2011 “Harvesting the Future” Live Auction Items Preview
1 Celebrating Marian!
Back by popular demand! Enjoy the mouthwatering, perfectly flavored, delicately textured fudge made by our own Marian Berge, one of our founders. Help continue the tradition of delectable generosity.
Donor: Marian Berge, SEF Founder & Trustee Value: Priceless
2 Scottsdale Get-Away for One Week
Get away from the cold rain and take a winter break to warm sunny Scottsdale Arizona! Lie by the pool and walk to nearby Fashion Square and Old Town while you relax in a townhome for a solid week. Includes a $100 Gift Certificate to Veneto Trattoria in Scottsdale; Date to be mutually agreed upon.
Donors: Merle & Joanne Kirkley Value: $1,650
3 Holiday Wreath Making at McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery
Join Tiffini & Jamie to decorate your own holiday wreath on Thursday November 17,2011 from 7 – 9 pm. Purchase tickets for a great holiday tradition for a special memory with family members, friends, neighbors or employees! A 20” mixed evergreen wreath will be provided along with an assortment of ribbons, ornaments and faux berries to adorn your wreath – and feel free to bring items from your home or garden that will match your holiday décor. Wine and refreshments will be provided.
Donor: McAuliffe Valley Nursery Value: $50/ticket
4 Lunch with Novelist Kristin Hannah (SHS ’78)
You and up to eight of your friends will take a fun-filled trip to Bainbridge Island to meet Kristin at Doc’s, one of her favorite local restaurants and take home an autographed copy of her latest novel, “Night Road”. Discuss your favorite books and learn more about what inspires Kristin’s writing while enjoying your lunch. Those who remember her as Kristin Jon especially appreciate how she loves to use the Pacific Northwest as the backdrop in many of her novels – for example “Firefly Lane”, one of her best-selling novels, is set in Snohomish, highlighting many childhood memories. Kristin now lives in Bainbridge Island and Hawaii, but still has a special place in her heart for the town where she has so many fond memories.
Donors: Kristin Hannah, SEF Value: Priceless!
5 France or Italy Awaits You!
Where do you want to go? Have you always wanted to travel to France? How about southern Italy? Choose from 13 destinations in France or 18 in Italy for eight spectacular days guided by Trafalgar’s Tour Directors or traveling on your own. This is an $1800 credit voucher for two persons – airfare NOT included.
Donor: Trafalgar Value: $1,800
6 Lakeside Afternoon for Eight
Enjoy a break from it all with summer feasting and relaxation. Chef Jorge Gonzalez and his team will prepare award-winning Paella, exquisite hors d’oeuvres, and one-of-a-kind libations for you and your group. Sit shore-side at Flowing Lake, sipping beverages on the sprawling decks of this 10,000-square-foot chateau. Watch water sports—or enjoy them yourself. Wrap up your memorable evening with a nighttime cruise featuring scenic lake views and some of our area’s most stunning sunsets.
Donors: Len & Tonja Kunz, Chef Jorge Gonzalez Value: $1,000
7 Sumptuous Pies for a Year!
Our very own Cabbage Patch Restaurant will make, ONCE A MONTH, a mouthwatering scrumptious dessert for you and your friends and family to enjoy. Choose from Raspberry Cream, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Millionaire Pie, Coconut Cream, Chocolate Kahlua Cream Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb, Snohomish Mud Pie, Pecan Praline Pie…and more…. !
Donor: Cabbage Patch Restaurant Value: $400
8 One Week Luxury Beach Home on Vancouver Island
One week in Parksville, British Columbia. This is a three bedroom, luxury home located on the Strait of Georgia with low bank access to the beach directly out your back door. Travel to Parksville via a BC Ferry out of the Tsawwassen terminal. The master bedroom has a king bed, with four bunks and two doubles in the other two bedrooms. Some holidays excluded.
Donors: Sue & Rick Ledoux Value: $2,500
9 Elegant Dinner for 10 with Karen Guzak & Warner Blake
Enjoy an elegant dinner and wine at the sumptuous ‘Angel Arms Works’ home of Karen and Warner. Their extremely unique home and garden have been published in several magazines and will delight you and your friends. Hosted by Snohomish Mayor Karen Guzak and Snohomish Historian Warner Blake, your dinner will be prepared by Chef Aimee Grace, winner of the “Top Chef” title at the recent Snohomish Feast with Friends event.
