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UCAL Annual Auction, 2008 - Just Bid It!!! |
| Who: |
Everyone |
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May 3, 2008
6:00pm - Preview Dinner ($40.00/person; reservation required)
7:00pm - Doors open to the Public
$10.00 - adults
$5.00 - children 13yrs - 18yrs
Free - children 12 yrs and under
8:00 - 10:00pm Live Auction begins
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| Where: |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Wilson Student Center
42nd & Woodland Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Auction Reservation form that you can print out and send to UCAL or
Contact the UCAL Office... |
An example of the beautiful Persian, Hamadan, Turkish rugs from Woven Treasures.
Donations
Aside from attending our auction, you can contribute by:
- Sponsoring an ad in the Auction program
Full page ad - $225
Half-page ad - $150
Quarter-page ad - $110
Business-card ad - $60
- Donating items for the Silent and/or Live Auctions
Items include rugs, collectibles, crafts, art, gift certificates to
local businesses, and much, much more.
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The 2008 UCAL Annual Auction will be held on May 3, 2008 at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Wilson Student Center, 42nd & Woodland Ave. A map of the USP campus is available. The Wilson Student Center is building #16 on the USP map.
The preview dinner will again be catered by Rx restaurant, with beer being donated by Dock Street Brewery. The cost for the preview dinner will be $40.00/person which entitles one to dinner, 2 drink coupons, and entry to the silent and live auctions. Dinner starts at 6:00pm and reservations are required. Please contact the UCAL office to make reservations.
The Silent Auction starts at 7:00pm and winners of the Silent Auction may pick up their items after 9:00pm.
The Live Auction runs from 8:00pm - 10:00pm. General admission for the auctions alone is $10.00. Tickets for the auction are available at the door or you can stop by the UCAL office to pick up tickets ahead of time.
 Please stop by and meet the new UCAL Executive Director, Edward M. Epstein.
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Items included in the Auction
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- For the Home:
- 12 Persian, Afghan rugs from Woven Treasures
- Mission-style framed mirror with shelf, donated by Sylvia Egnal
- Multi-drawered cabinet, Chinese motif, donated by Amy Orr
- Housewares
- Entertainment/Dining:
- Vacations:
- Week vacation for 6 at the 5-star Mayan Resort, Cancun, Mexico Gateway, donated by Angela Dowd-Burton
- Weekend in Ocean City apartment, donated by Betty & Joe Moloznik
- 2 nights at the B&B's round room at the Castle
- 2 nights at the Gables Bed & Breakfast
- Art:
- Max S. Fisher watercolor
- Alan Magee poster; art glass by Kenny Walton; Eskimo print by Joshua Annanack, George River, 1972; Mexican danding masks - donated by Rob & Frances Kohler
- B/W sketch of fisherman
- B/W water color, life class 2001
- Ceramic bowls; Chinese painting done in hand-stitched embroidery; - donated by Marion Malakoff
- Hand-thrown urns, donated by Tom Droppelman
- James Horsey Fincken's "John Wollman's Country" etching from the collection of Ruth Branning Molloy, donated by Ellen Bentsen
- William Wegman poster, Whitney Museum of American Art, donated by Liz Campion
- Pen & ink of Tuscan landscape, donated by Abbie Wendell
- Narrative 'elephants' painting by Kalyan Joshi, Pakistan, donated by Freda Egnal
- Pen & ink pieces, donated by Ed Robertson
- Painting, donated by Edward Epstein
- Pen & ink from the estate of Dr. Adelaid Delluva
- Clothing/Accessories:
- Alpaca Peruvian Connection sweater, donated by Abbie Wendell
- Beaded bags, boa, donated by Noreen Shanfelter
- Belly dancing training dress, donated by Djuna Wolton
- Hand knitted hats, donated by Sally O'Neill
- Knitted earrings, donated by Colleen Connolly
- Sunglasses, donated by Modern Eye
- Jewellery
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- Books:
- The Audacity of Hope and My Father's Dreams - two books by Barack Obama, signed by the author, donated by Joyce Michel
- 24 Mary Higgins Clark paperbacks, donated by Elisa Pfeil
- The Christmas Story by Richard Muhlberger
- Christmas in America
- The Great Cities - Jerusalem
- A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union
- Japan; A History in Art, donated by Jack Nachmias
- Envisioning Black Colleges: A History of the United Negro College Fund, donated by Marybeth Gasman
- Collectibles:
- 50's casserole pot, donated by Barrie O'Gorman
- hand-painted salad bowl; turquoise platter with coconut shell mosiac (unique SoHo design); African motif box; glass leaf-motif bowl; lead crystal bowl - donated by Abbie Wendell
- various porcelain, decorative and antique plates; bisque figurines;antique glass hurricane lamps; bisque music box; brass Turkish coffee pot; Japanese vase; Asian fan; antique table brush with etched detail - donated by Liz Campion
- Native American baskets; porcelain disk from Turkey, donated by Fran Scott
- Gift baskets:
- Sunday morning: Starbuck coffee, Restoration Hardware slippers, classical CDs
- Tea Time: Tea, marmalade, tea cup set for 4, cookies and other sweets
- Workplace peace of mind toolkit: wax potpourri holders, candles, tea
- Bindlestiff Books
- Runner's World: $75 gift card, running accessories
- Saturn Club: manicure, pedicure, 1-hr massage, haircut, gift certifcate to cafe, donated by Rebecca Wright
- WXPN: membership, CDs, books, t-shirt, etc.
- Pileggi on the Square: basket of hair supplies
- Gift certificates:
- Instruction:
- Consultation for an aspiring model interested in print work by Renee Torriere, Shadow Casting.
- Consultation on career placement given by the Georgetown MBA Admissions Director.
- Consultation on garden planning given by a Philadelphia Horticultural Society Landscape Architect.
- Private tennis lesson by Arthur Ashe Pro
- Consultation with a lawyer for a simple will
- Discounted summer camp at Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center
- Lesson on Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, donated by Ashey & John Bird
- How to Blog, donated by Ashey & John Bird
- Private training for the GMAT, donated by Ashey & John Bird
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Thanks to our ad sponsors
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See our pages on last year's Auction.
Please Contact the UCAL Office for any additional information.
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