I'm extremely excited to say that we've collected over $4500 (approximate value) in donations for the silent auction and raffle happening Thursday night, March 24th from 7-10pm. Once the momentum kicked in, so did the donations. We have 22 auction items with starting bids ranging from $10-$175. As well, we have 15 fabulous raffle items so if the auction items don't tickle your fancy, then maybe the raflfle items will. I truly believe we have something for everyone and I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday night.
Thank you to all of my generous donors. I can't wait to showcase your talents and wares and want to share a sampling of what you can expect to see on Thursday. I must start with the "Artist's Nook" since it is fabulous.
- 30"x30" Encostic (hot wax painting) donated by Ron Bennison titled Walking to School.
- Approx Value $750 Auction Minimum Bid $175
- Blog (and artist profile) is at http://.rpbennison.blogspot.com
- 20"x40" Oil painting on canvas donated by Bob Papadopoulos titled Pomegranate
- Approx value $500 Auction Minimum Bid $125
- Framed 28” by 16” photograph donated by Jens Casten titled Life's Reflection
- Approx Value $295 Auction Minimum Bid $60
- 3 each - 5x7 prints donated by Pam Avis titled A Walk through Italy
- Approx Value $75 Auction Minimum Bid $15
- The Sue Swing custom metal vase from Mark Korczynski of Metalmorphosis
- Approximate Value : $125 Auction Minimum Bid : $25
- Bejewelled and Bedazzled custom One of a Kind jewelry designs by Guylaine Mageau of For Me
- Will split into 3 items with Approximate values ranging from $50-$100 Minimum bids from $10-$25
And to think that is only 1 of 3 tables!! Here is sampling of some other fantastic auction packages:
- Sue's Night Out Package : 4 Toronto Rock Lacrosse Tickets, $200 Gift Certificate to E11even Restaurant (by ACC) and $25 Leslieville Diner gift card for the next morning
- Pamper Package : One haircut and $100 Gift Card to 10 Spot Salon
- Taste of Leslieville: $25 gift cards from Red Rocket, Steeped and Infused Tea, Leslieville Diner, Leslieville Cheese Market, LPK Culinary Groove and 1 free cake from Ed's Real Scoop
- Madmen Package - Vintage Mr Jonas White Beaded purse with Rose Flowered Kigu Compact and matching Pearly beads choker
- Mind and Body : 90 minute Life Coaching session and 60 minute Personal Yoga session with customized practice
- Wine Lovers day at the beach: Picnic Backpack w/games, $50 LCBO Card and gift cert to Wine School for Cheese fans event at Leslieville Cheese.
- Becoming Goddess Party: Excellent for birthdays, girls night out, showers and graduations; learn to pamper your mind, body and spirit. You and up to 9 friends are invited to explore asana(yoga poses), pranayama (breath work), nutrition, and mindfulness that are particular to the needs of women. 90 minute session
- + many more
We also have great raffle prizes too!
$200 in Home Hardware Gift Cards, $180 Best Buy Gift Card, Delicious Home made Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies and Skor Oatmeal Cookies, Melt in your mouth Mint Merangues in beautiful apothecary jar, Relaxation Basket containing home made bath salts and lots of other goodies, 4 Lacrosse tickets, German Glass Serving Dish, Pickling Party kit and much more....
It should be stated that Backpacks and Beyond is not a registered Charity so there will be no charitable receipts available at this function. This project is still in it's infancy and we hope to pursue charitable status for any future events. At this time, we can only handle cash or cheques so please keep that in mind when you are considering your donations.
Once again, the fundraiser is at WAYLA Bar Lounge (996 Queen St East - Queen and Carlaw) this Thursday, March 24th from 7-10pm. We'd love to see you there to help celebrate with us and hopefully find yourself a great deal!
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