Children First for Oregon

20th Anniversary Auction Items

Come to our 20th Anniversary Event to bid on any of these 21 wonderful items.

1) Winter Adventure at Timberline Lodge

Season pass for family of four

Mount Hood is more than a mountain. It’s a mammoth playground for the whole family. It’s an adventurer’s paradise, a dream for thrillseekers and sightseers. Hightail it to Timberline, where you’ll find yourself in the middle of it all.

Season passes are good for skiing/riding at Timberline, valid any day the lift is operating, weather conditions permitting. Family Pass Certificate is good for four individual season passes. Additional family member passes may be purchased separately. “Family” refers to immediate family members. All pass recipients must reside at the same physical address.

Special Instructions: Certificate expires 5/31/2012. Not valid during the Summer Ski Season, June 1 – September 30.
Donor: Timberline Lodge
Value: $4,000

2) Summer Adventure on Lake Billy Chinook

Private boating trip, including use of fishing gear
Catered lunch for four

Day trip on Lake Billy Chinook escorted by boat captain, Children First board member Howard Finck, includes catered lunch for four, use of fishing gear, and the company of a fly-fishing enthusiast. No experience necessary. The boat is a 20’ Northwest Jet, wide, comfortable, heated if inclement weather, with enclosed canvas cabin 6.5’ high. Best times: April thru September.

Special Instructions: Additional details to be arranged between the donor and the successful bidder before 4/1/2012. Buyer should advise captain of dietary restrictions in advance. Buyer must obtain necessary permits.
Donor: Howard Finck
Value: $1,500

3) “Be Well” Fitness Package

Three-month Platinum membership to any Oregon Athletic Club: HawthornFarm, RiverPlace, Bethany, or The Pointe Spa
$100 Nike gift certificate
Two passes to Nike employee store

Where did the time go? It’s almost a new year and new resolutions are right around the corner. Get fit and be well with this Platinum membership to the Oregon Athletic Club of your choice.

While you’re at it, snag some new Nike sneakers at the employee store in Portland and work out in style.

Special Instructions: Activate membership before 2/1/2012.
Donors: Oregon Athletic Clubs, Nike
Value: $1,100

4) Private Party

Private opera performance by soprano Flora Sussely
Magnum of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir wine from Helioterra Wines

Host a private party in your home and entertain your guests with a magnifico performance of Italian opera by soprano Flora Sussely.

Entertain your guests’ palates along with their ears with a magnum of 2010 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from emerging urban winery Helioterra Wines. Vintner Anne Hubatch’s wines are pretty, sensuous and evocative in style, honoring the wine grapes and the fertile vineyards where they are grown. Only 166 cases were produced of this lovely limited release. This pinot noir greets you with cassis, pomegranate, and red currant. On the palate the wine is very focused and lively, with a core of dried cranberries, tobacco, cola, and a touch of fresh oregano. Share this wine alongside a gourmet Italian meal to make your taste buds sing.

Ciao!

Special Instructions: Private performance details to be arranged between donor and successful bidder before 12/31/2012
Donors: Flora Sussely, Helioterra Wines
Value: $800

5) “Cellar Door” Package

Six bottles of California Zinfandel wines from Ridge Estates
$40 gift certificate to Toro Bravo

Wines include: 2006 Pagani Ranch, 2006 Geyserville, 2007 Paso Robles, 2007 York Creek, 2008 Pagani Ranch, and 2008 East Bench.

The 2007 York Creek was racked to oak barrels for twelve months of aging. Though rich and structured, this is one of the most supple and elegant wines made from the York Creek vineyard. Enjoyable now, it will continue to develop over the next three to five years.

The 2006 Geyserville was barrel-aged for fourteen months to yield a rich, well-structured, fully integrated zinfandel. Elegant tannins and intense fruit make it enjoyable now; it will be best over the next four to six years.

Package includes dinner at Portland hot spot Toro Bravo, a warm and friendly Spanish-inspired tapas restaurant from Chef John Gorham. Dishes are made with locally sourced ingredients and house-cured meats, often displaying Pacific Northwest and French influence.

Try some of everything!

Donors: Ray Jubitz, Toro Bravo
Value: $540

6) Oil Painting

Oil painting on canvas, 18” x 24”

For award-winning artist Molly Reeves, painting is all about intention. What kind of story do you want to tell?

