Taste of Autumn Auction Items
Pamper your pet with Homebodies, Inc.: $350 worth of Dog Sitting and a basket of Premium Doggie Treats for your pooch. Value $500.
Delightful, Delectable, and Definitely Delicious: Champagne and Belgian Chocolate Tasting Party for 12 in your home. Set the date before April 1, 2012. Value $300.
Sharp and Snazzy Focus: Update your Eyeware with a $50 Gift Certificate at Superior Optical, Plaza del Prado. Value $50.
Refine Your Stroke with World-Class Swimmer Marcia Cleveland: Whatever your level of swimming, you'll benefit from Marcia's expert instruction during a one-hour lesson. Open to 1-2 people. Value $75 per person.
Rah-Rah at Wrigley: Four great seats to applaud the Cubs at a 2012 game. Comes with a parking pass. Make your date before September 1, 2012. Value $180.
Walk Away Your Stress with a fitness partnerin the gorgeous and peaceful setting of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Five one-hour walks. Value $100.
Evening of Dining in Style: Enjoy an elegant dinner and conversation with friends (six people total) at Wildfire Restaurant in Glenview. Forget the driving too-- David Geake will transport you roundtrip. Value $600.
Just One Bite: Open three heart-shaped tins and savor hand-rolled truffles or home-baked cookies. Value $25 each or $75 total.
Sew What?: Cover your table with a cascade of color when you bid on a reversible table runner, place mats and floral arrangement to match the linen color scheme. Value $175.
Rockabye Baby: Wrap that sweet little one in a handmade quilt with vintage motif print in green, pink, and white. Value $150.
Ooh-La-La: Turn heads when you wear a Burgundy Salome Fur Felt Fedora (with velour felt band/tab bow). Includes a tour of the Highland Park Shop. Value $200.
Money Really Does Grow on Trees: Your very own Christmas tree with ornaments made of the green stuff—Money! Value $100.
Everything in Place: Get organized during two sessions (one hour each) with Linden Organizing expert, Linda Smith. Value $150 per one-hour session.
Cool You: Listen to your favorite tunes on an iPod with cover and earphones. Value $230.
Matisse, Chagall, Salvador Dalí: Tour the world-renown Art Institute of Chicago with Docent Linda Shirrell. Customized 1.5 hour tour for 12 people. Value $150.
Be Kind to Mother Earth: Buy a basket of Earth Friendly personal care and cleaning products from Stephanie Vlahakis. Value $120.
Sophisticated Style: Invite Nancy Sublette, ASID, of Decorating Design Solutions into your home for a three-hour consultation. Value $425.
All the World's a Stage: Take in a performance at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Gift Certificate for two. Value $150.
Slip into Your Skinny Jeans: Sign up for a three-month membership at the Winnetka Community House Fitness Center. Value $210.
Mamma Mia: Feel like you're dining the evening away in Venice when you open a basket of Italian Gourmet items. Value $100.
Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall: Stroll through the seasonal wonders of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Membership with extra activity and parking passes. Value $150.
One of a Kind: Original Pottery Piece by Alice Martin, our resident potter. Value $150.
It's the Laughter We Will Remember: Watch your memories float by on an Insignia Digital Photo Frame. Includes remote control and other high-tech features. Value $130.
A Stitch in Time: Get out the knitting needles and go for it with a Gift Certificate to Stitches Shop. Includes yarn sample and knitted item. Value $50.
The Joy of Someone Else Cooking: Savor the flavors of a Buffet Dinner cooked for you by Judy Archambault. Will serve up to 25 people in your home. Value $300.