Foothills Unitarian Church Presents Funbundance TUU, The Sequel Auction Catalog Lights, Camera Auction ! November 15, 2014 • 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. 1815 Yorktown Ave. • Fort Collins, CO 80526 Phone: 970-493-5906 Email: auction@foothillsuu.org Welcome to the 2014 Auction. This year’s auction will have some familiar features and some that are new – silent auction and live auction with some of the silent auction items closing before the live auction and some closing after. We will play the heads and tails game (cash only) and new this year, a jumble table with all items priced at $5 (lots of gift cards). Toward the end of this catalog is a calendar of the events scheduled for actual dates. Also toward the end of the catalog is a wish list form for you to fill out and bring with you to the auction. Procedure: Silent auction items will have bid sheets on tables and will be arranged in number order, grouped by category. In cases of events and other items with multiple slots available, the bidding sheets will contain multiple columns for bidding. Table monitors will be available to help, but the key is that highest bidders always win, and in cases of ties at the same bid, the earliest bid wins (same as last year). If you are unable to attend the auction, but want to participate in bidding, you have two choices. You can find a friend to bid for you OR you can bid the guaranteed price. Bidding a guaranteed price for any of the silent auction items will insure that you will get the item. All pre-auction guaranteed price bids must be emailed to auction@foothillsuu.org by 9 pm Friday, Nov. 14. Events / Gatherings (Meals and Entertainment) 100 "Glassy" Dinner Quantity: 6 On Sat., February 28, 2015, we offer a relaxed dinner for six guests and a tour of our contemporary glass art collection. We love sharing stories of Chihuly and friends, the glass artists that we have known. Come be as inspired as we are by amazingly creative works of art. Donor: Karen and Daniel Johnese Date: 2/28/2015 Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 LIVE Appetizers A Capella Quantity: 16 Gather with friends on a winter evening in the home of Bruce & Margie Wagner and enjoy musical entertainment by the Foothills Madrigal Singers. Nibble delectable appetizers and delicious desserts, and enjoy a glass of wine or sip a hot beverage. We welcome 16 guests on Sunday, February 22, 2015, from 5:00-7:00 p.m Donor: Margie and Bruce Wagner 102 Bas Bleu Theatre Tickets - 2 pairs Quantity: Two pairs of ticket vouchers good for any Main Stage or Readers' Theatre productions. Reservations highly recommended. Expires June 29, 2015. Donor: Bas Bleu Theatre Company Minimum Bid: $55.00 Guaranteed Price: $95.00 2 103 Book Lovers Brunch Quantity: 9 Books, Brunch, and Bubbly -- join us on May 2 at 11:00 a.m. Bring books to exchange and be prepared for lively conversation and discussion. Donor: Sue Ferguson Date: 5/2/2015 Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $40.00 LIVE Charades Party! Quantity: 8 Dinner and a Charades Party, at the home of Carolyn and Donnie Myers. Again, featuring honored charades aficionados Bill and Evie Weddel. Saturday, April 11, 2015. Donor: Carolyn Myers & Donnie Myers Date: 4/11/2015 105 Classically Enchanted Piano Soirée Quantity: 10 The wonders of technology join with the craftsmanship of skilled piano builders and the artistry of some of the world's finest musicians to once again bring you an enchanted afternoon of musical magic! This year's soirée will feature an eclectic variety of piano music on the classical side of the spectrum, from Bach to Chopin to new age compositions. Through the technological wizardry of one of the finest reproducing pianos on the planet, you'll hear (and see!) actual performances by a number of artists faithfully reproduced on the 7 foot Yamaha DS6 grand piano. Doug will also perform live, and will describe and demonstrate some of the capabilities of this extraordinary instrument. Light refreshments will be served. Sunday, May 3 @ 2 pm Donor: Doug Simons Date: 5/3/2015 Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 106 Dinner Theatre Tickets - a pair Quantity: 1 A pair of tickets for dinner and a show at the Midtown Arts Center (formerly the Carousel Dinner Theatre). You pick the show: "Miss Saigon" plays till Nov 22nd (if tickets are still available after our auction); "White Christmas" (11/28/2014 - 12/27/2014); "Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps" (1/9/2015 - 3/7/2015); "Sweeney Todd" (1/9/2015 - 3/7/2015) (those two shows are same dates, different theatre); or "Memphis - The Musical" (3/13/2015 - 5/30/2015 - but certificate expires 5/15/2015). Reservations required. Have a lovely night! Donor: Midtown Arts Center Minimum Bid: $75.00 Guaranteed Price: $125.00 LIVE Drum in the New Year at Casa de Castellon Quantity: 8 Why ring in the New Year when you can DRUM it in instead? Join Susan & Michael Castellon and Lenny & Eleanor VanScovel for a celebratory evening of Dining, Drumming, and Debauchery(? added for alliterative effect). Wed., Dec. 31, 2014, 6:30 pm at Casa de Castellon on Terry Lake. Enjoy a dinner featuring Lucky New Year Cuisine, followed by a drumming circle and bonfire on the lake shore. Other games and festive activities included, and a celebratory toast at the stroke of midnight. Eleanor VanDeusen and Lenny Scovel, Susan and Michael Donor: Castellon Date: 12/31/2014 108 Fort Collins Symphony Tickets A pair of tickets to three performances - more details to follow. Donor: Michelle Venus Quantity: 1 109 French cuisine dinner with jazz Quantity: 8 Enjoy dinner and h'ordoevres with wine and an evening of traditional jazz music with the Tippets - new at Foothills. Cuisine will be French. Music will be from John's collection of 78 rpm records dating from the mid 1920's to mid 1930's. We will pick a date in Jan or Feb 2015 around everyone's availability. Donor: John and Doriane Tippet Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 LIVE High Tea at your "Castle" Quantity: 1 Package deal for up to 10 people. Jenn will cater a high tea at your house, providing tea, champagne, non-alcoholic sparkling beverages, many delicious finger foods (created for specific dietary needs), and lovely china. And she and her friend will serve it to you with style! Last year's winner, Dee Wanger, raved about this party. She says Jenn "created an ambiance that was perfect for my special celebration. It's perfect for a bridal shower, special birthday, or any other celebratory event!" Donor: Jenn Powell 111 Hors d'oeuvres atop Old Town Quantity: 10 Have a Merry Pre-Christmas! Stroll through the beautifully decorated downtown, relax from a day of shopping, or just get in the swing of the holidays by stopping in at our Old Town condo on Canyon Street for wine, beer or punch along with a variety of tasty hors d'oeuvres. We'll be waiting to greet you on December 6th from 5 through 8 p.m. Up to ten people. Donor: Jean McCabe & Lynne Deur Date: 12/6/2014 Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $40.00 LIVE Lobster Thermidor Dinner for Four Quantity: 4 Lobster Thermidor is a French dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, sautéed mushrooms, egg yolks and brandy sauce, stuffed into a lobster shell. It will also be served with an oven-browned Gruyère cheese crust. Accompanied