Party Basket
Randy Bellows
Randy provides a large party basket containing several bottles of wine and assorted munchies – see if it suits your palate at the auction.
Value: $60 Min. bid: $20
Handmade Box of Lotions
Mary Dunlavey
Pamper yourself with the custom-made lotions that you can peruse at the auction, donated by Mary Dunlavey.
Value: $45 Min. bid: $25
For the Gardener
Mary Dunlavey
Suit yourself with the gardening bag and three gardening books that Mary has donated – see them at the auction.
Value: $45 Min. bid: $15
Garden Consultation & Planting
Kara Crissey 814-262-5702
Kara will meet you in your garden in the Easton or nearby area to help with ideas to add beauty to your outdoor space with ecologically thoughtful perennial choices. She will guide you in selecting up to $100 worth of perennial plants (such as daisies, Black-Eyed Susans, bushes, or a small tree). Kara will purchase the perennials and install them for you and, before she goes, will provide instructions on watering and care. The total project will take up to four (4) hours.
Value: $350 Min. bid: $100
Photo Album from Shutterfly
Lauren Harton 410-728-4293
Remember the fun of turning pages to see your special people, places, and pictures? How about a small (say 10 x 10 inches) hardcover custom family photo book – up to 25 pages, with up to 75 photos that you upload to Shutterfly? Lauren designs and delivers the book. See a sample at the auction.
Value: $50 Min. bid: $25
Tea Time
Jean Rhian & Jerry Fairbanks
Take home this new tea service – two mugs, a large and lovely teapot, and six (6) colorful containers of tea. Tea for two, and two for tea ….
Value: $60 Min. bid: $20
Mobile Kit
Jean Rhian & Jerry Fairbanks
You’re the artist, designer, and engineer – this Modern Mobile Kit contains interchangeable parts, and you can add additional kits to make your mobile grow. Great for kids and grown-up kids.
Value: $42 Min. bid: $15
Homemade Minestrone and Biscuits
Rita Barker 443-786-0120
Rita will prepare and deliver four (4) large servings of hearty homemade minestrone soup and a dozen homemade flaky baking powder biscuits. Dinner comes a’knocking.
Value: $40 Min. bid: $20
From the Barker Collection
Rita & Don Barker
Don and Rita offer several pottery items, from their house to yours. These pictures are of the actual items.
Soup bowl and plate
Value: $40 Min. bid: $10
Mug
Value: $25 Minn. Bid: $10
Wine Chiller and a bottle of Chardonnay
Value: $85 Min. bid: $25
Introvert’s Weekend Package
Chris & Beth Hall 410-476-1053
Live it up, with your gift from the Halls: 3 engaging novels, a 1000-piece puzzle, and a bottle of wine.
Value: $50 Min. bid: $25
A Night in Spain
Christina & Michele Drostin 919-259-9017
Olé! Join the Drostins for a fun evening with a personalized Spanish lesson over sangria and appetizers followed by a delicious Spanish dinner. Christina, a former Spanish teacher, will lead you in a fun-filled Spanish lesson designed to meet your interest and skill level, even if your current level is as basic as “gracias.” Your authentic Spanish dinner will be prepared by the talented Michele Drostin. To take place at 5 pm one Saturday in May or June. Room for 6.
Value: $55 per person $Min. bid: $25 per person
Bird Migration Walk, and Brunch at the Barkers
Rita & Don Barker 443-786-0120
Bring your binoculars for a morning at Adkin’s Arboretum. Join Don and Rita at 8:00 AM for the bird migration walk led by Dr. Wayne H. Bell to look for birds in the Arboretum’s forest and meadows. (The Barkers will provide water and trail snacks.)
Afterwards, enjoy Susan Hostetler’s Art Exhibit of birds in motion at the Arboretum. Finish the morning with a brunch on Don and Rita’s bird porch as you watch and listen to a wide variety of birds that visit their feeders. Brunch will include quiche and cinnamon buns made by local chef, Steve Konopelski, as well as fresh fruit and mimosas. Room for 8.
Value: $40 per person Min. bid: $20 per person
Homemade Pound Cake
Sam Forlifer 410-829-6961
Sam is serious about the pounds: she uses a pound of butter, pound of sugar, pound of flour and a dozen eggs, and the cake tastes divine. One cake serves 14-18 and goes beautifully with whipped or ice cream, berries or other fruits, dark chocolate in any format. Keeps well, freezes well, great toasted. Can be made any time buyer chooses (if Sam is in town).
