UUFR Annual Auction Catalog · UUFR Annual Auction 2014 Catalog October 18, 2014. Dinner at 6:00....

UUFR Annual Auction2014 Catalog

October 18, 2014. Dinner at 6:00. Auction at 7:00

Doors open at 5:30

Many Many Thanks to the 2014 Auction Team!!!

Auctioneers Wendy Gates Corbett & Tom RhodesAuctioneer Advisor Tom Atkinson

Auction Manager Rand Irwin, Emeritus & Art LiebermanCatalog & Emcee Art Lieberman

Decorations Linda Hames & Pat ClarkTicket Sales Pete Adler

Publicity Pat ClarkFood Linda Liles & Carmen White

Music Billy LilesLead Cashier Linda Rogers

Door Prizes Whit HamesBid Recording Paige Garriques & Dan Leonard & Bill Bestimt

Check-in Nancy Moxley & Greg Hunt & Don LaoniponLead Bartender Lloyd Forman

Administrative Support Angie Steele, Jenny BuckmanSet-up, Clean-up & all-around helpers: Mary Kay Fruga & John Luecke

Auction Chair Pat Clark

A Special Benefit Raffle! To support two of UUFR’s outside

organizations, we will have a raffle for special gifts from The

Haiti Tree Project and from our Sister Communities of San

Ramon. Raffle tickets may be purchased prior to and at the

auction for $5. The proceeds will be shared by the two projects.

AUCTION GUIDELINES

This is the biggest entertainment and fund raising event of the year! Come enjoy!

Please read this page...

We’ll have a lot going on...

• Dinner, of course.

• The “auction express” lets you bid on certain items prior to auction night.

• The “live auction” is the main event.

• As always, we’ll have door prizes!

• and...

CHILD CARE will be provided only if you reserve a spot for your child prior to October 12. Contact

Pat Clark ([email protected]).

BRING THIS CATALOG WITH YOU. Bidding will be done based on the numbers in this catalog.

You may want to mark the items that interest you.

CHECK IN. Doors open at 5:30. We encourage you to come early to avoid the long line. When you

arrive at the building, you will be handed Ta numbered bidding paddle, Ta 2-page form for writing

down your purchases, and Ta ticket for door prizes. Then you will be asked to note your name, paddle

number, and email address on the check-in list. You’ll also be given another chance to buy tickets for

the Special Benefit Raffle.

NOTE: One bidding paddle per household, please. If you will be placing bids for someone who is

unable to attend the auction (proxy bidding), you should ask for another bidding paddle for that person.

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. We are confident that

the gracious winners and generous donors will do their best to resolve any problems that arise. If you

need assistance, please contact Art Lieberman ([email protected]) or Pat Clark

([email protected]) at 919-872-6050.

AUCTION EXPRESS

PRE-AUCTION BIDDING. Several items will be available for bidding prior to the auction night. These are

posted downstairs by the display case. You can bid by writing your name, phone number or email address, and

your amount offered on the bid sheet. Anyone can outbid you by signing below your name and offering a higher

amount. But, of course, you can enter another bid on the next line! The highest bidder wins the item. Auction

Express winners will be announced during the dinner. Note that some of the items are marked as “fixed price” -

you can just add your name to the list for the indicated price. EXPRESS BIDS MUST BE PLACED BY 6:30

on Auction Night.

1001 Soup & Salad with the UUFR Board UUFR Board [email protected]

The weather outside may be chilly, but this event will leave you feeling warm and cozy. Bring your

friends and family and join the UUFR Board of Directors for an assortment of homemade soups, salads,

bread, and dessert. We will meet after the Sunday service. Maximum donation per family is $21.

Fixed Price: $7.00 Offered to: 35 buyer(s). Sunday, February 8, 2015 12:30

1002 Trattoria Taylor Lynne & Barry Taylor(919) 621-7608 [email protected]

Join Barry and Lynne for an affordable spaghetti dinner. You will find your hosts and your vegetarian

feast at UUFR.

Fixed Price: $10.00 Offered to: 30 buyer(s). Saturday, February 28, 2015 6:00

1003 Bird Watching Julie Angerman(919) 803-0040 [email protected]

Join Julie, an experienced "birder", at NCMA trail for a morning of learning how to identify wild birds in

the park. Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 9am.

Fixed Price: $10.00 Offered to: 15 buyer(s). Saturday, March 7, 2015 9:00

1004 Kentucky Derby Watch Party Chris & Fran Wise919-870-1152 [email protected]

Ladies in their hats, guys in linen suits, mint juleps, everything but the horses - we'll watch those.

Post time in 6:24 pm; our doors will open at 3:30 for pre-race conversation, fellowship, analysis of

the field, perhaps a friendly wager or two.