by vegetables, baguette brushed with olive oil and herbs, wine and of course, dessert. Chef Dave says this dish will appeal to four individuals with discriminating palates. The winning bidders and Dave will agree on a mutual date and time, after January 1, 2015. (This is a very expensive dish to prepare - remember, all of the proceeds go to the church!) Bon Appetit! Donor: Dave Montanari 113 Lyric Movie Tickets - 3 pairs Enjoy a movie at Fort Collins' independent movie theater. It's a wrap! Donor: Lyric Cinema Cafe Minimum Bid: $10.00 Guaranteed Price: $20.00 Quantity: 3 114 Mardi Gras Dinner Quantity: 8 Join Jim & Mary Louise for a home-cooked Mardi Gras dinner on Saturday, Feb.21, 2015. Enjoy tasty New Orleans dishes like crawfish etoufee, chicken gumbo, shrimp remoulade, jambalaya and cornbread from ML's family recipe. The meal will be topped off with bread pudding & whiskey sauce. Appropriate libations will accompany good food & good company. Be part of a continuing auction tradition for new Fort Collins residents. Donor: Mary Louise & Jim Gerek Date: 2/21/2015 Minimum Bid: $24.00 Guaranteed Price: $60.00 115 OpenStage Theatre Tickets - a pair Quantity: Let's go to the theatre! A pair of ticket vouchers, good for any show of the 2014 / 2015 season. Reservations required. Donor: OpenStage Theatre & Company Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 1 116 Perennial Exchange Brunch Quantity: 8 A plant exchange brunch in the Spring. Come for brunch, bring plants from your garden and take other plants home. Spring date to be arranged. Donor: Ken and Marty Tharp Minimum Bid: $10.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 117 Pinot's Palette - $45 worth of Painting! Quantity: 1 Pinot's Palette is the upscale "Paint. Drink. Have Fun." destination in Fort Collins where anyone can be a Picasso. No art experience required! In two or three hours you can create any number of our festive, whimsical and pretty paintings. Have fun! Donor: Pinot's Palette Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 118 Poker Night Quantity: 15 An evening of poker -- with chili, brats, beer, soda, and desserts. All for just $20 -- (poker) chips included. Beginners welcome; we will teach you. 6 pm Saturday, January 24, 2015 Donor: Glenn Pearson Date: 1/24/2015 Sign-up Price: $20.00 119 Scandal House Party Quantity: 10 Join us for a night celebrating the best OMG TV. We'll have red wine, popcorn, chips and fried chicken (for Mellie) and burgers almost as good as the one that Jake brings Olivia. Come as your favorite character. We'll have some Scandal-y games and lots of fun. Just in time for the winter premiere. Saturday, Feb. 21st at 7pm-10 pm at Gretchen & Carri's house. Donor: Jenn Powell, Gretchen Haley & Carri Ratazzi Date: 2/21/2015 Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $45.00 LIVE Soul Food Dinner Quantity: 10 Follow "soul food" from a village in West Africa, through the Gullah people in South Carolina, to Roxbury, Mass, a black suburb of Boston where Malcolm X grew up. Enjoy a "soulful" meal with accompanying music. We will circulate a video "The Language You Cry In" tracing the Gullah people through music back to a village in Sierra Leone (prior to the dinner). Two dates possible 6/20/15 or 6/27/15. Donor: Libby James, Dian Sparling 121 Third Annual Book Swap Luncheon Quantity: 8 Gather with other UU's for a luncheon and book swap. Each person will bring two favorite books to contribute and will leave with two different books and a list of great books to read. Fun! Sat., March 26, 11:30 am - 2 pm Donor: Peg MacMorris Date: 3/26/2015 Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $45.00 UCA Productions (CSU) Ticket Vouchers - a Quantity: 2 pair Choose between music ensembles, guest artists, opera theatre, theatre, and dance shows at the University Center for the Arts. Reservations required to claim actual tickets. Vouchers include a performance guide. If you haven't seen the UCA yet, it's a beautiful, world-class facility. Enjoy the show! Thanks, Rams! Donor: University Center for the Arts - Colorado State University Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $70.00 122 LIVE Wii with the Wangers! Quantity: 8 Join Dee and Mark Wanger on Saturday, January 10, 6:30 - 10:30 pm, for light snacks, drinks, and a Wii bowling tournament. Up to 8 people can join us for this fun-filled evening. No bowling balls, bowling shirts, bowling shoes, or experience necessary! Donor: Dee and Mark Wanger Date: 1/10/2015 124 Wine tasting and Hors d'oeuvres for 6 Quantity: 1 Wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres for 6 plus a bottle of Poudre River Red table wine. Invite your friends to join you for a fun happy hour. Donor: Ten Bears Winery Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 125 Winter Waffle Breakfast Quantity: 3 Please join us on Saturday, January 24th from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. for a fantastic waffle extravaganza. Featuring homemade waffles, quiche, and all sorts of other breakfast goodies. Note well - Price is per family. 3 FAMILY slots. Donor: Erin and Stefan Price Date: 1/24/2015 Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $65.00 Outings / Adventures Condo on the Mountain in Steamboat Quantity: 1 Springs 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo at Shadow Run in Steamboat Springs - 2 queen beds plus queen sofa sleeper. well equipped kitchen, family friendly. Sorry, no pets. Up to one week - time to be arranged by talking with donors. Donor: Ardith and Fred Kerst LIVE LIVE Crystal Lakes Cabin Quantity: 1 Rocky Mountain getaway! The Sokoloskis offer their Crystal Lakes cabin for two or three nights, dates to be arranged. A perfect place to unwind and enjoy Mother Nature. Two bedrooms, huge deck, view of the Mummy Range, ping pong and pool. Limit: 6 persons, including children. Donor: Cherry and Leonard Sokoloski 202 Ghost Tour - Four tickets Quantity: 1 4 tickets for Fort Collins Ghost Tours The Fort Collins Ghost Tour is offered year round on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM. The Fort Collins Ghost Tour includes a guided evening journey into and under Old Town Fort Collins. Along the way, you will learn about about local legends, hauntings, ghostly sightings, and strange happenings. Tour stops vary between each tour. Minimum age 12. Youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Donor: Fort Collins Tours Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $65.00 203 Gourmet Fort Collins Tour - 4 tickets Quantity: 1 Our signature food tour features gourmet and culinary experiences throughout Old Town Fort Collins. Each stop will titillate your taste buds with savory, sweet, and unique gourmet samples. Your journey will be infused with culinary demonstrations and presentations along the way. Stops will include both restaurants and culinary shops. This guided stroll will take about 2 hours, and cover just under a one-mile loop. www.gourmetfortcollins.com. Donor: Fort Collins Tours Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $85.00 204 Kayak Outing on Terry Lake Quantity: 4 Join Jim Smith and Marcy Rahner for kayaking and lunch on Terry Lake. See the Blue Heron Rookery, nesting American Bald Eagles, Osprey and much more. Enjoy your lovely lunch overlooking the lake. This kayak trip is available for one or two guests. Price