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Welcome to the 2016 UUCE SERVICE AUCTION
Welcome to the
2016 UUCE SErviCE AUCtion
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Live AuctionUUCE Auction team
Value $20Min.Bid $10
In Fellowship Hall at the top of the name tag rack.Easy to find …
Reserved Name Tag Space
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Live Auction
Value $30Min.Bid $20
UUCE Auction team
Right out front for church services. Good for one year, starting march 1, 2016.
Reserved Parking Space
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Live Auction
Value $50Min.Bid $20
Hop on the Marrakech Express and join the Jacobs for a dinner in Morocco. This will be held the evening of Saturday, October 15, 2016.
Mitch & Jan Jacobs
A Night in North Africa
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Live Auction
Since this is the 10th anniversary of this event, this year we’ll be tasting 10 wines instead of the typical eight! Enjoy four white wines, four red wines, and two dessert wines – each paired with a different appetizer or dessert. There will also be Kerry’s homemade rhubarb wine to try. Saturday, September 10, 2:00 PM
Value $25Min.Bid $25Quantity 10
Kerry Lantau
10th Annual Winemaker’s Tasting Party!
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Live AuctionKerry Lantau
Kerry has transformed her basement into an old-style English pub, complete with game table, pool table and dart board...come on over to the “Golden Perch Pub” to play pool, darts, cards and board games! Feel free to bring your favorite board games or card games along – the more the merrier! Dinner will be traditional “pub grub” with plenty of snacks and beer and wine on hand (and you can try some of Kerry’s home brew, Golden Perch Ale). Saturday, April 9th, at 5:00 p.m.
Value $25Min.Bid $25Quantity 12
Game Night at the Golden Perch Pub
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Live AuctionMike Moutrie & Dotty Carringi
The ball and pins may be virtual, but the competition and the fun is real! You’ll thrill to curves, straight balls, hooks and full-rollers as you witness the Fourth UU & Wii bowling tournament. You won’t have to cross-over to the Brooklyn side (because it will be held at the Moutrie/Carringi home in Cary. With a fully functional beer frame (with better-than-bowling-alley food), you’ll be sure to have a perfect 300 night. Saturday October 8, 2016.
Value $25Min.Bid $20Quantity 12
Fourth Annual UU & Wii Bowling Tournament
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Live AuctionJim Howells
Four tickets to any regular season Chicago Fire Soccer game.
Value $100Min.Bid $50
chicago Fire mlS Soccer Tickets
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Live Auction
Brand new, never worn women’s watch. Dainty, elegant, classic design. Brown, crocodile leather band with gold buckle. Case, crown and hands are gold. “Eco-drive” watch powered by light. Water resistant. Five year warranty.
Value $150Min.Bid $75
citizen Women’s Tank Watch
Beth Cooper-Zobott
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Live AuctionAmy Hill & Jameel Abdur-rafia
29 or Bust: First Annual cribbage Tournament
Value $29Min.Bid $15Quantity 16
If the phrase 15-2 makes you smile, you know to count nobs, and a double skunk gives you a smug sense if satisfaction, turn out for a chance at the most elusive and exclusive hand of all: the coveted 29. A night of food, drink, and cutthroat Cribbage awaits. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.
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Live AuctionChris Davis
Value $25Min.Bid $10Quantity 8
The challenging battle of wits to find out if the men or women are the ultimate trivia masters. The women have won the last two years. Will the men be able to keep them from a 3-peat? Drinks, appetizers and desserts are provided too.Saturday, January 21, 2017
Trivial Pursuit Party
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Live AuctionChris Davis
Value $25Min.Bid $10Quantity 4
Bike and lunch on the Fox River Trail
Starting at the Elgin Library, we will ride on the Fox River Trail to St. Charles and back. Lunch will be at the Town House Books & Café in St. Charles.Exact date to be determined some time in the summer or early fall.
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Live AuctionChris Davis
Drinks, dinner, dessert and conversation at an excellent restaurant in Elgin.
Value $25Min.Bid $15Quantity 4
Dinner at café Roma
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Live Auction
Min.Bid $25Quantity14-20
This year’s beer adventure takes us to Belgium! With over 190 breweries and a wide variety of beers, Belgium has a lot to offer the beer lover. We’ll sample Dubbels & Tripels, Abbey ales, Witbiers, Lambics and more, along with lunch and beer appropriate snacks. As usual, this will be a 4D multimedia. June 4, 2016 2:00 pm.
The Beers of Belgium!
Ann Kremer and teresa & Steve Stultz
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Live Auction
Value $30Min.Bid $30Quantity 20
Anne Ward & Bob Sandidge
This is only available once every four years so get it while you can.Toast our next President on this special night. Returns start coming in at 6:00pm so you can, too. Multiple screens for tracking returns while we all enjoy good foods, beverages, and lively conversations.Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. 6:00pm till ???
