Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 003 Niman Ranch Steak Lover’s Gift Pack
Two 16-oz T-bone steaks and two 2-inch Cowboy steaks. This pack is designed for the steak aficionado. The t-bones are the New York steak and a piece of fillet, tied together with a t-shaped bone, which enhances the flavor of the meat when cooked. The Cowboy steaks are dry-aged bone-in rib eye steaks, 2 inches thick. (List Price $150)
Donated by Jenny Berrien Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 004 Free Storage Space
Heading out for your internship for the summer? Need to clean out your apartment to sublet it? Brownie & Babies storage service will come to your apartment, pick up your boxes, extra furniture,
etc. and store them for the summer/second year in our clean, dry storage space. At your request, we will deliver the goods to your doorstep in the fall.
Donated by Warren Brown Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 005 2 one-month memberships to Arlington Health and Fitness Need to get fit?? Bid now!
Donated by Mike Coppa Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 006 Woman’s Outfit by Eileen Fisher
Eileen Fisher herself donated this white women's pant suit, size small. Perfect for P. Diddy's white parties in the Hamptons, cocktail parties on Nantucket, or candle lit dinner parties in San Tropez. Dress for the occasion with this outfit hand-picked by the designer.
Donated by Alan Fitts Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 007 Dim Sum lunch in Chinatown or Lexington for 4!
Haven't tried delicious Chinese Dim Sum? Don't know what to order? Let's go Dim Sum together with an expert Chinese guide! Grace will pick out the best orders for you!!
Donated by Grace Ge Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 008 Coupons for $100 of free Domino's Pizza
Do you remember the Noid? Bid for this chance to satiate your desire for Domino's Pizza galore-$100 worth whenever you want & delivered to your door!
Donated by Dave Humphrey Suggested Starting Bid: $50
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Lot 009 Golf with Dean Kim Clark
Dean Clark has agreed to donate a round of golf on September 3rd at 1:30pm. He will play with 3 students to make a foursome. Each spot will not be bid on separately but rather all together, so people need to group together to bid. Highest bidder across all sections wins. Winning group to be announced after all the sections have completed their auctions.
Donated by Dean Kim Clark Suggested Starting Bid: $150
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 010 Weekend Use of Nissan Pathfinder
Don't pass on this opportunity to enjoy a weekend with this fully equipped SUV that seats five. Take it on Friday and bring it back anytime on Sunday. Heck, leave the gas tank empty when you return. The only request is a 2-week notice and a promise to bring it back in the same condition you borrowed it in.
Donated by Terry Kratky Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 011 Pair of Swedish-designed Snowball Candlesticks
A pair of Swedish-designed Snowball Candlesticks – stylish candlesticks that create the illusion of having light inside ice.
Donated by Martin Krupicka Suggested Starting Bid: $10
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 012 Makeup Consultation Service courtesy of Total Image Consultants
Do you struggle trying to find the perfect make-up or just want to learn correct application techniques? Ginger Burr from Total Image Consultants can help! Enjoy a private 1 1/2 hour session with Ginger, and a copy of Ginger's book, "Fashion Secrets Mother Never Taught You," a unique fashion resource guide for women. Valued at $135.
Donated by Jen Matullo Suggested Starting Bid: $35
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 013 Breakfast for 1 Week
Tired of your stomach growling in the morning classes? Just bid for “Dikla – in class breakfast services" and in the last week of classes you’ll have the breakfasts of your life (and, if you don’t bid high I’ll sue you!)
Donated by Dikla Piudik Suggested Starting Bid: $10
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 014 Lunch for 4 at Bartley's Burgers in Harvard Square PLUS 4 movie tickets
Phalgun would be happy to invite up to 4 people (plus Phalgun) for lunch at Bartley's, one of the most famed burger joints in Cambridge. Each lunch guest will also get one movie ticket to use whenever.
Donated by Phalgun Raju Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Lot 015 Bottle of Japanese SAKE with “Masu”
A bottle of precious Japanese SAKE with “Masu”, a traditional bamboo made cup for drinking sake at special occasions. This bottle of SAKE is something you cannot get even in NYC!!!
Donated by Shin Takahashi Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 016 Custom Celebration Cake
Got a birthday/anniversary/housewarming/miscellaneous milestone coming up? Surprise that special someone with a home baked stylishly decorated cake! I’ll be calling on the skills honed in my very first job – baking and decorating birthday cakes– to craft a confection just for you.
Donated by Lesley Said Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 017 DVD Collection (one for children and one for adults) Donated by Qasim Saifee Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 018 2 tickets for the exclusive Brazilian C-Function at Sloan / MIT on May 6th
Come enjoy typical Brazilian food, dance to Carnival music and drink lots of “Caipirinhas” at the most popular Sloan party!!
