Last updated 13-mar-06

Live Auction

"Don't Stop 'Til You Give Enough" We need your live auction donations! We're especially looking for restaurant certificates, jewelry, vacations, tickets and walk-ons.

Here's a sampling of what you can look forward to:

Book Club Boogie

Let your book club have a solid gold night with a personal visit from nationally acclaimed author and La Canada resident Mark Salzman. With chart toppers including Lying Awake, The Soloist , True Notebooks and more, you get to choose which track you want to play from this hotter than hot artist. Make the night platinum with a gourmet dinner for 20 from Tastebuds Catering and make the last chapter your best one with an elegant dessert from pastry chef Amelia Lyng.



Santa Barbara Retreat With Spa

Enjoy a romantic 4-night retreat for 2 at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort – a Pacific Coast hideaway. This Spanish colonial treasure sits on Butterfly Beach in exclusive Montecito. Your stay includes the resort's signature spa treatments. With spacious guestrooms, panoramic ocean views, and spa rituals, this will be a get-away to remember


Pacific Grove Boogie Vacation

An exceptional view of Monterey Bay awaits you in this 3 Bedroom/2 Bath Pacific Grove home. Touted as one of the most beautiful locations along the California Coast, Pacific Grove is home to world-renowned wineries, golf courses, restaurants & spas. Walk to Lover's Point, the beach and Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Seventeen Mile Drive.

The house sleeps eight (8) with 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 twins and a Full Sleeper-Sofa.

Enjoy a wonderful Italian dinner at Matteo's Italian Cafe for four and 2 one-hour swedish massage sessions by the experts at Fancy Footwork. Package available for 7 days/6 nights any week in October 2006.

Please contact Patsy van Dyke to confirm your date of stay


Saturday Night Fever

Host your own groovy disco party for your closest friends. Enjoy an authentic Mexican meal for 26, catered with the famous Los Gringo Locos Taco Cart.

Digital Disc Jockeys will provide and spin the tunes for a night of Staying Alive. Your DJ's will provide enough sound to fill a football field and a 6x8 screen showcases live footage of the party and videos from the 70's. The margarita bar is Staying Alive with Patron tequila!


Disco With the Stars

“Dance” your way on to the set of a hit television show this fall.
Straight out of Central Casting - Be a Background Actor on a Hit Show. Two adults will get the chance to live out their Hollywood dreams as extras on a hit television show this fall. Depending upon show requirements and winner availability, options may include such potential shows as Crossing Jordan, CSI - Miami, The West Wing, Desperate Housewives or "24." Central Casting is the leading provider of background talent for the television industry.


Come Fly With Me

Before the 6 NBA Championships, 5 NBA MVP Awards, 10 NBA Scoring Titles, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, NCAA National Championship and 26 game winning shots, learning the fundamentals of shooting, rebounding, dribbling, passing and defending was critical. At the Michael Jordan Flight School, learn from Michael Jordan and the nation's best coaches and college athletes to improve your overall game.

Two campers will spend five days at Michael Jordan Flight School Youth Overnight Camp at UCSB, August 6-10, 2006. Open to boys and girls, ages 8 – 18. Each day includes instruction and competitions taught & refereed by Jordan and staff, fundamental stations and five-on-five game competitions.

Michael Jordan autographs one item per camper, and a holographic seal accompanies the autograph to guarantee authenticity.

Package includes registration for two campers, lodging at UCSB, meals, medical care, basketball instruction, one Wilson basketball, camp t-shirt, color team photo with Michael Jordan, personal autograph, certificate of participation, player evaluation and tons of fun! Also includes an official NBA Wizards Jersey, a set of MJ basketball shorts and a jersey for each camper, and a certificate to the Framing Store for your autographed jersey.


Hula, Hula, Hula

Bask in the warm Hawaiian sun and enjoy a famous Hawaiian sunset!

A premium oceanfront location overlooking Waikiki Beach, Oahu, at the Aston Waikiki Beach Tower, holds up to 6 people. This 2-Bedroom condominium offers 1 King bed, 2 Twin beds and a 1 Full Sofabed. Hawaii offers beauty, adventure and relaxation for every type of traveler.

Your stay includes a round of golf for (2) at the famous Turtle Bay Golf Resort and a $1,000 cash allowance. Enjoy the islands like a local with Sport Chalet's SCUBA certification classes. so that you can get the most out of the beautiful Hawaiian waters.


Elton John: Piano Man

4 VIP tickets to see Elton John's The Red Piano at the Celine Dion Theater, Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas. Gregarious, show-stopping, outlandish and unforgettable. Words that could be Elton John as much as they are Vegas. Together with photographer David LaChapelle, Elton John has created The Red Piano — a career overview performance you won’t soon forget.

The Red Piano takes the audience inside Elton John’s world. LaChapelle creates a dreamscape dripping with rich imagery of Hollywood and Las Vegas icons — each moment created to give the viewer a new, three dimensional interpretation of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s most memorable recordings.
Your seats will be in the first 20 rows! Show dates are March 28th - April 9th, 2006.

