[Nfbv-announce] 2013 Action Auction

Sat Oct 19 13:33:26 UTC 2013

>From our auctioneer, Jacki Brown:

ACTION AUCTION, 2013

Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!  The NFB of Virginia will be having its Action Auction at
the state convention in Fredericksburg, October 25-27, 2013.  Please bring
your donated items to the auction tables outside the Vender's tables in
convention on Friday. 

Auction Rules:

Just like last year there will be a table set up with the items offered with
bid sheets in the vendor's room on Friday.   The Action Auction volunteers
will accept items for auction and offer them for initial bidding first in
the SILENT AUCTION starting at lunch on Friday, October 25 until 5:00 P.M.
These bids might hold or only set the base price for the live bidding on all
items on Saturday or Sunday during general meetings and at the Banquet. 

Items will be presented for auction at various times throughout the
convention and will be displayed first outside the Vendors room and then in
the meeting area.  

We will accept cash or checks. All payments need to be received by noon on
Sunday, October 27. Individual restrictions and expiration dates apply.
Please see the items for details.  We have many great items and little time
so we will be conducting the auction FAST! 

For your convenience we have listed the items we currently have to offer.
There will be additions to this list as we expect more items to arrive.  The
items will not be presented for bid in the order of this list.  We are near
the holiday season: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa,
New Year's Eve.some of the items would make great gifts! 

Remember - this is our chance to raise money for ourselves in a fun way -
also a way to buy only previously dreamed of luxuries from our friends.

AUCTION LIST

1. Enjoy these three bottles of Swiss Sparkling Wine - These wines come from
a boutique winery just outside of Geneva. They are not available in the U.S.
and were hand carried from Switzerland. Each is a different style of
sparkling wine.                      Donated by Fred and Cathy Schroeder

2. Be the guests of Cathy and Fred Schroeder and enjoy a gourmet meal for
Four - You and three of your friends are invited to dine at the home of Fred
and Cathy Schroeder. The meal will include five courses, each paired with a
wine selected to accompany the course. The dinner will include an appetizer,
salad, soup, main course and dessert. The precise selection of food can be
adjusted to accommodate any dietary restrictions or just preferences. 

Here is an example of a past dinner:

First course: Shrimp and crab cocktail served with French Champagne.

Second course: Parisian salad, field greens with dried cranberries, candied
pecans and feta cheese, topped with white balsamic vinaigrette, and paired
with a Sauvignon Blanc.

Third course: Lobster bisque paired with French Chardonnay from the Burgundy
region of France.

Fourth course: Filet mignon with blue cheese and port wine sauce, paired
with a French Bordeaux Red wine.

Final course: Fresh berry shortcake paired with a Blueberry wine. Donated by
Fred and Cathy Schroeder

3. Cook up a storm with this Crock Pot - Donated by Fairfax Chapter

4. Celebrate Halloween with a Bag of one Red Bottle and one White Bottle of
Spanish Wine accompanied with appropriate "Goodies".  Donated by the Fairfax
Chapter

5. Survive Trick or Treat with a Halloween Bag of one Red Bottle and one
White Bottle of French Wine and other soothing "Goodies". Donated by the
Fairfax Chapter

6. Own your own 62 Key Casio Keyboard! -  It has a variety of instrumental
tones and is great for a young kid, youthful adult or "with-it" senior.
The keyboard runs both on electricity and batteries.  Donated by Wanda
Taylor

7. Buy this Lead Crystal, Silver-trimmed Cut glass Salad Bowl with Silver
Servers for Thanksgiving! - The silver plated cut glass salad bowl and
silver plated servers make a knockout addition to your Thanksgiving table.
Donated by Jacki and Charlie Brown

8.  Welcome in Halloween with a Bag of Full of Pumpkin Goodies - Contains
Pumpkin Beer, Hard Cider, Pumpkin Seeds, Spice Cookies, and some other
goodies.

                                       Donated by the Fairfax Chapter

9.  Acquire this Special Stained Glass Original Pitcher designed by Lynn and
Ron Abrams of the Island Glass Studio in Gwynn, Virginia - A Cobalt Blue and
Clear Pitcher trimmed with a copper swirl and blue and white "sails".  It
would make a great decoration.and a gift to yourself of vibrant beauty.
Donated by Jacki and Charlie Brown

10. Gift for the Cook: An Off-white and Blue trimmed Tureen with matching
Ladle  - This tureen has two handles, a ladle that fits in the lid, and a
hand-painted blue and white stripe with small bunnies & bushes being
repeated.  It is a crackled off-white finished piece of pottery.

                                  Donated by Jacki and Charlie Brown

11. Gift for the Newlywed or a Couple's Anniversary:

2 Large Cobalt Blue with Clear Base Wine Glasses and

2 Matching Cobalt Blue/Clear Candle Sticks - This package provides the
perfect centerpiece for the evening. Buy both the 3 bottles of Swiss
sparkling Wine (See #1) and these candlesticks and wine glasses for 2 & make
an evening of it!          Donated by Anonymous  

12.    Purchase this beautiful original watercolor by famous artist, Ralph
Smith.  This is a framed 9 x 4 watercolor of white flowers near a stream.
(Framed, it is 9 x 14)  Ralph Smith was a famous Virginia artist who won
many awards for his paintings, taught the Ralph Smith Workshops 1975-2009,
and sold his paintings in many galleries all over the country.  He died in
2010 and his Obituary and Bio are attached.  This particular painting was
purchased from his studio in Annandale, VA, the Gas Pump Studio.  

                          Donated by Mary Ann and Otto Kessler

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