The 2009 Gala & Auction
Live Auction Items
Several travel packages listed below are purchased through a company called Winspireme. These packages offer a great deal of flexibility and upgrades for successful bidders. Click here to learn more.
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Travel Packages
SuperBowl 2010 Tickets for 2 people; Airfare
One Week in West Palm Beach, 4 people
Tickets...Value $9,000-$10,000; Minimum Bid: $TBD
SuperBowl 44. Sunday, February 7, 2010. Miami, Florida; Dolphins Stadium. With Airfare.
This will require a little luck! These tickets are no longer guaranteed. The NFL has recently gone to a lottery system for these tickets. The NFL drawing will not be until November 2009.
Please click here for complete details/restrictions on this package.
Donated by Pete Hexter.
Condo...Value $7,000
Beautiful 2 bedroom condo in the heart of West Palm Beach directly on the Intracoastal Waterway overlooking Palm Beach. Car and two bikes are available. Experienced boaters may use owners 18' RothBilt outboard which is docked in front of the building at the Palm Beach Yacht Club.
Donated by Rolf & Janis Sass.
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Pinehurst Resort, Golf, Spa & Dining;
Four
nights, 2 people
Value $6,750; Minimum Bid: $3,150
Enjoy a four-night golf package at the #1 rated golf resort in the United States.
Your choice of either a daily round of golf for (2) or spa treatments for (2) each day. This package also includes nightly dinner, daily breakfast, use of the fitness center, access to sauna and whirlpools, tennis courts, outdoor pools, Pinehurst Beach Club, biking and tea service in the hotel lobby.
Winning bidder has the ability to reserve a round on the famous Pinehurst #2 course for an additional $175 per person.
Package via Winspireme. Click here for complete details/restrictions.
Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs;
Two nights, 4 people, 1 round of golf
Value $6,400
5-star hotel and luxury resort that boasts championship golf courses, tennis facilities, and an award winning spa, all at the foothills of the spectacular Rocky Mountains.
Two standard rooms for 2 couples for a two night stay plus a complimentary round of golf for four, carts and taxes included.
Visit The Broadmoor for more information.
Donated by the Broadmoor Resort, Bill Pitt.
Airfare through Winspireme. Click here for complete details/restrictions.
Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa;
One week,
2 people
Value $3,000
One week in the beautiful Casa Dorada Resort & Spa in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in an oceanfront junior suite condo.
The most anticipated new resort and spa in vibrant Cabo San Lucas, Casa Dorada Los Cabos, is truly in the heart of it all. With an incomparable location on Medano Beach, the best swimmable beach in Cabo, this luxurious all-suite Beach, Spa and Golf Resort is also just steps away from world-class dining, entertainment, shopping, and the marina.
Donated by Tracy McCullen & Dorothy Papadakos.
Airfare through Winspireme. Click here for complete details/restrictions.
Advance Bid Amount: $2000
Bidder ID: JE1788
Echota, NC; near Grandfather Mtn & Blowing Rock;
One
week, 6 people
Value $4,000
This beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home in a gated community is located just outside Blowing Rock overlooking Grandfather Mountain. Up to six people can enjoy this home for a great mountain getaway.
Dates: Must be used within one year of auction date. Subject to availability.
Donated by Helen & Clay Brumbaugh.
Advance Bid Amount: $1500
Bidder ID: CW1019
Highlands, NC; Cullasaja "Tree House"
& Cullasaja Club
One
week, up to 10 people
Value $6,000
This brand new, spacious mountain retreat has 3 bedrooms, 2 laundry rooms, 2 family rooms and can sleep up to 10 people.
Guests will have access to golf, tennis, and club dining during season. Click here for more information on the Cullasaja Club.
Dates: Must be used within one year of auction date. Subject to availability.
Donated by Cherry & Steve Tyde.
Kennedy Space Center Experience
4-Night Package for 2 Adults, 2 Children
Value $8,302; Minimum Bid $1,600
Enjoy a four-night stay in one room at your choice of a Hyatt Place property in Orlando.