is per guest. Two outings available. Time to be agreed upon - between April and September. (Springtime has lots of bird activity!) Donor: Jim Smith & Marcy Rahner Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $65.00 Morning birdwatching with continental Quantity: 8 breakfast Join Cynthia Melcher and Susan Skagen for a morning of birding around Fort Collins. Last year we had an awesome time! We saw Yellow-breasted Chats, American and Lesser Goldfinches, Lazuli Buntings, Golden Eagles and many other charismatic species. Learn to identify birds by sight and sound. Continental breakfast is provided. Tentatively 30 May 2015. Donor: Susan Skagen Date: 5/30/2015 Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 205 206 Old Town Brewery Tour - 4 tickets Quantity: 1 The Fort Collins Brewery Tour is offered year-round to take you on a journey through several of Old Town's breweries. Along the way you will learn about the brewing process and taste a variety of locally brewed beers and ciders. In collaboration with our breweries we are proud to present: “Backstage” glimpses of how and where the magic happens at each stage in the brewing process. Along with samples of “finished” beers and ciders, sample the products at various stages in their creation. Learn too about the history of alcohol in Fort Collins including speakeasies in the prohibition era and temperance ladies. Donor: Fort Collins Tours Minimum Bid: $70.00 Guaranteed Price: $120.00 207 Second Annual Women's Hike and Lunch Quantity: 10 Enjoy a hike in the nearby mountains plus lunch! Leave the church at 8:00 a.m. Enjoy a moderate (~5 miles) hike followed by lunch. Return by 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Donor: Denise Rogers, Cheryl Hazlitt Date: 9/20/2015 Sign-up Price: $20.00 208 Two Nights at Lakeside Delight! Quantity: 1 A vacation cabin in Red Feather Lakes, on the shore of Lake Leticia. This charming, cozy cabin offers a quiet retreat. 620 sq ft, 2 bedrooms, sleeps 5. Fully equipped eat-in kitchen, wood stove, Directv/DVD, WIFI, cell service. Large deck with grill. Wood provided for wood stove and fire pit. All linens provided, just bring food and drink. 40 easy miles from Fort Collins. Kay Williams stayed here last month, and says it is lovely, and she had a great time! Needs to be used by April 30, 2015 - based upon availability. Donor: Diane Giffin Minimum Bid: $200.00 Guaranteed Price: $500.00 209 Yurt at Red Feather Lakes for Two Nights Quantity: 1 Discover what Native Americans and Mongolian nomads knew centuries ago -- round shelters are superior to square. Spend a weekend (2 nights) in our Red Feather Lakes yurt. Unlike the nomads of the Mongolian steppes you won't be roughing it. The yurt has bunk beds and a futon -- it sleeps 4 comfortably, but has floor space for more. Plus there is a tent platform. At night you can gaze at the stars through a plexiglass dome. During the day you can lounge on the deck. You will prepare meals in our weather tight cookhouse and take care of business in an outhouse outfitted with an odorless composting toilet. Extensive forest trails begin a few dozen yards away or if you prefer fishing or boating, Dowdy Lake is just over the hill. You will have access to three kayaks and a canoe during your stay. Leave your cares behind and come enjoy mountain views and some decadent camping a short drive from home. Donor: Rebecca and Tim Pearson Minimum Bid: $90.00 Guaranteed Price: $400.00 Arts / Crafts / Jewelry 300 "Old Bags" Set of Goodies - Sets A, B, C Quantity: 3 2 notecards, 2 postcards, and 2 bookmarks in each set. Libby says these are for people who enjoy trash! If you're not familiar with her work, here is how Libby describes it: "One day a little card arrived at my house, and my life has not been the same since. The card was made from a used tea bag by women in a remote village in South Africa. "Once filled with tea," it read, "Now filled with love." I did love that card, so much that I framed it and then began to wonder if I could make a card from a tea bag. The cards I create don't look anything like the one that inspired me. And they continue to evolve. Ever since then, I've been tearing up tea bags and putting them back together in funny little ways." You will enjoy her creativity. Donor: Libby James Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 301 Aquamarine Bracelet Quantity: 1 Very pretty - the aquamarine is a watery blue-green translucent gem, used as a talisman for sailors. This bracelet is still in the original box, from the Mother Lode Gallery and Boutique. Donor: Anonymous Minimum Bid: $24.00 Guaranteed Price: $60.00 Bead-tastic, Bead-orific, Beaded Bracelet Quantity: 10 Bonanza Come join us for a fun-filled, crafty morning, making beaded bracelets. You get one to keep and one to give as a gift just in time for the winter holidays. We will supply all the beads and wire. This is a fast, easy, fun project. Children age 9 and older are welcome if accompanied by an adult. 10 am - 12 noon. Donor: Erin Price, Jennifer Dunkle Date: 12/13/2014 302 Sign-up Price: $25.00 LIVE Ceramic Chalice Quantity: 1 Beautiful ceramic chalice created by Loren Jones, the artist who made our sanctuary chalice. This year’s chalice is smaller than last year's and has a blue glaze. Donor: Loren Jones 304 Crafty stamping basket Quantity: Supplies for making cards and doing scrapbooking. items include stamp pads, stamps, special papers, and stickers (some with a winter holiday theme). Donor: Linda Lyons Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 1 305 Custom painting Quantity: 1 One custom painting on a canvas size of the bidder's choice up to 4 ft. x 4 ft. The painting will be in Julie's style (impressionistic/approximate) but will be a subject matter and color pallet of your choosing. Donor will talk in detail with the bidder to create the piece and preliminary sketches. Get a completely custom piece of art from a local artist. Donor: Julie Sweek Minimum Bid: $120.00 Guaranteed Price: $300.00 306 Don Vogl Pastel Quantity: 1 Approx 26" x 30", this pastel is of the blue heron statue at the Fort Collins Visitors' Center. Donor: Don Vogl Minimum Bid: $225.00 Guaranteed Price: $675.00 307 Don Vogl Watercolor Near Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Approx 24" x 30". Donor: Don Vogl Minimum Bid: $225.00 Guaranteed Price: $500.00 Quantity: 1 308 Handmade Bracelets A & B Quantity: 2 Beautiful mixed media bracelets, made by Linda Kothera. A is made with upcycled watch parts, polymer clay tiles and metal charms - in blues and greens. B is made with vintage buttons & polymer clay tiles - in blues & browns These are truly unique! Donor: Linda Kothera Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $40.00 309 Handmade Wooden Coin Bank Quantity: 1 Handmade coin bank. Made of Walnut and Cherry with a Danish Oil stain and Polyurethane finish. Solid brass door with working combination lock. Door is stamped 1958 and is from a decommissioned Post Office. Brass coin slot. 6.8" wide x 6.3" deep x 6" high. Donor: Mike Pientka Minimum Bid: $75.00 Guaranteed Price: $250.00 310 Handmade wool purse Quantity: 1 Hand-knitted Felted Clutch – This lovely little clutch was hand knitted and then felted and finished with a knitted closure and designer button; Approximate size 4 in x 6 in. Made by Bets Donor: Bets Ervin-Blankenheim Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $38.00 