Value: $60 Min. bid: $25
Pool Party
The Drostin & Harton Families
Lauren: 410-728-4293 Christina: 919-259-9017
Enjoy food, swimming, and silly adult/kid games at the Drostin’s home in Easton! Festivities will take place Saturday July 28th at 4 pm (rain date Saturday Aug 4th at 4 pm). Up to 10 families.
Value: priceless Min. bid: $25 per family
Homemade Lasagna
Judy & Jack Harrald 410-745-5420
For starters, Jack makes the noodles. Judy adds broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, and onions along with cheeses and eggs and seasonings to produce a mouth-watering main course. They will deliver it cooked, or ready for your oven.
Value: $45 Min. bid: $20
Construction Consultation
Eric Rubin 410-745-2000
Consult with an expert to problem solve on one or more of your home construction challenges. (Eric is the Eric of Eric D. Rubin, Inc.)
Value: $120 Min. bid: $50
Picture Frame
Carol Meredith
Do you have a special picture that deserves a special frame? Carol provides a lovely Reed and Barton picture frame that will hold a 5 x 7 inch photo. Take it home from the auction.
Value: $55 Min. bid: $20
Fresh-Baked Bread & Spreader
Doug & Patty Hamsher
The Hamshers will provide fresh-baked bread with a handmade-by-Doug wooden butter spreader for you to take home from the auction. Yum.
Value: $20 Min Bid: $10
Slime Basket
The Hamshers 443-480-9078
Want to take part in one of the slimiest science trends around? The Hamshers will provide you with recipes and ingredients to make your own slime as well as a few free samples to get you excited.
Value: $20 Min. Bid: $10
Sunday Brunch at Colleen’s
Colleen Ronning 410-829-2973
Colleen is whipping up Black Forest waffles, Coconut Almond French toast, mimosas and more for a soul-warming Sunday brunch on May 6. If Mother Nature cooperates, you’ll be dining on the deck. Room for 8.
Value: $45 Min. bid: $25 per person
Matted Photographs
David Stevens
Everest Clouds
160 Bow of Kathryn
These photos by David Stevens were taken when he was working as a professional photographer. They are mostly landscapes from the Eastern Shore and trips to the Western US and Nepal; some are of skipjacks and schooners. There are 20 photographs, 16 x 20 inches each. Be the first to make your selection.
Value: $100 Fixed price: $30
Richardson Originals
Jim Richardson
Black Point Barbershop
St. Lukes Anglican Church, Rock Sound
Black Point Church
Jim offers three paintings, each approximately 12 x 16 inches. They were painted in 2016 after Jim and Martha returned from their second sailing trip to the Bahamas.
Value: $400 each Min. bid: $200 each
REVERSE AUCTION ITEMS
APPLE PIE: Shalagh Hogan offers $25 and has requested that Martha Hamlyn produce this delicacy for her, again (and again, and again).
GARDEN CONSULTATION: Shalagh Hogan offers $75 and has requested that Kara Crissey provide one (1) hour of expertise to discuss and plan great things.
HELP WITH ASSEMBLY: Maggie Garey offers $50 for help to assemble a bookstand this month, and help to set up a market umbrella on her patio in May. The Barkers will provide this service!
Mariner 3 Inflatable Boat
Bozena Lamparska 410-394-8744
Bo offers a once-used 10-ft, 3-person boat with 2 Boston valves on main hull chamber for quick-fill, fast deflate. Super Tough construction is triple strong. Made with 3 separate layers of material for extra strength and durability. All-around grab line and rub strake. Heavy-duty extruded plastic flooring for comfort and rigidity. Two fishing rod holders. Two inflatable thwart seats. 1 gear pouch and 1 battery pouch.
Value: $164 Min bid: $50
A Week in Green Valley, AZ
Mary Dunlavey 410 241-0184
Enjoy beautiful mountain views of the Santa Rita Mountains while you relax around the pool of this charming 2-bedroom plus den, 2-bath home. Just 25 minutes from Tucson and all its museums, golf courses, parks and attractions. April through November, based on availability.
Value: $1500 Min. bid: $450
Tidewater Inn Gift Certificate
Gail Woodall 410-253-2569
Gail is providing a $100 gift certificate to the Tidewater Inn. Enjoy brunch, lunch, dinner, and/or drinks – and soon it will be warm enough to sit outside.