The Dance Between Near and Far, Reeves’ most recent work, is an impressionistic landscape that celebrates the layered colors of the fall season. Fiery oranges, lemon, and aubergine are set against a lovely robin’s egg blue horizon. In its sweeping, organic lines this piece fuses reality and memory, fiction and deeper truth. Brighten your home or office with this conversation piece!

Donor: Molly Reeves
Value: $500

7) “Power Up” Kickboxing Package

One-month membership to Fierce Fitness Kickboxing
$50 Nike gift certificate
Pass to Nike employee store

Learn self-defense techniques at Fierce Fitness Kickboxing! One-month unlimited membership to Fierce Fitness gets you fantastic aerobic workouts. Classes will also help you build strong, toned muscles, strengthen bones, improve balance and coordination and learn how to defend yourself using kicks, punches, elbows and knees. Membership includes sign-up fee and rental of kickboxing gloves.

While you’re at it, snag some new Nike sneakers at the employee store in Portland and work out in style. Power up!

Special Instructions: Redeem membership by 11/3/2012.
Donors: Fierce Fitness Kickboxing, Nike
Value: $400

8) Photo Print

Palladium print, 18.5” x 15.5” (framed size)

Full Moon, Kauai , donated by photographer Robert Aughenbaugh, is a 8” x 6” image printed on Arches Platine paper. Platinum/palladium is a photographic process popular around the turn of the century that is enjoying a resurgence of interest. It is known for its rich, warm tones and is one of the most archival of photographic processes.

This image, handprinted by the artist in 2010, was the result of a long exposure at night on a beach in Kauai, Hawaii. It is lit only by the rising moon and ambient light from the surrounding area.

The photographer was the founder and creative director at ID Branding, and the founder and CEO of Via Training in Portland, Oregon. Since his retirement, Robert has devoted himself to his long-standing interest in photography with an emphasis on alternative processes.

Donor: Robert Aughenbaugh
Value: $350

9) Soccer Package

Soccer ball signed by Timbers team
$100 Nike gift certificate
Two passes to Nike employee store

Are you languishing on the waiting list for Timbers season tickets? Fans of Portland’s favorite soccer team can make the wait feel shorter by snagging this signed team ball from our very own Major League Soccer heroes.

While you’re at it, grab some new gear at the Nike employee store and start making your own plays. G-O-A-L!

Special Instructions: Contact Timbers to redeem voucher before 12/31/2011.
Donors: Portland Timbers, Nike
Value: $300

10) Say “Cheese”

Charcoal commission portrait, 12” x 12”

Artist Amy Louise Mfuni is a native Oregonian who currently resides in Portland and has been drawing for over 12 years. She draws personalized charcoal commissions and specializes in portraiture, with a focus on children. Commission a one-of-a-kind portrait based on the photograph of your choice – Mfuni draws children, grandparents, groups, pets, and more. This would make a great engagement or Mother’s Day gift! The possibilities are endless.

Donor: Amy Louise Mfuni
Value: $300

11) Golf Package

Round of golf at Oswego Lake County Club

Hit the green with a couple of friends and Oswego Lake Country Club host. Completed in 1924, the 18 hole course is known as a “shot makers” course. Although not long by modern standards, the hilly terrain provides for a wide variety of tee shots and approaches to the greens. Several holes have spectacular views of neighboring Cascade peaks, including Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens, and the impeccably maintained fairways are lined with mature Douglas firs and Oregon maple trees.

Special Instructions: Details to be arranged between donor and successful bidder at least one month prior to redemption. Offer expires 11/1/2012
Donor: Chip Pierce
Value: $250

12) “Power Up” Coaching Package

“Power Hour” private coaching session
Fetish stone, 3” x 5”

Work toward your goals! Focusing on business owners and corporate women, Nancy Grant Coaching professionals work with you to help increase your income, decrease your overwhelm, and live a more rewarding life. Coaching sessions are structured to help you get clear about what you truly want, strategize a course of action, get focused, get productive, and get into action. Power up, and make it happen!

Reflect on your accomplishments and quiet your mind with a hand-carved fetish stone by artist Dave Haslett. These stones should feel good in your hand. Use your fetish stone to help you access your inner strength and confront the arbitrary and unpredictable forces beyond your control.