Fixed Price: $10.00 Offered to: 25 buyer(s). Saturday, May 2, 2015

1005 Fresh Flower Bouquet Jane Hunt

(919) 851-6676 [email protected]

I will pick a beautiful bouquet of flowers from my garden and deliver them to anyone you want (within

Wake County) for a birthday, an anniversary, or just to say "I'm thinking of you."

Fixed Price: $10.00 Offered to: 20 buyer(s). Date To Be Arranged

1006 Thom's Good and Cheap Spaghetti Supper is back! Linda Rogers & Linda Alexander


Come for a multi-course spaghetti supper, plenty of cheap wine, and wonderful desserts, (sorry, no

Perrier). By Linda & Linda. A fun evening! Our 20th year!

Fixed Price: $15.00 Offered to: 20 buyer(s). Saturday, May 16, 2015 6:30

AUCTION EXPRESS [continued]

1007 Super Bowl Fantasy Jane Hunt(919) 851-6676 [email protected]

Cheryl, Jane, Cathy and Ruth invite you to Super Bowl Sunday for football lovers and those who spurn...

B.Y.O.B. Breathe deeply doing Yoga! Make some fantastic jewelry! Play your own games! Eat delicious

food and pop corn! At UUFR in the Clara Barton Room

Fixed Price: $10.00 Offered to: 50 buyer(s). Sunday, February 1, 2015 5:00

1008 Airport Rides Margaret Neate919-395-7569 [email protected]

A round trip ride to and from RDU for you and your luggage.

Minimum Bid: $25.00 Offered to: 1 buyer(s). Date To Be Arranged

1009 Airport Rides Whit & Linda Hames


We will provide taxi service for you and your luggage to RDU and deliver you back home when you return.


1010 Airport Rides BJ Smith319-929-2567 [email protected]

I will provide taxi service for you and your luggage to RDU and deliver you back home when you return.

Any time of day except when I'm at work, 7:30am to 5:30pm M-F. (Raleigh and Cary, only)


1011 Airport Rides Jessica Sinha919-234-6755 [email protected]

It's not a stretch limousine with bar, but I'll drive you to and from the airport.


1012 Scrap the Day with Beth Jim & Beth Flanagan(919) 758-8578 [email protected]

Want to make a set of beautiful note cards? Have a scrapbook that you would like to start - or finish?

Beth has a ton of craft paper and many super-duper tools. We could even take a field trip to a craft store

if needed. Light lunch included. This event is tailored to the buyer’s needs and wishes. Date and time to

be arranged between Beth and buyers.


LIVE AUCTION

BIDDING. To bid on an item, just raise your bid paddle. When a winning price is reached, please keep your

paddle raised so that we can identify the winner(s). If you are a winner, write down the information on your Bid

Sheet: the item number, item title, price (each), and number of them bought. Please make sure that your writing

goes through to the second page.

PROXY BIDDING. If you are unable to attend the auction, you can still bid! Just ask someone to bid for you.

Tell them the maximum amount you are willing to pay. And remind them to get an extra bid paddle having a

unique bidder number for you.

MINIMUM BIDS. Many of the offerings incur high costs to the donors or a large amount of energy. To ensure

that the Fellowship receives a price commensurate with the effort, some of the items have minimum bids

assigned to them. If bidding does not go high enough for these items, the auctioneer might nudge you to meet

the minimum.

PAYING. Take both copies of your bid sheet to the check-out table. Cash, checks, and credit cards are

accepted. Be sure to include your Auction Express items, also! (Please keep in mind that credit cards cost the

church 3%.)

COLLECTING YOUR WINNINGS. It is the donor’s responsibility to contact the bidders. All services expire

after one year.

1 Fresh Home-Grown Eggs Whit & Linda Hames(919) 852-2091 [email protected]

Receive a dozen fresh eggs, six times during the year. You choose the dates. Compliments of Pepper,

Ohpra, Hysteria, and Henny Penny & Sisters - from Whit & Linda's hens.


2 A Taste of Hillsborough Tour John & Miriam Saxon(919) 656-2824 [email protected]

Hillsborough, NC is a great little town, filled with interesting stores, art galleries, and restaurants--

brimming with history and populated by several famous authors (including Alan Gurganus). It's also been

John's home for the past 30 years. Let him introduce you to just a few of Hillsborough's charms. We'll

meet at Weaver Street Co-op, stop by the Hillsborough Wine Company to taste some wine (John will pay

for the first glass), visit Purple Crow Books and the Hillsborough Artists Co-op Gallery, eat some sweets

at Matthew's Chocolates, and try a flight of some really great beers at the Mystery Brewery tasting room

Minimum Bid: $20.00 Offered to: 10 buyer(s). Saturday, November 22, 2014 2:00-5:00

3 Floating and Paddling on the Neuse Nancy & Bob Moxley919-782-6640 [email protected]

Join us for a 90 minute float (10:30 am to noon) and paddle kayak trip from Falls Dam to Capital Blvd.