Donated by Tatiana Soufen Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 019 Gevalia Coffee Gift Set
The perfect gift for true coffee connoisseurs - coffee and a decorative box which can be reused!
Donated by Sophia Yang Suggested Starting Bid: $10
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 020 1 Pair Nike/HBS shoes, men’s size 12
Be the lucky winner of these Limited Edition HBS Nike Bruin Max shoes - only 4 pairs in existence!!! White leather with the HBS logo stitched on the lateral size, a red Nike swoosh on the medial side, and "HBS" in red on the heel.
Donated by Jen Matullo Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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DVD set of Led Zeppelin Donated by Steve Genello Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 022 Kellogg’s Gift Package
Kellogg's paraphernalia including food, t-shirts, and a watch
Donated by David McCann Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 124 Portfolio/Binder with Fountain Pens Donated by Alan Fitts Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 1 Lot 129 Home-cooked Malaysian dinner for three Waikit promises not to be late for this one…
Donated by Waikit Lau Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 040 T-Shirt Quilt
Ruth will make a quilt out of up to 60 of your favorite t-shirts. She will discuss the style with you and have it ready for the first autumn chill. Finished size is approximately 6'x7', allowing for maximum coziness.
Donated by Ruth Andreichuk Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 041
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Hand-Painted Floor Cloth, made by Jenny’s mom
“EAT” floor-cloth, perfect to brighten up your kitchen, hand-painted by Jenny's MOM!
Donated by Jenny Berrien Suggested Starting Bid: $40
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 042 Table Tennis Course for 1 person (5 sessions of 1.5 hours each)
Are you tired of losing against your Chinese classmates? Get yourself a French coach!!! A table tennis instructor for 5 years and an ex-national player, Sebastien will help you improve your skills. You will learn all the techniques to kick Ian's ass or to return Raul's tricky serves.
Donated by Sebastien Brochet
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 043 Snowboarding Lesson Next Winter Donated by Jon Cadoux Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 044 Car Cleaning (Interior and Exterior)
Bid for the right to have Martinique do it inside and outside your car!
Donated by Martinique Devereaux Suggested Starting Bid: $10
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 045 13" cable-ready color TV
This 13-inch color TV comes with an infrared remote control, is cable-ready, and is the perfect accessory for your bedroom. And best of all, it‘s another way to avoid reading cases!
Donated by Alan Fitts Suggested Starting Bid: $75
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 046 1 Bottle of Vintage Port Wine
Experience the sensation of drinking a wine older than you!
Donated by João Martins de Carvalho Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 047 Two Weeks of Coffee Delivery before Class Stay awake in class, courtesy of Ali!
Donated by Ali Rahimtula
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 048 Southern Dinner for Two Prepared by Rich
Rich's cooking is mostly southern, mostly spicy, but always flavorful! The choices are: 1. Fish Tacos - mahi mahi marinated in ancho chili sauce, served with freshly made salsa, guacamole, and black beans 2. Crawfish Etoufee, a Creole favorite - Crawfish tails in a savory, spicy butter sauce, served over rice 3. Chicken Curry - a family recipe that has been passed down through the generations.
Donated by Rich Rao Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 049 Cooking Lessons for 3 People
Dini will teach 3 people the formal skills learned in culinary school – from basic knife skills to sauces! You pick the menu and Dini will teach you all the tools to make any meal a success!
Donated by Dini Venkataraman Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 050 1 Year Supply of Kraft Easy Mac
A year's worth (case estimation based on average user's consumption) of KRAFT EASY MAC. It's convenient, it's tasty; a snack or a meal for the busy MBA student!
Donated by Sophia Yang Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 051 All expenses paid day of horseback riding and apple picking in the fall
Experience a classic fall day in New England with an expenses paid trip for two outside the city to enjoy horseback riding and apple picking. As an added bonus, you can watch Steve Z. fall on his ass repeatedly while attempting to ride a horse for the first time.
Donated by Steve Zammit Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 052 Two Traditional Pineapple Cakes
Enjoy the sweetest cake on the earth. 2 sets of traditional pineapple cakes.
Donated by Yanchao Zhao Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 053 1 Pair Nike/HBS shoes, men’s size 10
Be the lucky winner of these Limited Edition HBS Nike Bruin Max shoes - only 4 pairs in existence!!! White leather with the HBS logo stitched on the lateral size, a red Nike swoosh on the medial side, and "HBS" in red on the heel.