Donors: Karen Guzak & Warner Blake Value: Priceless!
10 Walla Walla Wine Tasting
The winning bidder will receive a gift certificate towards accommodations for two nights at The Inn at Abeja – “A Place That Awakens the Senses & Soothes the Heart” – a winery and inn located on a stunning turn-of-the-century farmstead 8 miles east of Walla Walla. Original outbuildings are restored into lovely, spacious, individual and private guest cottages. A breakfast of locally grown produce and baked goods is included each morning. While the winery is closed to the public, inn guests are welcomed with a taste of wine at check-in, and are invited to stop by the winery for an informal visit during their stay. Also included is a $150 gift card to Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant where you will enjoy authentic Italian cuisine. Top it off with one hour of a chauffeured town car to tour the local wine country.
Donor: The Beresford Company Value: $1,000
11 A Year’s Worth of Dining
Enjoy dining out for two with gift certificates to over 12 restaurants including Schwartz Brothers, Thai Kitchen, Todo Mexico, Fred’s Rivertown Alehouse, Cabbage Patch, Maltby Café, Italianissimo, Cheese Cake Factory, Lucas, Serious Pie, Ivars, Skuttlebutts and Chans Place.
Donors: SEF Trustees Value: $530
12 Authentic Vietnamese Dinner for Eight
Back by popular demand! A meal of authentic Vietnamese food will be made and served in your home. This delicious dinner for eight will give you the true flavors of Vietnam. Enjoy a six course dinner of ethnic cuisine created by Lynn Hunter. The menu is flexible and date is to be mutually agreed up with the chef.
Donor: Lynn Hunter Value: $500
13 Concert & Dinner on the Lake for 20
A special “adults only” evening of live music, wine and dinner on the grounds of a beautiful home located on Flowing Lake. Live music will be performed by local musician Billy North & Friends. Billy’s acoustic rock music reflects his early Motown influences and in later years musicians such as Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison. Listen to his music at BillyNorth.com before this unforgettable evening to be held Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 5 – 9 pm. Dinner will be prepared & served by your favorite SEF Trustees!
Donors: Billy North & Friends, Tonja & Len Kuntz, SEF Trustees Value: $2,000
14 A Home Chef’s Dream
Revamp your kitchen with this group of the best brands available in home and commercial cooking, starting with a 10-piece set of All-Clad stainless fry pans, sauce pans, sauté pan, and 8-quart stock pot. A 7-piece cooking and serving cook’s tool set from All-Clad rounds out this trophy set of pans favored by many world class chefs.
Next up are a pair of 10” and 11” Swiss Diamond Cookware fry pans coated with a diamond reinforced non-stick surface over professional quality, precision cast aluminum. These pans are dishwasher safe and can be used with metal utensils.
Aspiring bakers will covet the Emile Henry Classics Collection of quality ceramics with a 9” pie dish, 9 x 5” loaf dish, 8 x 11” quart lasagna dish, 10 x 13” oven dish and utensil holder.
Le Creuset enameled cast iron can be used on the cooktop or oven and is beautiful enough to then go to your table. They are the world standard in enameled cast iron. This 7 ½ quart round French Oven will handle anything from soups and stews to roast chicken.
And, so you won’t get fatigued with all that cooking, a 6’ x 3’ Wellness Mat will provide unmatched comfort with an anti-microbial design.
Donors: Mary Pat Connors & Janet Kusler Value: $2,100
15 The Ultimate Wine Maker’s Dinner Experience
Quilceda Creek Winery Tour & Dinner at Bistro San Martin for 8
The most anticipated auction item of the evening! Begin your evening with an exclusive tour at the Quliceda Creek Winery, a World Class, Cabernet Sauvignon Vintner. You and your guests will then be chauffeured by limousine to the restaurant Bistro San Martin where Seattle renowned Chef Martin will prepare a four course fine dining experience paired with Quilceda Creek Wines, especially selected and poured by the Quilceda Creek family.