Paddle Creek (see Paddlecreeknc.com) will provide the kayaks and transport us to the put in. After the

easy paddle and float back to our cars, we will meet at nearby Cafe Capistrano (Mexican) for lunch and

"who saw what" sharing. On this trip we've seen turtles sunning, wildflowers, herons, kingfishers, an

osprey, lots of different dragonflies, numerous birds. All costs will be covered, including lunch. The trip

is for 8 adults but children can attend if in a parents kayak.

Minimum Bid: $50.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Saturday, June 6, 2015 10:15

4 Lasagna and Games Bill & Linda Bestimt(919) 937-9937 [email protected]

Bring your appetite for a lasagna dinner and your game-playing expertise for a fun evening. Join us for

team games that require quick thinking. Games bring out the fun in everyone, so be prepared to laugh!

(Held at 11408 Emerald Creek Drive in Raleigh.)

Minimum Bid: $25.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Friday, February 6, 2015 5:30

5 Brunch at the Irregardless Café Rod & Sally Deihl919-550-8075 [email protected]

Welcome in the New Year!!! Sally and Rod invite you to be their guest for brunch at The Irregardless

café on Sunday, January 11 at 12:45. Irregardless remains "the best" that Raleigh offers...cozy ambience...

professional wait staff... freshly prepared food...farm-to-fork philosophy for many years.

Minimum Bid: $25.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:45

6 White Elephant Party & Dinner Pat Clark & Art Lieberman(919) 872-6050 [email protected]

Get ready for a lot of laughs! For the White Elelphant, each person brings something from your

home that you are dying to get rid of! Be sure to wrap it; neatness doesn't count, but creativity

does. There will be an exchange of these lovely gifts. AND, you'll have a delicious dinner

prepared by Chef Pat. (Held at 5812 N. Beaver Lane in Raleigh.)

Minimum Bid: $30.00 Offered to: 10 buyer(s). Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:00

7 Three night stay in Southport Sue & Jack Dennis


Spend a weekend in the lovely coastal town of Southport, NC. Our 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch home is

located just a short bicycle or car ride to the historic downtown and waterfront. Enjoy strolling this

historic seaport with its graceful live oaks or sitting on one of the waterfront park swings and watch the

boats come and go on the Intercostal Waterway. Oak Island beaches are 10 minutes away. There are

plenty of dinner options including the popular Provision Company. Other activities may include visiting

the NC maritime museum, taking the ferry to Bald Head Island or to Fort Fisher where you can explore the

aquarium. The house has two queen beds and one full futon, basic cable TV, DVD, gas grill, bicycles, and

hammock. Contact Sue or Jack Dennis for additional information or pictures.


8 Integrative Health Coaching Janice Horner

[email protected]

Feeling stuck trying to achieve your health goals? Give yourself the gift of health coaching! Working

with a professional health coach is increasingly recognized as an effective strategy for achieving health

goals and improving overall well-being. I will empower you to achieve your highest level of health.

You’ll receive an individual coaching package that includes: 7 sessions total - Initial intake session (60-90 minutes) -

6 additional sessions at 30-45 minutes - Sessions 1-3 are weekly - Sessions 4-7 are bi-weekly - Email support Monday-

Friday. I am the owner of Ever Better Integrative Health Coaching. www.EverBetterIHC.com


9 Lasagna for 8, delivered to your home. Diann Irwin(919) 781-3651 [email protected]

Home-made meat lasagna, garlic bread, green salad and dessert for 8 people, prepared and delivered to

your home on a day mutually agreeable. The sauce recipe for this dish is superb!


10 Drumming to Your Inner Rhythm Art Lieberman(919) 872-6050 [email protected]

Pound out some great sounds on acoustic and electronic drums! Art will teach you some basic

drumming, building up to a level where our neighbors will know you're here! You'll be given

your very own drum sticks. Will the sticks survive our energies? Prerequisite: Must be able to

tap foot in time with music. (Held at 5812 N. Beaver Lane in Raleigh.)

Minimum Bid: $30.00 Offered to: 2 buyer(s). Saturday, December 13, 2014

11 New Orleans Brunch John & Miriam Saxon


Miriam and John honeymooned in New Orleans way back in 1973 and have been back several times since

then enjoying breakfast at Brennans and cafe au lait and beignets at Cafe du Monde. And now you can

join them in their Hillsborough home for a four course New Orleans brunch that almost certainly will

include mimosas and bellinis, creole gumbo, shrimp (or grillades) and grits, bananas foster, cafe au lait,

Irish coffee, and other tasty stuff.

