Live Auction
1 Weekend at Coolfont in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Your family will enjoy this three-level A-frame home. Its four bedrooms (sleep eight) and two and a half baths make it perfect for a family retreat. There’s hiking, tennis and a pool available nearby during the summer. Plus, there are restaurants and spas in nearby Berkeley Springs. On a mutually-agreed upon weekend.
Evelyn Myers
Spring is in the air and hope springs eternal! Our donor has provided two seats on the club level behind the visitors’ dugout for the evening of April 16, 2010. The Nationals will be playing the Milwaukee Brewers.
Stew Grubman
3 Weekend at Chincoteague, Virginia
Enjoy a weekend at this comfortable house in Chincoteague (about 3 ¼ hour drive). House (heated and air conditioned) sleeps six. Short drive to Assateague Island with ponies, beach, etc. A charming, interesting area. Weekend is offered during the off season.
John and Rebecca White
4 Tour of the Washington Post Newsroom
Hurry! Tour the newsroom of the Washington Post before newspapers disappear forever. Columnist and Cedar Laner John Kelly will lead you around the Post, then be treated to lunch in the Post cafeteria. This tour will be provided for a group of four people on a mutually-agreeable date.
John Kelly
Enjoy a spring week at the beach! This two bedroom, two bath unit at Sea Colony includes parking, indoor/outdoor swimming pool, tennis and more. Bring your own linens and towels, and stay May 1-7. Suitable for four people
Jane Barton
6 D’Addario Acoustic Guitar
This guitar is in very good condition. It comes with a case, a Korg guitar and bass tuner and a beginner’s instruction book.
Nancy Anderson
Stay a mutually-agreed-upon long weekend from mid-September to mid-May at our “Bay Princess” condo in Ocean city one block from the beach. Unit has two bedroom/two baths and can sleep six comfortably and eight in a pinch. Pool and elevator in a low rise building. Lots of parking for guests. Ocean and bay views…great restaurants and shopping near-by. (No smokers, no pets, please.)
Arlene and Jay Schneider
8 Select a Sermon Topic for Roger
Select a sermon topic and have lunch with Roger Fritts to talk about it. The sermon will be given before the next auction.
Roger Fritts
A long weekend at a cottage two blocks from the ocean situated on Rehoboth-Lewes Canal. Four bedrooms (one of which now has one bunk bed and one twin), three baths, large screened porch, a/c, bikes and boats. Pool in community. Sleeps eight to ten people. Compliments of Laura and Allen Dittmann’s kids. Available between April and November excluding July.
Sherry Dittmann and Mack McCune
10 Lasagna Dinner and Live Entertainment
Enjoy a hearty lasagna dinner and fascinating conversation on Saturday, May 15 at 7 p.m. with the Music Committee at the beautiful home of their supportive friends, Barbara and John Wing. After dinner, Henry Sgrecci and Barbara Wing will join members of the committee in offering live entertainment. You won’t want to miss this special opportunity to enjoy performances in an up close and personal setting. For 16 people.
Cedar Lane Music Committee
Pick a week in 2011 (next year) to spend at the Marriott Kauai Beach Resort on the beautiful Garden Isle of Kauai in Hawaii. Your accommodations will be for a maximum of four people and include one bedroom (with a king bed), two full baths and living/dining room with a view of Kalapaki Beach. There’s a full-size Murphy bed for two in the living room. The resort has a pool, restaurants, golf, tennis and spa facilities.
Debbie and Karl Goodwin
12 Buy Heather’s “Freedom of the Pulpit”
Give your Associate Minister a subject to preach on and she will do so on a mutually-convenient Sunday. Lunch or dinner to discuss the “homiletic mission” is included.
Heather Janules
13 Weekend at Deep Creek Lake Condo
Enjoy a three-day weekend in a townhouse condo at Deep Creek Lake in northwestern Maryland. The condo sleeps seven. Choose a mutually-agreeable date in summer, fall or winter. (No pets and no smoking, please.)
Don and Nancy Bliss
14 Yard Work by our Grounds Committee
Five people from our Grounds Committee will give you two hours of help in your yard. Date to be arranged.
Cedar Lane Grounds Committee
Spend a wonderful week in July or August this summer in the Leonards’ four-bedroom condo located in Telluride, CO. With two master bedrooms, it’s perfect for two families. This is the perfect cool location for summer fun: hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, wild flower gazing, river rafting, visiting Mesa Verde National Park, and great summer music festivals. The town is an old mining town, a national historic monument, with old mining shacks preserved and housing restaurants and shops. And the most beautiful box canyon in the world.
Jeff and Cal Leonard
16 Washington National Opera Tickets
You’ll have to plan ahead for this one—the date is Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 7 p.m.— but it will be worth it! The winning bidder will receive two premium box seats for a performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly conducted by Placido Domingo.
Bonnie Beavers and Peter Mathers
Spend three days/three nights this summer or fall at a bright and spacious lakefront home on Deep Creek Lake. Three bedrooms, two baths, comfortably sleeps nine. Private dock is perfect for sunning, fishing and swimming. You can use our canoe or rent a boat and explore all 65 miles of shoreline - house comes with water skis and tubes. In the fall the foliage is gorgeous and the lake is quiet. There are many natural wonders to explore nearby, and it’s a short drive to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.
Vicky and Paul Strella
18 Day Sail on the West River Chesapeake Bay
Join the Lowenthals for a day sail on the Chesapeake Bay. Includes lunch. Weekend to be selected in advance and depends on weather; best sailing months are May, June and September. Comfortable for four guests.
Peter & Lucy Lowenthal
At Your Service
100 Mess Management Solutions
Get organized! Get rid of the mess in your basement, attic, kitchen, family room, kid’s room, etc. Bid on three hours of service by a professional residential organizer.
Marianne Shoemaker
101 Piano Tuning
Admit it-your piano could sound better. Do yourself and your neighbors a favor and bid on this expert piano tuning.
Tom and Lucy Burge
102 Power Wash
Spruce up for the spring! This donor will clean your deck, sidewalk, etc. with his power washer for up to two hours on a mutually acceptable date.
Ken Jones
103 Transportation
Don’t put it off any longer! The donor will provide transportation to your colonoscopy appointment, then will wait and drive you back home safely. Now you have no excuse.
David Yano
104 Airport Transportation #1
Sandy will transport three (or four people if three can squeeze into the back of a sedan) to and from any of the three DC area airports (Dulles, Reagan National or Baltimore-Washington). He’ll drive you anytime between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Sandy Dawsey
105 Airport Transportation #2
The donor will pick up at your home and drive you to any Washington area airport—and chauffeur you home upon your return.
Gerry Peterson
106 Airport Transportation #3
Safe and friendly driver can transport up to four passengers to and from local area airports.
Betsy Wilhelm
107 Babysitting from Granny-wannabee!
Twenty hours of babysitting (in any increments you want) from Cedar Lane member and Granny wannabee.
Nancy Janssen
108 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test #1
The Myers-Briggs test is used in career counseling, management consulting and marriage counseling to help people better understand themselves and those with whom they may be working or living. The test will be given at the donor’s home in Chevy Chase. Total time for taking the test and test interpretation will average about 1¼ hours.
Ruth H. Carr
109 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test #2
The Myers-Briggs test is used in career counseling, management consulting and marriage counseling to help people better understand themselves and those with whom they may be working or living. The test will be given at the donor’s home in Chevy Chase. Total time for taking the test and test interpretation will average about 1¼ hours.
Ruth H. Carr
110 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test #3
The Myers-Briggs test is used in career counseling, management consulting and marriage counseling to help people better understand themselves and those with whom they may be working or living. The test will be given at the donor’s home in Chevy Chase. Total time for taking the test and test interpretation will average about 1¼ hours.
