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Young Gardener
Does your young gardener have a green thumb? Get ’em started with the Lil’ True Temper Wheelbarrow for ages 6 and up, garden tools, rake and shovel, flower pots, plants, potting soil and a colorful Giddy Buggy Watering Can. Great ideas can be found in “My First Gardening Book” with 35 easy and fun projects for budding gardeners. Have fun gardening together!
Go Tigers!
You’ll see all of the Tigers’ stars up close from these four seats in the 16th row of section 135 behind the Tigers dugout in beautiful Comerica Park! O & W Distributing invites you to attend a Tigers game during the 2018 season– specific game to be determined by the Tiger’s schedule and your availability. Need parking? No to worry! Parking is included in the package. Enjoy a beautiful day or evening by taking some friends and yourself out to the ball game!
Get Crafty
Put your creative hat on and dig into this bountiful basket of paper crafting goodies! Create your own cards, scrapbook, invitations or stationary, dress up your gifts; make an eye-catching poster or bulletin board. This is a crafters dream come true with stickers, paints, glitter, borders and stamps in many colors and patterns to work with.
This Place is a Zoo
Take your family to the zoo all year long with this family membership at the Toledo Zoo! The membership that covers you, your children and grandchildren, includes free unlimited admission and parking, and tickets to the “Lights Before Christmas” holiday event. In addition, you will enjoy discounts on over 150 other zoos, at the Toledo Zoo gift shops, classes, camps, and many other special events such as Zoo Wine Tastings and Zoo Brew.
Michigan Theater Presents!
A half year Gold Membership for two comes with this fabulous Michigan Theater package! Included are two tickets to a live presentation at the theater. You can also read about the historic theater in a beautiful book by Henry B. Aldridge, with Russ Collins. To top it off, bring in a small group to tour the newly renovated State Theater just down the street, hosted by Russ Collins himself!
Chelsea Golf and Grub
Kick off a nice afternoon with lunch at Mike’s Deli. Have a Stingray, Woolly Mammoth, Bulldog, or another one of their signature sandwiches. After you’ve satisfied your belly, head to picturesque Pierce Lake Golf Course for a round of golf with three of your best friends. Celebrate a perfectly fun round with beers and grub at Chelsea Ale House, located in Chelsea’s historic Clocktower Complex. The Ale House features American and English style Ales, and lots of good eats.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game…
Catch every play from these four infield box seats in the 5th row of section 118 in spectacular Comerica Park! Detroit Tigers baseball is always fun, and these great seats give you a full view of the action! Rave Associates invite you to attend a Tigers game during the 2018 season– specific game to be determined by the Tiger’s schedule and your availability. Enjoy a wonderful day or evening by treating yourselves to a ball game!
Carnelian Bead Necklace and Earrings by Angela Davis
This chic, eye-catching, one-of-a-kind necklace is made with hand cut trade beads imported from Africa, and set on 14ktGF with fishhook clasp. Equally stunning, the matching earrings have 14kt gold ear posts. Get ready to make a statement!
Lampwork Glass Bead Necklace and earrings by Angela Davis
This unique necklace and earring ensemble featuring beautiful, jewel-toned glass beads is sure to make an impression. The necklace is 18” with a 24mm round toggle clasp, and the earrings with sterling silver ear wires.
Time to Shine
Keep your car looking good and in tip-top shape with a gift card from Community Auto Wash in Ann Arbor, and four tire rotation and balance certificates from Discount Tire. Also, includes a digital tire gauge.
Fun in Saline
Head downtown to Saline favorites Mac’s Seafood Shack and Dan’s Downtown Tavern with two gift cards. Enjoy a first-class movie experience at the luxurious Emagine Theater. Take a tour of the beautiful Salt Springs Brewery and become Mug Club Members, which comes with t-shirts, pint glasses and really good beer!
Who do YOU think you are?
Find out exactly who you are – and a friend – with 23 and Me DNA testing kits for two! The testing kits return both health and ancestry information. Simply follow the easy directions and drop the kits in the mail. In a few weeks, you will have the perfect foundation for building your own family history. The latest genealogy software, Family Tree Maker 2017, will help you keep your new discoveries in order. A starter genealogy library will keep you moving from generation to generation.
· A guide to traditional and digital research strategies: How to Do Everything: Genealogy
· A guide to genetic genealogy: Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
· A guide to sharing your discoveries with younger generations: Zap the Grandma Gap
Finally, the donor will restore up to ten heirloom family photos, returning the original with digital files of the rescued images! Do you have questions about getting started with genealogy? The donor loves to answer questions!
The Board's Michigan Bourbon Tales
Indulge your taste in bourbon while immersed in the historical tale of a true Michigan legend. Michigan's highest ranking bourbon lover, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John Voelker enjoyed his bourbon from a tin cup while fly-fishing in his secret places in the Upper Peninsula. He is better known to most as Robert Traver, author of Anatomy of a Murder. The Otto Preminger movie version, filmed in the UP, won seven Oscars and three Grammys for Duke Ellington's original score. Justice Voelker's favorite bourbon, Evan Williams is one of the tasty selections to enjoy along with all kinds of ways to infuse your culinary creations with bourbon overtones, and a cookbook. Then sit back, sip your favorite in your very own tin cup, and get lost in his telling of a true murder mystery solved, listed as number 4 of the 25 Greatest Legal Tales of All Time by the American Bar Association.
Must be 21 to bid.