LIVE Handwoven Silk Scarf Quantity: 1 This supple, handwoven scarf of white silk and sage green rayon has a beautiful subtle “fractal” pattern. This is a new piece from a weaver who won Grand Champion Awards at the 2014 Larimer County Fair. You must see it to appreciate it. A great gift for a favorite person! Designed and handwoven by Peg MacMorris. Donor: Peg MacMorris 312 Knitting basket Quantity: 1 Sock-knitting tools (special loom, needles) needed to knit a pair of socks ; includes a collection of yarns, multi-colored/variegated, of light and medium weight. Plus a $35 gift card to Lambspun to be used either for a Learn to Knit class, or any purchase in the store. Donor: Linda Lyons, Lambspun of Colorado Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 313 Matching Jewelry Set Ring, earrings and a pendant of semiprecious stones Donor: Myrna De Milt Minimum Bid: $36.00 Guaranteed Price: $80.00 Quantity: 1 314 Native American style drum - handpainted Quantity: 1 Do you march to the beat of your own drummer? Would you like to BE your own drummer? Perhaps it's time you own your own hand-painted Native American drum! It even comes with its own papers. (Please note: While this drum was not made by Native Americans, the artists had intimate contact with the Navajo Reservation and the drum is made in the old style. A Certificate of authenticity, a biography of the artists, and instructions for how to take care of your drum are included.) Donor: Susan and Jason Goldman Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 315 Oil Painting of the Mountains Quantity: Don Vogl is an artist and art teacher. This small painting is by one of his students, Sisa Sternback. Unframed, on a stretched canvas. Approx 16" x 12", it looks like a Colorado landscape - snowy mountains, pine trees - greens, blues, and browns. Donor: Don Vogl Minimum Bid: $18.00 Guaranteed Price: $45.00 1 316 Photograph - Autumn Scene Quantity: 1 This 20" x 30" photograph on canvas frame features a close-up of pussywillows. Autumn colors range from rust brown to burgundy to gray. Will complement many color schemes. Photographer is Sue Chestnut of 8Paws Photography. Donor: Kerri South Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $150.00 317 Photograph - Chickadee Quantity: 1 This 18" x 12" photograph on canvas frame highlights a chickadee in among autumn leaves. Photographer is Sue Chestnut of 8Paws Photography. Donor: Kerri South Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 318 Sea Turtle Pendant - 14k Gold Quantity: 1 This sweet turtle will look beautiful on your gold chain. About 3/4" tall. Gold was examined by a jeweler. The pendant is in its original box. Donor: Anonymous Minimum Bid: $120.00 Guaranteed Price: $300.00 319 Sewing kits and workbooks Quantity: 1 Garment Sewing Workbook: Spiral bound book of garment sewing techniques. Contains fabrics, interfacing and trims to sew samples and spaces to mount the sewn samples. Sewing Techniques Workbook: Explore several sewing techniques beyond the basics using this workbook with clear and concise instructions. All fabrics, stabilizers and trim needed to follow the workbook are included. Elegant linen pillow kit. Donor: The Sewing Circle Minimum Bid: $45.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 320 Zentangle Workshop Quantity: 1 Invite up to 6 people to your home (7 including you) to attend this workshop - it could be introductory or advanced, based upon your group's level. Zentangle is a meditative art form that anyone can do - no art experience necessary. Instructor will provide all materials, and you will go home with a Zentangle creation that you have made! This is primarily for adults (kids 10 and up ok with an adult), and will be 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Date to be arranged between you and the instructor. Donor: Jan Latona Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $150.00 For Family / Kids (Or Not...) Fort Collins Club - 3 Month Family Quantity: 1 Membership Complimentary membership to this full-service fitness club with pool, spa, equipment, classes for a family for 3 months. Must activate membership by Dec. 1, 2014. Initiation fee waived if you choose to continue membership. Donor: Fort Collins Club Minimum Bid: $150.00 Guaranteed Price: $402.00 400 Book - "Running Mates" written by Libby Quantity: 1 James Libby is a member of the Colorado Running Hall of Fame and claims a dozen exceptional grandkids! The book, published this year, addresses physical fitness and intergenerational friendship. Among several quotes about this book, one is, "Running Mates is an inspirational story for anyone who has ever laced up a pair of running shoes." And Libby has autographed your copy. Donor: Libby James Minimum Bid: $5.00 Guaranteed Price: $12.00 401 402 Cabin Doll House Quantity: 1 Whether you are an art collector or a grandparent with kids, you need a dollhouse like this! Down to the last detail (it has working lights!), this dollhouse is a replica of a cabin built in 1968 in the Capitan Mountains of southeast New Mexico. The architect of both the dollhouse and the real cabin is LaVerne Smith, star of the book Grandmother’s Adobe Dollhouse, a children’s story about the culture, the food, and the architecture and arts of New Mexico. Laurel, a 32-year-old member of Foothills UU remembers climbing that red spiral staircase when she would visit her grandparents as a young child. Contents of dollhouse, and table are included. You have to see this to truly appreciate it! Donor: Laurel Smith, Stephen and MaryLou Smith Minimum Bid: $250.00 Guaranteed Price: $750.00 403 City Recreation Pass Quantity: 1 25-admission pass for youth or adults. Can be redeemed at any of the city recreational facilities - EPIC, Mulberry Pool, Senior Center or Northside Aztlan Community Center. Valid for one year from auction date. Donor: Fort Collins City Recreation Dept Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 Clothes Pony & Dandelion Toys Gift Card Quantity: - $20 If you've never been to this unique Old Town children's store, you're in for a treat! Donor: Clothes Pony & Dandelion Toys Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $25.00 404 1 405 Family Four-Pack - Tickets to the Zoo Quantity: 1 Let's go to the zoo! Four tickets for daytime admission (not valid for special events). Adults or children. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Donor: Denver Zoo Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $70.00 406 Infant sunsuit - green frog Quantity: 1 Vintage style infant sunsuit size XS (7-13 lbs). Green frogs hop all over this two piece outfit with contrasting trim and a contrasting lined jacket. Handcrafted with attention to detail and durability. Donor: Gail Silver Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 407 Infant sunsuit -red ladybugs Quantity: 1 Vintage-style infant sunsuit size XS (7-13 lbs). Red ladybugs crawl all over pink pinstripes on this two-piece outfit with contrasting trim and contrasting lining in the jacket. Handcrafted with attention to detail and durability. Donor: Gail Silver Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 408 Kids Bike Chaser Quantity: 1 Trail a Bike in excellent condition, from REI. A great transition for a youngster to ride with a parent in the "front" bicycle seat. Donor: Cheryl Hazlitt and Tom Schreur Minimum Bid: $60.00 Guaranteed Price: $150.00 409 Let's Go Bowling! Quantity: 1 Family package includes 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental included; and one round of laser tag, good for up to 4 people! Fun! Expires 2/28/15. Donor: Chipper's Lanes Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $85.00 410 Lincoln Center Tickets - Story Pirates Quantity: Four tickets to the Saturday, Jan.24, 2015 (6:00 pm) performance of Story Pirates. Donor: Lincoln Center Date: 1/24/2015 Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 1 411 Museum Admission Tickets - one pair Quantity: 2 2 Tickets for general admission to Denver Museum of Nature and Science at Colorado Blvd and Montview, Denver. Expires 5/14/15. Donor: Denver Museum of Nature & Science Minimum Bid: $16.