Ruth H. Carr
111 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test #4
The Myers-Briggs test is used in career counseling, management consulting and marriage counseling to help people better understand themselves and those with whom they may be working or living. The test will be given at the donor’s home in Chevy Chase. Total time for taking the test and test interpretation will average about 1¼ hours.
Ruth H. Carr
112 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test #5
The Myers-Briggs test is used in career counseling, management consulting and marriage counseling to help people better understand themselves and those with whom they may be working or living. The test will be given at the donor’s home in Chevy Chase. Total time for taking the test and test interpretation will average about 1¼ hours.
Ruth H. Carr
113 Wood Turning Lesson
The donor is offering a lesson—up to three hours—in turning a wood bowl or spindle on a wood lathe. Tools and safety equipment provided at the donor’s home in Bethesda. To learn more about this skill, visit http://montgomerycountywoodturners.org
Phil Brown
114 Digital Photography Advice for PC Users
Do you have photos in your digital camera that you would like to enhance but don’t know how? Cedar Lane member Paul Mink will provide one hour of instruction on how to transfer the photos to your computer and then to enhance them. He will also give you easy to use software and teach you how to really improve your photos. Paul will work with you at the Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton or the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring.
Paul Mink
115 Digital Photography Advice for Mac Users
Do more with your photo treasures: One hour of one-to-one tutoring on how to do more with digital photos and Macintosh’s iPhoto program, such as sending photos, making calendars, uploading to other programs, editing, scanning, cropping, and simply printing.
Len Adler
116 Editorial Eye for College Application Essays
Don’t panic. This experienced writer will advise/edit your son or daughter’s college essays to help him or her achieve acceptance at a top-choice school.
Michael Thoryn
117 Complete Auto Detail
Your car deserves it! Donor will provide a complete auto detail for your favorite vehicle at his Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda location.
Eastham’s Exxon Servicenter, Inc.
118 How to Preserve Your Memories
Paul will help you learn how to preserve your memories using a camera and camcorder. Paul will work with you at the Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton or the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring.
Paul Mink
119 Expert Oil Change
Martin’s the guy who teaches “Everything Automotive” during Spring B. He’ll buy oil and a filter for your car, minivan, SUV or light truck and change it for you. He can come to your house or you can go to his in northern Rockville.
Martin Franke
120 Your Own Parking Space for Sunday Morning
Are you someone who comes early to Cedar Lane and stays late to take part in all Sunday goings-ons? Can’t find a parking space in our lots? Reduce stress and save time with your very own specially-marked parking space, reserved from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Sunday. No worries about ever moving your car til you’re ready to go. It’s yours from Sunday, March 14, 2010 until the Sunday before next year’s auction
Cedar Lane UU Church
121 Maddie and Mom Babysitting
The donors will care for up to three children on two mutually-agreeable evenings or weekend afternoons.
Mary Farrar and Madeleine Franke
122 Babysitting
The donor is offering two evenings of babysitting, four hours each, by a 15-year-old graduate of Cedar Lane member Vanessa Steck’s babysitting class.
Emma Rauscher
123 Caricature Entertainment
Caricatures double as entertainment and parting gifts for your guests at any group gathering - fun for all ages! The donor will provide one hour of caricature entertainment for your next party. Brian can sketch eight to ten people per hour. (You will have an option to extend the time at the regular price of $100 per hour.)
Caricatures by Brian Lofgren
www.squidoo.com/Caricature_Entertainment
124 Power Wash and Seal Your Deck
Our former building manager will come to your home, power wash your deck and seal it with up to two gallons of stain or other material.
Ernie Carlson
125 Drum Lesson
The winner of this auction item will receive a one hour drum lesson to cover the basics of playing hand drums, percussion and drum sets. The lesson will be held at the donor’s home in Rockville.
Chris Mauro
126 Mediation Session
Living with a conflict in your life? Try a mediation session to resolve it. Mediation is voluntary, private and confidential. The donor is offering a two-hour session.
Persuasive Information
127 Get Your Photos Organized and Start an Album!
Sitting on a pile of wedding, baby, or vacation photos? Learn how to move boxes of loose photos into one organized system. Treat yourself and a friend to a three-hour session of photo scrap booking. The first two hours will be devoted to organizing your photos. The last hour will be about getting those organized photos into an album. Learn how to quickly and easily get your photos into a creative, yet simple scrapbook album. This session is a must for the busy person (who isn't?) with an emphasis on simplicity and speed. An album, tape and pens will be part of the package (Only for the bidder). All archive safe. The bidder and friend can bring any supplies they own to the session to help get an album started.
Bannon Preston
128 Choose the 50-50 Split Recipient
Is there a non-profit social justice organization whose work you particularly admire? This is your opportunity to choose the recipient organization for one 50-50 split Sunday collection. The choice is usually made by the Social Justice Council but it is donating it to you!
Cedar Lane Social Justice Council
Children’s Corner
200 Gift Certificate to Fun & Games, A Toy Store
Use this $15 gift certificate when you visit the store in Kensington. You’ll love their selection - wooden toys, dress up, stuffed animals, craft kits, wall art, books, Legos, puzzles, Playmobil and much more
Fun & Games
201 CREATE Arts Center Gift Certificate
CREATE Arts Center in downtown Silver Spring offers a variety of art classes for kids, teens, adults and families, as well as summer camps. This certificate is worth $100, good towards a camp, class or party offered at the Center. It cannot be used towards a one day camp or class offered by Montgomery County Rec. Department.
CREATE Arts Center
202 Great Kids Village Certificate
The winning bid will receive a three-month “neighborship” at the 24,000 square-foot indoor playground in Columbia, MD or the somewhat smaller playground in Silver Spring. This certificate allows unlimited entry for a family for three months. GKV in Columbia is the largest indoor activity center in the area.
Great Kids Village
203 Andy’s Parties Gift Certificate
This certificate offers $100 off any full-service party package. Andy’s Parties leads great theme parties for kids ages 3-11 as well as corporate events and large festivals. Party must take place in Montgomery County or Howard County.
Great Kids Village
204 Ballet Petite Gift Package
For your little ballerina! This gift package includes a tutu, fairy wings, wand, a copy of an enchanting book, My Magical Morning, depicting a child’s first steps into the world of dance and specifically created for Ballet Petite in Bethesda, and a $50 gift certificate for a class or camp.
Ballet Petite
205 Five for a Young Teen Guy
Autographed copies of The Keeper, Cricket Man, The Fear Place, Sang Spell and Walker’s Crossing. Two of the books are hardcover, and three are paperbacks.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
206 Ten Books for the Primary Child
The Boy with the Helium Head, Anyone Can Eat Squid, How Lazy Can You Get?, Starting with Alice, All Because I’m Older, Roxie and the Hooligans, Keeping a Christmas Secret, I Can’t Take You Anywhere, Please DO Feed the Bears, and King of the Playground. These paperbacks are autographed by the author.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
207 Five for Older Girls
The five most recent books of the Alice series, autographed by the author, a member of Cedar Lane UU Church. Alice on her Way, Alice in the Know, Dangerously Alice, Almost Alice and Intensely Alice. For readers ages 14 and up.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
208 musiKids Gift Certificate
The winner may use this gift certificate for $25 toward any musiKids music and movement class or party at one of its locations in Bethesda, DC or Rockville. Through its unique programs, children learn fundamental music skills and concepts. They learn to focus and expand their attention through exposure to many different kinds of music, rhymes and rhythms.
musiKids
209 Discovery Theater Tickets
The Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater is a live theater geared towards children. Classic stories and folk tales are told through puppet shows, storytellers, dancers, actors, musicians, and mimes. The theater has provided certificates for four admissions. The theater is located in the S. Dillon Ripley Center, the underground learning center at the Smithsonian. Certificates expire one year from issue date; call to make reservations.
Discovery Theater - The Smithsonian Associates
210 Family Fun Basket #1 (older children)
You will have lots of fun exploring this basket of items geared to families with children 8 and older.