Minimum Bid: $30.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Saturday, November 1, 2014 10:00 - 12:00

12 Beads! Cathy Murphy


Like a quilting bee, but with beads. Pick from bazillions of Cathy's beads and make earrings, a necklace, a

bracelet, or ? Cathy will provide light refreshments and technical assistance. Auction fee includes cost of

party. Pay Cathy for the cost of beads used at party. Appropriate for ages 6 and up.

(Also being offered on Sunday April 26. 2-5 pm)

Minimum Bid: $10.00 Offered to: 5 buyer(s). Sunday, January 18, 2015 2:00 - 5:00

13 Beads & Beads! Cathy Murphy(919) 539-8005 [email protected]

Like a quilting bee, but with beads. Pick from bazillions of Cathy's beads and make earrings, a necklace, a

bracelet, or ? Cathy will provide light refreshments and technical assistance. Auction fee includes cost of

party. Pay Cathy for the cost of beads used at party. Appropriate for ages 6 and up.

(Also being offered on Sunday January 18. 2-5 pm)

Minimum Bid: $10.00 Offered to: 5 buyer(s). Sunday, April 26, 2015 2:00 - 5:00

14 Delicious Indian Dinner by the Master & Tom Atkinson & Bev Manifold

Sidekick919-362-4832 [email protected]

Tom Atkinson is the master; he’s been making wonderful Indian meals for many years. Bev Manifold is

the sidekick, relatively new at this but very enthusiastic. They’re putting together a nice meal showcasing

recipes that are easy to prepare in American kitchens including appetizers, meat entrée and vegetarian

option, rice, veggies, relishes and naan. There’ll be an American dessert (don’t tell!) as well as a

traditional Indian dessert. There will also be wine, coffee, tea and lassis (try it - you’ll love it). They’ll

provide all the recipes as well as cookbook and local market recommendations for those who want them.

They can even start you out with some spices for these dishes if you decide to make any of them.

Minimum Bid: $20.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Saturday, May 30, 2015 6:30

15 Nutcracker tickets Paul & Barbara Buescher

919-696-0744 [email protected]

Offering a pair of tickets to The Nutcracker by the Carolina Ballet, 2:00 on December 7, UNC Memorial

Hall in Chapel Hill. These are great 4th row seats with a face value of $67 per ticket.

Minimum Bid: $50.00 Offered to: 1 buyer(s). Sunday, December 7, 2014 2:00

16 Hand-made glass serving platter Tom & Ticie Rhodes919-323-0068 [email protected]

Tom Rhodes has rediscovered his inner artist and has created a beautiful fused glass serving platter. Jet

black with smoky blue glass, 10" x 14"

Minimum Bid: $20.00 Offered to: 1 buyer(s). Available at auction

17 Another Barbecue with Piggy Sue Joel & Linda Watson(919) 783-0638 [email protected]

For those who need some background, Piggy Sue is Joel's smoker, custom-designed by whimsical

Raleigh metal sculptor, Joel Haas. Come enjoy the outcome of a day of smoking: pulled pork,

accompanied by traditional and perhaps some non-traditional fixins.

Minimum Bid: $15.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:00

18 East European Wine Tasting Bob & Pat Butler919-829-5346 [email protected]

We shall taste eight wines from Eastern Europe. Yes, there are some good wines from the region. Come

explore wines from a region, which includes Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, and others, with little exposure in

the US. Since the end of the Soviet Union, the removal of the heavy hand of the state has allowed the

flowering of wineries.

Minimum Bid: $25.00 Offered to: 10 buyer(s). Friday, March 27, 2015 7:30

19 Weekend at Smith Mountain John & Ellen MacMillan


Enjoy a 3-4 day weekend stay at the MacMillan's cottage at beautiful Smith Mountain Lake, VA. Only 2

1/2 hours from Raleigh, this homey, comfortable cottage features a great room and kitchen with a wall of

windows that offers stunning views over the lake to the mountain. Sleeps 8 (1K,1Q,1 Dbl, 2 twins), 2

baths, deck, screened porch, dock house, kayaks and canoe.


20 Vegetarian Dinner Ann Howe919-834-7547 [email protected]

My vegetarian granddaughters have taught me a lot. If you are Not a vegetarian, come anyway! and

enjoy a delicious meatless dinner. Menu will include eggs and dairy products but NO TOFU. And all

desserts are vegetarian, anyway. Held at 1811 Park Drive in Raleigh.

