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BIDDING FAQs

CAN I BID RIGHT NOW?

  • On-line bidding is now closed but you can still bid Sunday, July 20th at 1 pm, prior to concert and for 45 minutes during the post concert reception.

HOW WILL I KNOW IF I WIN?
  • Winners will be announced at 4pm at the reception. If you are not present, you will receive notification from Heather Fong.

#1 A Week In Paradise This lovely house is located about 22 miles south of the Hilo Airport on the big island of Hawaii, just outside the quaint town of Pahoa In the heart of Hawaii’s best orchid and anthurium-growing area. It's about a 45 minute drive to the entrance of Volcanoes National Park, where the lava has flowed continuously for almost 25 years. Quite spectacular. It's about a 15 minute drive from the house to trails that lead to where the lava flows into the ocean. There are lots of tropical flowers in the yard, as well as bananas, avocados, passion fruit, different citrus, etc. Guests are welcome to whatever is ripe. Week would be arranged with owner to be before July 20, 2009 and when other guests have not already booked. Must sign liability waiver. Cleaning fee of $100. Pay for electricity to heat hot tub if used (approximately $7/day).
Donated by Janet Long

Value $1200 - Starting Bid $400 - Minimum Raise $30 - Current High Bid - $400

#2 Two S.F. Giants Infield Club Seat Tickets Section 210
The game is Friday, August 22, 2008 at 7:15pm against the San Diego Padres. The seats are a few steps away from indoor concessions and restrooms. Food delivered to your seat if desired. To see the view from the seats go here then click on section 210.
Donated by David Huie

Value $126 - Starting Bid $40 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $50

#3 Hamilton Chiropractic gift certificates
Three chiropractic exams-each worth $100
Hamilton Chiropractic Offices was founded in 1975 by Dr. Mik Hamilton, originally as Berkeley Chiropractic Center: a state of the art Chiropractic health care center, serving the needs of over ten thousand East Bay residents with the latest innovations in Chiropractic care. Located on Gilman Street in North Berkeley.
Donated by Mik Hamilton

Value of each $100 - Starting Bid $40 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $0

#4 Scharffen Berger gift basket
A vast array of chocolate bars and other Scharffen Berger products including all the standard and famous bars, the most recent single origin bars, anniversay bars, assorted cocoa powders and cocoa nibs.
Donated by Brad Kintzer

Value $100 - Starting Bid $40 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $50

#5 Bay Area Repertory Theater Tickets
2 sets of tickets to "Shakespeare's Last Masterpiece" A burnt-out white Shakespearean professor discovers that a black homeless man unknowingly has the Bard's Lost Masterpiece -- Worth millions! Full of twists and turns, the play is a controversial and seductive drama climaxing into a heavenly hellish ending.
Donated by Michael Lange

Two tickets Aug 9th 8pm at the Buriel Clay Theater in San Francisco
Value $40 - Starting Bid $15 - Minimum Raise $2 - Current High Bid - $0


Two tickets Aug 16th 8pm at Laney College, Oakland
Value $40 - Starting Bid $15 - Minimum Raise $2 - Current High Bid - $0

#6 Sail on the Bay
Three hour sailboat ride for two with gourmet sandwiches and beverages. Sale out of the Berkeley Marina aboard the 24 foot Blue Moon (pictured).
Donated by Jim Cassell

Value $200 - Starting Bid $75 - Minimum Raise $10 - Current High Bid - $150

#7 Handmade Jewelry
Handcrafted Bulgarian beaded necklace and earring set.
Donated by Denitsa Shopova

Value $45 - Starting Bid $20 - Minimum Raise $2 - Current High Bid - $20

#8 Original Art
Limited edition signed print by local artist Melissa Garden Streblow. Archival 13"x 19" image of Oil painting printed on watercolor paper shows American Bull Frog or Rana catesbeina. "A curious and intimate portrait of a creature we all know and love rendered in rich tones and from a unique perspective."
Donated by Melissa Garden Streblow

Value $50 - Starting Bid $20 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $30

#9 Personal Golf Club Fitting
90 minute Fitting & Training Session. Nakashima Golf Studio
Donated by Stacy Seiki

Value $100 - Starting Bid $35 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $0

#11 One Year Family Pass and Private Docent Tour of Oakland Zoo
A Family Pass includes up to three adults and four children.
Donated by Mary Wade

Value $150 - Starting Bid $50 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $0

#12 Christmas Revels
Four front loge tickets to opening night show at the Scottish Rites Temple in Oakland Friday, December 12, 2008 at 7:30pm