Cedar Lane Nursery School
211 Family Fun Basket #2 (younger children)
This basket of items is geared for families with children under 8. Donated by the families at the nursery school founded by Cedar Lane members, you can be sure it’s age appropriate.
Cedar Lane Nursery School
212 Author Visit
Fred Bowen is the author of 14 books that combine sports fiction and sports history for kids from 7-12 years old. He also writes a weekly column for the Washington Post’s KidsPost page. Fred will visit your child’s classroom at a time convenient for the school and for him and speak for 45 minutes to an hour about writing and sports. We can also arrange that your child, if he or she wishes, can interview Fred so that he or she can introduce him when he visits the classroom. Fred has visited hundreds of schools around the Washington, DC area and throughout the United States and has made thousands of presentations. He is a lively and entertaining speaker.
Fred Bowen
213 Autographed Books
Fred Bowen is offering a collection of his most recent books: Soccer Team Upset, Touchdown Trouble, Hardcourt Comeback, Dugout Rivals and the just published No Easy Way : The Story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season. All of the books have been autographed by the author.
Fred Bowen
Gourmet/Gourmand
300 Snider’s Food Gift Certificate
You’ll love Snider’s! Use this $20 gift certificate to try it for the first time or visit your old favorite.
Snider’s Food
301 Starbucks Basket
Nestled in a basket magazine caddy: Starbucks $50 gift card, thermal mug, ground caf and decaf coffee and snacks including homemade cookies!
Patricia Phillips
302 Professionally Catered Dinner
Judy Starrels will prepare a three-course dinner for six people at a mutually agreed-upon time. The menu will be determined by the donor and the winning bidder, who will pick up the dinner at the caterer’s home in Chevy Chase.
Judy Frieder Starrels Catering LLC
303 Fruit Liqueurs
This is an auction favorite! The donor will provide you with 1 ½ pints of fruit liqueurs: cherry, Buddha’s hand, pomegranate.
Leslie Backus and Greg Cassidy
304 Cookies on Demand
Sharon will make a fresh large batch of traditional chocolate chip or oatmeal butterscotch cookies for your event. Please give her one week’s notice for the date you desire.
Sharon Bradley
305 MOM’s Gift Card
This popular organic market has provided a $30 gift certificate to be used in its Rockville location.
MOM’s Organic Market
306 Kitchen Goods Basket
Your inner chef is calling! Bid on this basket of gourmet food items and kitchen utensils
Cedar Lane Nursery School
Great Escapes
400 Visit to Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Hillwood Museum & Gardens in Washington, DC is providing a self-guided tour for four people. Reservations are required for the tour experience and must be received at least two weeks in advance of your desired date. Allow three hours for your visit. Audio and printed tours are available. The museum is closed on Mondays, most national holidays and the month of January.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
401 Family Membership in the Audubon Naturalist Society
Get out and enjoy nature! Explore the 40-acre Woodend Sanctuary in Chevy Chase, the 68-acre Rust Sanctuary in Leesburg, VA and the 20-acre Webb Sanctuary in Clifton, VA. The Audubon Naturalist Society has donated a one-year Family Membership to the Society, including a NEWS subscription and discounts in its bookstore and on trips and classes.
Audubon Naturalist Society
402 Washington By Water Monuments Cruise Tickets
Two tickets are yours for this Water Taxi Service. Choose your departure from either Old Town Alexandria or Georgetown. You will be treated to sights of Washington’s majestic landmarks, such as the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Kennedy Center. Water Taxi makes it possible to visit the other side of the river for a bit of shopping and dining, and catch a later trip back to your original point of departure.
Potomac Riverboat Company
403 See Alexandria by Water Cruise Tickets
You will receive two boarding passes for a round trip waterside tour of Alexandria, Virginia that takes place aboard the Admiral Tilp and promises both relaxation and fun. As you take in the architecture and landmarks of this historic waterfront, you’ll be entertained with fun facts, history and legends that bring this picturesque city to life. Our longest-running and most popular tour on the Potomac River, this excursion both enlightens and delights.
Potomac Riverboat Company
404 Mount Vernon by Water Cruise Tickets
You will reach George Washington’s Mount Vernon aboard the Miss Christin after a refreshing 50-minute, narrated cruise down river from Old Town, Alexandria. Docking at Mount Vernon’s wharf, there will be no wait in long admission lines for your tickets are included in the round trip fare. Your tour of the Mansion, Museum and outbuildings is just the beginning. Mount Vernon also includes George Washington’s Tomb, Pioneer Farm, Forest Trail, gardens and the very same view across the Potomac River that Washington himself enjoyed, preserved for one and all. Two boarding passes.
Potomac Riverboat Company
405 Six Admissions to the Kreeger Museum
Enjoy complimentary admission to the Kreeger Museum, a collection of paintings and sculptures of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as traditional African art objects and examples of Asian sculpture. There are 90-minute docent-guided tours given Tuesday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Reservations required. On Saturday, the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; reservations are not required and optional guided tours are given throughout the day. There are six tickets in this offering.
The Kreeger Museum
406 Get a Green Education
This offering is for ten coupons for classes at the Green Building Institute, a 501(c)(3) regenerative social enterprise in Jessup, MD fostering sustainable building practices through education and example. It offers classes in several locations throughout Maryland and the metro DC and Baltimore areas. For example, take a course in rain barrels and rain gardens or an introduction to going green at Montgomery College in Germantown. Each coupon is good for one class. Take some friends along!
Green Building Institute
www.greenbuildinginstitute.org
407 Mount Vernon, George Washington’s Estate and Gardens
Discover the real George Washington. Four tickets for daytime admission to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens featuring 25 new galleries and theatres. Expires December 31, 2010.
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union
408 Private Guided Tour of the National Zoo
Up to ten people (four years and older) can take part in a two-hour weekend morning private guided tour of the National Zoo. This is not a behind-the-scenes tour. Allow at least two months notice to schedule the tour. A child’s birthday party, perhaps?
Friends of the National Zoo
409 VIP Tour of the Radio and Television Museum
Written up several times in the Washington Post, and featured in WETA’s Around Town, the Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, MD has been described as a gem. On a mutually convenient date, Executive Director Brian Belanger will provide a VIP tour of the museum for up to four people and take them to Jasper’s Restaurant for a tasty lunch before or after the tour.
Brian Belanger
410 National Portrait Gallery Tour
Tour the National Portrait Gallery in Washington’s beautiful, newly renovated, historic Patent Office Building, now the Smithsonian’s Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, with Dian Belanger, historian and NPG docent. She’ll show you new ways to look at our American heritage and treat you to lunch in the stunning, glass-canopied Kogod Courtyard. This tour is for four people.
Dian Belanger
411 Waterfront Cabin on the Northern Neck of Virginia
Virginia is for lovers. Spend a romantic and relaxing weekend in this waterfront cottage in Virginia’s Northern Neck near Reedville. Tangier Island cruise and many other sights to be seen in the area. No phone or TV to disturb you, just peace and quiet and a canoe for your use. Any mutually agreeable weekend during spring or fall 2010. For non-smokers, and no pets.
Helen and Bob Pechacek
412 A Week at the Beach -- and Bring Your Boat!
The Smiths’ two-bedroom, one bath mobile home at 130 Street in North Ocean City sleeps up to six with a pull-out sofa. The unit comes ready to use with washer and dryer, towels, sheets, dishes, etc. Walking distance to beach and stores. Also has a dock and water access to Ocean City bay and all associated bars and restaurants. Available anytime when not already booked. Typically this means no 4th of July, Labor Day or Memorial Day weeks, but that is not always true. Call to make arrangements.
