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join together, bid on these events and create lifetime memories!
- Wine tasting - Personalized wine course in your home by acclaimed wine expert Larry Meinert (recently featured in Hampshire Life). This event covers the history of wine along with a "behind-the-scene" photographic tour of vineyards and wineries, followed by a guided tasting through five flights of wine including:
1. Labrusca and Riesling 2%RS,
2. Riesling 0%RS, Riesling 2%RS, Riesling 5%RS
3. Champagne, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer
4. Unwooded Chardonnay, Oakey Chardonnay
5. Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah
This 3-4 hour event for up to 12 people includes all wine and abundant wit and wisdom. It can be scheduled for any mutually agreeable date in the next six months. Minimum bid $400.
- A guided hike with John Brady (author of 50 Hikes in Massachusetts) + a fabulous home-cooked Italian picnic! John is a charming, knowledgeable guide and naturalist who will turn any hike into a delight. Alfonso is an amazing cook! Last year's menu included: multiple delicious courses, wine, hot espresso, and memories to last a lifetime! Bid together with your friends! Last year's winners had a PEAK experience; they can't stop talking about it. Please, don't let them get it again!! We are tired of their bragging. An unforgettable guided hike, 3-6 hours long (depending on who participates) somewhere in Central or Western MA, on a mutually agreeable date. Max. 8 people expiration date: one year from now. Minimum bid $ 200
- 80-minutes of heaven - a Foot Reflexology session.
Donor: Mary Ann Kelly Need a quick fix?
- A half-hour massage will do the trick!
Donor: Joyce Snyder, Licensed Massage Therapist
- Take a friend along! Another half-hour massage!
Donor: Joyce Snyder, Licensed Massage Therapist
- Want to compare massage therapists? (Nice excuse!) Half-hour massage
Donor: Rachel Hannah
- Take a friend there too! Another half-hour massage!
Donor: Rachel Hannah
- Two friends? No problem! A third half-hour massage
Donor: Rachel Hannah
- A Yoga Package: 5 classes, no expiration date, but don't wait, your body needs it!
Donor: Carol Chappell (Bikram Yoga Northampton)
- Back still stiff after all this? You're kidding! We have just what you need: A complete chiropractic health consultation and evaluation + a choice of either a 45 minute craniosacral therapy session or two gentle adjustments.
Donor: Marcie J. Stock , D.C.
Now that you are relaxed...
PAMPER YOURSELF/BEAUTIFY
- Got wrinkles? Bid here, use your # , no one needs to know! Consultation and facial microdermabrasion: a skin rejuvenating treatment.
Donor: Hampshire OB-GYN Associates
- Coffee-stained teeth? We thought of everything: Custom Full Mouth Home Whitening System. Flash that smile!
Donor: Dr. Martin Wohl
- You are too relaxed and good-looking to go home empty-handed: Bring your family a basket of beauty products
Donor: Joia
Too relaxed and beautiful for that old car, home and yard?
SPRUCE UP YOUR HOME, YOUR CAR, YOUR YARD!
- After your massage and beauty treatments, take a nap on a gorgeous hand-made twin size quilt.
Donor: Betsy Barone
- Lie in bed, relax and watch the birds. Humming bird feeder and feeding solution
Donor: Backyard Birds
- What? Your bathroom is boring? A basket of bathroom supplies
Donor: Cedar Chest
- You look too good for that dirty car! Auto Detailing gift certificate (amazing cleaning inside and out for any car)
Donor: Steve Lewis Subaru
- Garden not as beautiful as you? We have what you need ....for it. Three 50-lb bags of screened compost
Donors: Edwin & Susan McGlew (Suitable Edibles Farm)
Come on, you can't stay home! If you do, entertain in style!
CELEBRATE WITH GOOD FOOD and MUSIC
- Turning thirty again? A special occasion one layer cake. (Beautiful and delicious!)
Donor: Carolyn Mazel
- Oops, perhaps you are 35 .. or slightly older? One "birthday" or "anniversary" issue of Life magazine dated 1970 or earlier.
Donor: Richard West ( Periodyssey)
- In need of nurturing? Dinner in a basket: homemade soup, homemade muffins and a bottle of wine delivered to your door.
Donor: Vicki Baum-Hommes
- In need of a special evening with your family? Two adult tickets and two youth tickets for an event of choice from next year's season.
Donor: the UMass Fine Arts Center.
- Got visitors? History buffs? Take them to Historic Deerfield with these four passes!
Donor: Historic Deerfield
- Ok, if you insist, you don't need to go out. Have a romantic dinner for two prepared in your home by your private Chef. Cleanup included!
- Create the right mood. One hour of music for all occasions.
- Feel like entertaining? Two hours of background piano for a cocktail/ dinner party.
- Grill for your friends! A Meco combination charcoal grill and smoker. Great for the BBQ lover!
- Big party? Not enough glasses, chairs, tables...? This $ 150 gift certificate to Northampton Rental Center will solve all problems!
- You look too good not to be in pictures! A photo shoot by Bruce Barone. Preserve those memories!
ENJOY DOWNTOWN NORTHAMPTON and FLORENCE
- Go on a shopping spree or dine in your favorite restaurant! $ 115 gift certificate to downtown Northampton.