Donors: Quilceda Creek Winery, Bistro San Martin Value: Priceless!
16 Love, Chaos & Dinner!
Two couples will enjoy an evening unlike any other. You will be experiencing a Teatro ZinZanni show exclusively from the Producer’s Booth! This three-hour whirlwind of international cirque, comedy and cabaret artists is served up with a scrumptious five-course feast and elegant libations exclusively. And, to top it off you will enjoy the show as exclusive guests in the Producer’s Booth and receive a private backstage tour! Spend the included $100 Zinzanni gift certificate on Zinzanni merchandise or at the bar. Following all this excitement, wind down and enjoy the view from your rooms at the beautiful Maxwell Hotel.
Donors: Teatro-Zinzanni, The Maxwell Hotel Value: $900
17 Quilceda Creek Magnum
Our friends at Quilceda Creek have donated a magnum of their 2008 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley. This is a very opulent wine. With remarkable purity and focus, this wine reveals powerful blackberry, blueberry, plum and black currant fruit with nuances of chocolate, Asian spice and floral elements such as lavender and rose petal. With amazing texture, all of its components intertwine in perfect harmony. Approachable now this wine will age for 25+ years.
Donors: Alex & Jeannette Golitzen, Quilceda Creek Winery Value: Priceless!
18 Classroom Grants
Please join us in supporting education in Snohomish by raising your paddle!
19 Patio Set from McDaniel’s Do-it Center
McDaniel’s Do-It Center has donated a table, chairs and umbrella patio set.
Donor: McDaniel’s Do-it Center Value: $800
20 Does the Shoe Fit?
“Cinderella, Cinderella!”. It is sure be a magical evening for two at the 5th Avenue Opening Night of Cinderella on December 1st, 2011. Includes a pre-show reception in the Producer’s Club Lounge, and a Post Show Access to the Cast Party! Begin your evening at Tulio’s for a delicious Italian dinner and then reminisce about the show at the cozy Hotel Vintage Park. Sleep tight!
Donors: Beth Porter, Hotel Vintage Park, Tulios Value: $479
21 The Spirit of the Season Comes Alive With the Signature Sounds Mannheim Steamroller
Don’t miss this ultimate holiday tradition from the #1 Christmas Music Artists in history at 6:30 pm on Sunday, December 18, 2012! You will be seated in the loge area in front of the first mezzanine with a spectacular view of the grand Paramount stage. Entrance to the private Paramount Club VIP lounge is included, where you will enjoy complimentary appetizers provided by Il Fornaio Cucina Italiana, along with a private bar and restrooms. Be sure to arrive early enough to enjoy this treat! Dine at the Icon Grill, see the show and stay at the upscale “W Seattle Hotel”, what a dream weekend!
Donors: “W” Seattle Hotel, Seattle Theater Group, Merle & Joanne Kirkley Value: $626
22 Lunch with Superintendent Dr. Bill Mester
Enjoy a friendly and memorable conversation with Dr. Bill Mester over a delicious lunch at a favorite place selected specifically by Dr. Mester!
Donor: Dr. Bill Mester Value: Priceless!
23 An Amazing Seattle Broadway Experience
You choose… two tickets to “West Side Story” (January 11, 2012) or “Mama Mia” (March 21, 2012) at the Beautiful Paramount Theater. These are FANTASTIC seats!! You will have an excellent view from these aisle seats on the main floor, fifth Row. End the night in a Deluxe Puget Sound View Room at the Westin Hotel. Dine….You choose again… $100 Gift Certificate to be used at the Coldwater Bar & Grill or “In Room” Dining at the Westin.
Donors: Westin Seattle Hotel, Michael & Christine Edwards Value: $706
24 UW “Coach for the Day”
Join veteran Pac-10 coach and ’64 SHS alumnus Denny Schuler, as you become coach for the day with the Huskies during fall camp 2012. Meet players and coaches, sit in player meetings and watch practice as the Huskies get ready for the ’12 season. Get an autographed Husky football from Coach Sarkisian and enjoy lunch with Denny afterward at the University Village Ram & Brewery.
