Speed Scrabble along with bowls of delicious Chili.
This isn’t any ordinary game of Scrabble; we don’t even
use the board...just the tiles! Your heart will be racing
as your brain is working at lightning speed! But don’t
take our word for it – join us in a great Sunday
night soiree! At the home of Meredith Ackley & Eric
Salvatierra, co-hosted by Anne & Buzz Frahn.
Eric Salvatierra & Meredith Ackley;
Anne & Buzz Frahn
Minimum Bid $15
Number of Winners 20
Donor(s):
813
Sweet and Savory Afternoon of Song with
the LyriCats in Elsa's Garden, Saturday,
August 6 at 4 or 5 PM
815
Good Karma Dinner, Saturday April 2,
2011
Join Geetha & Nina, Ruth & Fiona, for a fun and casual
spring evening buffet and accrue multiple karma points:
Being good to animals (eating vegetarian), being good
to your body (eating healthy), being good to your psyche
(eating delicious food), being good to the environment
(eating eco-consciously), being good to your kids (at a
family friendly event), and being good to your church
(bidding generously)! Weather permitting, we will eat
outdoors. (Bring kids - no charge).
Geetha Rao & Nina Lozinski, Ruth &
Fiona Kirby
Minimum Bid $35
Number of Winners 10
Donor(s):
816
New Mexican Winter Dinner (but no pig's
heads), Friday, January 28, 7 PM
Elsa Schafer's lovely home in Belmont backs onto a
cross country trail which is a fun walk - 3 hilly miles.
Come at 4 PM to hike the trail with Elsa, then return at
5 PM for a garden party featuring Greek appetizers from
Pat and desserts from Susan, plus two 20-minute sets of
music from Mayo and our favorite a cappella singers,
the LyriCats. Or come at 5 PM just for the food, wine
and music! What better way to celebrate a lovely
August day?
Join Wynne and Don for a meal with chicken, pork, or
beef in the stewpot -- (not good for vegetarians). The
menu will probably include posole (meat and hominy
stew, better than it sounds, ungritted) and at least one
more-orthodox chili. The high point will be Wynne's
pinon and chocolate flourless cake for dessert.
Elsa Schafer, Susan Plass, Pat Thomas,
Mayo Tsuzuki
Minimum Bid $30
Number of Winners 20
817
Donor(s):
814
Murder Mystery Party, Sat Oct 1, 2011 at
5:30pm
Hey guys and dolls! Join the Millers and Helmonds for
a rock & rolling 1959 backyard cookout at "Honest
Tom's" Kansas City home. Hula hoops, pony skirts, and
black leather jackets set the scene, not to mention the
tasty BBQ. Too bad poor Tom gets iced over his hot
grill -- and you may be a suspect! Find out who did the
dirty deed at Alan & Amanda Miller's home next
October (there's plenty of time to work on your alibi).
Alan and Amanda Miller, Lisa and
Randy Helmonds
Minimum Bid $35
Number of Winners
Donor(s):
Wynne Furth and Don Brenneis
Minimum Bid $30
Number of Winners
6
Dinner with Beth, Edie, Larry and Donna
on a Saturday in May
There will be exquisite food and warm hospitality at the
Los Altos home of Larry and Donna Aronson. Stay
tuned for other details.
Edie Keating, Beth Beasley, Larry &
Donna Aronson
Minimum Bid $35
Number of Winners 8
Donor(s):
Donor(s):
8
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905
Services and Lessons
900 Series
901
House Sitting
Maureen will offer 2 days of housesitting, including pet
care (but not staying at night). She is happy to: water
plants, bring in the mail/paper, care for your pets
including cat litter and dog walking, come and go at
different times so the house seems occupied, and make
sure all is well. Good for Mt. View, Palo Alto, Menlo
Park, and Atherton. Not available over Thanksgiving
or Christmas.
Maureen Pattarelli
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $75
Number of Winners
902
1
Errand-Running
Maureen offers 2 hours of errand running in the Palo
Alto, Mt. View, Menlo Park, Atherton area. She can
pick up purchased items if they have been paid for. She
cannot pick up your kids, however, because she only has
one passenger seat & it doesn't have airbags.
Donor(s):
Maureen Pattarelli
Minimum Bid $30
903
Number of Winners
1
Magical Consulting
904
Number of Winners
906
Number of Winners
5
Gardening with Natives Consultation
Will recommend native plants specific for your garden
conditions. Two hours divided among 2-3 visits.
Nancy has been studying and gardening with native
plants for 3 years, and knows experts to consult. Date
to be arranged.