Minimum Bid: $10.00 Offered to: 7 buyer(s). Saturday, February 21, 2015 6:30

21 Scrabble Party Cathy Murphy(919) 539-8005 [email protected]

Eat. Talk. Laugh. Play. Will have Scrabble and some other game options after supper. Can have

vegetarian, vegan, GF options, if desired. Study those 2-letter words! (Held at 105 N. McLean Ct. in Cary.)

Minimum Bid: $25.00 Offered to: 7 buyer(s). Saturday, June 6, 2015 6:00

22 Voice Lesson Clark Nelson413-281-0720 [email protected]

Clark offers a one-hour voice lesson. He'll help you sing better, whether you are already very good or

"not so good" for any style from classical or karaoke. Clark sang with the Boston Symphony for 13 years

as a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus! (Held at 107 Chesterfield Dr. in Cary.)


23 Paella Dinner Pete Adler(919) 609-0144 [email protected]

A delicious paella dinner made with chicken and sea food - with appropriate Spanish-inspired appetizers

and wines and (non-Spanish) desserts. Mucho gusto! (Held at 7832 Foxwood Drive in Raleigh.)

Minimum Bid: $50.00 Offered to: 6 buyer(s). Saturday, April 11, 2015 6:00

24 House Cleaning or Yard Work Mary Lovelock919-326-2689 [email protected]

I will do any kind of house cleaning or yard work for 3 hours. No more than 10 miles from downtown


25 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Wendy Gates Corbett


Celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Enjoy a mouthwatering menu of Mexican-inspired dishes including homemade

guacamole and black bean dip, beef and veggie chimichangas, fiesta cabbage salad, Wendy's famous

Sopapilla cheesecake, and the Manifolds' legendary margaritas. (Menu subject to minor changes) (Held

at 11553 Auldbury Way in Raleigh.)


26 Dinner at Magnolia Glen Ril & Roger Cole919-510-5098 [email protected]

Come to Magnolia Glen Senior Living for a delicious dinner. It will include choice of entrée, salad, rolls,

vegetables, wine and dessert. Held at 5301 Creedmoor Road, Apt. 302, in Raleigh.


27 Tarot, Tea Leaves, and Palms Judy Montgomery & Lynne Taylor954-646-4573 [email protected]

So what's in your future? Let's gather to laugh, learn and catch up. Get a chance to learn how intuitive

you already are and learn some tricks to amaze yourself and others.


28 Pet and Plant Sitting - 4-day Thanksgiving Weekend BJ Smith


I will come to your home and take care of your pets and plants for a weekend. (I will feed but not handle

reptiles.) (Raleigh and Cary, only)


29 Dog Sitting Bob Chapman


Our Miss Molly and I will welcome and entertain your dog for 3 days.


30 Dog Sitting Nancy & Bob Moxley919-782-6640 [email protected]

We will provide a safe, comfortable home away from home for your dog for up to 5 days. She/he will be

exercised, pampered, and will have our dog Gizmo as a companion! There is also a large back yard for

play. We ask that we get the dogs together prior to your trip to be sure there isn't a personality conflict,

so please only bid on this if your dog likes to be around other dogs and people.


31 Simple Summer Supper Roger & Jo McFeeters


Enjoy the bounties the summer has to offer. Join Jo and Roger for a delicious home-cooked meal.

Minimum Bid: $15.00 Offered to: 6 buyer(s). Saturday, July 25, 2015 7:00

32 Chocolate Chip Orange Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Tom & Ticie Rhodes


Take home Tom's Famous Chocolate Chip Orange Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies. A Baker's Dozen.

If you've had these before, you know they're priceless!


33 Vietnamese Dinner Joe & Hao Williams


Delicious five course meal. Tentative menu includes: Fresh shrimp spring rolls with spicy peanut sauce.

Caramelized fish. Lemongrass chicken. Shaking beef on bed of watercress and fresh tomato. Jasmine rice.

Desserts. Coffee and tea.

Minimum Bid: $50.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Sunday, December 14, 2014 6:30

34 Tour of the Epic Game Studios Bill & Linda Bestimt


A fantastic and exclusive tour for computer gamers, and future game programmers, conducted by Jason

Bestimt, lead programmer at Epic. Developer of cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine

technology, the company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles such as Gears of War,

Infinity Blade, and the new game Fortnite! Whether you are curious how those graphics are created, or

how games are programmed, or you just like playing computer games - this is really really interesting!

MINIMUM AGE for tour is 13 years.

Minimum Bid: $25.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Date to be arranged.

35 Standing on the Side of Love - Stones Jim & Joanna Worrell


Cement bricks with "(standing on) (the side) (of love)" etched into them. These are nice for your garden

or along the walk to your porch.

Minimum Bid: $15.00 Offered to: 1 buyer(s) Available at the auction.

[Also, Jim and Joanna will make a custom set of bricks anytime, if you'll make a donation to the church.

