Annual Auction & Dinner
Annual Auction & Dinner - April 16, 2010
The 9th Annual University Live and Silent Auction dinner is set for April 16, 2010 at the Hawthorn Suites in Champaign. Come join us and enjoy live music during the silent auction/cocktail hour, hear from current and former Y student leaders on their work and participate in the bidding on the many live and silent auction items up for grabs.
Live Auction Items
- Cooking lessons and an authentic Mexican meal
- A Weekend in the Country (July 23-25), complete with a poolside cookout and tickets to see Annie at the Little Theatre on the Square, at the beautiful architectural-wonder home of Philip and Nina Martin in Sullivan, IL (see photos below)
- A 2-week stay at a condo in Torremolinos, Spain
- 2 passes to soldout 2010 Ebertfest, Roger Ebert's Film Festival
- 30 people hours of service work donated by Alternative Spring Break members
- Sailboat Ride on Lake Michigan: Enjoy the Chicago skyline aboard Optimality, a 30-foot sloop sailed by University YMCA members, Ray and Jane Leuthold. Up to two people. Lunch included.
- Tea Party Picnic for 4 students donated by Y Student Board President Virginia Byrne (student bidding only)
- Dinner Party for 4 students donated by Y Program Director Kasey Umland (student bidding only)
- (2) 20 people hours of service work donated by SECS & Red Bison members
- Student spaghetti dinner for 6 (Saturday, April 24) donated by Willard & Anne Broom (student bidding only)
- Lasagna dinner for 8 donated by Debbie & Steve Rugg
- Homemade pecan pie baked by Betty Earle
- 3-course, 100% vegan meal for 5 donated by Campus Vegetarian Society
- Technical services donated by Engineers Without Borders
- Super Block of videos from That's Rentertainment
Silent Auction Items
- 2 tickets to a 2009-2010 Krannert Marquee or resident production
- Spa package w/ facial, massage, pedicure ($155 value) from Spa Envy & Salon
- (2) gift certificates for Buy One Get One Free Entrée (lunch or dinner) from Hilton Garden Inn
- (2) gift certificates for 2 Sunday buffets from The Apple Dumpling
- 12 premium roses arranged in a vase ($65 value) from Blossom Basket
- (8) $5 gift certificates from T.G.I. Friday's
- (4) passes to News-Gazette Film Series & (4) passes to Reel Deals films at Virginia Theatre. Each pass good for 2 admissions.
- Dinner for two gift certificate to Buttitta's Famiglia Ristorante
- $20 gift certificate to Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant
- (2) gift certificates each good for one flat of native prairie plants from Grand Prairie Fields
- Bread basket plus 1 loaf of bread each month for 12 months from Great Harvest Bread Co.
- $70 gift card from BJ Grand Salon & Spa
- 2 framed local nature photos donated by Red Bison members
- Brunch for 2 from Silvercreek
- 1 night stay at Hawthorn Suites in Champaign
- Gift certificate for a haircut ($40 value) from Fuad's
- Gift certificate for a haircut ($25 value) plus hair product basket from Hairbenders of Champaign
- Fair Trade chocolate miniatures & a poster donated by Libertas
- Basket of gourmet chocolates donated by Dick & Joan Hutchison
- 2 poppy seed tortes baked by Helen Berndt
- Bowl, plate, & tile handmade by Fred Gleave
- 2 Turkish souveniers: a necklace & coin purse donated by Fred Gleave
- Artisan necklace, 2 artisan bracelets, t-shirt & boxers donated by Invisible Conflicts
- DaVinci Crystal pitcher & bowl donated by Ray and Jane Leuthold
- Coffee basket from Columbia Street Roastery
- Tea basket from Columbia Street Roastery
- "Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation" written and signed by Eboo Patel - donated by Interfaith in Action
- Dropout bowl with stand doanted by Glass FX
- 5 pies of your choice (quarterly) baked by Debbie Rugg
- Pick-a-flavor pie baked by Debbie Rugg - student bidding only
- Homemade apple crumb pie baked by Betty Earle
- T-shirts donated by Engineers Without Borders
- T-shirts donated by Amnesty International
- Framed photos donated by Green Observer
Photos of Philip & Nina Martin's home:
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