Donated by Jen Matullo Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 054 Niman Ranch Grand Moo Baah Gift Pack
Four 12-oz New York Steaks and one Lamb rack, chop ready. This gift pack includes dry-aged New York steaks, the steak commonly referred to as the most flavorful cut of beef. The chop-ready rack of lamb is a nine-rib rack, weighing in at about 2 pounds, serving 4 to 5. List Price $170.
Donated by Jenny Berrien Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 055 Breakfast in the Skydeck
BREAKFAST, at your very own SEAT IN THE SKYDECK, for ONE WEEK. Send Cristina an email before midnight every night with your breakfast preferences (from the cafeteria, please) and she will have breakfast waiting at your seat, either at 8:40 or at 10:20, depending on your preference.
Donated by Cristina Ferrer Suggested Starting Bid: $10
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 056 British Open Champion’s Golf Shirt
Ok, so you may not be getting the exact shirt off his back, but hey, who wants a sweaty old shirt anyway? Instead, get an exact replica – the 100% cotton signature golf shirt that Ben Curtis wore on the day he made golf history by winning the 2003 British Open. Size Large.
Donated by Sophia Yang Suggested Starting Bid: $10
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 057 Two hours of cricket classes for 5 people Donated by Naveen Tewari Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Home-cooked dinner for 4 See Ian in an apron!
Donated by Ian Chan Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 059 Skydeck seat for the last 7 days of the semester! Donated by Clint Schrock Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 060 Lunch for 3 with Warren McFarland, our Section Chair and a Section F Alum Donated by Warren McFarland Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 123 Brazilian Party Kit
Party like you’re in Rio with a kit containing 2 Bossa Nova CDs (cool Brazilian-type of jazz) and caipirinha mix (1 bottle of cachaca, 5 caipirinha powder mixes)
Donated by Ruy Kameyama Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 125 Blue Suede Satchel Bag from Messino Donated by Alan Fitts Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Lot 115 Choice of a home-cooked West African or Soul Food dinner. Donated by Maria Spinola Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Silent Auction Round 2 Lot 128 4 Red Sox Tickets for Saturday, May 8th
See the Sox take on the Kansas City Royals at 1:05pm. The seats are in the infield grandstand (face value $39 each). Proceeds will benefit the Anna Su Memorial Foundation.
Donated by the Anna Su Memorial Foundation
The Foundation was created in August 2003 to celebrate and remember the life of Bechunn Anna
Su, a member of the class of 2004. Anna was deeply committed to improving the lives of inner-city youth and the Foundation was established to help bring her philanthropic ideas to fruition.
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 078 Top shelf Magnum Bottle of French Red Burgundy
Clos de la Roche (Grand Cru) 1999. This is your chance to get a piece of history since the bottle is signed by all your sectionmates!!!
Donated by Munir Alam Suggested Starting Bid: $50
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 079 Brazilian Dinner for 2
Come and eat a typical Brazilian dry meat accompanied with "mandioca", a traditional food already cultivated by the native Indians when the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil. Plus, a special dessert.
Donated by Raul Cadena Suggested Starting Bid: $20
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 080 2 night/3 day weekend use of a 1-bedroom Manhattan apartment next term Also, includes a personalized New York City guide
Donated by Ben Farkas Suggested Starting Bid: $100
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 081 Daewoo DVD/VCR & 3 DVDs
Another way to postpone reading cases! The 3 DVDs are As Good As it Gets, A Few Good Men, and Harvard Man.
Donated by Alan Fitts Suggested Starting Bid: $75
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 082 Two tickets to any Patriots home game
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See the 2004 NFL Superbowl Champs live, at any home game of your choice! Potential opportunity to visit the players’ tent after the game. 10-14 day advance notice is required. Donated by Jaimee Fomer Suggested Starting Bid: $100
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 083 Texas BBQ dinner for 6 people
Stephen Garrison will have barbeque beef brisket and sausage shipped from his favorite BBQ place in Fort Worth, Texas, and prepare it for you and five of your friends at his home. Dinner complete with a boot-wearing waiter and country music.
Donated by Stephen Garrison Suggested Starting Bid: $50
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 084 Private lesson in self-defense, Brazilian jujitsu or ultimate fighting
Paul has trained in Wing Chun Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiujitsu with Carlson Gracie Jr., and Mixed Martial Arts with 3x Ultimate Fighting Champion Keith Hackney. This is a one-on-one lesson focused on what you want to learn and tailored to your experience level. No experience, no problem.
Donated by Paul Gomopoulos Suggested Starting Bid: $15
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 085 4 Yankees Tickets for Friday, June 4th, 7:05pm at Yankee Stadium Don’t miss the opportunity to see A-Rod take on his former team, the Texas Rangers!