Donors: UW Football, Denny Schuler Value: Priceless!
25 Huntington Gardens Tour & Fiddler’s Bluff Dinner for Eight
Start with appetizers and wine while enjoying a stroll with Dan and Darlene in their fabulous gardens. Continue your evening at Fiddler’s Bluff where Gary, Becky, Christine and Mike will serve one of their renowned dinners. Available in late July or August 2012.
Donors: Huntingtons, Iversons, Edwards, Chinook Farms, Bailey Vegetables Value: $Priceless
26 VIP Table at the 2012 Auction
Prime VIP table location to the 2011 SEF Auction. Includes TEN auction dinners, 5 special selected bottles of wine and special gifts for each guest!
Donors: Snohomish Education Foundation Value: $800
27 Take the Stress Out of Your Holiday Decorating!
Kick it up a notch with the help of SEF Board Trustee and interior decorator, Julie Robinett Smith and her crew of decorating elves. Special touches and services that will be added to your existing decorations include: Transforming your tree you’re your treasured decorations, adding sparkle to your entrance with lighting and decorative touches, and enriching the ambience of your entertainment areas with your festive ribbons, wreaths and regalia! We request your personal holiday decorating consultation at a mutually agreed upon time 1 week prior.
Elves: Julie Robinett Smith, Joan Robinett Wilson & Shaunna Ballas Value: $600
28 A Disneyland Vacation
Enjoy two nights in the Villa at Grand California Hotel on site at Disneyland. Your studio room includes a furnished kitchen and sleeping for four. Four Disneyland Park Hopper Tickets complete this package! Travel dates to be mutually agreed with donors.
Donors: Fred & Diane Gillings, Gena & Matt Marler, Disneyland Value: $920
29 Lunch with Writer Debbie Macomber
Three of you will travel to the Tea House in Port Orchard to meet and dine with Debbie Macomber. Whether you want to talk about her romance novels or cookbooks, or the importance of knitting in her life this is a priceless opportunity!
Donor: Debbie Macomber Value: Priceless!
30 Inaugural Bellevue Bourbon Bash
Fine bourbons with appetizers and a tasting glass come with four tickets to the first-ever Bellevue Bourbon Bash at Daniel’s Broiler on March 22nd, 2012. After tasting 70 bourbons you will appreciate the two rooms at the Hyatt Hotel that are also included!
Donors: Bonnie & Doug Roulstone Value: $900
31 Six Evergreen Speedway Pit Passes
Six premium, pit passes and race tickets to the Evergreen Summer Showdown on June 30, 2012 at the only NASCAR track in Washington state. Tour the pits during the race and shadow the crew of #70 Super Late Model driver Jeff Knight. Includes six Speedway hats!
Donor: Evergreen Speedway & Jeff Knight Value: $400
32 The Chrysalis Inn & SPA
Enjoy a One Nights stay and SPA Package at the beautiful Chrysalis Inn where each room overlooks a spectacular Northwest seascape. You will stay in a Deluxe View Room where you can relax in the window seat with views of the bay, or enjoy a quiet ambiance in front of your fireplace. Included in this package is a $90 SPA Gift Certificate toward the tranquil atmosphere where soothing music create a haven for sensory transformation!
Donor: Puget Sound Energy – Dominador Amor Value: $400
33 Four Golf Club Experiences for Four
Walk in the footsteps of Freddie Couples, Fuzzy Zoeller and the other legends who golfed the Champion’s Tour Boeing Classic on the PGA Tour at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge since 2005. Then travel to Mill Creek Country Club, a course carved out of a mature evergreen forest. Next head over to exclusive Everett Golf & Country Club and then finish up at your choice of Oki Golf courses Harbour Pointe where the front nine features water views on every hole or the home of the Huskies at Washington National.
Donors: Merle & Joanne Kirkley, Mill Creek CC, Value: $1,418
TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Everett Golf & Country Club
34 Instant Wine Cellar
Imagine this stunning display of thoughtfully chosen wines by your fellow auction attendees in your very own home!
Donors: Our Honored Guests Value: Priceless!