Martha and Jeff Smith
413 Picnic and Paddle on the Potomac
For you sure-footed, outdoor types, enjoy a visit to Sycamore Island in the Potomac. This pleasant day will include a short, slightly rugged hike to the hand-propelled ferry access to the island near MacArthur Boulevard and Tuscarora Road. Picnic, canoeing, swimming, birding, fishing for six people (can include children with parents) on a mutually agreeable day.
Charlotte Brewer
414 An In-Depth Tour of the Invertebrate House at the Zoo
Experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Zoo’s Invertebrate House. From spiders to lobsters, octopus to corals, you won’t be disappointed. The tour is good for up to four people and includes a ride to the zoo on a mutually-agreeable date.
Sharon Bradley
415 A Grape Time in the Country
Come pick grapes, press them into wine, swim in the Patuxent River, enjoy a delicious potluck lunch, and a crab dinner at the Drift Inn Crabhouse in Oraville, MD. This event will take place on a mutually-agreeable Saturday between late August and October.
Sara Deshler and Bruce Delaplaine
416 Ultralight Lesson and Flight
First, get 30 minutes of ground instruction from Jim Laurenson, Cedar Lane’s own Ultralight Basic Flight Instructor (BFI). Learn the basics of flight, take-offs and landings, navigation, regulations and more, including a discussion of the spirituality of the sport (of course!). Then, top it all off with an actual introductory flight with another local instructor in his plane at Bay Bridge Airport.
Jim and Judy Laurenson
Health and Beauty
500 Pamper Yourself at the Rainbow Salon
The winner will receive a consultation, haircut and blowdry with Xen (pronounced “Zen”), an experienced stylist at Rainbow, and enjoy a 30-minute spa manicure with Helen at this salon located in the White Flint Mall.
Rainbow
Hair Designers
www.rainbowhairsalon.com
501 Ballet for Adults
Ballet is excellent exercise. The Maryland Youth Ballet adult program, spanning levels from basic beginner through advanced, offers adults the finest teachers of ballet, stretch, and classical core conditioning in the region. The school has donated a ten-class card that allows one adult student, ages 18 and above to any adult ballet, stretch, core conditioning or jazz classes at MYB in Silver Spring.
Maryland Youth Ballet
502 Body Massage for Women
A general massage therapist (licensed in Virginia, Maryland and DC) will come to your home by appointment with her massage table, etc., and give you a full 1 ½ hour massage. She uses a holistic, therapeutic style. For women only.
Mary Gaskill
503 Red Door Salon Certificate
This gift certificate worth $125 can be used at any Red Door Salon for any of their services or spa treatments. There is one in the Wildwood Shopping Center on Old Georgetown Road.
David and Holly Parker
504 Blood Pressure Monitor
This brand-new monitor, an OMRON advanced blood pressure monitor, has one touch operation, memory storage, advanced averaging, AC adapter or battery operation.
Robin Larkin
505 Swedish or Deep Tissue Massage
A nationally certified practitioner, licensed in Maryland and DC, Cheryl sees clients in her home office in the Bannockburn neighborhood. She will provide a 60-minute massage. Cheryl enjoys working with people of all ages. She is a member of the River Road UU Congregation.
Cheryl Cole Dodwell, LMT
506 Aveda Haircut and Manicure
One lucky woman will win this opportunity to come in to the Bethesda spa for a hair cut and manicure with polish.
Aveda Salon & Spa
507 Aura Signature 75-Minutes Facial
Receive a relaxing facial customized for your skin type and preferences.
Kirsten Peterson and Aura Spa
508 Hair Cut and Blow Dry at Poobo
Visit this salon in downtown Bethesda for a hair cut and blow dry with Puni.
Hair by Poobo
House and Garden
600 American Plant Gift Certificate
The American Plant Centers have been a trusted source of quality merchandise and gardening information since 1923. The recipient may redeem the $100 certificate at either American Plant location: 5258 River Road or 7405 River Road.
American Plant
601 Johnson’s Florist & Garden Center Gift Certificate
Gift Certificate worth $25 for flowers or plants to get ready for spring!!
Johnson’s Florist and Garden
602 Professional Landscape Design Consultation
Have a landscape design professional help you visualize your yard for year-round function, pleasure and interest. Whether your need is to solve nitty-gritty problems of drainage, too much shade or no privacy or your dreams are for transported moods through sounds of water, soft lighting, inviting spaces and realistic maintenance, let Dianne Seiffert walk you through the ideas and the priorities that get you there. A one-hour consultation in the D.C. Metropolitan Area (unless travel expenses paid by bidder).
Dianne Seiffert Landscape Design
603 Free Labor to Slipcover a Chair
Free Labor (with purchase of fabric) to slipcover one chair with up to two cushions and arm covers!
Rockville Interiors and Fabrics
604 Interior Design Consultation
The winner will receive two hours of design consultation and advice from an established design professional-and friend of CLUUC
Peter Grey Design
605 Color Me Mine VIP Pass
Come to the Paint-It-Yourself Ceramic Studio, Color Me Mine, in Silver Spring or Adams Morgan and use this VIP Pass which includes free studio fees for one year, discounts on pottery and glass, one-on-one sessions and more.
Color
Me Mine of Silver Spring
www.colordc.com
606 Treats for Fido!
Your pup will love this basket filled with dog items including a dog dish, dog collar, designer dog food, dog treats, a dog book and a dog toy.
LaVerne and Joe Havelka
607 Lamps for your Living Room
These turquoise ceramic lamps with shades will add a nice touch to a room.
Floy W. Behlmer
608 A Flower Arrangement for your Home
Lois, a long-time member of the church’s Sunday Morning Flower Committee, will provide a flower arrangement for your home on a mutually-agreeable date. You will select one of her containers, choose what flowers you would like her to use, and meet her at the church to pick up the arrangement.
Lois Delaha
609 Now and Then Gift Certificate
You’ll be able to use this $50 gift certificate at Now and Then, a charming, eclectic gift shop in downtown Takoma Park.
Donna Firer and Brian McLaughlin
610 A Gift for the Dog Lover and His/Her Dog
A new dog dish, complete with handmade organic, vegetarian dog treats, a toxin-free toy plus a $20 gift certificate to The Big Bad Woof - Essentials for the Socially-Conscious Pet in Takoma Park AND a $20 donation to the Montgomery County Human Society in your name.
Heather Janules
611 Portmeirion Bowls
Are you offering or purchasing dining services. Perhaps these beautiful bowls are just what you need to serve the perfect meal. The Botanic Garden pattern bowls are 9½" and 13" wide.
Anne Turner
612 Treasure Box for Christmas
This box contains a variety of treasures to help with Christmas entertaining and decorating including a Longaberger Christmas tree platter, a Lenox glass bowl, holly candle holders, a collectible Santa (The Winterman) by Pipka, a Clothique Santa in a blue cape, ornaments, guest towels and more!
Anne Turner
613 Longaberger Basket and Coupon
First, the winning bidder will receive a Longaberger Bread Carrier Basket, handmade in Ohio. Use the basket on your dinner table or to organize your desk, vanity or pantry. Then, you will get a coupon redeemable for up to $46 worth of Longaberger products purchased/redeemed from Longaberger Independent Home Consultant Anne Turner, a Cedar Lane member.
Anne Turner
614 Stained Glass Lamp
Lovely large stained glass hanging lamp appropriate for dining area or other room. Warm tan/yellow tones with small colorful accents.
Carole Richardson and Carolyn Morrissey
615 Handyman for a Day
Mickey Sigsbee, Cedar Lane's building engineer, will come to your house and help with small household repairs and maintenance activities such fixing doors and windows that do not close properly, hanging photos, and installing wall mounts for flat screen TVs. He will also be available to give advice on bigger repairs such as advice on the need for roofing and heating system repairs. Mickey will come to you house on a mutually agreeable date for five hours. Parts are not included in this package but Mickey will advise on purchases that are necessary to complete the repairs.