Special Instructions: Schedule session by 12/31/2011.
Donors: Nancy Grant Coaching, Dave Haslett
Value: $250

13) Oregon Get-Away

Overnight stay for two at Columbia Gorge Hotel
Bottle of wine from Holloran Vineyards
$20 gift certificate to Tasty N Sons

How about a vacation in one of the most beautiful recreational capitals of the world?

Visit a place of quiet luxury in the Columbia River Gorge, the U.S.’s first proclaimed National Scenic Area, where views of mountains, an enormous river, and green color that you can almost taste dominate the scenery. Guest room features a view of manicured gardens, filled with Oregon-native plantings, surrounding Phelp’s Creek.

Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, the hotel offers a magnificent display of over 500,000 dazzling white lights known as the Feast of Lights. Don’t miss it. Finish the night with a glass of handcrafted Willamette Valley wine from Holloran Vineyards, a winery that specializes in traditional winemaking techniques, small-batch production, and organic, biodynamic farming practices.

Next morning, mosey on back for brunch at Tasty N Sons, a Portland neighborhood restaurant and Willamette Week’s restaurant of the year in 2010. Executive Chef John Gorham offers family-style food influenced by various cuisines, from southern Americana to Spanish. Yum.

Special Instructions: Hotel offer expires 9/29/2012
Donors: Columbia Gorge Hotel, Holloran Vineyards, Tasty N Sons
Value: $245

14) Holiday Memories

Two tickets to production of Sherlock Holmes & Case of the Christmas Carol at Artists Repertory Theater
Two tickets to production of The Nutcracker at Oregon Ballet Theater
$50 gift certificate to Tucci Ristorante

Literature’s favorite quirky inquisitor is infused with the spirit of a crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge in an unusual holiday show crafted by Seattle veteran playwright John Longenbaugh. After failed attempts by Dr. Watson to cheer Holmes into celebrating the holiday season, the unrepentant, ill-tempered detective is forced to deduce the facts and solve the most important mystery of his life – past, present and future.

Next up, spark your own childhood wonder with this beloved trip into a land where toy soldiers fight rat armies, snowflakes come dancing to life and the sugarplum fairy presides over it all with the wave of a wand. Create memories your family will cherish forever.

Top off your holiday fun by visiting warm and cozy, family-influenced Italian hideaway, Tucci Ristorante. A selection of artisanal Italian wines, pasta favorites, organic quality meats, and fresh seafood prepared in an open kitchen await you at Tucci Ristorante.

Special Instructions: Oregon Ballet Theater tickets valid Dec 10-24, 2011.
Artists Repertory Theater tickets valid Nov 15 – Dec 24, 2011.
Donors: Columbia Gorge Hotel, Holloran Vineyards, Tasty N Sons
Value: $240

15) American Family

Two tickets to a theater production at Portland Center Stage
$50 gift certificate to Nostrana
Bottle of wine from Holloran Vineyards

At a time in our history when we all wonder how we can live together on this planet, our need for community feels more important than ever. When we gather in the theater, feelings are magnified, commonalities are illuminated, prejudices are challenged; our hearts are opened. Visit Portland Center Stage during the 2011-2012 season for a production of Oklahoma!,The Santaland Diaries, Shakespeare’s Amazing Cybeline, Anna Karenina, and more.

Celebrate a sense of place with three-time James Beard Foundation award finalist, Chef Cathy Whims. Enjoy dinner at Nostrana, literally “ours,” where you’ll find simple food made from honest, local, seasonal ingredients.

Finish the night with a glass of handcrafted Willamette Valley wine from Holloran Vineyards, a winery that specializes in traditional winemaking techniques, small-batch production, and organic, biodynamic farming practices.

Celebrate family and friends. Salute!

Special Instructions: Tickets expire 6/24/2012
Donors: Portland Center Stage, Nostrana, Holloran Vineyards
Value: $225

16) Family Extravaganza

$20 gift certificate for A Children’s Place Bookstore
Two tickets for production of “Willy Wonka” at Northwest Children’s Theater
Four passes to Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Four one-hour passes to Sky High Sports
$20 gift certificate and four vouchers for ice cream cones at Tillamook Ice Creamery
$20 gift certificate to Helen Bernhard Bakery

Locally owned and operated for over thirty years, A Children’s Place Bookstore is the perfect place to get lost in a book with your child. Then foster “pure imagination” at a special holiday production of Willy Wonka, featuring classic songs about everyone’s favorite candy man.

