2015 Live Auction Catalog

Hosted by Jonathan Lynch Item # 101 Item Descrip@on: Judy
Gruner makes a crab cake
that puts any others to
shame! Enjoy her cooking
and her company! Dinner
includes crab cakes (fresh
crab from MD), homemade
cornbread, succotash,
salads, dessert, beer and
wine. Value $60/person.
Date: Sept. 17, 2016 Judy Gruner Residence Opening Bid: $40 Winners: 9 Donor: Judy Gruner & Stephanie Roche Item # 102 Item Descrip@on: The Armenian Dinner hosted by Stephanie (nee: Hazerjian) and Paul Roche is always a big hit, and for the second year they are joining forces with Lisa Covert! AuthenJc Armenian food includes: Babaganoush, Lehmajun (Armenian Pizza), Loush Kabob (CombinaJon lamb and beef spiced kabobs), Stuffed Grape Leaves, Rice Pilaf, Cheese Beureg (Cheese and spinach stuffed Phyllo), Wine, Turkish Coffee and two kinds of Baklava, and more… Value $50/person. Minimum Bid: $30 Winners: 10 Donors: Stephanie & Paul Roche & Lisa Covert Item # 103 Item Descrip@on: Authentic
Indian Style Dinner for 8 at the
Jeergall home: Chicken
Biryani, Lamb/Goat Biryani,
Chicken Curry, Goat Curry,
Tandoori Chicken, Nan / Roti,
Indian Chutney / Snacks,
Salad, Ras Malai (Sweet)
Wine and Beer. Value $75/
person.
Date: Spring 2016 Jeergall Residence Opening Bid: $50 Donor: Sudha & Sunjoy Jeergall Winners: 6 Item # 104 Item Descrip@on: AuthenJc five course gourmet Italian dinner complete with wine pairings. Value $75/person. Saturday, August 13, 2016 Opening Bid: $50 Winners: 16 Donor: Dorine & Mike DiConJ Item # 107 Item Descrip@on: Chase away the end-­‐of-­‐winter-­‐blues with a shot of coquito or a glass of wine, and a savory meal of pernil (garlic-­‐and-­‐
oregano-­‐infused roast pork Saturday, March 19, 2016 shoulder), pollo guisado (stewed Opening Bid: $50 chicken) arroz con gandules (savory pigeon pea and yellow rice), ensalada de aguacate (avocado Donors: Lavonne salad), amarillos (ripe, fried Luquis & Allan Shelton plantains), and flan. Value $75/
person.
Winners: 8 Item # 108 Item Descrip@on: Best in West African cuisine with meat, poultry, and fish dishes cooked with authenJc ingredients, paired with South African red wines. Value $50/person. Saturday, April 2, 2016 Opening Bid: $20 Winners: 12 Donors: Gus & Clarice Douoguih Item # 109 Saturday, September 3, 2016 Opening Bid: $20 Winners: 12 Item #112 Item Descrip@on: TradiJonal Indian (vegetarian) dishes, sweets, and other refreshments. Value $75/person. Date: Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 Donors: Raj & Michelle Badwar Opening Bid: $50 Winners: 4 Item #219 Item Descrip@on: You will ride in and drive an electric car. We will have lunch at a local sustainable eatery and perhaps visit the Tesla Store to learn more. Value $40/
person. Date: Spring 2016 Donor: Bill Roman Opening Bid: $20 Winners: 3 Item # 220 Item Descrip@on: Do you have a special celebraJon in your future? Have Dorine cater this event! Wine tasJng with appeJzers for 20 people in your home. If you’ve ever been to one of Dorine’s parJes, you know everything will be impressive! Dorine will work with winner to determine date. Value: $400. Opening Bid: $200 Winners: 1 Donor: Dorine DiConJ Item # 301 Item Descrip@on: Rev. Anya Sammler-­‐Michael will deliver the sermon of your choice. You can give her the Jtle or meet with her and have an in-­‐depth conversaJon about the subject.* Value: Priceless. Opening Bid: $100 Winners: 1 Donor: Rev. Anya Sammler-­‐Michael *Winner also enJtled to 1 Pass from Purgatory to Heaven. Item # 302 Item Descrip@on: Imagine, no walk of shame for the next year! Gain minutes of sleep knowing you won’t have to park next door! No forgejng that coat or umbrella you brought to church…you won’t need them! Two prime parking spaces available by the entrance door of UUCS on Sunday mornings for Jan.