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1.   Cashmere Coaching:    Two hours of Complimentary Coaching with Professional Life Coach Aimee Lezberg, who will help you discover your unique design and build the confidence to make decisions based on what is best for YOU! You will learn how to trust your inner guidance and identify your values so you may honor them and move through life with ease!  Donated by Aimee Lezberg, value $200

 

2. Weekend in Williamstown:   Enjoy a weekend in one of the oldest homes in Williamstown, MA.  This is a cozy 2-bedroom Colonial in a charming Berkshire town.  The home is available all year round for a date that works for everyone.  Conveniently located near many exciting events, museums, and outdoor activities.  Donated by Harvey and Tina Crosby, value $500

 

3. Escape to Eastman:   A weekend (2 nights) in the fall or winter at the family’s condo in Eastman (Grantham, NH).  The unit is two bedrooms and two baths, facing the lake.  Depending on when you go, Eastman offers tennis, sailing, canoeing, hiking, skiing at Mt. Sunapee and cultural activities in Hanover.  Grantham is 2 hours from Boston.  Lots of games.   VCR and DVD, but no cable TV and no telephone land line.  Verizon cell phones get 1 “bar”.  Date to be mutually arranged.  Donated by Andy and Tracey Hyams, value $500

 

4. Canon Pixma iP4000 Color Photo Printer:   perfect for home or small office use, with dual paper trays and an eco-friendly duplexer so that you can print on both sides of the paper.  Donated by Wally and Roz Bernheimer, value $125

 

5. Herrell’s Microcreamery:   Party Time!!  Win a delivered Ice Cream Sundae Party for up to 40, or $200 towards a catered Make-Your-Own-Sundae Party.  Date flexible, but must be arranged at least 2 weeks in advance, value $150-$200

 

6. Oil painting by Jason Berger: “Still Life By Window,” oil on board, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, initialed lower right.  Jason Berger is a well-known Boston artist, born in 1924 and currently represented by the Judi Rotenberg Gallery on Newbury Street.  His work is in numerous permanent public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the Guggenheim Museum, NY, the Danforth Museum, Brandeis University and Smith College.  Berger is currently living and working in Portugal.  Donated by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bernstein, value $1000-$1500

 

7. Art with an Expert:   Personalized tour of Boston’s contemporary art scene, for four, with lunch!  Learn about the lively Contemporary Art being shown in Boston through your choice of a guided gallery walk in Boston’s South End, or a visit to Boston’s new Institute of Contemporary Art, led by Boston art gallerist Randi Hopkins.  Invite your friends for an insider’s look at the latest art exhibitions in town, with lunch.  Donated by Randi Hopkins, value, $150

 

8. Phantastic Photography:   One hour of photographic services for you and your family or friends at a time to be mutually arranged.  This could be for a family portrait session, a special event such as a birthday or anniversary, or any other occasion you would like to remember in a special way.  The item includes on-line display (so the photographs can be reviewed for approval), selected enlargements (up to five 8 x 10 inch or ten 5 x 7 inch prints), and unlimited access to the images on-line at KodakGallery.com for any additional prints you might like to purchase.  Donated by Jim Kaye and Kim Rubin, value, $250

 

9. Sing Out!  Bid on three 30-minute voice lessons from Cantor Rosalie Toubes, value: $150

 

10. Red Sox Mania:   FOUR RED SOX TICKETS!  Grandstand seats on the third base line – winner may choose one of the following: Tuesday, June 3 vs. Tampa Bay; Wednesday, August 13 vs. Texas; or Sunday, September 14 vs. Toronto.  Donated by Harvey and Cathy Cotton, value: $180

 

11. Red Sox/Yankee Showdown:   TWO TICKETS FOR RED SOX VS. NY YANKEES.  Two Grandstand seats between home plate and third base for Saturday, July 26 at 3:55 pm.  Donated by Harry and Sheila Shulman, value: $90

 

12. Red Sox in Luxury and Style:   THREE PREMIUM TICKETS TO RED SOX VS. ORIOLES GAME, July 12, 7:05 pm.  Seats are in the Deluxe EMC Club above home plate, parking included!  Anonymous donor, value: $1,000

 

13. Woodsy Weekend:  Weekend in the Hundred Acre Wood.   Fully equipped, fully winterized house in a pristine private forest, sleeps 6, located in West Royalston, MA, 1 hour 45 minutes from Boston.  Fireplace, screened porch, hiking trails, one mile to lake in state forest for swimming, fishing and boating (no motors).  Photos on request.  Donated by Sigrid and Peter Tishler, value: $500

 

14. Architectural Design:  Architectural designer Dave Jack, who specializes in residential, historic renovation, and restoration work, offers three hours of consultation time, and a sketch, of a home/apartment renovation project that an auction bidder might be considering. Donated by Dave Jack, value: $300

 

15. Nights in Newport:   Take a stroll on the Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island!  Charming, modern cottage available Sunday-Thursday during a mutually agreeable week this summer.  2 1/2 bedrooms, 2 baths.  4 residents maximum.  No smoking/no pets.  Donated by Michael and Michele Klau, value: $1000

 

16. Spectacular Speeches:   What do executives at Fidelity, John Hancock, Mercer, Boston Consulting Group, Jockey International and Corning have in common?  Communication coaching by Diane Ripstein Consulting.   Here’s your opportunity to spend 3 hours with Diane… reviewing, rehearsing, editing or creating the speech, pitch or presentation that you need to give.  Learn tricks of the trade that will have you sounding as smart as you really are.  Diane will polish up your presentation skills and you may find you can’t wait to give the presentation, instead of dreading it!  Donated by Diane Ripstein, value: priceless

 

17. Sharp 15” LCD flat screen color television: Brand new, still in the box!  Donated by Ronna and Nick Breitstein, value: $____ [fill in-to come]

 

18. Trouble-free in Truro:   Enjoy a glorious off-season week in Truro on Cape Cod in this year-round beach house, available for a mutually agreeable week between mid-October and May.   Click here to view details .   Donated by Leah Camhi and Amy Pitter, value: $1600

 

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