Value: $100 Min. bid: $75
Medical Consultation
Mary Dunlavey 410 241-0184
Mary, a Certified Nurse Practitioner, will provide up to two (2) hours to help with understanding your prescriptions, getting answers to what you thought were ‘stupid’ questions, translating medical speak in documents, organizing medical files….
Value: $100 Min. bid: $40
BBQ at Sue & Bill’s
Sue & Bill Browning 703-201-2745
Join the Brownings at their scenic waterfront retreat (just over the bridge at Newcomb, heading toward St. Michaels) on Saturday, June 2 to enjoy a hearty BBQ and sunset on the dock. Room for 15.
Value: $45 per person Min. bid: $25 per person
Light Summer Supper at the Rhian/Fairbanks
Jean Rhian & Jerry Fairbanks 410-822-5807
Enjoy the summer breeze and a light summer supper on the screened porch at Jean and Jerry’s Easton Club home while socializing with other UUs. Room for 4.
Value: $40 per person Min. bid: $20 per person
You Pick the Pie
Mary Dunlavey 410 241-0184
Mary will bake you a lemon meringue pie – or another kind, your choice, to make you happy.
Value: $20 Min. bid: $5
Airport Transport I & II
Mary Dunlavey 410 241-0184
When you or a loved one has to go to the airport, enjoy the scenery and the company and let Mary do the driving.
Value: $120 one way for Dulles or Philly, $100 for BWI or National
Min. bid: $80 one way for Dulles or Philly, $70 for BWI or National
Homemade Fudge
Lori Woods 443-677-8779
Lori makes fudge and will prepare a pound, consisting of several flavors. There will be samples at the auction!
Value: $12 Min. bid: $10
White Delight Wine
Nancy & Ron Sweet
Nancy & Ron offer two bottles each of 2012 Moonstruck Sauvingnon Blanc, 2012 Cartlidge & Brown Chenin Blanc and 2012 Belle Ame Riesling. Salud!
Value: $75 Min bid: $45
LED Bottle Art
Nancy & Ron Sweet
This bottle art was created by one of the sons of Nancy and Ron Sweet. See it at the auction.
Value: $40 Min. bid: $20
Decorative Wooden Tray
Bill & Paula Lawton
This beautiful wooden tray (approximately 15″ x 18.5″) was hand painted by Paula Lawton, mother of the musical Beth. Take it home from the auction.
Value: $75 Min. bid: $35
Trio of Desserts
Colleen Ronning 410-829-2973
Life is sweet. Colleen will prepare Carrot Cake, Cheesecake, Chocolate Orange, Lemon Raspberry, Pecan Bars, whichever three you choose, all at once or one at a time…. OR talk to her about one big special cake.
Value: $100 Min. bid: $45
Ready, Aim, Party
Sally Woodall 410-745-2957
Sally will help you plan your event, set up, serve & clean up, using her professional catering experience, for up to four hours. (She is the Girl Friday of the catering firm Garden & Garnish.)
Value: $150 Min. bid: $60
Professional Listening
Sally Woodall 410-745-2957
Sally has decades of experience and boatloads of patience and kindness. See what half an hour of undivided attention – with no judgment or directives – can do for you. Open to all ages
Value: $75 Min. bid: $25
Voice Lessons
Bozena Lamparska 410-394-8744
Bozena, an experienced teacher, offers five (5) ½-hour voice lessons for beginners to advanced singers.
Value: $200 Min. bid: $50
Wine & Chocolate
Laura Winne & Liz Hausburg
Take home a soul-nourishing basket put together by Laura and Liz, to share with a favorite adult or indulge yourself.
Value: $40 Min. bid: $20
SkillScan Career Driver Online
Theresa Connolly & Patrick Lee 410-604-6155
SkillScan is a 30-minute online assessment tool to determine your transferable skills and preferences; you’ll receive detailed information about your strengths, practical ideas for developing skills, suggested career and educational options and numerous free resources in the Learning Center, along with a 30-minute debrief with Patrick Lee. Great for recent grads and those looking to change careers.
Value: $150 Min. bid: $40
You Choose the Music
Abby West 410-924-9894
Abby will play a prelude, offertory or postlude of your choice at one of the UU services. Birthday or anniversary requests? No problem!