Call them at (919) 518-0671. You'd pick them up at their home, 5012 Springwood Drive in Raleigh.

Note: Bidding is only for the "Standing on the Side of Love" bricks.]

36 Senior Sitting BJ Smith


I will spend time with your senior family member while you are going away for the weekend. I will cook

and keep them company. 6:00 on Friday until your return on Sunday. (Raleigh and Cary, only)


37 GOTV Help Jinny Batterson


For the uninitiated, this is an acronym for "Get Out the Vote." I'm hoping to encourage civic engagement,

to help you have a good voting experience, and to raise a little money for UUFR, all at the same time. I will provide

transportation in my 4-person passenger car to take you and/or 2-3 friends and neighbors to a polling site in

Wake County, either during early voting (Thursday, Oct. 23 through Saturday, Nov. 1) or on election day

(Tuesday, Nov. 4). I’ll provide light snacks and banter on the ride back to your pick-up point. Please phone or

email me at least 72 hours in advance to arrange a mutually agreeable pick-up time and place, and to let me know

where your carload plans to vote.


38 Bounty of the Piedmont Crescent Local Dinner Bill & Denise MacMillan


Shop local, eat local, spend local, and come to the MacMillan's Bounty of the Piedmont Crescent auction

dinner. Featuring local, in-season food and drink served in a local locale by local congregants

Minimum Bid: $30.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Saturday, April 25, 2015 6:00

39 Clutter Organization Jill Denning703-258-2386 [email protected]

Let me help you clean out that long-overlooked closet, organize papers for the files, or go through a room

and help you decide what to keep, donate, sell, or throw away. Have lots of personal experience from

moving many times! Up to 4 hours of help, can always discuss adding more time if needed if that means

we finish what we start! (weekends, only) (Not equipped to handle hazardous materials.)


40 Manicotti - Hand-made and delivered to you! Diann Irwin


Hand-made manicotti to serve 8, prepared and delivered to your home on a day mutually agreeable. This

is a vegetarian dish but not gluten-free.


41 A Very Simple St. Patrick's Dinner Roger & Jo McFeeters


Enjoy a delicious corned beef meal including cabbage, an appetizer, and dessert. Erin Go Bragh!

Minimum Bid: $15.00 Offered to: 6 buyer(s). Sunday, March 15, 2015 6:00

42 A Blue Ridge Mountain Weekend Bob & Gayle Fitzgerald(919) 851-7341 [email protected]

Time to be arranged. But when? Perhaps during Merle Fest (Wilkesboro) in April? Or, maybe

Appalachian State University's Homecoming? See the first wildflowers in the Spring or the last blaze of

color in the Fall. Make it a family weekend or take along friends. Hike the trails, bike the roads, canoe the

New, or just hang out. This is a great place to just be. Three bedrooms (2 king, 1 queen) plus extra space

in a pullout. Fully equipped. 3 days, 2 nights, check in is 3:00 pm, check out is 11:00 am. Scheduling is

flexible, except not available in July and August. (Sold to 1 bidder.)


43 Brunch for All Souls Lynne & Barry Taylor(919) 621-7608 [email protected]

Celebrate All Souls' Day with a champagne brunch after church. Deluxe menu. (We have no idea what

we'll serve, but it will be special. Promise!)

Minimum Bid: $30.00 Offered to: 12 buyer(s). Sunday, November 2, 2014 12:30

44 Ticie's Veggie Lasagna Tom & Ticie Rhodes919-323-0068 [email protected]

Perfect no-fuss, no-muss (for you, anyway!) entree for company, or frozen and reheated individual

portions on those chilly winter nights. The choice is up to you! Serves 8. (If we hear enough cheering,

Ticie might offer a second one!)


45 Recreational/Educational Excursion in the Mountains Bob & Gayle Fitzgerald


Are you interested in a peaceful mountain weekend? Might you also want to see the one element that

space exploration, glass art, and electronic devices -- computers, iPads, Androids, etc. -- have in

common? This fascinating trip will satisfy mystical, intellectual and creative curiosities and also include

opportunities for fitness activities. Bob and Gayle Fitzgerald will host this 2-night weekend at their Blue

Ridge Mountain retreat. Package includes at-home meals (breakfast and dinner) and guided hikes and

tours. (2 king beds, 1 queen bed, 1 convertible sofa). Sold to up to 4 bidders.


46 A Special Treat, Made to Order! Beverly Manifold(919) 786-7467 [email protected]

Delicious carrot cake with brandied cream-cheese frosting or rich, yummy pound cake with blueberry

sauce. If neither of those will work for you, we'll come up with something that will. Will deliver up to 10

miles from our house or from UUFR.