Value $150 - Starting Bid $50 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $60

#13 CD and T-Shirt
CD and T-shirt from Upsurge Jazz Poetry Ensemble.
Donated by Raymond Nat Turner

Value $35 - Starting Bid $15 - Minimum Raise $2 - Current High Bid - $35

#14 One Hour Swedish Massage
Donated by Tondelajo Smith

Value $80 - Starting Bid $30 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $45

#15 Herb Garden
A planted pot of mixed seasonal culinary herbs including sage, rosemary, thyme, savory, basil, lavender and much more! Keep on your patio, windowsill or right on top of your butcher block for fresh, sustainable (and VERY local) additions to all your cooking.
Donated by the Napa Valley's Garden Party

Value $65 - Starting Bid $25 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $25

#16 Three Bottles of Wine
A three pack of Streblow Winery's 2003 Napa Valley Mariage Red Table Wine. The Mariage is a blend of the finest bordeaux grapes grown in the Napa Valley. It includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Elegant cherry aromas with hints of anise and clove; full bodied, rich fruit flavors, soft tannin are well integrated in this unfined and unfiltered blend; the wine travels over a bed of French Oak to an opulent finish.
Donated by Bruce and Ana Streblow

Value $180 - Starting Bid $60 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $60

#17 Hand Crocheted Afghan
In a beautiful dusty purple in a Chevrons and Diamond pattern Approximately 49"x60". Made of soft, quality, machine washable acrylic yarn.
Donated by Heather Fong

Value $80 - Starting Bid $30 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $45

#18 Chocolate Factory Experience
Private Tour and Tasting with Scharffen Berger Master Chocolatier Brad Kintzer. You and up to 20 friends will be toured through the historical Berkeley Chocolate factory by master chocolatier and head product development specialist Brad Kintzer. Kintzer will guide you through the entire process of how chocolate is made from bean to bar while walking you through the factory. He will then invite you to share a tasting of the new single origin bars and classic bars that have made Scharffen Berger famous as the worlds finest artisan gourmet chocolate. Death by chocolate anyone?
Donated by Brad Kintzer

Value $200 - Starting Bid $75 - Minimum Raise $10 - Current High Bid - $150

#19 Elephant Pharmacy Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be Green gift bag
A wonderful mix of eco-friendly and organic health and household items, packed in a reusable canvas shopping bag. Items include, Original Swiss made,all aluminum, SIGG water bottle, Mrs. Meyers Clean Day, aromatherapeutic cleaning products, EarthSense 70% recycled large plastic garbage bags,. Jeremiah's Pick Organic Maria Elena Sol coffee beans from Balsamo, El Salvador, an original Totally Bamboo cutting board, organic Yogi Tea Defense /Cold Season Sampler, If You Care 100% Recycled aluminum foil, Himalania chocolate covered Goji Berries (high in anti-oxidants), Nature's Gate Organic Tea Tree & Blue Cypress Liquid Soap, Alter Eco Commerce Equitable White Quinoa grain (Soul Food of the Andes) and the Better World Shopping Guide by Ellis Jones.
Donated by Heather Fong

Value $100 - Starting Bid $40 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $50

#20a Champagne Gift Set
A set of two Schramsberg crystal sparkling wine flutes by Bottega del Vino in gift box with a bottle of Reserve 2001 and a sparkling wine stopper. The wine flutes were hand crafted by Bottega del Vino Crystal in Verona Italy for Schramsberg Vineyards.
Donated by Mary Wade

Value $180 - Starting Bid $60 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $65

#20b Champagne Gift Set
A set of two Schramsberg crystal sparkling wine flutes by Bottega del Vino in gift box with a bottle of J. Schram 2000 and a sparkling wine stopper. The wine flutes were hand crafted by Bottega del Vino Crystal in Verona Italy for Schramsberg Vineyards.
Donated by Mary Wade

Value $180 - Starting Bid $60 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $60

#20c Wine Gift Basket
6 half bottles of California wines
  • Korbel Brut Champagne
  • Kenwood Sauvignon Blanc 2006
  • Alexander Valley Vineyards Chardonnay 2006
  • Cafaro Merlot 2002
  • Schug Carneros Pinot Noir 2006
  • J.Lohr Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
2 wine glasses and a box of yummy chocolates in a very pretty basket.
Donated by Mary Wade

Value $120 - Starting Bid $40 - Minimum Raise $5 - Current High Bid - $45












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