Donor(s):
Nancy Neff
Minimum Bid $50
907
Number of Winners
2
Weekend Dog/Cat Sitting - at your place
The Colby pet care team will walk and play with your
dog or cat for a weekend at your house. Not available
for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Tamara Colby
Number of Winners
2
Weekend Dog/Cat Sitting - at our place
The Colby pet care team will walk and play with your
dog or cat for a weekend at our house in Los Altos. Not
available for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Tamara Colby
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $30
Number of Winners
909
1
Bring Elton your sick lamp for rejuvenation. Offer good
until June 1, 2011. Parts extra.
Number of Winners
Louis Bookbinder
Minimum Bid $50
908
Lamp Repair
Elton Bell
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $20
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $40
Maureen Pattarelli
Minimum Bid $50
Anything you may need, including cleanup, pruning,
weeding, digging, raking, and helping with projects.
Must be able to be completed in 3 hours, or please pay
$20/hr for remaining time (half of which will also go to
church). Also will do odd jobs and handy work if I
know how (such as simple plumbing and electrical).
Ask about these ahead of the auction if you are not
sure. Will take 5 best bids.
Donor(s):
Maureen can teach you how to do a "sweetening jar"
with honey, sugar or molasses, corresponding herbs,
and candles to attract something that you desire. It
doesn't require you to be religious or to believe in God.
It does require the belief that "putting it out there" is
one way to make wishes come true. It will be hands-on
work so we will begin the jar together, then you will
take over and complete it on your own. (This bid is for
one event, but up to 3 people can participate, so ask a
friend or two to share it with you.)
Donor(s):
Yard Work, Odd Jobs, Handyman Work
2
7 Days of Dog Sitting
Seven days of dog sitting - at our home or yours (limited
to Peninsula residents only). Not available for
Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Tamara Colby
Donor(s):
Minimum Bid $100
Number of Winners
6
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910
College Essay Consulting
914
Do you have a high school junior or senior about to
work on their dreaded college essay? Mary Cudahy will
help them maximize their self-presentation, strategize
the application process, and gain insight into their
personal goals.
Donor(s):
Mary Cudahy
Minimum Bid $30
Number of Winners
2
House Cleaning
Edith Alvarez, who already cleans for Pat, Gloria G.,
Fred H., and Bill/Jean, is looking for new clients. To
help her out, we're donating $100 toward a
housecleaning for a new client. We'll pay her when you
make the arrangements (see Pat for details). She does
good work.
Donor(s):
Pat Thomas
Minimum Bid $50
911
Want to smell the flowers, get around town, and save
some gas riding your bike? Does your bike need some
fix-up? -- it has a flat tire, needs a gear adjustment, or
just doesn't ride right? Robert is offering bike repair
house-calls. He'll bring along his tools, a bike pump, oil
and grease, and in an hour or so your bike will be riding
like new. He's been fixing and repairing bikes for years,
and thanks to recent volunteering at the SVBC Bike
Exchange, he's seen all kinds of trouble. Bid for two
housecalls, and he'll fix every bike in your garage!
Donor(s):
915
Number of Winners
6
Great Clips for Hair
Minimum Bid $60
Number of Winners
1
Haircuts, etc.
This charming beauty shop in The Village Court (the
little mall on the NW corner of San Antonio and El
Camino) gives great haircuts, manicures, and pedicures,
to both men and women. Gina, (Pat's and Barbara S's
favorite hair stylist), has graciously offered 2 gift
certificates, good for a haircut or a manicure/pedicure
by herself or by Jane, another stylist in the shop. (Value
$40).
Donor(s):
Gina, at Haircuts etc.
Minimum Bid $25
Number of Winners
David Skold
Minimum Bid $20
Haircuts for a Year at Great Clips
Donor(s):
Computer Assistance
Donor(s):
Haircuts for a year! Almost everyone can use that.
Great Clips for Hair is donating a year's worth (up to 10
visits, limited to one customer) of haircuts to keep you
looking good. Great Clips is located in the Charleston
Center, next to Pete's, and currently serves many of our
members! Check them out; you'll be glad you did.
Value - $140.
913
1
“Is your computer driving you nuts?” says David. “Just
tell me what you want the computer to do, and I’ll help
you learn how to do it. Need any software or hardware?
I will help you decide what to purchase, install whatever
you buy, and teach you how to use it.” 2 hours of time.
Robert Neff
Minimum Bid $20
912
Number of Winners
Expert Bike Repair Housecalls
2
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Number of Winners
2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sunseri Auctions
Frank Sunseri, Auctioneer
3586 Julio Ave.
San Jose, CA 95124
480 656-1720
FTSunseri@sbcglobal.net
Contributing Friends and Organizations:
Borba Farms
High Ground Organics
Chef Chu’s Restaurant
The Fish Market
Ristorante Don Giovanni
Piazza’s
Dragon Productions Theatre Company
Leaf and Petal
California Theatre Center
Opera San Jose
Kepler’s Books
Gina at Haircuts, etc.
Great Clips in Charleston Center
Trader Joe’s in Palo Alto
Hobee’s California Restaurants
Peet’s in Charleston Center