Cedar Lane Facilities Committee and Mickey Sigsbee
Sports Call
700 Ski Roundtop Learn to Ski Package #1
If yours is the highest bid, you have won a First Class Learn to Ski or Snowboard package, for ages 13 and up, or Snow Rangers Beginner for ages 4 to 12. Package includes lift ticket valid on beginner conveyor lift, Fife and Drum and Drummer Boy chairs, beginner class lesson and use of rental equipment. Have a great time on the slopes! Expires 3/15/11 or the end of the 2010-2011 season, whichever comes first.
Ski Roundtop
701 Ski Roundtop Learn to Ski Package #2
If yours is the highest bid, you have won a First Class Learn to Ski or Snowboard package, for ages 13 and up, or Snow Rangers Beginner for ages 4 to 12. Package includes lift ticket valid on beginner conveyor lift, Fife and Drum and Drummer Boy chairs, beginner class lesson and use of rental equipment. Have a great time on the slopes! Expires 3/15/11 or the end of the 2010-2011 season, whichever comes first.
Ski Roundtop
702 Earth Treks’ Climbing Center Passes
The winner will receive four passes, each of which entitles him or her to one day or one open climb at any Earth Treks Climbing Centers. They are located in Rockville, Columbia and Timonium.
EarthTreks Climbing Centers
703 Whitetail Resort Beginner Learn to Ski or Snowboard Package #1
Your package includes a lift ticket valid on Northern Lights, Velvet, Almost Home and Launching Pad trails, use of ski rental or snowboard equipment, and a group lesson. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Excludes holiday periods. Expires 4/1/2011 or the end of the 2010-2011 ski season, whichever comes first.
Whitetail Resort
704 Whitetail Resort Beginner Learn to Ski or Snowboard Package #2
Your package includes a lift ticket valid on Northern Lights, Velvet, Almost Home and Launching Pad trails, use of ski rental or snowboard equipment, and a group lesson. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Excludes holiday periods. Expires 4/1/2011 or the end of the 2010-2011 ski season, whichever comes first.
Whitetail Resort
705 Big Train Baseball Game Tickets and Dinner Package #1
As guests of the donors, eat great ball park food and cheer on the Bethesda Big Train to victory. Games are played at Povich Field in Cabin John Park during June and July. The team is part of the Cal Ripkin College Summer League. Call one of the donors to arrange a mutually convenient date on the 26-game home schedule. Up to four people.
Lyn Peters and Phil Schwartz
John and Linda Daniel
706 Big Train Baseball Game Tickets and Dinner Package #2
Another chance to be guests of the donors, eat great ball park food and cheer on the Bethesda Big Train to victory. Games are played at Povich Field in Cabin John Park during June and July. The team is part of the Cal Ripkin College Summer League. Call one of the donors to arrange a mutually convenient date on the 26-game home schedule. Up to four people.
Lyn Peters and Phil Schwartz
John and Linda Daniel
707 Nationals Baseball Tickets
Play ball! The donor is offering two tickets to two games in Nationals Park, Section 113 (left field baseline box near third base and the visitors’ dugout). The specific game dates will be determined after the auction.
Jeff Pierpoint and Kathy Richardson
708 Baltimore Orioles Tickets
Spend a Sunday afternoon at beautiful Camden Yards sitting in Upper Box seats where you can see every pitch go over home plate. The game, which is against the Chicago White Sox, is on August 8, 2010 at 1:35 p.m. The two tickets are in Section 344, Row 3, Seats 1 and 2. Play ball!
Pete Salsbury
709 Golf Clubs
Thinking of learning to play golf? Get started with these ladies’ golf clubs with a bag.
Floy W. Behlmer
710 Golf Round at Kenwood Golf and Country Club
Round of golf for up to three players at Kenwood Golf and Country Club in Bethesda. Golf may be on either weekend or weekday (winner’s choice) and includes golf carts.
Ralph and Helen Petersberger
711 Trip to See a Bowie Baysox Game
Laurie and Ken will take one adult and two kids (or two adults and one kid) to see a game on a mutually-agreeable date, pay for all the snacks and treats desired and drive everyone home at the end.
Laurie Richardson and Ken Maddox
That’s Entertainment
800 A Night with an Astronomer
Spend a night with NASA astronomer Lou Mayo observing the night sky with telescopes, hearing stories of ancient cultures, and exploring how our universe formed and developed.
Lou Mayo
801 Takasc String Quartet Tickets
The Washington Performing Arts Society is providing a voucher good for two tickets to the WPAS presentation of the Takacs String Quartet on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore.
Washington Performing Arts Society
802 Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia Ticket
One ticket to dinner and a show at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia. Ticket valid Tuesday through Thursday, and winner must call for a reservation. The following performances will be shown this season: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Nunsense; Rent and Cinderella. Expires October 7, 2010.
Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
803 Blair Mansion Restaurant Gift Certificate
Enjoy dinner and a Mansion Mysteries comedy murder mystery in the warm and historic atmosphere of the Blair Mansion Inn. This Silver Spring landmark, designed by the famed New York socialite architect Sanford White, takes you back to gaslights, grandfather clocks, working fireplaces with elegant mantles, and many antiques of exceptional interest. The winning bid will entitle you to $50 off at the Blair Mansion Restaurant. Dinner and show take place every Friday and Saturday evening. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Also good for lunch or dinner.
Blair Mansion Restaurant
804 AFI Silver Theatre Courtesy Passes
Attend any screening without pass restrictions at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring. These four passes are each good for one ticket to a regular film screening.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
805 Round House Theatre Tickets
The Round House Theatre is pleased to make a donation of two tickets to My Name is Asher Lev, running from March 17 to April 11, 2010. You may attend any Wednesday through Friday evening or Saturday matinee performance.
Round House Theatre
806 Studio Theatre Passes
The winner of this item is entitled to two space-available passes for The Studio Theatre production of Reasons to be Pretty by Neil Labute, which is currently scheduled to run March 24 to May 2, 2010. These passes may be used on Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday evenings, Saturday or Sunday matinees, or any extension date.
The Studio Theatre
807 Tickets to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
The arts center has provided two tickets to Gilgamesh, a theatre production running from April 23 to May 2, 2010 at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the University of Maryland campus in College Park.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
808 Capitol Steps CDs
Three CDs of musical political satire from the Capitol Steps, the only group in Washington that attempts to be funnier than the Congress! Song titles include “Obama Mia” and “Ebony & Ovaries.”
Capitol Steps
809 Arena Stage Tickets
The donor is offering two tickets to the Arena Stage production of Sophisticated Ladies, valid from April 9 through April 21, 2010. They are available for Sunday thorough Wednesday evenings but not opening night. The production will be staged at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC.
Arena Stage
810 Big Planet Comics Gift Certificate
Visit this Bethesda institution since 1986 which specializes in sales of new comic books. The gift certificate is worth $20.
Big Planet Comics
811 Five Quilt Raffle Tickets
Increase your chances of winning the quilt with a bundle of five raffle tickets at a discount!
Cedar Lane Endowment Committee
812 Five 50-50 Raffle Tickets
Increase your chances of winning the 50-50 raffle with a bundle of five raffle tickets at a discount!
Cedar Lane Endowment Committee
813 Books Galore and More!
Indulge yourself with this $100 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble! Books, CDs, DVDs . . . so much to choose from, for your own pleasure or to give as gifts.
Virginia Rehbehn
814 Book by Cedar Lane Author
An autographed copy of Carrie Meyer’s book, Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age through the Great Depression. This book, based on a farm wife’s diaries and ledgers, tells a story both intimate and epic that paints a vivid picture of Midwestern farm life. Read it and/or give it to someone who might enjoy it.
Carrie Meyer
815 Folger Theatre Tickets
The Folger has donated a gift certificate for a pair of tickets to Folger Theatre’s final production of the 2009-2010 season, Hamlet, directed by Joseph Haj. Performances will take place from April 20 to June 6, 2010; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evening performances only, excluding Opening Night.
