Crayons (Sold for $20,000)
By Gordon Smedt
Auction Items at the Gala
BE A VIDEO GAMES MAGAZINE EDITOR FOR THE DAY!!!
  1. You and a friend will spend the day at the South San Francisco HQ of Future US – America’s biggest publisher of video games magazines and web sites – where you will get an exclusive peek in to the fast paced and often turbulent world of video games and video games media. The lucky winner will divide their time between the best selling Official XBOX 360 Magazine, the Official PlayStation Magazine and Nintendo’s official magazine, Nintendo Power, working alongside professional games journalists to help create some of the world’s most respected games publications.
Rock Star for a Day!
  1. Parents, get your  kid’s rock and roll band out of the garage and into a professional recording studio for a day of fun.  A once in a lifetime experience to cut their own CD, eat Pizza and single color M&Ms and wear cheap sunglasses.For all budding musicians and singers, this is an opportunity to record in a professional, fully equipped recording studio located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. At the end of the recording process, each participant will be given a rough mix of the songs.  Each participant will receive 3 CDs with the final mixes of the songs.
LPEF Gala “Night in the Redwoods” Auction & Gala
Benefiting all students in the Loma Prieta School District
Gala 2008 - Saturday Oct 4, 2008



You can also download the ticket order form by clicking here.  Please fill out and mail or drop-off at the school or with one of our volunteers.http://www.lpef.org/LPEF/Gala%202008_files/2008galatickettext.docshapeimage_2_link_0
Click here to register and pay online 
(you will be taken to a different website to process this)
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For item donations, sponsor & volunteer opportunities, or questions:
please email Jennifer Straw or call her at 353-8981
 
We still need a Chef willing to do an-at-home dinner and more wine!
Silent auction and garden tours begin at
4 p.m., followed by a live auction,
dinner and dancing.
Suggested dress: casual elegance.
 We’ve got the auction items you love….
Art by Susan Francis, Mary Hoffman, Nancy Jo Lopp, Lori Ann Tharp and Gay Kraeger
Metal sculptures by Jeff Owen and Phil Lange
Football autographed by Trent Edwards 
49ers, San Francisco Giants, and San Jose Sharks tickets
Vacations to Hawaii, Honduras, Dillon Beach, and Tahoe
Tickets to Shakespeare Santa Cruz & Opera San Jose
Sailing trips and surfing lessons
Santa Cruz Mountain wines
Jewelry handcrafted by our talented local artists
Tapestry, Nonno’s, Willow Street, and morehttp://www.susanfrancispaints.comhttp://www.jeffowen.com/http://www.ventanagallerybigsur.com/bigsurartgallery/phillangebigsurartkineticfish/phillangeventanagallerybigsur.htmshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2
 And some new ones to try… 
A bottle of 1986 Chateau Margaux
Soccer ball autographed by Brandi Chastain
Mexico and Bear Valley vacations
Peabody gallery and Lisa Hoffner
Warriors tickets
San Jose Rep., Ballet tickets
iFly vertical wind tunnel
Los Gatos Gourmet, Aquis, and selection of organic wines
Books from local authors
Rock Star for a Day
Be a Video Games Magazine Editor for the Dayhttp://www.wildeyephoto.comhttp://www.lomaprietarockers.comshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1
Some Featured Items:
Wildebeest breaking free from the herd and plunging into the Mara River.
Location: Masai Mara, Kenya
Copyright: © Lisa Hoffner / WildEye Photography
Awards: Kodak Kinsa Winner (1995); Nature's Best, Winner of Wildlife Category (1999), Wildlife Honorable Mention (2000 and 2001).
Live Auction Items
“Night in the Redwoods” Collector’s Tome
Principal for a Day
Case of Extraordinary Wine from Burrell School Vineyards
Golden State Warriors Game and Gourmet Tailgate Lunch for Four
 1986 Chateau Margaux
 “Crayons”  Oil on Canvas by Mountain Artist Gordon Smedt
 Oceanfront Maui Condo for Six Nights and $1,000 Spending Money
 PE Teacher for a Day with Ms. Moore
 Special Case of Silver Mountain Wine
 Loma Prieta Rockers Band with Case of Wine and Appetizers for Twenty
 Weekend Getaway – Porsche and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am
    Sponsored by Karen Izzo, Coldwell Banker and 
    Rebecca Smith, Sereno Group
 Rock Star for a Day
 Los Gatos Escape: The Hotel Los Gatos, Tapestry, Alta, and Fabulous Wine (Sponsored by Ricky Critchfield, Critchfield Construction)
Gourmet Dinner for Six at Professional Culinary Institute in Campbell
Mixed Case of Loma Prieta Winery Wines and Barrel Tasting for Twelve People
The 2008 Gala was a success!  A good time was had by all.  The tents made for a festive atmosphere and kept us all dry and warm!  Thanks to Patti Hughes for the use of Maison du Lac, to Daniel Lanovaz for the great show / renderings, to our Gala Chairs (Jennifer Straw and Leslie O’Malley) for their leadership, and to the Gala Committee and All the Volunteers for all the hard work.  We could not have done it without you! 

And, to the bidders.  Thanks for your generosity.  We will shortly post the total $$’s that were raised (we are still doing the accounting).

For questions about the Gala, please contact Jennifer Straw at 353-8981mailto:Jenniferstraw@comcast.net?subject=Galashapeimage_9_link_0