47 Double Chocolate Bombe Tom & Ticie Rhodes919-323-0068 [email protected]

Not for the Faint of Heart! Two days in the making, this ultra decadent French cake layered with two

kinds of chocolate mousse and covered with chocolate ganache is a stunning dessert at your next

party.There are no words to describe this chocolate experience! (Must be kept refrigerated.)


48 Locavore’s Delight Tom & Ticie Rhodes919-323-0068 [email protected]

Valentine’s Day is over, but you should wait one more day before starting your diet! Your hosts Tom &

Ticie invite you to come to Pat's & Art’s home (5812 N. Beaver Lane, Raleigh) to indulge in locally made

desserts, from the "healthy" to the sublimely decadent, and top it off with locally roasted coffee. To the

extent possible in mid-February, we will use locally farmed produce in fruit desserts.

Minimum Bid: $15.00 Offered to: 12 buyer(s). Sunday, February 15, 2015 3:30

49 Royal Nepalese Feast Bob & Chary Sundstrom


Bob and Chary are taking the Royal Trek through Nepal to gather ingredients and inspiration for this

once-in-a-lifetime feast. Some dishes are expected to be authentically prepared in a clay oven using a

wood fire. Not to be missed!

Minimum Bid: $40.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:00

50 Computer Consulting Bill & Linda Bestimt


Two hours of expertise on Microsoft Word or Excel; on synchronization of devices (phone, computer,

tablet, etc.); or on general computer issues.


51 Chocolate World Peace Cookies Sylvia Carter


Sylvia Carter offers 5 dozen buttery chocolate shortbread cookies packaged in a winsome glass cookie jar

with red lid. Made with premium Valrhona chocolate and a touch of fine French sea salt. World Peace

Cookies are so named because a neighbor of Dorie Greenspan, the cookbook author whose recipe this is,

told her that if everybody in the world could eat one of these cookies every day, there would be World

Peace. They are that satisfying. (Chary Sundstrom will be glad to give a personal recommendation -- she

took these cookies all the way to the festivities for her son's wedding in California.)


52 Brunch Al Fresco Billy & Linda Liles


Mushroom/gruyere and spinach/parmesan quiches, roasted potatoes, asparagus w/lemon-shallot

vinaigrette, Rainbow Meadow maple link sausages, fruit salad, baked French toast. Mimosas will be served!


53 Deep Tissue Massage Paige Garriques(919) 624-6031 [email protected]

Enjoy an hour of relaxation and deep-muscle massage with an experienced massage therapist. Appreciate

the benefits of increased joint mobility, improved circulation, reduced muscle tension, and lower stress

level. All part of the "relaxation response" that massage can offer. Appropriate for adults.


54 Jewelry Repair and Altering Cathy Murphy


Do you have broken necklaces in the bottom of your drawer? Are you missing an earring to a favorite

set? Do you need your pearls restrung/knotted? Would you like some clasps replaced with easy

magnetic ones? Is your old necklace too long, too heavy or too short? Have Cathy make your jewelry

wearable again. Cathy started up Beadification in 1992 and has a wide selection of beads to possibly

match or complement your project. Bid includes labor and materials up to a $50 value. Can include

restringing beads, stones or pearls, replacing clasps on chains, making beaded earrings, etc. Does not

include bead weaving, soldering or setting stones. At a mutually convenient time.


55 Vegan Dinner Barbara & Katie Holmes919-606-3686 [email protected]

Join us for a multi-course vegan dinner. Recipes will come from either Angela Liddon's "Oh She Glows"

cookbook or one of Isa Chandra Moskowitz's books ("Veganomicon" or "Isa Does It"). Good food and

good company... what could be better?

Minimum Bid: $20.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Sunday, February 22, 2015 6:00

56 Greek Dinner Athena & Lane Tracy(919) 467-5416 [email protected]

Lamb, spanakopita, dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves), hummus, baklava, mousaka, Greek wine! Enjoy a

delicious evening of Greek specialties. Opa! (Held at 106 Talon Drive in Cary.)


57 Secluded Mountain Hideaway Hedy Hollyfield & Jim VanKirk(919) 740-7594 [email protected]

Secluded weekend (up to 4days/3 nights) at our house near Hendersonville, NC. The screened porch is

done and the bedroom remodels are done. Plumbing, electric all good, but no cable TV.


58 Entrée for Eight - delivered to your home. Pete Adler(919) 609-0144 [email protected]

Pete will prepare and deliver to your home an entrée for 8. You will choose from a variety of offerings

including meat, poultry, seafood and vegetarian options.


59 Astronomical Observing Session Chris Breivogel919-801-7180 [email protected]

We will meet at a dark location (away from city lights) to observe the night sky. Through the telescope,

we can see planets, nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. Bring family and friends, too!