Throw a birthday bash to remember for the kid in your life. Check out a cool OMSI exhibit, tour the Tillamook Cheese Factory, bounce off the walls at Sky High Sports, and make sure you don’t miss the icing on the cake from Helen Bernhard Bakery.

Special Instructions: Tickets valid Dec 9-24, 2011. A Children’s Place gift certificate expires 9/22/2012. OMSI passes expire 11/30/2012
Donors: A Children’s Place Bookstore, Northwest Children’s Theater, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Sky High Sports, Tillamook Ice Creamery, Helen Bernhard Bakery
Value: $196

17) Cozy Staycation

Lodging for two at McMenamin’s Kennedy School
Bottle of wine from Holloran Vineyards
$25 gift card to St. Honoré Boulangerie

Warm your bones this holiday season with an overnight stay at McMenamin’s Kennedy School with somebody special. Catch a movie while you’re there! A stay at Kennedy School includes movie admission and use of the soaking pool.

Come morning, cozy up to a tasty warm breakfast at St. Honoré Boulangerie, a neighborhood bakery and café featuring rustic French breads and traditional pastries. Stop in, linger over a steaming café au lait and autumn quiche with oven-roasted leeks, and savor the authentic charms of this little slice of France.

Donors: McMenamins Pubs and Breweries, Holloran Vineyards, St. Honoré Boulangerie
Value: $190

18) New American Romance

$75 gift certificate to Little Bird Bistro
Two tickets to performance from Chamber Music Northwest
Bottle of wine from Holloran Vineyards

Come on down to Little Bird Bistro, the pretty new project of Le Pigeon head chef Gabriel Rucker and sommelier Andrew Fortgang. This classically French bistro, influenced by Pacific Northwest ingredients and sensibility, is a perfect date spot. Sample the seductive duck confit and French-intensive wine list with someone special.

Next, enjoy an electrifying chamber music performance by the 18-piece, conductorless ECCO. The ensemble makes its Portland debut on March 28th, 2012 in a vibrant evening of original and arranged works for string orchestra, including a new piece from Portland-born composer Kenji Bunch, plus Beethoven’s massive and virtuosic Grosse Fuge.

This concert is part of March Music Moderne, the second annual celebration of modern music in Portland.

Special Instructions: Tickets valid March 28th, 2011
Donors: Little Bird Bistro, Chamber Music Northwest, Holloran Vineyards
Value: $175

19) “Be Well” Yoga Package

Four 1-hour soaking passes at Common Ground Wellness Center
Five-class yoga pass at The People’s Yoga
Fetish stone, 3” x 5”

Soothe your soul this rainy Portland winter by soaking at Common Ground Wellness Center. Passes give you access to sauna and soaking pool.

Keep your muscles limber and strong by taking yoga classes as The People’s Yoga, a community-oriented yoga studio. Offering over 30 yoga classes per week, with styles ranging from beginner to advanced, The People’s Yoga offers a diverse, warm and encouraging environment.

Quiet your mind and please your eyes with a hand-carved fetish stone by artist Dave Haslett. These stones should feel good in your hand. Use your fetish stone to help you access your inner strength and confront the arbitrary and unpredictable forces beyond your control.

Donors: Common Ground Wellness Center, The People’s Yoga, Dave Haslett
Value: $150

20) Oregon Wine Country

VIP tasting for six at Anne Amie Vineyards
Three bottles of wine from Anne Amie

Pinot reigns supreme at Anne Amie Vineyards with Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc forming the heart of this vineyard’s production. Complementing the pinot family is Old-Vine Estate Riesling and Müller Thurgau, planted in 1979.

Anne Amie vineyards are located in the rolling hills of the Yamhill-Carlton District and on the steep hillsides of the Chehalem Mountains, both nestled in Oregon’s verdant Willamette Valley.

The tasting room hosts breathtaking views of our vineyards and the Pacific Coast Range.

Donors: Anne Amie Vineyards
Value: $134