Silent Auction and Raffle Descriptions – Eighth Annual Charity Ball
Here’s a quick look at some of our auction items from last year to give a feel for the types of cool stuff you might snag next year!
Item #1 – New year, new look
New Year’s resolution #23: home makeover. Take that bachelor pad and transform it into a home with this professional painting package. Includes color consultation and exterior or interior home painting. I mean, think about it. Who wants to take away a Sunday Funday to tape, prep and paint the house? NO ONE. So don’t, have Paul Ryan do it.
Package includes: Consultation and $2,000 for interior painting with $200 for interior materials, $2000 for exterior painting with $300 towards supplies.
Item #2: Flowers with Flair – Custom Ikebana Floral Arrangement
Ikebana is a traditional Japanese art form, which involves arranging flowers, conforming to strict principles designed to create harmony, balance, and a beautiful form. An Ikebana master for over 25 years, Donna Lieberman will work with you to create the perfect arrangement for your space, occasion, floral preference, and season. What a unique way to enliven your home or work place for a special event or party!
Item #3 – Hostess with the mostess
You work, you play, you sosh so, we get it, you don’t have time to decorate before your next intimate gathering. Whether it be book club, a bridal luncheon or the first time you host Thanksgiving as a couple for the in-laws, let Rose Bean Events take care of it all. From custom décor, runners, place settings, namecards and the lot, this package will ensure your next event is the best of the season. Plus, the girls behind Rose Bean are HOT!
Item # 4: We Want You… to Join the Timbers Army!
Grab a group of friends and cheer on our favorite local team, GO TIMBERS!
With this package you’ll not only be in the stands in the midst of all the excitement, but you’ll also be sporting a one-of-a-kind autographed Timbers jersey.
Package includes: 4 Timber Tickets + Signed Jersey
Item # 5: Candle Sanctuary – Diptyque Candle Package
Don’t know about you, but we’re a sucker for scented candles. This lavish package includes six Parisian scented candles… one for each room of the house! A perfect gift for the candle enthusiast in your life!
Item #6: Beautiful You – Diptyque Beauty Package
Pamper yourself with this deluxe home spa kit from luxury SF retailer Diptyque. This may not be a trip to France, but this dreamy scent will transport you to the streets of Paris in the comfort of your own home! Package includes: Perfume soap, perfume, body lotion, shower gel, hand balm, perfume oil, solid perfume, hand wash, and hand lotion. Made in France… Manifique!
Item #7: The Whole Kitten Kaboodle
Calling all cat lovers! They say the best way to refresh your wardrobe is with fun new accessories… Spoil your feline with a snazzy new glitter collar from Sweet Pickles Designs. This package also includes a plush designer cat pillow- so soft you just might want to steal this for yourself!
Package includes: Cat Bed & Cat Collar from Sweet Pickles
Item #8: Foodie Feast
Enjoy this gift pack from Barbur Whole Foods including deluxe delectables from around the world. Get dinner at home AND a night on the town. Includes a gift card to Ya Hala – this hidden gem located in SE serves up some of the best hummus and falafel in the city! Ya Hala… Holla!
Package includes: Gift Basket from Barbur Whole Foods w/ GC from Ya Hala Lebanese Restaurant
Item #9: You Can Never Go Wrong with Flowers & Food
Nestled within the campus of Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, Hands On Café offers a fresh, seasonal, delicious brunch menu. Has mom been pestering you for time together? Surprise her with flowers and brunch and she’ll get off your back! Or surprise your sweetie with an impromptu date on a lazy Sunday morning.
Package includes: Brunch GC at Hands On Café + Floral Arrangement by Rosemary
Item #10 – Hip Chip and his MIGHTY DUCKS
Are you that duck’s fan that is really good at tailgating but not so good at actually getting into the game? Increase your quack factor and elevate yourself to a true fan status with tickets to a 2012 season game.
Win the day!
Item #11 – Ducks Can Jump!
The lockout has everyone basketball deprived. Get your fix with a double dose of Oregon hoops! The new state of the art Mac Court Arena is the best place in the Northwest to catch a game. For shizz.
I mean, have you seen the floor?!