Baking with Class
Grab an apron and get ready to have some fun at Zingerman’s Bakehouse BAKE! You and a friend will learn how to make delicious treats at a four hour hands-on baking class. Take home what you made yourself! Silicone baking accessories, measuring cups and an adjustable wooden rolling pin will help you perfect your baking skills in your own kitchen.
Snuggle in the Jungle
Hand crafted by longtime Washtenaw Literacy volunteer Marian Oshiro, this beautifully and lovingly stitched baby quilt will be perfect for snuggly winter evenings, or to hang in a baby’s room. The colorful motif features a variety of jungle scenes with peek-a-boo animal eyes.
Treat Yourself
Treat yourself to something special at the quaint Cobblestone Rose shop in downtown Saline with this $50 gift card. Lovely lavender hand cream and lotion will please your body and your senses. Sit down and relax a while with a beautiful zen coloring book and wooden colored pencils. Go ahead and spoil yourself a little. You deserve it!
Picture Perfect Event
Celebrate a special occasion with a five-hour rental of the Gladwin Barn and Grounds in Ann Arbor. The charming rustic-chic barn surrounded by beautiful gardens is the perfect place for your next gathering.
Ice Cream Donut Sundae Party
Great for a birthday party, office celebration or class party at school, an ice cream donut sundae party from Washtenaw Dairy is sure to please party-goers. With enough ice cream and donuts for up to 50 people, your party will be a sweet hit!
Canadian Getaway
Ontario's Lake Erie North Shore is alive with fun and the taste of wine! And, it is just 1.5 hours away! Marty Friedburg, and All-Canadian Wine Championships judge, and former partner in Rave Associates, an Ann Arbor wine distributor, along with wife Beth Dugdale invite you to start your group-of-four Canadian getaway with a complimentary overnight stay at fabulous Caesars Windsor, Windsor's hottest entertainment venue. There you can enjoy an evening of exciting gaming before retiring to your two deluxe rooms (available Sunday through Thursday). They following morning, Marty will pick you up at Caesars Windsor and drive you to Colchester, Ontario, where you'll tour "Hempstead on Erie", the original 1813 homestead of the snider family. Next comes a luncheon at Marty and Beth's Colchester cottage overlooking Lake Erie. After lunch, you'll enjoy wine tastings and private tours of the cellars at two local award-winning wineries -- Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery and Viewpointe Estate Winery. For dinner, it's on to "The City Grill", Windsor's urban-chic restaurant "hot-spot", where your $100 gift certificate will launch you into a great dinner experience. Tanya Hedrick, The City Grill's sommelier and general manager, will offer expert advice on wines to pair with your food selections.
Passports required. Must be 21 to bid. Date by mutual convenience in summer, 2018.
South African Safari Experience
Have you dreamed of taking a trip to Africa? If yes, this is your dream come true. Visit the heart of Zululand, St. Lucia and Sodwana Bay Marine Reserve, and the Lubombo Corridor -- one of the richest wildlife conservation regions in Africa. You and a travel companion will stay at the Zulu Nyala Heritage Safari Lodge, tented camp, and experience a luxury photo safari. The package includes full board, three delicious meals per day, and two game viewing opportunities per day, guided by your own professional game rangers in open game viewing vehicles, in Zulu Nyala Game Reserve (The filming location of "I dreamed of Africa" starring Kim Basinger.
Must be used by Oct. 14, 2019. Booking can be made for any period in the year. Does not include airfare, transfers, side trips, personal beverages, or phone calls. It is non-transferable and non-refundable, and may not be given to any other person or organization.
Life is a Garden
Do you have a love for gardening? If yes, then this green basket full of garden tools and decorations is for you! To begin your gardening adventures, take a trip to English Gardens to purchase from their assortment of flowers, vegetables and herbs. Your green thumb will look stylish in the pineapple garden gloves, and your garden will blossom with flower and herb seed germs. Not only will the plants look lovely, but they garden will be decorated with squirrel, tortoise and snail ornaments too. To top it off, you can show off your love for gardening inside your home with the "Life is a Garden" sign. Happy Gardening!
Bagels! Bagels! Bagels!
Does your family love bagels? A dozen bagels each month for a year or 144 bagels can be yours. Enjoy delicious, handmade bagels from Barry Bagels all year round. Well known for their community support, and yummy food, Barry Bagel's is a town favorite. Includes 12 cards to each be redeemed for a dozen free bagels. Expires on October 14, 2018.
Winter Fun Up North
Enjoy winter a little more this year at a private cottage on Houghton Lake. Just 2.5 hours drive from Ann Arbor, Houghon Lake is the largest inland lake in the State of Michigan. You can snowmobile, cross-country or downhill ski, go ice fishing, snow shoe, or curl up next the fire with a book and hot cocoa and watch the snow fall outside. In mid January, Houghton Lake hosts the Tip-Up Town USA Winter Festival, the largest winter festival in Michigan! You can join in the fun, and participate in the Polar Bear Dip, Softball on Ice Tournament, 5k fun run/walk, Snowmobile Radar Run, family skates and hockey tournaments, zip down a giant ice slide and much more.
Winter date by mutual convenience. Will accommodate up to 10 guests for up to 7 nights.
Mighty Good Coffee
You won't need worry about running out of coffee this year! Get a 12 oz. bag of delicious coffee every month for a whole year from Mighty Good Coffee in Ann Arbor. Enjoy your coffee in a Mighty Good Coffee cup. Expires 10-31-2018.
