Live Auction Items [2012]

Elevator Lounge Naming Rights for a Year
Suggested by: Geoff Merritt
Min. Bid: $50 - bid supporters are allowed

Have you dreamed of having a room in the Y named after you? Already have one, but want to increase your visibility? The YMCA is now offering a rotating naming rights opportunity for the elevator lounge on the second floor. Imagine the possibilities! This is the first year of what is bound to be a long and historic tradition. For one year, the second floor elevator lounge will bear a name of your choosing. Honor someone who you think deserves an award. Honor yourself. Or be witty. Have fun, but be nice! (Because the University YMCA Executive Director reserves the right to veto or revise winner’s choice.) Begins May 2012 and lasts through through April 2013.

Yard Work of Your Choice
Donor: Red Bison
Min. Bid: $100
10 people hours of yard work. That can be split into 5 people for 4 hours, or 4 people for 5 hours. Work date must be scheduled in advance and must be redeemed in the fall of 2011 or spring of 2012.

East-Coast Weeklong Getaway
Donor: Catherine Connor & Jim Kuypers
Min. Bid: $500

Four Room Apartment (very large rooms!) in the heart of our early history:   Just minutes from where the shot was fired that was heard round the world, Waldon Pond, the arts and restaurants of Cambridge, and downtown Boston...and more and varied spots of interests than you can imagine, this four room sunny, airy apartment has views all around and you can simply walk through the back yard into the woods for a walk or a turn on the exercise trail.  There are not only hundreds of places to visit   Also perhaps plan  trips to Cape Ann (be certain to lunch at the Causeway in Gloucester for true local colour, excellent seafood, and the best clam chowder available anywhere and visit the artists shops in Westport), the Peabody-Essex Museum and the House of Seven Gables,  or Cape Cod..  Five minutes from the Wellesley campus, and Brandeis only 6 miles.  A lovely half hour drive past Waldon Pond to Concord.  Private sleeping for three (a queen and a single), and four if the 8-foot, quite comfortable couch in the living room is used.  Kitchen will have spices and staples.   Week to be chosen between April 24th and August 8th.  There are 18 steps up to the apartment, so able-bodies required.

Homebrew Basics

Donor: Kasey Umland and Eric Green
Min. Bid: $20

Learn how to brew your own beer with amateur brewers, Eric Green and Kasey Umland. Includes a 3 hour partial mash brewing session (and beer tasting!) and an overview of all of the basics. Optional bottling session 6-8 weeks later. Winner of this item will also get a 12 pack of their homebrew when the process is complete. Recipe will be picked out in advance in consultation with the winner. Must be 21 to bid on this item.

Spaghetti dinner for Students - STUDENT BIDDING ONLY

Donor: Willard & Anne Broom
Min. Bid: $10.00/plate

Students will be treated to a homemade spaghetti meal with all the additions, at the home of Willard and Anne Broom.

Jamie Oliver Locally Grown Dinner

Donor: Tom Seals and Ruth Wene
Min. Bid: $40.00/plate

This four course dinner for 8 will consist of dishes prepared from Jamie Oliver recipes using all locally grown and fresh end- of- Summer treats. These will include meat by Stan from Triple S Farms in Neoga and veggies, fruits, and herbs from our garden and the Farmer?s Market. Wines from an organic winery in Oregon, spirits from Scotland (among other places), and microbrew beers. Date will be Saturday, August 11, at 6 p.m. at Tom Seals and Ruth Wene?s home in Urbana.

Fall Color Vacation

Donor: Jerry & Char Glashagel
Min. Bid: $500

4-10 day "Fall Colors" stay in Presque Isle, WI (6 hours north of Chicago) - anytime between Labor Day and Election Day 4000 sq feet of "cabin" w/ 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms; large living/dining w/ a wall of windows to the lake, fireplace and open kitchen, walk out basement game room and hot tub to Carlin Lake 40 acres of forest with trails and private pond (bass and bluegills) plus 1000 ft frontage on Carlin Lake Presque Isle, Wi / Vilas County / as far north as you can get in WI offering great fall colors and a lot of good restaurants.

White Sox tickets
Min. Bid:

Enjoy America’s favorite past- time with the Chicago White Sox.

Sailboat Ride on Lake Michigan
Donor: Ray & Jane Leuthold
Min. Bid: $150

Enjoy the Chicago skyline aboard Optimality, a 30-foot sloop sailed by University YMCA members, Ray and Jane Leuthold. Up to two people. Lunch included. Depart from Jackson Park Harbor on Chicago's Southside. Transportation to and from Chicago not provided. Summer day to be agreed upon. Sailing depends on wind and weather.

Two- Week stay at an Apartment in Torremolinos, Spain
Donor: Stuart Laird
Min. Bid: $1,000

2-Week stay at an apartment in Torremolinos, Spain. The apartment has two bedrooms (sleeps 4) and is located on the 7th floor in a beautiful complex in the center of Torremolinos with two swimming pools. It's 5 minutes to the beach. Views from the terrace are of the Mediterranean Sea to the left and the mountains to the right. The airport (Malaga - AGP) is 15 minutes by train, and the train station is literally at the back door (but underground, so no noise). Malaga is a great location for visiting all of southern Spain, and there are inexpensive escorted day trips available to places like Granada (The Alhambra), Seville, Ronda, and even Gibraltar and Morocco.

Four tickets -- Cubs v. Phillies

Donor: Marge Hansen
Min. Bid: $35

Wednesday, May 16, 7:05 p.m.

Four tickets -- Cubs v. Colorado Rockies

Donor: Marge Hansen
Min. Bid: $50

Saturday, August 25, 12:05 p.m.