- And while you are shopping take a break with a friend! A gift certificate for coffee and pastry for two
- Too many friends? We have another gift certificate for coffee and pastry for two
SPORTS!
- Anyone for tennis? Smith College tennis pass for the summer of '05.
Donor: Smith College
- What else can you do with all this snow? Two hours of Cross Country ski instruction. Classic style or Skate style waxing included!
GET AWAY FROM IT ALL or DREAM about it!
- Peace, tranquility is nearby! A weekend farmhouse in Hawley, MA (Franklin County)
- Need more time just for the two of you? One night for two at the Graves Farm B&B in Haydenville.
Donors: Ben and Leslie Cook, proprietors
- Or just dream of getting away from it all! National Geographic Maps -The Complete Collection
- Dreaming of a trip to Italy? Get ready! Three hours of Italian conversation lessons (for a group of up to four people)
TREASURES FOR PARENTS
- A copy of Panicked Parents Guide to College Admissions by Sally Rubenstone, Director and Senior Coun s elor at CollegeConfidential.com, and Sidonia Dalby, Associate Director of Admission, Smith College +. A Stats Evaluation
- A gift basket including David Marcus' book about teens.
- A custom-made mouth guard. Protect those beautiful teeth!
Donors: Drs. Clayton, Kleinman and Nip
- Got twins? No problem! We have another custom-made mouth guard.
Donors: Drs. Clayton, Kleinman and Nip
- Triplets? A third custom-made mouth guard is available!
Donors: Drs. Clayton, Kleinman and Nip
- Need a break? 4 hours of babysitting by 9th grader. Red Cross certified. References available.
Donor: Karra CannonCarlson
- No more homework scribbled on their hands! A two-hour session with a private tutor to go over school work or learn organizational skills
- Maybe two hours wasn't enough! Another two-hour session with a private tutor
- One hour of parent coaching/consultation regarding a child development or
behavior question with Cynthia Monahon Psy.D. or a specialist of your choice
Donor: Children's Clinic/Cutchins Programs for Children and Families
RIDES and special gifts for children or the young at heart!
- The dream of every kid! A fire engine ride!
- Make one more kid happy! Another fire engine ride
- Do you prefer an old style ride? A ride on the Lions Club antique fire truck
- Nicky hates broccoli? Janey Junkfood's Fresh Adventure! video kit: Emmy Award-winning nutrition video which helps turn kids on to healthy eating and exercise habits.
Donor: Barbara Storper, FOODPLAY Productions
- Tired of cooking? Award-winning video kit, a Kids' No-Cook Cookbook . Shows how to make nutritious and delicious snacks without cooking.
Donor: Barbara Storper, FOODPLAY Productions
ACCESORIZE
- A beautiful hand-knitted scarf knitted with love by a High School grandmother
- A second hand-knitted scarf by the same High School grandmother (she does have two grandchildren after all)
- Want to do it yourself? Knitting or crocheting lesson (2 hours) by Jo CannonCarlson, who has been doing both since she was 8.
- Tired of knitting and crafts? Get this sweater and earrings
- You broke your favorite necklace - no problem! Necklace restringing on fine necklace wire.
- Oops- broke those earrings?Pierced earrings repair.
- Hand-made earrings made by NHS student Anna Feldman
Donor: Anna Feldman
SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS
- Stop fighting with your computer! Two hours of computer repairs/upgrading by a certified professional +one free month of DSL service
- Legal questions? Answer them here with a one hour legal consultation (details on bid sheet).
Donor: Heisler, Feldman & McCormick, P.C. .
- Still trying to figure out Windows? 3 hours of computer assistance by Jo CannonCarlson, Assistant Director of EducationalTechnology Services at Smith College and NHS parent. A real computer whiz (and she can knit too!)
- A copy of Living with Dying: A Handbook for End of Life Care Practitioners by Joan Berzoff. Just published by Columbia University Press + two hour discussion with the author for a group of up to 8 people .
Donor: Joan Berzoff, Director, End-of-Life Care Certificate Program Smith College
MEET THE STARS or BELIEVE IN THEM!
- Ever wish you could talk to the mayor? Here is your chance! Lunch with Mayor Claire Higgins for up to two people.
- Perhaps you prefer talking to a State Senator? Lunch and State House tour with State Senator Stan Rosenberg (D- Amherst). For up to two people; children always welcome
- Want to learn about fighting crime in our fair city? Eighteen hole round of golf and lunch at Hickory Ridge Country Club with Chief of Police Russell P. Sienkiewicz
- Want to see how they fight crime in our fair city? Ride-Along with a patrol officer on his/her regular shift.
- What is in the stars? Astrology Report. Gives a detailed, interpretation of a birth chart that is easy to read and understand. Birth chart included. 40 to 50 pages long.
- Need a gift for a newborn, a teenager in search of identity, or your own inner child? Get this Child Astrology Report. Approx. 50 pages, includes the birth chart. Strengths, weaknesses, aptitude, and potentials are discussed.
- Can we get along? Astrology Report for two people. The profile can be a romance report for lovers or a profile on non-romantic relationships.
PETS
- Flea and tick season are around the corner. Is Fido readY? 2-month supply of Frontline and Heartguard
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