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Live Auction Preview
Preliminary Live Auction List
(Subject to change – not all details confirmed)
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Camping with Lions, Tigers & Bears for Four
 Camping at the exclusive Lions, Tigers and Bears sanctuary in Japatul Valley for two adults and two kids (8 to 15 years old).* Roam the sanctuary at your leisure, listen to the magnificent sounds of the Big Cats at night, stargaze, spend quality time with the trainers and get a chance to feed the cats! You provide your own tent, camping gear and sleeping bags. Accommodations include dinner, make-your-own s’mores, hot cocoa, and a continental breakfast. Campouts will be scheduled in summer and fall of 2010. Expires December 31, 2010.
* For an additional cost children or adults may be added.
Minimum bid: $700
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Hawaiian Vacation
 Your week-long fantasy vacation on Kauai’s eastern shore begins at the luxurious and award-winning Outrigger Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa at Kapaa. Your gorgeous, ocean-front condominium is spacious and accommodates up to six with two bedrooms and 2-½ baths and full kitchen. The unit features granite countertops and top-of-the-line appliances, as well as washer/dryer, air conditioning and high-speed Internet access. This new resort is a sanctuary of relaxation and comfort, set in a tropical Eden on the lovely Garden Isle. It features a 300,000 gallon, 2-acre heated soft-water fantasy pool, water slides and sand-bottomed whirlpool spas and wading pool. You’ll enjoy a spa, fitness center and beach  services, and the condo is walking distance to shops, galleries and restaurants. Golf is nearby, as well. Condo stay is subject to availability until September 30, 2010. No young children, please. Donated by John and Roberta Morgan.
Minimum bid: $2,500
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 Cooking School: Tuscany, Italy
Learn the art of Italian cooking with renowned chef Faye Hess at a farmhouse nestled in the rolling hills of Umbria and Tuscany. Just 1½ hours from Florence, IL Podere at Mercatale di Cortona will be your home for seven days and nights of food, wine visits, local tours, abbeys, olive oil pressings, farmer’s markets and shared wine dinners nightly. Package includes seven nights accommodations (double occupancy), breakfast and dinner daily, escorted tours with local guides to Assisi, Gubbio, Deruta, Umbeti and Montepulciano, a winery visit plus dinner and daily instruction by Faye or Silvio Bonci.
Subject to availability in May, June, July, September or October 2010. Package is for 1 person. Multiple packages available. Includes 40,000 miles per purchase for air transportation.
Learn more:
http://fayefood.com/cookingclass/bio.html
Minimum bid: $2,800
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Mexican Spa Escape
 Unwind, revitalize and restore at one of the finest destination spas in the world. You and a guest spend seven nights at the four-star, 220-room Ixtapan Spa & Golf Resort, nestled in the Sierra Madre mountains 65 miles southwest of Mexico City. Enjoy the Spa Classic package which includes massages, facials, reflexology, loofah-fango, hair and nail treatments, as well as yoga, golf, good nutrition and daily exercise. Includes accommodations (double occupancy), meals, treatments & lessons. Christmas and Easter weeks excluded. Coach class air transportation from Tijuana to Toluca is included, as well as airport transfers from San Diego to Tijuana and from Toluca to the spa. Does not include gratuities or incidentals. Valid until December 2010. Donated by the Ixtapan Spa & Golf Resort.
Minimum bid: $3,500
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Lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, New York
A flight for two from San Diego to New York, December 1-5, 2009, with hotel accommodations for four nights at the Grand Hyatt (subject to change). You’ll have tickets to the Rockette’s Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and a $200 gift certificate for lunch or dinner at Tavern on the Green. Experience the magic of being there to see the lights burst into brilliance on the nation’s biggest tree, along with the Court of Angels in Rockefeller Center and the unveiling of the Christmas windows on Park Avenue. Coach air transportation for two included by American Airlines. Visit and
Minimum bid: $3,800
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Fashion Week VIP Experience in New York City
Enjoy two VIP passes for a luxury suite overlooking the runway for either the Spring or Fall 2010 collection; a three-night stay at the Grand Hyatt New York and round-trip airfare for two.
Learn more:
http://www.mbfashionweek.com/newyork
Minimum bid: $4,950
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A Week in Paris
 You are off to Europe for a one-week stay in Paris! This charming 2-bedroom, 1-½ bath apartment is in the elegant first arrondissement, just blocks from the Louvre, the Opera and the Palais Royal, amidst the elegant shops and charming bistros of Rue St. Honore and the Place Vendome. Located on the second floor of a historic building, the apartment exudes “Old Paris” charm while being fully furnished, equipped and updated. Accommodates four in American queen size beds (no children ages 1-14). Choose from available dates in January, February, March, August, November, and December. A $750 security deposit required. Donated by Sandra Lawhon. Package includes two coach class tickets on American for air transportation. Donated by Jesse Campanaro. Minimum lead time for air reservations is 60 days.
Learn more:
www.myhomeinparis.net
Minimum bid: $5,400 |
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Where in the World Would You Go?
Two first-class plane tickets and a 5-night hotel stay in a 5-star hotel at most major cities — London, Paris, Tokyo, Madrid — using 350,000 airline miles. You have to decide where you’re going by November 25, 2009 and book by May 15, 2010.
Donated by Stacey and Bo Smith.
Minimum bid: $6,500
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Golf at Pebble Beach
Two rooms for two nights lodging in an ocean-view room (double occupancy) at The Inn at Spanish Bay; golf for four players, including cart on the Pebble Beach Golf Links and The Links at Spanish Bay. The Inn at Spanish Bay is tucked between Del Monte Forest and the Pacific shore among groves of tall Monterey pines, offering a luxurious enclave for golf enthusiasts and relaxation seekers alike. As Jack Nicklaus said, “If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach. I’ve loved this course from the first time I saw it. It’s possibly the best in the world.” Commercial air transportation included. No expiration.
Minimum bid: $8,500
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Look for these and many more packages
up for auction on
Saturday, October 10!
All proceeds benefit programs of the Mission Valley YMCA
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