Fundraising Party! I am happy that the day is almost here for our fundraising party for Team in Training. We are having an event at Game On!, one of the restaurants owned by Lyons Group, for whom I work part-time doing pastry. We have culled together a great group of prizes, thanks to the generous artists, friends and organizations around us, and I am happy to think that the guests not only have the opportunity to contribute to a good cause, but a good chance to win some excellent prizes. Here is a list of the items we managed to get: 5 for $5.00 raffles: The Artful Hand Gallery: $100.00 gift certificate
Bauer Wine & Spirits: 6 bottles of wine
Woody's Grill & Tap: $50.00 gift certificate
Sam LaGrassa's: $50.00 gift certificate
Boston Lyric Opera: 2 Tickets to final dress rehearsal 'La Traviata' 3/29/06
Boston Ballet: 2 Tickets to 'Grand Slam' 3/16/06
Boston Philharmonic: 2 Tickets to 4/29/06 concert Jordan Hall
Berklee Singer's Showcase: 4 tickets to 4/27/06 performance
The Salon at 10 Newbury: Haircut
Copoli Salon, Lexington: Haircut with Javier
The Museum of Fine Arts: 2 Tickets to 'David Hockney Portraits'
Whole Foods: $50.00 gift certificate
The Institute of Contemporary Art: 4 passes
The Boston Red Sox: Tim Wakefield autographed baseball
Deans beans coffee: Coffee Gift set
Chris Taylor: Hand designed key chains and jewelry
Jacques Chanier: 'Quilt' CD
Andy Gmurr: 'Running for the French Guy' t-shirt
The Copley Square Hotel: 2 nights stay with breakfast (room up to 4 people)
The Boston Park Plaza: I night's stay with breakfast
The Lenox Hotel: 2 nights stay for 2 with b/fast and parking
The Back Bay Hilton: Dinner at Boodle's for 4 (175.00 value) In addition, Pat Keck, Peter Arvidson, and Bert Antonio have all donated original artworks, and Andy Gmurr has made a custom T-shirt for Jacques. We hope people will have fun and look forward to wrapping up our fundraising for this event!!!!!