Value: $50 Min. bid: $25
Think Global, Drink Local
Nancy & Phillip Sawyer 410-820-4041
Come to the Sawyer’s house for a local beer tasting — we’ll sample beers brewed here on the Delmarva peninsula. Dinner is included. Plan the spend the afternoon of Memorial Day 2018 celebrating with Nancy and Phillip. Room for 8.
Value: $55/person Min. bid: $25/person
Fresh Coffee, For Real
Phillip Sawyer 410-200-4074
Phillip imports beans from Kenya, Guatemala, and other countries that produce good coffee — you can ask him for a specific destination! He roasts the beans on a dedicated roaster. Give yourself the treat of truly fresh-roasted caf or decaf coffee — there might be no turning back.
Value: $18 for 14 oz. Min. bid: $10 for 14 oz.
B & B in St. Michaels
Ann Davis 410-745-2461
Having family or friends for the weekend, but just don’t have the room? Stay at the Davis B&B on the Miles River, in St. Michaels, where there is one queen-size and one full bed. Guests will enjoy breakfast, kayaking, bikes, walking to downtown, visiting the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Value: $550 Min. bid: $300/two nights
Spring Clean-Up of Your Yard
Ann Davis 410-745-2461
Ann will provide three (3) hours of weeding, raking, pruning, etc. All the things that need to be done for a new season, but you may not relish doing them.
Value: $225 Min. bid: $100
Rent A Grandmom
Ann Davis 410-745-2461
Ann will provide childcare for one night or a weekend get-away, for up to three children. She will entertain, feed, and bed down your children with tender, loving care. You can spend time as a single or couple unencumbered. A preliminary visit can be arranged to build comfort for the kids and for Ann.
Value: $200 Min. bid: $100
Toll-Free Homemade Christmas Cookies
Ann Davis 410-745-2461
Ann will whip up five (5) dozen Christmas Cookies on a Platter: gingerbread, sugar cookies, brownies, chocolate chip, and hazelnut sandwich cookies. Cookies will be ready by December 21st or another date, and home delivery available.
Value: $75 Min. bid: $30
Original Oil Painting
Sara Linda Poly
“Dreams of Tuscany” measures 8 x 6 inches and is framed in black and gold. It will be on display at the auction. Painting is Sara’s profession; see more of her work at www.saralindapolystudio.com
Value: $675 Min. bid: $95
Authentic Mexican Dinner
Shalagh Hogan & Mark Peach 410-714-4104
Attendees will enjoy an authentic Mexican buffet style spread including homemade pork and shrimp tacos, salsa fresca, refried pinto beans, basmati rice, peppers and onions, and Mexican bread pudding. Come at 4 pm on May 5 with hopes of enjoying the back deck for dining. There are 10 spots available.
Value: $45 Min. bid: $25 per person
Ampersand Traditional Music
Beth Lawton & Dick Hogle 518-929-1835
Ampersand is a family-friendly music group playing traditional American music from the colonial era and the Civil War, blues of the 1920s and 30s, and modern folk music. Ampersand features Beth and Dick, and “adds in” other local musicians playing guitars, banjo, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, and stand-up bass and featuring vocal harmonies, lively instrumentals, and a great joy in bringing traditional music to modern listeners.
Value: $350 for 2 hours Min. bid: $50
Custom Memory Box
Shalagh Hogan 410-714-4104
For expectant mothers to put their memories in, this special box is 11.5 by 7 by 5 inches in size; custom color-coordinated; covered inside and out; and it cleverly opens at the back so the ribbons never have to be untied.
Value: $75 Min. bid: $35
Fish Collage
Shalagh Hogan
Yes, there is something fishy going on — and you can put it on your wall. Approximate size is 10.5 by 12 inches. See it at the auction ….
Value: $100 Min. bid: $25
Pastel Drawing
Shalagh Hogan
This lovely fruity pastel is approximately 10.5 x 12 inches and will sport a new frame. You’ll see it in person at the auction.
Value: $100 Min. bid: $25
Piano Music Guy
Eamon Peach c/o Shalagh 410-714-4104
Eamon will provide piano music as a background, or as a feature, for your event. He’ll play for 30 minutes straight, or two or three sets. You’ll be able to say, “I sponsored him when … ”
Value: $100 Min. bid: $25
Help for the Hapless Hostess
Shalagh Hogan 410-714-4104
Not only will Shalagh help you plan the menu and deck your halls (whatever the season), she will assist with the actual preparation and production of your event as well.