60 Mardi Gras Celebration Bob & Gayle Fitzgerald(919) 851-7341 [email protected]

The finest creole food in town! There will be plenty to go around.

You'll have fun trying a new dish, Wear a mask if you wish.

Singing and swaying a must at this ball, The fun’s fundamental and the glasses tall.

Dress it up. Dress it down. Jazz it up. Smooth it down.

Masks on. Music's cool. Some food's hot. Some’s not.

Please join Bob and Gayle Fitzgerald to celebrate Mardi Gras (and Valentine's) and enjoy a little Louisiana

voodoo.

Minimum Bid: $35.00 Offered to: 10 buyer(s). Saturday, February 14, 2015 7:00

61 A Taste of France Dinner John & Miriam Saxon(919) 656-2824 [email protected]

Miriam and John have traveled through France several times over the past two decades, eating (and

drinking) their way through Paris, Normandy, Brittany, Alsace, Burgundy, and Provence. And now you

can join them in their Hillsborough home for a six course dinner that will sample wines, cheeses, hors

d'ouevres, soups, salads, entrees, and desserts from a number of provinces.

Minimum Bid: $60.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:30 - 9:30

62 Lake Jordon Sunset Nature Cruise Pat Clark & Art Lieberman


Join Pat & Art on a pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Jordan for an evening nature watch. We will

cruise Lake Jordan, looking for osprey and bald eagle nests, watching a North Carolina sunset.

Our captain will provide a guided tour of the lake, at a relaxed pace. Sip some wine and munch

on cheese and crackers as we float on the lake, enjoying the view and each other's company.

Minimum Bid: $50.00 Offered to: 8 buyer(s). Sunday, May 31, 2015 Late afternoon

63 Workshop of Your Choice! Rev. Karla Brockie919-448-1158 [email protected]

Want a half-day workshop on a theme close to your heart? Karla will organize and facilitate or lead it.

To be held this winter or spring.


Event Calendar

11 New Orleans Brunch Saturday, November 1, 2014 10:00 - 12:00

43 Brunch for All Souls Sunday, November 2, 2014 12:30

61 A Taste of France Dinner Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:30 - 9:30

2 A Taste of Hillsborough Tour Saturday, November 22, 2014 2:00-5:00

15 Nutcracker tickets Sunday, December 7, 2014 2:00

10 Drumming to Your Inner Rhythm Saturday, December 13, 2014

33 Vietnamese Dinner Sunday, December 14, 2014 6:30

5 Brunch at the Irregardless Café Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:45

27 Tarot, Tea Leaves, and Palms Saturday, January 17, 2015 7:00

12 Beads! Sunday, January 18, 2015 2:00 - 5:00

6 White Elephant Party & Dinner Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:00

56 Greek Dinner Saturday, January 31, 2015 6:00

1007 Super Bowl Fantasy Sunday, February 1, 2015 5:00

4 Lasagna and Games Friday, February 6, 2015 5:30

1001 Soup & Salad with the UUFR Board Sunday, February 8, 2015 12:30

60 Mardi Gras Celebration Saturday, February 14, 2015 7:00

48 Locavore’s Delight Sunday, February 15, 2015 3:30

20 Vegetarian Dinner Saturday, February 21, 2015 6:30

55 Vegan Dinner Sunday, February 22, 2015 6:00

1002 Trattoria Taylor Saturday, February 28, 2015 6:00

1003 Bird Watching Saturday, March 7, 2015 9:00

41 A Very Simple St. Patrick's Dinner Sunday, March 15, 2015 6:00

18 East European Wine Tasting Friday, March 27, 2015 7:30

49 Royal Nepalese Feast Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:00

23 Paella Dinner Saturday, April 11, 2015 6:00

38 Bounty of the Piedmont Crescent Local Dinner Saturday, April 25, 2015 6:00

13 Beads & Beads! Sunday, April 26, 2015 2:00 - 5:00

52 Brunch Al Fresco Saturday, May 2, 2015 11:30

1004 Kentucky Derby Watch Party Saturday, May 2, 2015 3:30

25 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Saturday, May 9, 2015 6:00

1006 Thom's Good and Cheap Spaghetti Supper is back! Saturday, May 16, 2015 6:30

14 Delicious Indian Dinner by the Master & Sidekick Saturday, May 30, 2015 6:30

62 Lake Jordon Sunset Nature Cruise Sunday, May 31, 2015 Late afternoon

3 Floating and Paddling on the Neuse Saturday, June 6, 2015 10:15

21 Scrabble Party Saturday, June 6, 2015 6:00

31 Simple Summer Supper Saturday, July 25, 2015 7:00

17 Another Barbecue with Piggy Sue Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:00

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