The Second Quadrennial Decidedly left-leaning election Returns Party
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Live Auction
It’s Founder’s Days weekend in Algonquin. We prefer to celebrate the Flounder on this last weekend in July. This event is for Sunday evening riverside food, beverages, and dessert at Anne and Bob’s cabin on the Fox. Fireworks over the river at 9:00pm. Sunday, July 31, 2016
Value $30Min.Bid $30Quantity 10
Flounder’s Day Fireworks Party
Anne Ward & Bob Sandidge
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Live Auction
Value $50Min.Bid $25
This item is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get! Whenever Stephen and Jen make something homemade, you’ll get one to try for yourself! In past years, this included jams, maple syrup, tomato sauce, soap, chicken stock, and lots of wine...but who knows what 2016 will bring!
Homesteading Sampler
Stephen & Jennifer Day
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Live Auction
Value $900Min.Bid $100
As an employee of the Serta/Simmons Bedding company, Stephen is offering his once-a-year employee discount towards a new Serta or Simmons mattress! You are bidding on the opportunity to purchase direct from Serta/Simmons for 55 to 65% less than retail! For instance, a previous winner purchased a Queen mattress and an adjustable base for $1,167 less than retail (62% off)!
extreme mattress Savings
Stephen Day
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Live Auction
Value $25Min.Bid $15Quantity 8
Stephen & Jennifer Day
Join us for our fifth Noche de Tapas at La Casa de las Dias where Stephen and Jennifer will tantalize your taste buds with a variety of Spanish Tapas. Past year’s courses included Sopa de Ajo, bacon-wrapped dates, Manchego cheeses drizzled with honey, garlic chicken thighs, sangria, figs with warm goat cheese, and more! September 9, 2016, 6:30pm.
5th Annual Tapas Dinner
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Live Auctiontim & Liz Closson
Value $45Min.Bid $25Quantity 12
Rotisserie leg of lamb, moussaka, baklava, Greek salad, wine, ouzo, etc...Did we mention the wine and ouzo? As an added bonus great fellowship and fun times for all.June 4, 2016, 5:00pm
Greek Fest
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Live Auction
Value $15Min.Bid $10Quantity 4
Come enjoy a summer evening relaxing on a backyard patio, sipping something cool, watching the sunset and eating barbecue. Menu includes smoked pork ribs, grilled shrimp, chicken and vegetables. Even the dessert will come off the grill (except for the ice cream!). Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 5:00pm
Kevin Webster
Summer BBQ Under The Pergola
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Live AuctionMary Alice Joe Masonick
Value $20Min.Bid $20Quantity 6
Enjoy a hearty vegetarian breakfast followed by a morning hike into Burnidge Forest Preserve where we’ll observe and identify spring flora and fauna, especially birds! Saturday, April 16, 2016, 9:00am
Woodland Walk at Burnidge
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Live Auction
Value $25Min.Bid $20Quantity 6
Enjoy a homemade enchilada dinner followed by a sunset hike into Burnidge Forest Preserve to listen to the mating calls of various frog species. Saturday, May 21, 2016, 6:00pm
Joe & Mary Alice Masonick
Frog Hike and enchilada Dinner
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Live AuctionMary Alice & Joe Masonick
A guided hike through Elgin’s exquisite Trout Park, a rare woodland with many species of spring ephemeral wildflowers in bloom. Muffins included. Saturday, April 30, 2016, 10:00am
Value $10Min.Bid $10Quantity 10
Wonderful Wildflowers of Trout Park
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Live AuctionJoe & Mary Alice Masonick
Value $20Min.Bid $20Quantity 6
Enjoy a hearty meal followed by a sunset snipe hunt in Burnidge Forest Preserve to observe the fascinating aerial and aural displays of male American Woodcocks wooing potential mates. Two miles round trip walk. Featuring Gypsy Soup and vegan and vegetarian appetizers on Saturday, April 2, 2016, 5:45pm
Woodcock Walk & Dinner
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Live Auction
Value $200Min.Bid $125
Vintage Singer and cabinet once belonged to our dear, departed member, Edythe Nagler. For years, it was used to sew quilts for the annual UUCE raffle. Working condition. Drawers are full of sewing supplies.