Item #12 - Spice up your date night
Do you want to go south of the border? Drink this bottle of tequila with your honey before a charming dinner at Trébol. A Portland hotspot that serves authentic Mexican deliciousness and your pick of the litter tequila. ¡Ole!
Package includes: $50 gift certificate to Trébol l and bottle of Corozon Tequila with shot glasses
Item #13 – Culture & Cuisine
They say Brooklyn in the new Portland. But did you know Broadway is the new…Broadway? Not off Broadway kids, these tickets to Beauty and the Beast are right on the main drag. Even better, you get dinner beforehand at Higgins, one of Portland’s most iconic eateries
P.s. these are really good seats.
Package includes: 2 Broadway tickets and gift certificate to Higgins Restaurant
Item #14 – Golf is the new happy hour
Grab your fearsome foursome and hit the green. Treat your friends or family for an afternoon of pitching, putting, pub eats and pilsners while getting wild in the woods. Nuff said.
Package includes: Round of golf for 4 at Wildwood
Item #16 – Dude, where’s my cabin?
Looking for a family trip or a getaway with friends? Your quest ends here. Sleeps 12 but, hey, we’ve gotten 50 in this dude ranch before. Perfect for your skiing, hiking, drinking and entertaining needs. Dude, buy this!
Package includes: Three nights at a 4-bedroom
Item #19 – This New Year’s Eve Celebration is sure to Make Your Balls Drop!
Still without plans to ring in the New Year? Pop, pop, pop, pop that bubbly at Portland’s most famous New Year’s Eve Party, the 21st Annual Champagne Ball! And kick it all off with dinner/drinks at downtown local favorite, Masu Sushi.
Join more than 1,000 of Portland’s finest to count down to 2012 while supporting Children’s Cancer Association, Levé’s 2010 nonprofit partner!
You’ll be entertained all night long with 4 party rooms, 3 dance floors, live music by 12-piece 5 Guys Named Moe, DJ Sugar, DJ Reckless, and a special performance by AWOL Dance Collective.
Not to mention…
Complimentary glass of champagne for each guest
Plenty of delicious hors d’oeuvres & dessert
Late night pizza
HUGE count down to the New Year
The Deets:
$75 gift certificate to Masu Sush
4 General Admission tickets to Champagne Ball on 12/31/11
$431 value
Hilton Portland Executive Tower, 921 SW 6th Ave
8:00 pm – 2:00 am
Item #20 – Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Become the Hottest on them All
Let’s get real. It’s winter in Portland, you’re paste-y, your roots are grown out, and you could really use a “me-day.” Rejuvenate those locks and bring back that summer glow… over and over again!
The Deets:
3 hair cuts and colors by Sam Deneke at 220 Salon (value?)
5 Mystic Tans ($200 value)
#21
What’s Under Your Hood?
Just because you spend most of the Oregon winter in a ski cap, that doesn’t mean you should let those roots go any longer. Mend that mane with this certificate to Tribe Salon, one of Portland’s top studios.
Package includes:
Hair cut
Assortment of Bumble & Bumble products
Value: $300
Donated by: Wendy Farjami, Tribe Hair Studio
Item #22 – Tackett to Me
Look closely, what do you see? The man in the moon, a jiving ET, a cat-like creature or a pipe-smoking leprechaun…? We’re still talking about it, and you will too. Local artist Matt Tackett has created this set of original inkblot paintings fit to spice up any hallway or dinner conversation.
Package includes:
3 original canvas paintings
Item #23 – Strike a Pose!
You don’t have to be a Jolie-Pitt to get your own private photo session. Channel your child’s inner celebrity with local photographer Erin Berzel and the paparazzi will flock. Who are Pax, Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne anyway?
Package Includes:
1-hour photo session at destination of choice
1 8×10 print
Value:
$200
Item #24 – Nice package!
Let’s be honest. Your bathroom is the last place you indulge in beautifying. It’s a place of business but why not make it a place of luxury with this shnazzy bathroom package full of goodies
Once this is yours, if you’re not back in five minutes, tell your friends to just wait longer!
Package includes: Bathrobe, Shower gel, Body mist, and the like
Item #25 – Day and Night.
By day, she’s a working girl. By night, she’s on the prowl. Transform from a professional to a night fox with these jazzy jewelry pieces that are perfect for day attire and night ‘fits.