Donated by Jessica Jewell Suggested Starting Bid: $50
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 086 1 roundtrip American Airlines ticket within Continental U.S. including Alaska
Would you like to visit the palm (or bikini)-laced beaches of Los Angeles? What about seeing the stunning beauty of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and tasting wine in Napa Valley? Bid on one round-trip American Airlines ticket (within continental U.S. including Alaska). Ticket subject to availability and must be ticketed 21 days prior to departure ($75 fee for ticket purchased less than 21 days in advance).
Donated by Ted Lin Suggested Starting Bid: $75
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 087 A one-week stay in Dubai, U.A.E.
The California of the Middle East awaits you! A week of hospitality at the Rao house in the oasis of DUBAI. Good for anytime in the next 5 years.
Donated by Zeena Rao Suggested Starting Bid: $75
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 088 Two weeks of coffee during the 10:20am break
Are you craving a cup of coffee by the time the break rolls around, but you don't feel like going all the way down stairs to the 2nd floor? Bid now and receive a cup of coffee every day for 2 weeks!
Donated by Katherine Rowley Suggested Starting Bid: $10
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 089 1 Pair Nike/HBS shoes, men’s size 9
Be the lucky winner of these Limited Edition HBS Nike Bruin Max shoes - only 4 pairs in existence!!! White leather with the HBS logo stitched on the lateral size, a red Nike swoosh on the medial side, and "HBS" in red on the heel.
Donated by Jen Matullo Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 090 Bottle of Dom Perignon ’93 Donated by Alex Silver Suggested Starting Bid: $100
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 091 Lunch for 4 with Professor Elon Kohlberg
How about lunch with a professor who (almost) won the Nobel Prize!?! Professor Kohlberg will take 4 students to lunch to discuss Fin 1, Game Theory or anything else of their choosing.
Donated by Elon Kohlberg Suggested Starting Bid: $75
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 092 The Perfect Boston Date
For couples or those just looking for a creative date option (but short on ideas)! Package includes: 2 tickets for Boston’s highly acclaimed Duck Tour, dessert for 2 at Finale, and free babysitting.
Donated by Sophia Yang Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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2 Horseback Riding Lessons
Two Horseback Riding Lessons at the fabulous Boston Equestrian Center, 45 minutes west of Boston
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 094 Indian cooking lessons for 3 people Donated by Naveen Tewari Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 095 Niman Ranch Center Cut Flight Gift Pack
Four 12-oz rib eye steaks, four lamb loin chops, four pork rib chops. This pack includes our most prized cuts of beef, pork and lamb. Our dry-aged rib eye steaks are incredibly flavorful; the lamb loin chops are thick-cut, the way they are served in restaurants; and the pork chops are Frenched, meaning the bone is exposed for an elegant presentation. (List Price $145)
Donated by Jenny Berrien Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 096 Segment of the trip to "Taj Mahal" sponsored for 2 people on the India Trek next year Donated by Naveen Tewari Suggested Starting Bid: $50
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 097 2 chauffer-driven trips to or from Logan Airport in a vintage 1970s Cadillac Heck, Kenn will even carry your bags and get the door!
Donated by Kenn Ross Suggested Starting Bid: $25
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Sikara Jewelry Set
Multi-stoned pendant and matching earrings. Modern fusion jewelry imported from the world's foremost center for gemstones -- Jaipur, India.
Donated by Vinaya Valloppillil Suggested Starting Bid: $30
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 119 Invitation to Japanese Cuisine!
Select from one of two options: (1) Japanese cuisine/cooking lesson by “professional” chefs in Boston. OR (2) Dinner for two at the best Sushi in NYC - GARI.
Donated by Shin Takahashi
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 126 Dinner for 4 with a Hollywood Producer
Ismail Merchant, President of Merchant Ivory Productions, will host four people in his home in New York (featured in Architectural Digest) for dinner and an evening of Hollywood gossip and story telling. Ismail has produced numerous award winning films including "A Room With A View," "Howards End," and "Remains of the Day." Over a 40 year career Ismail has cast the likes of Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Day Lewis, Hugh Grant, Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts. No guarantees... but actors and actresses have been known to pop by Ismail's for dinner from time to time...
Donated by Jay Philip Suggested Starting Bid: $40
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Silent Auction Round 3 Lot 127 Snowmobile weekend for two people in Bridgton, Maine
Snowmobile weekend for two people in Bridgton, Maine at Lori’s parent’s lakehouse (2 hours north of Boston). Includes accommodations for Friday and Saturday night with snowmobiling all day Saturday (with Lori and her Dad as your trail guides). Miles and miles of snowmobiling trails right from their door step – will check trail conditions a week in advance to ensure the weekend of your choice is a good one!
Donated by Lori Kelley Suggested Starting Bid: $100
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