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Below are the items in our online auction. Featured are fun getaways, sumptuous meals, original art and more. This auction will be ending on December 18th. Bid now to help us support our core grantees, these are courageous movements bringing to life citizen-led solutions to hunger, poverty, and environmental devastation around the world. To donate to the Small Planet Fund, click here . If you have any questions feel free to contact Carrie Wykoff at Carrie@EventsThatMatter.net. |
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An Overnight Stay
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Camping Weekend:
Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts |
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One Night, mid-week
stay in a Regal Suite
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| MUSICAL AND CINEMA | ||
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Two Autographed 4-CD sets by Jen Chapin
including "Light of Mine," "Ready," "Linger" and "Open Wide"
 Jen Chapin's music is urban folkstory songs that search for community and shared meaning, powered by the funk, soul and improvisation of the city. She has been featured on "Late Nite with Conan O’Brien," honored by the USA Songwriting Competition, appeared on stage with Bruce Springsteen, and opened up for Bruce Hornsby and the Neville Brothers. As an activist, educator and mother, Jen also brings the knowledge and insight of varied experience (student/traveler in Mexico and Zimbabwe, BA in International Relations, longtime Member, Chair and Secretary of the Board of WHY to her workshops and presentations to college, community and church groups). |
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One Year of
Free Organic
Valley Milk The Organic Valley Family of Farms was organized by a half-dozen family farmers who shared a love of the land and a belief in sustainable agriculture. Now made up of more than 600 organic farmers in 16 states and one province in Canada, the Organic Valley cooperative today is achieving record success. |
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Dinner
for Two at Restaurant
Nora Located in Washington, DC, Restaurant Nora became America's first certified organic restaurant in April 1999. This means that 95% or more of everything that you eat at the restaurant has been produced by certified organic growers and farmers, who all share in Nora's commitment to sustainable agriculture. Nora always offers seasonal, fresh organic food, prepared in a healthy, balanced way and enjoys a large following of environmentalists and politicians, who can eat here with a clear conscience, knowing that what's on their plate hasn't polluted the environment, is healthy for them and tastes good too. |
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Private
Cheese Tasting for 10 by Saxelby Cheesemongers Saxelby Cheesemongers, purveyors of fine American farmstead cheese is proud to offer a private, in-home cheese tasting for up to 10 guests. Sample the best the barnyard has to offer as Anne Saxelby, proprietor of Saxelby Cheesemongers, guides you on a delicious dairy adventure, demystifying the hows and whys of cheese making. All you have to do is invite some friends, supply some wine, and enjoy the fabulous evening! |
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Family Farm Defenders Holiday Gift Box - Something
Wild Included is hand harvested Wild Rice from the White Earth Land Recovery Project in Minnesota (8 oz), one pound each of Jalpeneno Pepper Jack and Smoked Cheddar Cheeses, Buffalo Summer Sausage with Dried Cranberries from Cherokee Bison Farms and Potter’s Wild Rice and Cranberry Crackers. FFD has worked to create opportunities for farmers to join together in new cooperative endeavors, form a mutual marketing agency, and forge alliances with consumers through providing high quality food products while returning a fair price to farmers. |
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Brunch with
Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé at ici Restaurant
In their individual and collaborative work, Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé are sparking what they like to call hope in action, demonstrating that each of us has the power to help create the world we want. Come break bread at one of thier favorite Brooklyn eateries with this dynamic duo and walk away inspired! |
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Cool
Cuisine Cooking Class for 6 People plus a copy of the book - Cool
Cuisine - Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming (San Francisco area)
Join chef Laura Stec for a cooking class/presentation based on the new book, Cool Cuisine - Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming. The class pairs book concepts to recipes found at the end of each chapter. Students get a hands-on opportunity to learn how to have a positive effect on the environment through their food choices, as well as a tasty way to experience the book and be a part of the growing food solution! Handouts and recipes included. Class happens in the home/kitchen of the host (Berkeley/San Francisco - San Jose, (CA) Laura asks the host to help with the light cleanup after the class, as well as supply tableware (6 plates, utensils, bowls and glasses), and drinks. Expiration Date: Oct 2009 |
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Urban
Shopper Bag from Simple
Peace This sturdy bag resembles a larger brown paper grocery sack with longer handles. It measures 16"L x 14"W x 8"D and is made of hemp and organic cotton. |
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Original Mixed Media
Illustration on Paper From the Series "Food Politics" by Katherine