–Dec. 2016. (AucJoned individually.) Opening Bid: $100 Winners: 2 Donor: UUCS Item # 303 Item Descrip@on: Created in 2009 by Mike Berger, the Random Number is now in its fimh incarnaJon. Join the ranks of UUS families who have owned this unique piece! The number is not merely pseudorandom but actually random, and it cannot be sullied by being used in crass electronic-­‐commerce, since it has many factors! Donor: Jason Rios Opening Bid: $35 Winner: 1 Item # 327 Item Descrip@on: Washington Ballet at Warner Theatre for Saturday December 19, 2016 at 2PM. Orchestra seats. Value $231. Donor: Joan Johnson Opening Bid: $50 Winner: 1 Item # 401 Item Descrip@on: The winner can commission Judy Gruner to paint any of the following: a landscape, pet or house of their choosing from a photo that they have taken. Double maoed and framed. Value $250. Example Only Opening Bid: $100 Winners: 1 Donor: Judy Gruner Item # 402 Item Descrip@on: “Kabuki Actor as Samurai Warrior” by 19th century arJst Kunichika (1836-­‐ 1902). Over 100 years old! From Mark Mohr’s collecJon of Japanese prints. Value $250. Opening Bid: $100 Donor: Mark Mohr Winners: 1 Item # 404 Item #403 Item Descrip@on: ArJst Statement from Gum Springs Show, "Signs of Life" 2014. This painJng is one from a grouping of work intended to suggest the generaJon of life creaJvity, and to quesJon our place in the universe. References to the search for extraterrestrial life and our small place in the galaxy may be found. A shakJ tree inspired by a visit to India venerates growth and energy in our minds as well as the physical world, and helped generate several of the works. Acrylic, mixed media on canvas, framed-­‐gold color, approx 24"X30”. Value $600. Opening Bid: $250 Winners: 1 Donor: Denise Diomar Item # 404 Item #405 Item Descrip@on: Art by a 1000 Cuts: The goal was to find a use for all the magazines and — to create something from what would soon be nothing. 1000s of paper cuts from dozens of magazines, 100s of days and many sleepless nights later, something emerged. The chalice and star are two of the three members of the Patchwork series. The goal was to capture the wonderment and magic of discovery — whether it is finding science or faith. Value $1,000. Opening Bid: $400 Winners: 1 Donor: Shumeet Baluja Item #501 Item Descrip@on: Enjoy a retreat to the mountains for a glorious weekend! The Fitzgerald's cabin is in Bryce Mountain Resort and is sure to please! 3 BRs, sleeps 7-­‐8. Value $350. Opening Bid: $200 Winners: 1 Donor: Kim Fitzgerald Item #503 Item Descrip@on: Judy's beauJful home near Bethany Beach is delighyul! Bid on a week in Bethany before or amer the summer season and relax! (October through May excluding spring break) Sleeps 8! Value $900. Donor: Judy Gruner Opening Bid: $500 Winner: 1 Item #504 Item Descrip@on: A weekend between October and May (excluding spring break) at Judy Gruner’s beauJful beach house. Sleeps 8! Value $350. Donor: Judy Gruner Opening Bid: $300 Winner: 1 Item #505 Item Descrip@on: Enjoy a week in a two bedroom/two bath condo (May-­‐
November) that overlooks Lake "Roche" with fountain. A choice of four pools, tennis, basketball, and bocce courts in this development. 15 minute drive to Naples beaches. Golf courses galore, too. Value $1,000. Opening Bid: $500 Winners: 1 Donor: Paul & Stephanie Roche Item #601 Item Descrip@on: A Family or Individual Portrait done by David Hearne. The portrait will be done either in a studio type sejng or an environmental sejng depending on your preference. You will receive a maoed and framed 16x20 print ready for hanging plus access to all digital files for further prints or sharing to social media. Value $200. Donor: David Hearne Opening Bid: $100 Winner: 1 Item #605 Item Descrip@on: Molly is nurturing and responsible! She has a way with liole ones that is just amazing! She will watch your children for up to four hours. Value $10/hr. Donor: Molly Scher Opening Bid: $40 Winners: 1 Event Schedule 6:00 Doors open 6:00-­‐7:35 Beer, wine, appeJzers 7:10 Welcome 7:15 Close Silent Table 1 7:20 Close Silent Table 2 7:25 Close Silent Table 3 7:30 Close Silent Table 4 7:35 Close Silent Table 5 7:45 Close Silent Table 6 & Fixed Price Tables 7:45 Dinner 8:15 Live AucJon 9:05 Raffle Drawing for $150 Amazon Gim Card 9:05 – 9:30 Checkout