Folger Theatre
816 National Press Club Experience
Join Ken Mellgren, Chair of the Broadcast Committee, and his daughter (and Cedar Laner) Emily Mellgren for a private, behind-the-scenes tour of the National Press Club and lunch on a mutually-agreed-upon date.
Emily Mellgren
817 Shop ‘Til You Drop
Spend an hour or spend the day while you spend this $100 gift card to Westfield Montgomery Mall. The gift certificate can be used at any of the stores or restaurants at the mall.
David and Holly Parker
818 “Presented by Strathmore” Tickets
Strathmore Hall Foundation is providing two tickets for any performance presented by Strathmore. The best possible seats will be assigned. This offer is valid only for performances presented by Strathmore excluding Patti LuPone, The Philadelphia Orchestra and any upcoming “gala” performances. Not valid for BSO, National Philharmonic or WPAS.
Strathmore Hall Foundation
819 A Day of Canine LOVE!
Spend a day with your Associate Minister and her friendly and charming dog Luna. (Luna loves you already and she hasn’t even met you yet.) Perhaps a picnic in a dog-friendly park, perhaps a visit to your home, perhaps a romp with a dog of your own, perhaps a trip to the Quiet Waters dog beach near Annapolis. (Caveat: Luna is gentle and curious with other dogs but isn’t a passionate playmate. However, she is very bossy with dog toys and may annoy your dog.) Who doesn’t need more love in their life? Luna has happiness and affection to give! (Tennis balls are definitely included.)
Heather Janules
820 Food, Grog and Nautical Music - Ay, Maties! - A Fixed Price Event
David and Betsy invite four lucky winners to join them for “sea chanty night” at Wheaton’s Royal Mile Pub. Good food, great grog. Questionable but always enthusiastic singing. Yarrrrrrr. Donors and bidders will select a mutually-agreeable date on the first Tuesday of any month. $25 per person.
David and Betsy Devlin-Foltz
821 Blizzard Survival Kit
In case of another blizzard or the next hurricane--provided you don’t lose power-- here are several old movies on DVD, some popcorn, hot chocolate, a deck of cards and other items that are good when you are cooped up.
Cedar Lane Pledge Drive Committee
822 Three Books, Weeks of Listening Pleasure
Unabridged cassette recordings, purchased from Recorded Books, of Claire Messud’s The Emperor’s Children; Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic; and Jeannette Wall’s The Glass Castle.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
823 Wodehouse Playhouse - the Complete Collection
The comic stories of P.G. Wodehouse on six DVDs. Starring comic virtuosos John Alderton and Pauline Collins, the stories feature a raft of entertaining characters.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
824 Opera with a Twist - A Fixed Price Event
The best way to enjoy opera is not in an opera hall. It’s in the Irelands’ Silver Spring living room on Saturday June 19, 2010 at 6 p.m.. You will have your own comfortable chair, sofa or church pew for this fourth annual Cedar Lane opera performance. You can enjoy a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres during the performance. You can eat a delicious gourmet dinner between acts. You can watch Tosca by Giacomo Puccini with Daniela Dessi as Tosca, Ruggiero Raimondi as Scarpia and Dessi’s husband Favio Armiliato as Cavaradossi (from a production in Madrid in 2004) on a 10-foot screen. You can learn all there is to know about opera in 10 minutes! This unusual evening can be enjoyed by up to 15 people at $40 per person.
Carol and Terry Ireland
825 Shakespeare Theatre Tickets
Plan ahead to see The Merchant of Venice at the Shakespeare Theater’s Sidney Harman Hall in March 2011. The winning bidder will receive two premium tickets for a performance that will take place approximately between March 8 and April 12, 2011. Choose your night early for the best seats.
Bonnie Beavers and Peter Mathers
826 Woolly Mammoth Theater Tickets #1
First chance to win two tickets to Washington’s most outrageous and entertaining theater company for any performance between now and June 2011. Choose early for best seats.
Bonnie Beavers and Peter Mathers
827 Woolly Mammoth Theater Tickets #2
And here’s a second chance to win two tickets to Washington’s most outrageous and entertaining theater company for any performance between now and June 2011. Choose early for best seats.
Bonnie Beavers and Peter Mathers
828 Emerson String Quartet Tickets
Formed in 1976, the Emerson String Quartet took its name from the American poet and philosopher (and Unitarian) Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Quartet is based in New York City. Here’s a special opportunity to hear this world-famous group on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the National Museum of Natural History in DC.
Don and Nancy Bliss
829 Olney Theatre Center Tickets
A treat from a well-know local theatre! The donors have provided a pair of $50 gift certificates good toward any show at Olney until February 25, 2011. Some of the upcoming shows are Da, Triumph of Love, Trumpery, The Savannah Disputation, Dinner with Friends, Misalliance and Annie.
Andy Norton and Jo Ellen Bilanin
830 Tour of the Universe
An evening at an urban observatory that will include (if visible) the moon, planets, double stars, star cluster and galaxies as seen through 8" and 11" telescopes. Celestial tourism from the Bryants’ backyard observatory. A detailed explanation of all objects viewed provided by astronomer Tom Bryant. Light refreshments included.
Tom Bryant
831 Shopping Party
Join your friends and the knowledgeable staff at National Jean Company for a personalized shopping party! You and your girlfriends will enjoy an evening of wine, appetizers, and a stylish seasonal wardrobe. The entire party will be gifted with 20% off their purchases, and as the host, you will receive a complimentary pair of jeans of your choosing.
National Jean Company
Useful Treasures and Gallery
900 Handwoven Swarovski Crystal Bracelet
Amethyst
901 Catch Can Gift Certificate
Catch Can is a women’s clothing shop accented with a unique variety of accessories, gifts and housewares established in 1983. The store in Kensington, MD, offers a wide selection of mostly natural fiber, domestically made women’s wear. The selection also includes footwear, handbags, jewelry, soaps and lotions, cards, stationery, furniture, housewares, gift items, children’s clothing through 24 months, plus sizes, and an extensive clearance corner of greatly reduced clothing, footwear, and houseware items. The gift certificate is for $25.
Catch Can
902 White Siberian Tiger Photo #1
This 18 x 24 framed photograph, “The Pool of Sivea Ranthambhor” is signed by the artist, Kjell B. Sandved, a nature photographer who worked for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
Sharon and Frank Adler
903 White Siberian Tiger Photo #2
This 18 x 24 framed photograph, “Maharajah’s Pride” is signed by the artist, Kjell B. Sandved, a nature photographer who worked for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
Sharon and Frank Adler
904 Handwoven Scarf #1
A burgundy and gold rayon chenille scarf, “Handwoven by Ira.”
Jean Thompson
905 Handwoven Scarf #2
Black/golden harvest rayon chenille scarf, “Handwoven by Ira.”
Jean Thompson
906 Nancy Dayhoff Original #1
This small watercolor by the donor (matted but unframed) of Great Falls is accompanied by a poem, “Our Earth.” The poem was written by Nancy.
Nancy Dayhoff
907 Nancy Dayhoff Original #2
“Washington Spring,” an original watercolor painting by the donor shows the Washington Monument in spring.
Nancy Dayhoff
908 Dresden Porcelain Figure #1
Lace ballerina figurine dancer. Measures 3½" tall. No chips or cracks or crazing. On the back inscription reads 1886 and on the bottom reads Germany.
Anonymous
909 Dresden Porcelain Figure #2
Dresden German porcelain lace figurine. Almost perfect condition. It has one thumb missing and some of the lace on the bottom. It measures 5" tall. on the bottom: Moniker-Germany and a symbol like a crown with a cross on the top with Kunst Crana 8 and 122 and 3.