Value: $100 Min. bid: $50
Custom Memory Wreath
Shalagh Hogan 410-714-4104
Shalagh will take items such as pictures, ornaments, fabric, dried flowers, costume jewelry, then add to them on a wreath and embellish it to hang in your house for remembrance and enjoyment.
Value: $75 Min. bid: $30
Golf!
Mark Peach 410-310-6743
Mark will treat you to, and accompany you on, one round (18 holes) of golfing with cart at Hog Neck. According to Mark, you will not be intimidated.
Value: $60 Min. bid: $40
Book of Joy Dinner
Ray & Bo Earnest 410-310-4985
Join Ray and Bo at their island home (15 minutes from Easton) on Sunday, July 29 for dinner and a book discussion. All you need to do is to read The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by the Dalai Lama and Desmund Tutu; then go to the Earnests ready to discuss and enJOY!. Room for 8 people.
Value: $50 per person Min. bid: $25 per person
Homemade Cookies
Jane Terebey 410-479-1410
At least three (3) dozen Oatmeal Coconut, Chocolate Chip or Chocolate Mint Snow Top cookies made to order and delivered to UUFE. Not available in the month of June. Perfect for tea or dessert.
Value: $20 Min. bid: $15
Decadent Raspberry Chocolate Torte
Gayle Scroggs 443-534-1979
This extravagance is flour- and gluten-free. It is large, round, decorated with fresh raspberries and whipped cream, and serves 12, if you plan to share …
Value: $45 Min. bid: $20
A Day of Sailing
Sam Forlifer 410-829-6961
Sailors – or non-sailors – will enjoy a day of cruising on a 34.9 foot Jeameau sailboat out of Easton. Lunch or snacks and drinks will be provided. Up to 4 people, including children, are welcome.
Value: $200 Min. Bid: $50
Water Sports on the Choptank
Barbara & Dick Doughty 410-673-7580
Bring your entire family and spend a morning or afternoon swimming, kayaking, canoeing or sunbathing on the Choptank River. Boats and accessories will be provided. Schedule in advance for July through September.
Value: $50 Min. bid: $20 per person
Mendocino Get Away
Sam Forlifer & Rob Middleton 410-829-6961
Escape to wine country for a week atop a canyon with distant views of the Pacific in this new 2-bedroom home in Albion, CA – just outside Mendocino, a beautiful 31/2 hour drive north of San Francisco. Sit on the wrap-around deck and gaze at the mountains or the ravine of Big Salmon Creek. The home sleeps 6 and features a great room with a gas fireplace, living and dining room, washer/drier and a fully-equipped kitchen. Activities to enchant children as well as adults include the Sea Glass Beach, riding horses on McKerricker Beach, lighthouses, an endangered African animal preserve where you can hand feed a Rothschild giraffe, hiking, and canoeing.
Value: $2000/week Min. bid: $500/week
Custom Quilt
Janet Pfeffer 410-310-4559
Janet will create a baby quilt to celebrate a special delivery, or a lap-robe size quilt to honor or memorialize someone you love. You provide the fabric (from T shirts or other clothing, and/or an excursion to JoAnn’s Fabrics). See samples at www.janetpfefferquilts.com
Value: $100-250 Min. bid: $30
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Boat Ride for Nature Lovers
Barbara & Dick Doughty 410-673-7580
Bring your entire family and enjoy a 90-minute boat ride on the Choptank River and up Kings Creek, a nature paradise, where wildlife is prevalent. Schedule your trip in advance for July through September. The boat can accommodate up to 5 persons.
Value: $50 per person Min. bid: $15 per person
Tred Avon Players Tickets
Maggie Garey
Two tickets for any of the 2018 Season TAP (Tread Avon Players) shows. Call to reserve seats in the front rows: 410-226-0061, www.tredavonplayers.org
Value: $40 Min. bid: $20
Tidewater Singers Tickets
Dave Moore 443-786-9971
Dave offers two tickets to the Tidewater Singers performance on May 12, 13 or 14. He, Patty and Eric Rubin, and Denise Stahre are among the members of this remarkable choral group.
Value: $30 Min. bid: $20
I would like to offer$100.00 gift certificate to the Tidewater Inn dining room .