UUCE Auction team
Singer Sewing machine
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Live Auction
Value $15Min.Bid $10Quantity 10
Experience the wisdom of tarot! Get at 10-minute individual reading from Anne and enjoy drinks, snacks and great company at the Closson’s.June 3, 2016, 6:00pm
Anne Clough and Liz & tim Closson
Tarot Party
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Live Auction
Value $30Min.Bid $20Quantity 20
Andrea & Greg Schmidlin
Join us for a rollicking good time as we enjoy local beers and a feast of local foods prepared German style. Weather permitting, we will have a bonfire.Saturday, October 15, 2016, 6:00pm
oktoberfest
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Live Auction
Value $15Min.Bid$15/vehicleQuantity 4
Shari Smagatz & Dan Kalkbrenner
Includes the per VEHICLE entry fee (not per PERSON) and dessert. Please bring your own picnic lunch and we’ll provide the dessert. The park is family friendly so there is plenty for both children and adults to do. We will meet up for lunch, but the plan is to hand everyone a map and let you explore and enjoy the park. In addition to the formal gardens, prairie path, greenhouse and idea garden, there is a wonderful picnic area and playground. For those who enjoy history, explore The First Division Museum, dedicated to the history of the Big Red One, the famed 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Many exhibits are interactive and all of them provide fascinating insights about America’s military, past and present. Saturday, June 11, 2016, 10:30am–5pm
cantigny Park (Wheaton, Il)
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Live Auction
Value $25Min.Bid $15Quantity 2
Authentic homemade Finnish pasties delivered to your door! Each pie serves 4–8, depending on your appetite. Choose from either beef with veggies or lamb with rice. Prefer one and not the other? Then both can have the same filling. Please allow one week’s notice for the freshest ingredients.
Kathy Underwood
Finnish Pasties
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Live Auction
Value $15Min.Bid $10Quantity 15
todd Underwood
Bid to learn how to bake your own delicious pretzels from scratch in a hands-on class for kids of all ages taught by 20+ year pretzel veteran, Todd Underwood. Winners will walk away from the class with a history lesson, happy taste buds, and the knowledge/recipe to bake their own at home.
Pretzel making Workshop
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Live Auction
Value $50Min.Bid $25Quantity 18
Sandy & Gordon James
Come to the 3rd year of the James Café! Join us for an evening of piano music, food and socializing. Come to our home in McHenry to relax and enjoy listening to Gordon play the piano for the evening. While Gordon plays, Sandy will wait on you. Start the evening off with hors d’oeuvres, followed by soup, salad and a delicious main course. Lastly dessert will be homemade pies.January 14, 2017, 4:30pm
Piano and Dinner at the James café and Nightclub
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Live Auction
Value $50Min.Bid $30Quantity 14
Dan & Kathy Hislip
Texas Hold ‘em Poker Party
The River, the Flop, hold ‘em or fold ‘em… Includes casual supper. Grand prize is the right to the Texas Hold ‘Em hat and eyewear for one year. The current champion returns to defend the title!January 28, 2017. 4:00pm
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Live Auction
Min.Bid $35Quantity 20
Dan & Kathy Hislip
Sharks and Hustler’s Pool Party
Spend an evening demonstrating your ability as a pool shark! The coveted prize is the shark hat which can be worn with pride for a year; then the current champion gets to return and defend the title.Refreshments and casual dinner.February 4, 2017. 4:00pm
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Live Auction
Value $25Min.Bid $10Quantity 6
todd & Kathy Underwood
Decades of personalized fine-tuning have produced a magnificent set of recipes for dough, tomato sauce and toppings to create an amazing pizza. Let us know your favorite ingredients, and each person will get to devour their own customized slices. Dinner at the Underwoods’ home.
Homemade chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza Dinner
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Live Auction
Value $15Min.Bid $10Quantity 8
Sheena John & Claire Dassy
Join us for an evening of snacks and sharing ‘round the fire pit at our home in Algonquin. Bring your favorite stories from books or memory or musical pieces to share. Light supper fare and gourmet s’mores to enjoy.August 13, 2016
Supper, S’mores & Stories ‘Round the Garden Fire Pit
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Live Auction
Value $15Min.Bid $10Quantity 8
Sheena John & Claire Dassy
Would you like to pick out your own Christmas tree with us this year at a small tree farm in Wisconsin? Awesome trees at awesome prices.Petite to Atrium size. We’ll begin with a lunch stop at Simple Café in Lake Geneva and head over to the nearby tree farm. If time, we’ll make a quick stop at Northwind Perennial Farm’s holiday barn sale.December 3, 2016, All-day trip
christmas Tree Farm & Simple café Trip
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Live Auction
Value $30Min.Bid $25Quantity 1
Elizabeth Howells
One afternoon or evening of babysitting. Loves playing with children. Experienced with infants and older children. Has worked in the child care area at UUCE many times. Travel arrangements may be necessary.
Babysitting
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Live Auctionvalerie Howells
Value $30Min.Bid $20Quantity 6
Enjoy exquisite tea in china cups along with appetizers and desserts. Mostly organic and homemade. White gloves optional.August 28, 2016, 2:00pm
Afternoon Tea Party
Thank You for Your Generosity!