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 412 Noah's Ark Model / Game Quantity: 1 Beautifully crafted wooden pieces - made in Germany. Once the ark is assembled, Noah, his wife and the 18 pairs of animals can go aboard. Help Noah, his wife and two children build an ark! 40x21x20 cm. Not for children under 3 years old. Donor: Clothes Pony & Dandelion Toys Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $110.00 413 Wooden Preschool Kitchen Quantity: 1 "Melissa & Doug" preschool kitchen. Wooden and painted with refrigerator, sink, stove and cabinets. Great surprise for your little ones. Donor: Cheryl Hazlitt and Tom Schreur Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $125.00 Food and Drink 500 Avo's Gift Card - $30 Quantity: Enjoy great live music with your snacks and beverages at Avogadro's Number. See their band line-up on their website. Cool! Donor: Avogadro's Number Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $35.00 1 501 Balvenie Scotch Basket Quantity: 1 Enjoy a bottle of Balvenie Doublewood single malt whiskey with classic scottish treats of shortbread, orange twix, kipper snacks, salt crackers (American) and marmalade. Balvenie Doublewood whiskey undergoes a special aging, first in traditional oak whiskey cask then in an oak sherry cask. The result is a fruity nose, with a nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness taste and long warming finish. Glasses are included. Donor: Susan Ballenski Minimum Bid: $45.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 502 Beer Lover's Basket Quantity: This small brewery's gift basket includes a growler, a gift card for one refill ($12), and an Equinox logo pint glass. Bottoms up! Donor: Equinox Brewing Company Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $25.00 1 503 BJ's Gift Card - $20 Quantity: Enjoy a fun meal at this south side brewery. Delicious pub food, fun atmosphere. Cheers! Donor: BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $25.00 1 504 Black Russian Chocolate Chip Cake Quantity: 1 This decadent bundt cake is sure to please. Whether you'd like it for a party, or just to treat yourselves, the cake will be made and delivered to you at an agreed upon date and time - one week's notice, please. (You might want to keep the kids away from the glaze!) Donor: Kay Williams Minimum Bid: $9.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 LIVE Brownie of the Month Quantity: Plain or fancy, loaded or frosted, flavored, colored... you get what my imagination and cookbooks lead me to create. One 8 x 8 pan will be ready for you to enjoy each month. (Delivery at church on the Sundays of your choice.) Donor: Eve Enright 1 506 Canyon Chop House Gift Card - $50 Quantity: 1 The Canyon Chop House is independently owned and operated, and features a seasonal menu using only the finest ingredients, many local. They have an extensive wine list and over 60 beers from around the world. Join them for happy hour or dinner at their unique downtown Fort Collins establishment. Enjoy! Donor: The Canyon Chop House Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $55.00 507 Carrabba's Gift Card - $45 Enjoy a relaxing Italian dinner at this yummy restaurant. Grazie! Donor: Carrabba's Italian Grill Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 Quantity: 1 508 Chocolate Basket Quantity: 1 Discover the outrageous CHOCOLATE treats! In case you're afraid of overdoing, it's smaller than last year, but still full of tasty delights. Donor: Janet Brubaker Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 509 Chocolate Chip Cookies 4 dozen chocolate chip cookies. Buyer may order with a week's notice. Donor: Vicki Lutz Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 Quantity: 1 510 Cupcakes! Gift Certificate for a Dozen Quantity: Twelve regular sized cupcakes. "Cupcakes like heaven . . . only smaller." Yum. Donor: Butter Cream Cupcakery Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $35.00 1 511 Homemade Pie for Thanksgiving Quantity: 1 Choice of apple, pumpkin, cherry, pecan or sweet potato pie baked fresh and delivered by Norma for your Thanksgiving meal. Includes pie dish (vegan available upon request. Sorry gluten-free NOT available). Requested delivery date and flavor selection needed by Nov. 22. Donor: Norma Fox Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 512 Homemade Soup and Bread Delivered to You Quantity: 1 Hearty, healthy soup and bread to serve 6 (no meat). Delivered to you! Pick from a choice of soups, served with home-baked wheat bread. Dates to be arranged between December and March. Donor: Peg MacMorris & Randy Kuehn Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $90.00 513 Italian Feast Basket Quantity: 1 Includes a platter, colander, pasta server, tablecloth, Italian cookbook, napkins, towel, hotpads, chianti, two wine glasses, pasta and sauce, and other goodies and surprises! Buon appetito! Donor: Wednesday Slightly Senior Small Group Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 514 Larkburger Gift Cards Quantity: 3 A pair of gift cards for a burger and fries - your choice of many kinds including veggie burgers, turkey burgers and the traditional. Choice of fries as well. Donor: Larkburger Minimum Bid: $9.00 Guaranteed Price: $16.00 515 Mad Greens Gift Cards Quantity: 4 Free Salad Cards good for any menu item (salads, soups, wraps, paninis) up to $10 in value. Donor: Mad Greens Minimum Bid: $24.00 Guaranteed Price: $44.00 1 516 Maple syrup from Maine Quantity: Quart of pure maple syrup fresh from the Maine forest near our friend's home. Donor: Bill Slye Minimum Bid: $16.00 Guaranteed Price: $40.00 1 517 Medley of Seasonal Desserts Quantity: 1 Early-mid Spring dessert: Lemon Tart - made fresh for you. Summer dessert Peach Crisps- to serve eight. Fall dessert: Chocolate mousse Made to order by Ann Molison Donor: Ann Molison Minimum Bid: $60.00 Guaranteed Price: $150.00 518 Melting Pot Seasoning and Gift Card - $20 Quantity: 1 A Fondue Restaurant. This gift bag includes Melting Pot's Garlic and Wine Seasoning (use for your favorite salads and meats), and a $20 gift card. The gift card is valid Sunday - Thursday (not valid on holidays or special events). Expires 6-1-15. Happy dipping! Donor: The Melting Pot Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 519 Mexican drinks & dinner kit Quantity: 1 4 festive Margarita glasses, handpainted with colorful swirls. Tequila not included. Plus Zquila Gift Card - $20 Have a muy bueno meal at Zquila. Gracias! Donor: Zquila Mexican Restaurant Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 520 