Anonymous
910 Framed Print
“Spirit of the Mountain” is a digital composition by Dave Montgomery of Chevy Chase.
Katherine Simpson
911 Original Patti Playpal Doll
Professionally and beautifully restored doll wears a three-year-old child’s size clothes. Made by Ideal Toy Co between 1959 and 1961. Original plus extra outfits included.
Esther K. Foxe
912 Original Chatty Cathy Doll
Professionally restored, except voice box. Original outfit plus two new outfits included. This doll was manufactured by Mattel from 1960 to 1964.
Esther K. Foxe
913 Snowmaggedon Photography
Whether you called it Snowpocalypse, Snowmaggedon, or Snoverkill, remember the amazing snow of 2010 with four beautifully group-framed 4 x 6 photographs, ready for hanging.
Vanessa Steck
914 A Paul Mink Original Photo
This 11" x 14" photo called “Red Canyon” was taken in central Wyoming.
Paul Mink
915 Original Watercolor Painting (Matted and Framed)
Original watercolor painting created by a young artist with a disability who is an artist apprentice at WVSA Arts Connection in Washington DC. The painting is from the current ARTiculate Gallery (16th & L Street NW, DC) art exhibit of original watercolor paintings titled “Winter Wonderland.”
Julie & Rick Offner
916 Telescope
Start a new hobby with this “Saturn” telescope by Meade. It rests on a stand and comes with star maps and accessories.
Floy W. Behlmer
917 Mirror
This medium-sized mirror with a gold frame would be a nice addition to your foyer.
Martha Lisle
918 Basket of Dolls from Around the World
Collectors, take note! Here’s a basket of dolls including ones from Aruba, Columbia, Iceland, and America, including a flute player from Ecuador and an Amish boy from the USA.
Anne Turner
919 Wall Hanging
This hand quilted wall hanging is called “Garden Wall.” The 60" x 46" piece made by the donor is 100% cotton with bright colors and hand appliqued.
Carol Elliott
920 HD Clock Radio
This radio by iLuv has never been used. It provides crystal clear, digital stereo for AM/FM HD Radio and multicast stations; receives HD radio signals that increase the clarity of your FM radio stations to CD-quality sound; and displays information like station and song name, band, frequency and more if available from the station. Also has a digital clock and date display with dual alarm function.
Sara Deshler and Bruce Delaplaine
921 Gold Chain
Alliance Jewelry Committee
922 Gold Bracelet with Red Stones
Alliance Jewelry Committee
923 Woman's Onyx Ring
Alliance Jewelry Committee
924 Woman's Opal Ring
Alliance Jewelry Committee
925 Woman's Multi-Stone Ring
Alliance Jewelry Committee
Wining and Dining
1000 Afternoon Tea - A Fixed Price Event
Pots and pots of steaming tea served with hot scones, clotted cream, tea sandwiches and cakes, topped off with sherry - a scrumptious way to spend a few hours with friends. For six people in May, date to be mutually agreed upon. $20 per person
Frances Dearman
1001 Restaurant Grab Bag - A Fixed Price Event
A new fun event at our auction! Six unmarked envelopes, each contains a restaurant gift certificate. Buy one of these sealed envelopes for $50, and it might contain a $100 gift certificate.
Hard Times Café www.hardtimes.com
Legal Sea Foods www.legalseafoods.com
O’Donnell’s of Kentlands www.odonnellsrestaurants.com
Mamma Lucia www.mammaluciarestaurants.com
Café Deluxe www.cafedeluxe.com
CommonWealth Gastropubwww.cwgastropub.com
1002 Dinner on Nina’s Dandy
Enjoy a dinner cruise on the Potomac with this $100 gift certificate. It is valid toward a Sunday through Friday dinner cruise, which begins at the pier in Alexandria, VA. You will cruise under the dramatic low arched bridges of Washington while viewing the many attractions along the river and enjoying an appetizer, entree and dessert. Public parking is adjacent to the pier.
Dandy Restaurant Cruises
1003 After-Church Brunch - A Fixed Price Event
Enjoy an elegant brunch of citrus champagne punch, Bloody Marys, egg stratas, salads and desserts at the home of our retired church administrator, who now has more time to cook. Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. For 20 guests at $40 per person.
Lyn Peters and Phil Schwartz
1004 Gift Certificate for Volt Restaurant in Frederick, Maryland
Here’s what Washingtonian Magazine says about Volt: “It didn’t take long for this Frederick hot spot to emerge as arguably Maryland’s best restaurant. Chef/partner Bryan Voltaggio, 33, a runner-up on the most recent Top Chef, cannily channels the best of Restaurant Eve, from the cool sophistication to the burning ambition. In dishes that draw inspiration from places as diverse as Morocco, Thailand, and his native Frederick, Voltaggio seamlessly fuses rustic, seasonal cooking with hyper-modern techniques without overworking either.” The gift certificate is worth $100, which should cover the cost of dinner for two without wine and will certainly pay for Sunday brunch.
Cedar Lane Leadership Development and Nominations Committee
1005 Oktoberfest Dinner - A Fixed Price Event
Dinner for ten guests with German beers and wines and many regional German dishes at the home of Cathy and John in Bethesda on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 7 p.m. $50 per person.
Cathy Knapper and John Gubbings
Gerry & Ron Peterson
1006 Dinner with the Board of Trustees - A Fixed Price Event
Come have dinner with members of the Board of Trustees on Saturday, June 5, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Lounge. We will have a social hour with wine, punch, and appetizers, and then treat you to a delicious meat or vegetarian lasagna (your choice) with a vegetable, salad with mixed greens, bread, a choice of yummy desserts, and coffee or tea. This feast will be for 40 guests at $35 per person.
Cedar Lane Board of Trustees
1007 New Orleans Dinner - A Fixed Price Event
Relax with an Old Fashioned and shrimp appetizers. Then enjoy a dinner of red beans and rice, cornbread and greens, topped off with New Orleans-style bread pudding. For up to nine guests at Carrie’s place on February 26, 2011. Please make sure you can climb the three flights necessary to enjoy the evening. $45 per person.
Carrie Meyer
1008 Leonard’s Famous Spaghetti with Meatballs Dinner - A Fixed Price Event
Enjoy dinner on the patio at the Gianessi home in Chevy Chase on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 6 p.m. Menu: antipasto with many homemade treats, spaghetti with meatballs, asparagus parmigiana, Vacci’s famous Italian bread, and chocolate cake for dessert. The Gianessis will serve red and white wines, coffee and tea, grappa and lemoncello. For 15 guests at $40 per person.
Linda and Leonard Gianessi
1009 Pub Crawl at Fells Point, Baltimore - A Fixed Price Event
On Saturday, July 10, 2010, starting with our first round at the Wharf Rat courtesy of Leonard, we will proceed to two other notorious watering holes where Stephen and Linda will each buy a round. When we are ready, we will have dinner at Green Turtle, though please note that dinner is not included in the price. Transportation provided. Maximum limit of 12 people at $50 per person.
Stephen Colgan, Linda and Leonard Gianessi
1010 Dinner for Four at Trattoria Sorrento on Opera Night
Enjoy a lively, elegant night at Trattoria Sorrento in Bethesda, rich with delicious, authentic Italian fare and beautiful opera music, held on the first Sunday of the month. You will receive a four-course meal from Trattoria’s pre-fixed menu and enjoy an unforgettable opera performance. The gift certificate is worth $200.
Cedar Lane Adult Programs Committee
1011 Scrabble Dinner - A Fixed Price Event
An evening of food, conversation and Scrabble for twelve people on Saturday, May 22, 2010 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Kate and Bob Harrison’s home in Chevy Chase. Bring your favorite four-letter word. $40 per person.
