Rotary Auction 2008
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3/2/2008 - The 23rd Rotary Club of Jamestown Annual Community Auction will be held on Friday at the Radisson in Jamestown. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
While viewing live and silent auction items, attendees will be able to enjoy snacks and hors d'oeuvres prepared by culinary arts students from Job Corps Academy in Cassadaga with food donations from Sysco Foods. There will be a cash bar. Admission is free.
Chuck Ludwig, auctioneer , will begin the live auction at 7 p.m. As in the past, there will be many items to auction.
These include: an acrylic painting by local artist Gayle Choate Johnson, donated by Gordy Black; a 2002 Chevy Impala to be raffled off, donated by Shults Auto Group; Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena room rental plus wrap sandwich and beverage in the upper room for up to 250 people; a weekend rental of skid steer or excavator, donated by Southern Tier Supply; blue acoustic guitar, donated by Chautauqua Music; four Bills tickets for a home game, donated by Jim and Sue Abdella; a hand-blown footed glass bowl made by Nathan Sandberg, donated by Steve and Pat Sandberg; a week of camping at Camp Chautauqua, donated by Camp Chautauqua; a one-hour balloon ride, donated by Sky Sail Balloon; a one-night stay with breakfast for two, donated by Cherry Creek Inn; tax or financial work, donated by Moore and Myott; a restored antique trunk, donated by Skid Proctor ; an evening of cocktails on Chautauqua Lake for up to eight people, including boat tour and hors d'oeuvres, donated by Dan and Vicki Black; and much more.
A complete list of auction items can be reviewed at www.rotaryjamestown.org/JamestownRotary/Auction. The list is updated as donations are received. Participants can pay by cash, check or credit card.
There will be a raffle drawing for a first prize of a $3,000 voucher for a dream vacation that can be used at Disney, Carnival Cruise Line or through Apple Vacations provided in part by Pastimes Travel or a cash gift of $2,000. Second prize will be a $500 cash gift courtesy of the Jamestown Rotary Club.
Raffle tickets are available from Rotary members or at the auction. Ticket holders need not be present to win. Brenda Salemme, last year's winner, had this to say about her trip: ''The Rotary Auction dream vacation prize helped us afford our ultimate dream vacation. My husband, daughter and I went on a week-long cruise in Hawaii. We had not been to the Hawaiian Islands before and decided a cruise would give us a chance to see them all. We made memories that will last a lifetime ... we even swam with dolphins, which was one of the most incredible things I had ever done. Becky from Pastimes was wonderful to work with — she really went the extra mile, including opening on a Saturday morning to meet us, returned our calls and e-mails promptly, and helped us make good choices.''
Rotary, an international service organization, donates money and labor for international humanitarian projects such as digging portable water wells in third-world countries, the Polio Plus worldwide eradication of polio, the promotion of world peace and understanding through youth exchange programs and sponsorship of International Peace Scholarship.
While viewing live and silent auction items, attendees will be able to enjoy snacks and hors d'oeuvres prepared by culinary arts students from Job Corps Academy in Cassadaga with food donations from Sysco Foods. There will be a cash bar. Admission is free.
Chuck Ludwig, auctioneer , will begin the live auction at 7 p.m. As in the past, there will be many items to auction.
These include: an acrylic painting by local artist Gayle Choate Johnson, donated by Gordy Black; a 2002 Chevy Impala to be raffled off, donated by Shults Auto Group; Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena room rental plus wrap sandwich and beverage in the upper room for up to 250 people; a weekend rental of skid steer or excavator, donated by Southern Tier Supply; blue acoustic guitar, donated by Chautauqua Music; four Bills tickets for a home game, donated by Jim and Sue Abdella; a hand-blown footed glass bowl made by Nathan Sandberg, donated by Steve and Pat Sandberg; a week of camping at Camp Chautauqua, donated by Camp Chautauqua; a one-hour balloon ride, donated by Sky Sail Balloon; a one-night stay with breakfast for two, donated by Cherry Creek Inn; tax or financial work, donated by Moore and Myott; a restored antique trunk, donated by Skid Proctor ; an evening of cocktails on Chautauqua Lake for up to eight people, including boat tour and hors d'oeuvres, donated by Dan and Vicki Black; and much more.
A complete list of auction items can be reviewed at www.rotaryjamestown.org/JamestownRotary/Auction. The list is updated as donations are received. Participants can pay by cash, check or credit card.
There will be a raffle drawing for a first prize of a $3,000 voucher for a dream vacation that can be used at Disney, Carnival Cruise Line or through Apple Vacations provided in part by Pastimes Travel or a cash gift of $2,000. Second prize will be a $500 cash gift courtesy of the Jamestown Rotary Club.
Raffle tickets are available from Rotary members or at the auction. Ticket holders need not be present to win. Brenda Salemme, last year's winner, had this to say about her trip: ''The Rotary Auction dream vacation prize helped us afford our ultimate dream vacation. My husband, daughter and I went on a week-long cruise in Hawaii. We had not been to the Hawaiian Islands before and decided a cruise would give us a chance to see them all. We made memories that will last a lifetime ... we even swam with dolphins, which was one of the most incredible things I had ever done. Becky from Pastimes was wonderful to work with — she really went the extra mile, including opening on a Saturday morning to meet us, returned our calls and e-mails promptly, and helped us make good choices.''
Rotary, an international service organization, donates money and labor for international humanitarian projects such as digging portable water wells in third-world countries, the Polio Plus worldwide eradication of polio, the promotion of world peace and understanding through youth exchange programs and sponsorship of International Peace Scholarship.
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