Outback Gift Card - $20 Dine on meat and the extras! Easy dinner, no cooking required. Donor: Outback Steakhouse Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $25.00 Quantity: 1 521 Pickled Okra Quantity: 2 Miss Cheryl's pickled okra. Okra pickled with a zing and a bite to leave you wanting more. Highly acclaimed by okra and pickle lovers. (Last year's Women's Hike and Lunch hikers can vouch for it!) 2 jars. Donor: Cheryl Hazlitt Minimum Bid: $5.00 Guaranteed Price: $15.00 522 Restaurant Gift Card - $50 Quantity: 1 One card - four restaurants! This generous donor is the marketing company for Austin's American Grill, Enzio's Italian Kitchen, Moot House Restaurant and Pub, and Big Al's Burgers & Dogs.You get to choose where to use this gift card. It'll be hard to decide! Donor: Hot Corner Concepts Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $55.00 523 Smoked Salmon Quantity: 3 Back by popular demand! Enjoy a one pound piece of delicious smoked salmon. Salmon will be smoked by Carolyn's husband Donnie, and delivered on the date that you choose. Please give one week's notice. Donor: Carolyn & Donnie Myers Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 524 Snooze Gift Card - $25 Yum. What a way to start a day in Old Town, Fort Collins. Donor: Snooze, An A.M. Eatery Minimum Bid: $16.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 Quantity: 1 525 Tasty Harmony Gift Card - $50 Quantity: 1 Tasty Harmony is committed to providing their community with healthy organic plant-based cuisine. Their food is vegetarian and most of their desserts are wheat free and sugarcane free. (It's tasty even if you're not vegetarian!) Gift card expires 9/25/15. Donor: Tasty Harmony Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $55.00 526 The Garlic Knot Gift Card - $20 Quantity: Yummy New York style pizza and pasta. If you haven't tried this restaurant, here's a good excuse! Donor: The Garlic Knot 1 527 Turkey Bread and Great Harvest Gift Card - $25 Quantity: A loaf of delicious bread (shaped like a turkey!), and a gift card. Carb heaven! Donor: Great Harvest Bread Co. Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $45.00 2 528 Vitamin Cottage / Natural Grocers Gift Card - $25 Stock up on good-for-you food for your family. To your health! Donor: Vitamin Cottage / Natural Grocers Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 1 Quantity: 529 Whole Foods Gift Basket Quantity: 1 Filled with delicious, some-organic, some-local gourmet goodies. With Whole Foods, you can hardly go wrong, right? Donor: Whole Foods Market Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $55.00 530 Wine and Cheese Basket Two bottles of wine, crackers and a $25 gift card for cheese shop. Donor: Richard & Laurie Cullor Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 Quantity: 1 Home, Hearth, and Garden 600 Antique Cane Rocking Chair Rocking chair in excellent condition. Donor: Betty and Gus Gendler Minimum Bid: $100.00 Guaranteed Price: $250.00 Quantity: 601 Antique Clock Quantity: Seth Thomas "Column" , Circa 1863; 8 day, backboard label, original dial, gold columns, rosewood veneer case. Donor: Betty and Gus Gendler Minimum Bid: $100.00 Guaranteed Price: $250.00 1 1 602 Antique Handmade Rug Quantity: 1 4.5 ft. by 6.3 ft. handmade wool rug with allover pattern in Herati design (paisley-look). Worn spots - sold in as-is condition. Probably made in India, Pakistan or Afghanistan. Donor: Foothills Unitarian Church Minimum Bid: $100.00 Guaranteed Price: $400.00 603 Bird Lover's Gift Bag Quantity: 1 Two darling bird houses (sold together). One is about 16" high, light brown wood with a red roof and door. The other is a Roosting Pocket Hive, 8" high, 100% organic, made of reed grass construction. Happy Bird Watching! Donor: Wild Birds Unlimited Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $110.00 Bright Quilt from Judy McKenna's Eclectic Quantity: 1 Collection Approx 3' x 6', this red quilt has many brightly-colored ethnic patterns and pictures. It came from the world travels of Judy McKenna and Bill Kruse and was donated by their family. Donor: Julia Doria Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $60.00 604 605 Crystal Decanters Set Quantity: A whiskey decanter, vodka decanter, wine decanter, and another decanter, plus an ice bucket. Five items, high quality, like new. Donor: Scott Miller and Lisa Peppin Minimum Bid: $100.00 Guaranteed Price: $250.00 1 LIVE Cutting board - handmade Quantity: Handmade cutting board. Made of Maple, Oak, Holly, Osage, Hickory, Walnut. Rounded edges. Food safe finish. 13.5" long x 12" wide x 1.4" thick. Do not place in dishwasher. Donor: Mike Pientka 1 607 Doggie Basket Toys and treats for your canine friend. Ruff! Ruff! Donor: Fran Green Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 1 Quantity: 608 Fall Natural Floral Arrangement Quantity: A large fall floral arrangement created from nature's beautiful gardens, dried, and artfully arranged in a beautiful recycled basket. Donor: Lois Hart Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 1 609 Floor lamp Floor lamp with attached reading lamp still in unopened box. Donor: Myrna De Milt Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $60.00 1 Quantity: 610 Hand-carved Napkin rings from Africa Quantity: 2 6 hand-carved napkin rings from Africa, representing several different African animals. These marvelous creations came from the world travels of Judy McKenna and Bill Kruse and were donated by their family. Donor: Julia Doria Minimum Bid: $10.00 Guaranteed Price: $25.00 611 Handwoven Gafsa rug from Tunisia Quantity: 1 Pure wool tapestry/bedspread/floor rug bought in Tunisia in the mid-1960's, never used. Handwoven in the style of "Gafsa". Approximate size of the top of a double bed; tradition use of a Gafsa rug was as a wedding present for use on a bed in a tent. Donor: Linda Bell Minimum Bid: $200.00 Guaranteed Price: $1,000.00 612 House Plant of the Month Club Quantity: 3 For the next year, you will get a new house plant each month - great to expand your collection or to give as a gift. Top bidder will get choice of the three plants available at the auction. Bonnie will get your info and arrange for you to get the additional plants (with instructions on their care) in the following months until next October 2015.Kinds of plants: African Violets, Aloe Vera, Prayer plant, Christmas cactus, other cactus , English Ivy, Grape Ivy, Spathyphyllum, Orchids, Philodendrons - assorted kinds, Hoyas. Donor: Bonnie Stegner Minimum Bid: $60.00 Guaranteed Price: $150.00 613 Large floral arrangement - artificial Large 36 in artificial floral and greenery arrangement in ornamental vase Donor: Lee & Norm Wingard Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $60.00 Quantity: 1 614 Maple pate' board Quantity: 1 Handmade pate' board. Made of solid Maple. Foodsafe finish. Rounded edges. 