Astronaut Training Experience (ATX); NASA Up Close Tour; Group Lunch with an Astronaut; Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Admission - Tour Kennedy Space Center, see IMAX® space films, and see an actual Gemini program capsule, and U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame with interactive space-flight simulators. Included is the new Shuttle Launch Experience, an incredible journey of vertically launching into space and orbiting Earth aboard the Space Shuttle.
Package via Winspireme. Click here for complete details/restrictions.
Orlando Theme Park Adventure
4-Night Package for 2 Adults, 2 Children
Value $7,781; Minimum Bid: $1,625
Enjoy a four-night stay in one room at your choice of a Hyatt Place property in Orlando.
Theme Park Day Passes For:
Universal Studios Orlando-Enjoy (2) adult (ages 10+) and (2) children (ages 3-9) tickets.
Sea World Orlando-Enjoy (2) adult (ages 10+) and (2) children (ages 3-9) tickets.
Walt Disney World-Enjoy (2) adult (ages 10+) and (2) children (ages 3-9) tickets.
Package via Winspireme. Click here for complete details/restrictions.
NAPA Valley Wine Country Tour & Meritage Resort;
Three nights, 2 people; Chauffeur
Value $4,976; Minimum Bid $1,750
Daily continental breakfast. Lavish guestrooms include features such as plush beds, marble baths, and plasma TVs. Located at the southern tip of Napa Valley in the Carneros region near where Napa and Sonoma meet, the Meritage Resort and Spa is situated on an eleven-acre private vineyard and offers an experience like no other for wine enthusiasts.
Wine tour by train to St. Helena and back.
For an additional $400, winning bidders may add 2 more nights to their stay or swap the wine tour by train for a hot-air balloon ride.
Package via Winspireme. Click here for complete details/restrictions.
Sports, Art, Jewelry, & Dining
ACC Tournament Tickets 2010 for 2 People
Value $priceless
Two full books of tickets for each of the 11 games of the 2010 ACC Tournament, to be held in Greenboro, NC.
Donated by John & Judy Talbert
Advance Bid Amount: $500
Bidder ID: 0510abc
Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons for 4 people
2009 Season
Value $priceless
Four seats, 4th row, on the forty-yard line.
November 15, 2009, 1 p.m.
Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium
Donated by O’Mara Industries.
Advance Bid Amount: $500
Bidder ID: CW1019
BMW Driving School
Value $1,100
One day at the BMW Performance Driving School in Greer SC, and two nights at the Greenville Marriott.
Every driver should take the opportunity to develop skills in a safe and controlled environment under the watchful eyes of a professional. Understanding vehicle dynamics is fundamental to good driving. That is why this program focuses on vehicle dynamics, not just in theory, but in practice--lots of practice! BMW Driving School.
Donated by Schaeffer BMW, Inc.
"Bullfrog On A Lily Pad" by Ed Hearn
Value $2,000
Bronze sculpture mounted on heavy dark green marble that was custom fabricated in California.
The bullfrog and lily pad are in bronze with complimentary patina colors.
This is the third casting of an edition of 15.
Donated by Ed Hearn.
Advance Bid Amount: $350
Bidder ID: HH2054
Emerald & Diamond Ring
Value $1,995
14K white gold ring with 3 emeralds each surrounded by diamonds.
.50ctw diamond weight, .62ctw emeral weight.
Donated by Michael Kingoff of Kingoff's Jewelers.
Herb Harding Original Oil Painting
Value $3,000
Titled “Quiet Afternoon”.
30”x24”; 38.5”x32.5” framed.
Donated by Herb Harding.
Advance Bid Amount: $400
Bidder ID: ch91028
Dinner at Atwell's for 6 people
Value $1,800
Dinner graciously served by the Atwells in their home. Includes cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, with accompanying wines, dessert and after dinner beverages.
Donated by Susan & Gary Atwell
Dates: Available at a mutually agreed upon time excluding June-August.
Sclerotherapy of Veins
Value: $1200
This donation includes three treatments at the Vein & Laser Center of Wilmington. The procedures, injection of spider veins, will be performed by Dr. Hormoze Goudarzi.
Donated by Dr. Hormoze Goudarzi, MD, F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S