Kate and Bob Harrison
1012 Evening of Transylvanian Culture - A Fixed Price Event
An evening of Hungarian Transylvanian Culture just for you! Join the Partner Church Committee on Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. for an appetizer course of wine, cheese and delicious handmade savories followed by signature desserts of the people of Dicsoszentmarton, our Partner Church in Transylvania. A special guest will delight you with insight into the history and culture of the region. For 40 guests at $20 per person.
Cedar Lane Partner Church Committee
1013 Mia’s Pizzas Gift Certificate
Enjoy food and beverage at this local restaurant with a gift certificate worth $25.
Mia’s Pizzas
1014 Exotic Indian-inspired Feast
The Religious Education Council will provide dinner for six to eight people and will deliver it to your home on a mutually-agreeable Saturday or Sunday before June 16, 2010.
Cedar Lane RE Council
1015 Join a Boomer Group for Dinner - A Fixed Price Event
Come join this dinner discussion group for wonderful food and company on May 15, 2010 in the Kensington/Bethesda area. The meal will be a surprise but will be tasty and interesting. It’s a chance to meet and greet other Cedar Laners. For up to four people at $35 per person.
Sharon Bradley
1016 Buffet Lunch and Two-Mile Walk - A Fixed Price Event
Join Karen and Harvey for a buffet luncheon at their home on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 1 p.m. followed by a two-mile walk on the nearby scenic Crescent and Little Falls Trails. (The rain date will be May 23.) For 12 people at $25 per person.
Harvey and Karen Lerner
1017 Gift Certificate to Roscoe’s Neapolitan Pizzeria
Enjoy a meal in this hip and relaxing dining spot in downtown Takoma Park. It has a full wine bar, too. The gift certificate is for $50.
Donna Firer and Brian McLaughlin
1018 The Best Subs in Town! - Marchone’s Deli
Marchone’s Deli is a local gem, a favorite of Michael Thoryn and Pat Phillips. Italian specialties including homemade sausage, imported cheeses, fresh Italian bread, imported pastas and olive oil, Italian cookies (sample the biscotti if you’re the high bidder). Excellent lasagna you can freeze and pull out for company. Michael’s favorite sub is the Italian Cold Cut; Pat loves the Meat Ball. Marchone’s has been serving the community since 1954. You’ll taste the difference. This gift certificate is for $50.
Patricia Phillips and Michael Thoryn
1019 Lunch with our County Council President
Two people will be treated to lunch and a discussion of local politics by County Council President Nancy Floreen at the Black Market Bistro in Garrett Park. A mutually-agreeable date will be chosen.
Nancy Floreen
1020 Dinner with our Minister Emeritus in California
Planning to be in Southern California sometime this year? Ken MacLean, our Minister Emeritus, would be happy to take two Cedar Laners who come to the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, La Quinta) to dinner after cocktails at his condo.
Kenneth MacLean
1021 Gift Certificate for Black Restaurant Group
You’re in for a treat at any of the locations of the Black Restaurant Group, including Addie’s Restaurant in Rockville, Black’s Bar & Kitchen in Bethesda, Blacksalt Fish Market & Restaurant in the Palisades section of NW DC or Black Market Bistro in Garrett Park. The gift certificate is for $200.
Cedar Lane Personnel Committee
1022 Shaken, Not Stirred - A Fixed Price Event
The quest for the perfect martini continues! What’s yours? Is it up with a twist? An olive? Shaken or stirred? Beefeater or Bombay? Four to one or drier still? Come find out and join the fun in an evening of tasting for six people, followed by a dinner of homemade lamb and vegetable shish kebab and tabbouleh. Transportation to and from the Strellas’ house in Bethesda will be provided to facilitate your responsible enjoyment. Saturday night, September 11, 2010. $50 per person.
Vicky and Paul Strella
1023 Get to Know Our Newest Members’ Brunch - A Fixed Price Event
Join us for a brunch on Saturday, May 1 at 11:00 a.m. at the home of Nancy and Don Bliss in Bethesda to welcome and get to know some of our newest church members. Bask in food, fun and festivities! For ten people at $25 per person.
Cedar Lane Member Services Committee
1024 Super Ribs Dinner
Long-tenured dinner discussion group is offering to supply a delicious dinner for you and your friends. Our traditional Super Bowl party (for the commercials, of course!!) features ribs prepared by our own Top Chef, Penny Douglas. We want to share her culinary skills with others to benefit CLUUC. In addition to the ribs, we will provide all the fixings for a complete dinner for a maximum of ten people. We will deliver the dinner to your home at a mutually agreed upon date.
CLUUC Dinner Discussion Group: Douglas, Hopkins, Peters/Schwartz, Floreen/Stewart, Richardson/Morrissey
1025 Dinner for Two at Mannequin Pis
If mussels and Belgian beer are your thing, make your way up Georgia Avenue to this intimate restaurant in Olney. Rated in the Washingtonian as one of the top 100 restaurants in the metropolitan area, this is one not to miss.
Jean Schaible and Mannequin Pis
1026 A Bermudaful Affair!
The amateur chef, who is from Bermuda, will supply all but the main course for your dinner party. She will bring Bermudian cocktails, soup, centerpiece, music and dessert for up to twelve people on a mutually-agreeable date. (Three weeks notice, please.)
Susannah Vesey
1027 Sacred Sister Supper - A Fixed Price Event
For all genders, a meal offered by three women ministers! An evening of good company and comforting culinary delights with Susan Archer, Heather Janules and Archene Turner at Susan’s tranquil home overlooking a neighboring sheep farm. The dinner will take place on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 6 p.m. for up to ten guests. $30 per person.
Susan Archer, Heather Janules & Archene Turner
1028 Kentucky Derby Day Party - A Fixed Price Event
The Finance Committee is sponsoring a Kentucky Derby Day Party at the church on May 1, 2010 from 5 to 7 p.m. We will welcome up to 30 adults. Participants will watch the Kentucky Derby on the big screen in the auditorium and enjoy traditional Kentucky Derby food. There will be prizes. $35 per person.
Cedar Lane Finance Committee
1029 Thai Derm Gift Certificate
“Thai Derm isn’t one of those glitzy Thai restaurants. Homey and family-run, this welcoming address has other things going for it—fresh daisies on the tables, Thai art, and a kitchen that turns out bright renditions of traditional fare,” says Washingtonian Magazine. Try it with the $30 gift certificate that the Silver Spring restaurant has donated.
Thai Derm Restaurant
Business Donors and Advertisers
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
American Plant
Amethyst
Arena Stage
Audubon Naturalist Society
Aura Spa and Kirsten Peterson
Aveda Salon & Spa
Ballet Petite
Bamboozled
Big Planet Comics
Blair Mansion Restaurant
Cafe Deluxe
Capitol Steps
Caricatures by Brian Lofgren
Catch Can
Cedar Lane Nursery School
Cedar Lane UU Church
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Color Me Mine of Silver Spring
CommonWealth Gastropub
CREATE Arts Center
Dandy Restaurant Cruises
Dianne Seiffert Landscape Design
Discovery Theater - The Smithsonian Associates
EarthTreks Climbing Centers
Eastham’s Exxon Servicenter, Inc.
Folger Theatre
Friends of the National Zoo
Fun & Games
Great Kids Village
Green Building Institute
Hair by Paabo
Hard Times Cafe
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
Johnson’s Florist and Garden
Judy Frieder Starrels Catering LLC
Legal Sea Foods
Mamma Lucia of Silver Spring
Mannequin Pis
Maryland Youth Ballet
Mia’s Pizzas
MOM's Organic Market
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union
musiKids
National Jean Company
O’Donnell’s of Kentlands
Persuasive Information
Peter Grey Design
Potomac Riverboat Company
Rainbow Hair Designers
Rockville Interiors and Fabrics
Round House Theatre
Ski Roundtop
Snider’s Food
Strathmore Hall Foundation
Thai Derm Restaurant
The Kreeger Museum
The Studio Theatre
Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Washington Performing Arts Society
Whitetail Resort