"Best All-Around Performer"
- The Best of Las Vegas 2005 Award, Las Vegas Review Journal

This fabulous experience includes rooms in the Caesar’s Tower & a cash allowance for dining and gaming.

Contact Judy Dundee to make arrangements.


REBA Walk-On

Must be 16 years or older to walk on.

Join Country Music superstar Reba McEntire with a walk-on part on the edgy comedy, “Reba,” which airs on the WB on Friday nights. You’ll make memories that will last a lifetime when you appear on this show, which takes aim at the All-American family with a spirited Southern look at suburban dysfunction.

This live auction item also includes autographed cast photos and autographed scripts.


New York New York

Within Manhattan's most dynamic district, find a haven for leisure at the Millennium Broadway Hotel. Smartly renovated for a new breed of guest, Millennium Broadway is the scene for stylish accommodations. Here calm mellows cosmopolitan. Ease balances edge. And Broadway history softens new-age technology. With mesmerizing skyline views and a Times Square location near Broadway shows, its exactly where you want to stay.

Stay is valid 3 nights, Friday through Monday. The hotel is walking distance to these fabulous locations: Broadway Theatre District -1/2 Block, Avenue Of The Americas - 1/2 Block, 5th Avenue Shopping - 1 Block..

 


Mind-Blowing Plasma TV

Make every seat the best seat in the house! Order up a brand-new 50" Plasma TV with high definition speakers and stand!

Connect into your digital home with NEC’s home entertainment plasma displays that deliver brilliant images while adapting to your active lifestyle…today and tomorrow.

  • TV: NEC 50" RX 50X R5A
  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 48.1" x 29.0" x 3.8", 1222 mm x 736 mm x 96 mm
  • Weight: 96.4 lbs., 43.8 kg (without tabletop stand)
  • Native Pixel Resolution: 1365 x 768
  • Picture-in-Picture/Enhanced Split Screen: Yes
  • TABLE TOP STAND: NEC PX ST2U
  • SPEAKERS: NEC PXSP2US

Your Own Private Idaho

Treat yourself to the luxury of a bygone time. Just beyond the shores of Hayden Lake, Idaho, the magnificent Clark House Mansion majestically rests on a wooded 12 acre estate, a reminder of a glorious past complete with princes, presidents, power, wealth and mystery.

Hayden Lake offers great swimming, boating and a variety of water sports. Your 3-day, 2-night stay at this elegant bed and breakfast includes deluxe private accommodations and breakfasts for two; dinner for two at the exclusive Hayden Lake Country Club and golf at the renowned Coeur D'Alene Resort.

Famous for its "Floating Green," the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course established itself as a premier destination golf course ranking as the #2 resort course in the nation, second only to Pebble Beach, while holding the #1 ranking in the category of "Beauty and Esthetics". Your two 18-hole rounds of golf include cart, fore-caddie, unlimited driving range use, and lakeside warm-up massage. The Los Angeles Times says,"North Idaho is as laid back as a country fair. . . unhurried and gentle, all of which makes it one of America's special hideaways. "

Don't miss this unique chance to lose yourself in tranquility.


Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort for Memorial Day

Donated By: The Sheppard Family

Spend your Memorial Day weekend at the exclusive Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort. Nestled in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley and renowned Santa Barbara County wine country, Alisal Ranch has been a hideaway for generations of families. This one-of-a-kind resort blends the best of nature with exceptional golf, horseback
riding, tennis, fishing, fish-class accommodations and fine dining. 3-night accommodations in a one-bedroom suite will accommodate a family of four. This package includes breakfast and dinner daily, room & sales tax and the 12% gratuity.

Valid May 26 - 29, 2006. No extensions available.


Arroyo Chop House

Enjoy dinner for four at everyone's favorite Arroyo Chop House. Featuring exclusively USDA Prime Steaks aged a minimum of forty days. Chop House offers live Maine lobsters and several fresh fish including Ahi Tuna and Swordfish as well as live Maine Lobsters, Alaskan King Crab legs, fresh oysters, and several shrimp appetizers. Finish the night with soufflés, warm apple pie or lemon bread pudding among other desserts.

Zagat Survey - 2005 Adjacent to sibling Parkway Grill in Pasadena, this "steak mecca" offers "high-quality meat with a selection of sauces", "great wines", "tasty sides" and "delicious souffles" in a "dark", "elegant" setting; the "well-managed" staff supplies "outstanding" service...


Exclusive Wine

From the wine cellar of Kathleen and Geoff Bywater, the Arietta red wine library collection 1997-2002. 12 bottles of the world-class vintage offering extraordinary wines. This wine is only available through the mailing list by the exceptional winemaker John Kongsgaard and the Napa-Carneros grower Lee Hudson.

95-98 ratings from Robert Parker, Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast.

Collectable and drinkable from now through 2015.



NOTE: Auction packages subject to change until the night of the event.