9.5" diameter x 1.4" thick. Do not place in dishwasher. Donor: Mike Pientka Minimum Bid: $15.00 Guaranteed Price: $45.00 615 Perennial Gardener Gift Card - $20 Quantity: 1 Have fun wandering through this classic downtown Fort Collins shop of garden and nature inspired gifts. You are sure to find something you'd love! Donor: The Perennial Gardener & Sense of Place Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $25.00 616 Sky Chair Quantity: 1 Designed to hang between two posts or trees in backyard. Should have some soft material underneath (in case a user falls out). Item is brand new - box never opened. Donor: Howard and Dottie Spivak Minimum Bid: $75.00 Guaranteed Price: $150.00 617 Slate Rock Clock Quantity: 1 Beautiful 12" x 5-1/2" gray slate clock, with a photo of mountains and wildflowers on it. Battery operated. Donor: Wild Birds Unlimited Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $85.00 618 Vintage Limoges China Plates Quantity: Set of six 7 1/2" plates. "Earthly Paradise" vintage Haviland Limoges. Especially for those who believe in Heaven ON earth, not somewhere in the atmosphere. Donor: John and Ruth Grant Minimum Bid: $60.00 Guaranteed Price: $150.00 1 Services / Lessons 700 Art Classes - 4 Quantity: Attend 4 art classes at this art academy in downtown Loveland. Adult or youth classes available. Donor: Schissler Academy of Fine Arts Minimum Bid: $80.00 Guaranteed Price: $160.00 1 701 Bicycle Maintenance Class Quantity: 20 A 1-hour class on cleaning and lubricating a bicycle. The class will cover cleaning the frame and drivetrain and lubricating the drivetrain and derailleurs. Time to be arranged, demo bike, equipment and supplies will be provided. Donor: Roy Mita Date: 4/4/2015 Sign-up Price: $10.00 702 Custom Framing Services Quantity: 1 $150 worth of custom framing services at Artisan Framing. In patronizing this shop, you are supporting two fine artists, who are graduates of the CSU MFA Program. Donor: Artisan Framing Minimum Bid: $90.00 Guaranteed Price: $155.00 703 Detox Footbath Treatment Quantity: 1 30 minute detox footbath treatment. Experience an extraordinary release of toxic materials, a sense of heightened well-being and energy enhancement. Donor: Lifeworks Chiropractic Clinic Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 Didgeridoo Class - Make Your Own & Learn to Quantity: 5 Play Make your own didgeridoo! How cool is that? 2-3 Saturdays, call and arrange with Doug. He provides the materials. Class for up to 5 people. You will be: Making: Making your own custom didgeridoo. Learning about the acoustics of the didgeridoo. Learning about and painting aboriginal dreamtime symbols. Playing: Learning how to make the drone sound. Learning about the different kinds of sounds you can make on the didgeridoo. Understanding how circular breathing technique works. This is one of Doug's favorite subjects, and he loves sharing it with people. This ancient instrument, and its magical sound has captivated him for years. He is glad to share what he has learned with you. Doug says, "Please join me, we can have a log jam!" Donor: Doug Powell Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 704 705 Genealogical Research Quantity: 1 10 hours of genealogical research on YOUR family tree. While not a professional genealogist, John is quite experienced and has access to paid online services. He has been an avid genealogist for over 50 years and is especially knowledgeable in researching records in OH,KY, MO and IL. Donor: John Tippet Minimum Bid: $45.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 706 General Computer Help Quantity: Do you need help with email, photo organization, or backups? Bid on 2 hours of general computer help to be arranged at a mutually convenient time. Sorry, I don't speak Apple. Donor: Doug Schlam Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $125.00 1 707 Holiday Candy Making Lessons Quantity: 2 Really easy - I provide the ingredients, the pots and pans. You go away with new skills, recipes and the goods. Peanut brittle, fudge, peppermint bark and/or toffee. All of this within 2 hours, and of course we will have to sample the goodies!! Dates and times to be determined by you. Kids with cooking ability welcomed (but must be accompanied by an adult). Threeperson max per session - two sessions available. Donor: Carol Coffey Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 708 House Cleaning Quantity: Three hours of house cleaning - ovens, refrigerators, etc. What a luxury this would be! Donor: Myrna De Milt Minimum Bid: $40.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 1 709 Knitting Lesson Quantity: 1 One 2-hr beginning knitting lesson. If you have always wanted to learn how to knit, this is your chance to learn from a professional teacher. If you already have knitting experience, this lesson will meet you where you are. Join the fun and learn a relaxing, creative skill you can build on for a lifetime. Donor: Lindsay Smith Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $60.00 Light Yardwork or Such from the Brothers - 12 Quantity: 1 hours Have a job that’s too big for a person or two, but would benefit from a swarm of brothers stinging it for a total of 12 hours? We can help. Bid high – you won’t be disappointed! No heavy lifting. Offered by the Foothills Brotherhuud. Donor: Foothills UU Brotherhood Minimum Bid: $80.00 Guaranteed Price: $200.00 710 711 Massage Gift Certificates One 50-minute massage by travelling massage therapist. Aahh.... Donor: Tessa Higgins Minimum Bid: $30.00 Guaranteed Price: $75.00 Quantity: 4 Miramont - 3 Month Premier Individual Quantity: 1 Membership Improve your fitness over the winter. Offer applies to new members only. Expires 11/01/15. You can do it! Donor: Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Minimum Bid: $150.00 Guaranteed Price: $270.00 712 713 Music Lesson from Ann 1 Viola lesson (beginning is fine) OR 1 session on basic music theory Donor: Ann Schnaidt Minimum Bid: $25.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 Quantity: 1 714 Native American Flute Lesson Quantity: 1 When you bought that Native American flute in Taos... This is your chance to see that it really is easy to play for meditation and entertainment, with a one-hour beginner Native American Flute Class. Donor: Bill Grindle Minimum Bid: $45.00 Guaranteed Price: $110.00 Personal Training Sessions (3) and Fitness Quantity: 1 Evaluation Three personal training sessions and a fitness evaluation at the Fort Collins Club (guest passes included). Note: The expiration dates for the Fitness Evaluation and three Personal Training Sessions are negotiable. Winner will contact Mike Rickett to set the dates and the Guest Passes will be updated at that time. Donor: Mike Rickett, MS, CSCS, CSPS 715 Minimum Bid: Guaranteed Price: $120.00 $300.00 Pilates - 50% off Fundamentals and a 5-Punch Quantity: 1 Equipment Card Fundamentals is a series of three private sessions (two 25-minute and one 50-minute). Your teacher will then help you pick an equipment class most appropriate for you. Their equipment classes are small - 3 or 4 participants - which ensures personal attention and safety. Their teachers are certified. Save 50% - a $226 value for $113. (Charge will be $113 to the studio when you start the classes.) Donor: Art & Science Pilates Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $113.00 716 717 Property Management Services Quantity: 1 First month's management fee for residential or commercial management or $100 off HOA management for the first month. Based on a one-year contract. Contract can be terminated with 30 days' notice. Value is $100 or more, depending on monthly fee. Donor: Onsite Property Management Services Minimum Bid: $50.00 Guaranteed Price: $100.00 718 She She Gift Card - $20 Pluck. Polish. Pamper. Party. Shop. Donor: She She Nail and Wax Lounge Minimum Bid: $12.00 Guaranteed Price: $25.00 Quantity: 1 719 Three Rolfing Sessions Quantity: 1 3 one-hour sessions for one person. Rolfing Structural Integration combines hands-on body work and movement education. It manipulates the body's connective tissue to rebalance and bring relief from chronic pain, stress, and injury. Using their fingers, hands, and elbows, Rolfers slowly work through deep layers of tissue to change structural patterns in the body by transforming fascial patterns and releasing restrictions. Results can be dramatic, and the process is generally relaxing and not painful. Expires November, 2015. Value is $85 per session. Donor: Vitality Rolfing Minimum Bid: $150.00 Guaranteed Price: $500.00 Miscellaneous / Unique Book - "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing" Quantity: 3rd Edition The Associated Press says it's "The homebrewer's bible". By Charlie Papazian, master brewer and founder and president of the American Homebrewer's Association and Association of Brewers. Have fun! Donor: Hops & Berries Minimum Bid: $10.00 Guaranteed Price: $30.00 800 1 801 Bronco Art Quantity: It is a signed and numbered (359/900) piece depicting John Elway and scenes from Superbowl XXXII. It is copywrited 1998, and called "The Greatest Victory". Donor: Heather Heafer Minimum Bid: $16.00 Guaranteed Price: $40.00 1 LIVE Carlos is Back! Quantity: 1 Carlos is back to find another good UU home. For those of you who don't know him, he's a 4ft rooster sculpture, quite unique, and he could be yours to foster for ONE YEAR! He could live in your yard, on your porch, or in your kitchen. He is colorful and fun and last year's winners Dannielle North, Matt and Titan Flynn, and Lucy Cabieles say he doesn't eat much. They are sad to see him go, but now it's your turn to take Carlos home, make him part of your family for one year, then return him to the church before the next auction so another family can enjoy his company! (Unless Dannielle outbids you!) Donor: Linda and Marv Paule 803 Microfiber Healthy Back Bag Quantity: 1 By AmeriBag. Small, taupe, tag is still on. • Microfiber is soft with a luxuriant sheen • Lightweight • Breathable • Durable Features: Classic Style • Non-slip strap • Key hook • Pen slots & internal organization • Baglett D-ring • Interior & exterior spine pocket • 4 exterior pockets Donor: Foothills Unitarian Church Minimum Bid: $36.00 Guaranteed Price: $80.00 LIVE Name That Sermon! (Gretchen) Quantity: 1 Have you been itching to hear a sermon on a particular topic? Have you been wondering what UU has to say about a particular question? Now's your chance to shape a sermon and service around your own most pressing questions and interests. Please note that though the topic is up for auction, the date for the service is subject to the requirements of the church calendar and Gretchen's schedule. Donor: Rev. Gretchen Haley LIVE UU Immersion Basket Quantity: 1 A wonderful basket of UU items - multiple meditation manuals; The UU Pocket Guide; a pendant handcrafted by Eliza Jones; two UU mugs; two Bas Bleu tickets; a chalice pin handwoven by Peg MacMorris; a glass mosaic candleholder with three candles; a set of four napkins; and an assortment of herbal teas. All gathered lovingly by the ladies in a beautiful handwoven basket. Donor: Heart to Heart SSS Covenant Group LIVE Worship Theme/ Sermon Topic (David) Quantity: 1 Work with Interim Senior Minister David Keyes to craft a worship service including a theme and sermon topic. What themes speak to you? What would you like to hear David talk about? Participation in worship service is optional. Donor: Rev. David Keyes Your Own Reserved Parking Space at Quantity: 12 Foothills Enjoy your very own parking space at the church, reserved with a sign. This is the first spot as you enter the upper (East) parking lot and turn left. Available by the month - choose a birthday month, anniversary month, a cold winter month during which you don't want a long icy walk, or give this as a gift to someone else in the congregation. Donor: Foothills Unitarian Church Minimum Bid: $20.00 Guaranteed Price: $50.00 807 Business Donations Let's support these fine businesses who have supported Foothills Unitarian Church with their donations! Art & Science Pilates Artisan Framing Item(s) 716 Item(s) 702 Avogadro's Number Bas Bleu Theatre Company Item(s) 500 Item(s) 102 Big Grins Dentistry BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Item(s) Item(s) 503 Butter Cream Cupcakery Carrabba's Italian Grill Item(s) 510 Item(s) 507 Chipper's Lanes Clothes Pony & Dandelion Toys Item(s) 409 Item(s) 412 404 Denver Museum of Nature & Science Denver Zoo Item(s) 411 Item(s) 405 Equinox Brewing Company Fort Collins City Recreation Dept Item(s) 502 Item(s) 403 Fort Collins Club Great Harvest Bread Co. Item(s) 400 Item(s) 527 Hops & Berries Hot Corner Concepts Item(s) 800 Item(s) 522 Lambspun of Colorado Larkburger Item(s) 312 Item(s) 514 Lifeworks Chiropractic Clinic Lyric Cinema Cafe Item(s) 703 Item(s) 113 Midtown Arts Center Mike Rickett, MS, CSCS, CSPS Item(s) 106 Item(s) 715 Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Onsite Property Management Services Item(s) 712 Item(s) 717 OpenStage Theatre & Company Outback Steakhouse Item(s) 115 Item(s) 520 Pinot's Palette Schissler Academy of Fine Arts Item(s) 117 Item(s) 700 She She Nail and Wax Lounge Snooze, An A.M. Eatery Item(s) 718 Item(s) 524 Tasty Harmony Ten Bears Winery Item(s) 525 Item(s) 124 Tessa Higgins The Canyon Chop House Item(s) 711 Item(s) 506 The Garlic Knot The Melting Pot Item(s) 526 Item(s) 518 The Perennial Gardener & Sense of Place The Sewing Circle Item(s) 615 University Center for the Arts Colorado State University Item(s) 122 Item(s) 319 Vitality Rolfing Item(s) 719 Vitamin Cottage / Natural Grocers Whole Foods Market Item(s) 528 Item(s) 529 Wild Birds Unlimited Zquila Mexican Restaurant Item(s) 603 617 Item(s) 519 Additional Business Donors: Audra Rose Floral Big Grins Dentistry Fort Fun Jason’s Deli Noodles & Company Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews Starry Night Café The Bean Cycle Wilbur’s Total Beverage Events Calendar December 2014 12/6/2014:Hors d'oeuvres atop Old Town, Item 111 12/13/2014:Bead-tastic, Bead-orific, Beaded Bracelet Bonanza, Item 302 12/31/2014:Drum in the New Year at Casa de Castellon, Item 107 January 2015 1/10/2015:Wii with the Wangers!, Item 123 1/24/2015:Lincoln Center Tickets - Story Pirates, Item 410 1/24/2015:Winter Waffle Breakfast, Item 125 1/24/2015:Poker Night, Item 118 February 2015 2/21/2015:Scandal House Party, Item 119 2/21/2015:Mardi Gras Dinner, Item 114 2/28/2015:"Glassy" Dinner, Item 100 March 2015 3/26/2015:Third Annual Book Swap Luncheon, Item 121 April 2015 4/4/2015:Bicycle Maintenance Class, Item 701 4/11/2015:Charades Party!, Item 104 May 2015 5/2/2015:Book Lovers Brunch, Item 103 5/3/2015:Classically Enchanted Piano Soirée, Item 105 5/30/2015:Morning birdwatching with continental breakfast , Item 205 September 2015 9/20/2015:Second Annual Women's Hike and Lunch, Item 207 Auction Wish List Use this space to write the numbers/names of your favorite items and bring it with you to the auction! Live Auction Events / Gatherings (Meals and Entertainment) Outings / Adventures Arts / Crafts / Jewelry For Family / Kids (Or Not...) Food and Drink Home, Hearth, and Garden Services / Lessons Miscellaneous / Unique