Hoffman Hoffman’s illustration is an oil paintings framed with salvaged barn wood. It is part of a series of paintings that were created to represent sustainability and to express her opinions about current food politics. |
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Pendant by Alexis Feldheim A Beautiful Handmade Porcelain Pendant with black slip and clear glaze surface, hung on an 18" black satin cord with sterling silver findings. 1.75" L x .75" W. |
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Hyde
Yoga
Organic Apparel One yoga outfit (a top and pants) to be chosen from the Hyde Yoga collection. The idea of Hyde Yoga is function plus form. function through movement; they breathe, they flow, they feel natural. the form is in a style that can be worn to class, through class, and after class. 100% sweatshop free. |
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Copy of the Original Manuscript of Diet For a
Small Planet and Publisher Acceptance Letter This copy will include a personal note from Frances about the time and place of this momentous publishing deal! |
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Hardcover
Edition of Not
Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and
Obscure, signed by the editors as well as contributor Dave Eggers This wonderful book collects almost 1,000 six-word memoirs, including additions from many celebrities including Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Richard Ford, Deepak Chopra, Moby, and more. A New York Times bestseller and subject of hundreds of stories from The New Yorker to NPR and hailed as "American haiku," SMITH's book of six-word memoirs is both a moving peek at the minutia of humanity and the most inspirational toilet reading you'll ever find. |
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Promo
package from Nick
Stone
Graphic Design Nick Stone will design a promotional piece for your business, consisting of a postcard, flyer, or four panel brochure. Images will either be supplied by the claimant or will come from a collection of royalty free imagery. Claimant is responsible for image licensing fees, if the claimant prefers rights-protected imagery. Claimant will provide text for the promotional piece. Claimant is responsible for printing costs. Claimant can claim offer by contacting Nick. Please note: while Nick can do an initial meeting before the end of the year, the work on the piece can't start before the New Year, 2008. Nick Stone Design's clients include The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Open City Magazine and Books, and Music@Menlo. |
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| BEAUTY AND OTHER SERVICES | ||
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Organizational
Consultation with VirgoMan,
Andrew J. Mellen Andrew J. Mellen, aka VirgoMan, is a nationally recognized professional organizer with clients across the US. VirgoMan has been seen and heard in O, The Oprah Magazine, on HGTV, DIY, Fine Living, the Satellite Sisters and NPR. He is currently writing Unstuff Your Life! for Avery/Penguin. This 3-hour consultation will be conducted either at your or a friend's home or office (NYC area only). Whether you're overwhelmed with paperwork, memorabilia, clothes or some other clutter, struggling with less-than-perfect time management or just feeling generally overcommitted and at a loss, VirgoMan will help you find your way out and back to a sense of order. This consultation expires one year from the auction date. |
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Gift Box
from EO
Products EO body and face care products are based on the traditional healing and therapeutic wisdom of essential oils. EO uses organic or wild-crafted essential oils whenever possible, they use active herbal infusions, which are micro-brewed fresh for every batch; they source the highest quality ingredients from the regions they thrive naturally; and they support sustainable, organic agriculture and small family farms. Included is Peppermint & Tea Tree Liquid Hand Soap (12 oz), Grapefruit & Mint Shower Gel (8 oz), Grapefruit & Mint Body Lotion (8 oz), Rosemary & Mint Shampoo (8 oz) , Rosemary & Mint Conditioner (8 oz) and Wild Peppermint Lip Treatment (0.14 oz). |
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Gift
Basket from PeaceKeeper
Cause-Metics Peacekeeper Cause-metics is the first cosmetics line to give all of its after-tax distributable profits to women’s health advocacy and urgent human rights issues. Peacekeeper builds a bridge between extraordinary women in the land-of-plenty with extraordinary women who just by chance of birth don’t have our resources or opportunties. This inspired gift basket includes 3 Nail Paints - Luminous, Forgiving and Stunning; 6 Eco Sensual Balms; 3 Lip Glosses - Eternal Equity, Stillness and Unifem and 3 Lip Paints - Paint Me Truthful, Paint Me Loving and Paint Me Content. |
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DJ Beginner
Package from DubSpot
(NYC) You will learn the basic mechanics of mixing & scratching and at the same time be introduced to the equipment used in a standard DJ setup as well as Serato Scratch Live. Emphasis on the "workflow of the DJ" - getting you prepared in how it actually feels to DJ out by tapping into your inner sense of rhythm & timing. We help you hone your fundamental mixing skills, and introduce more Serato techniques - including Relative mode, setting up cue points, crate creation, and importing of your own songs. By the end of the two months you will have a basic working knowledge of music theory. Final Assignment will be to perform a 3 song mix. |
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