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LIVE AUCTION PACKAGES: 1. SUPERBOWL XXXIX TICKETS: If you are a true lover of football, this is an opportunity you can’t miss! You and a guest will join the best of the die-hard fans at Super Bowl XXXIX on Feb 6, 2005 at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. Seats will be best available. Value: $4000 2. MIRAMAX MOVIE PREMIERE: Walk the red carpet with the stars! You and a guest will rub elbows with the stars of the highly anticipated Miramax release of Finding Neverland starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman. And after the premiere, join the celebrities for an after party! Tentatively scheduled for Monday, October 25th in Brooklyn, NY. Value: Priceless 3. U.S. OPEN MEN’S FINALS Tennis doesn’t get any better than this. You will receive 2 tickets to see the U.S. Open Men’s Finals, Sunday, September 11, 2005 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY. Seats will be best available. Value: $4500 4. YEAR ON BROADWAY: You no longer have to wait months or pay outrageous prices to see the hottest shows on Broadway. Come on and listen to the lullaby of Broadway with two tickets to any show of your choice every month for a year. Best seats available and based on availability. Value: $6000

Silent Auction Packages Bidding will end at approximately 9:30 p.m.

1. RITZ CARLTON WEEKEND GETAWAY: Forget about work and live stress-free for a weekend (Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday) in one of the world’s finest hotels and the only luxury waterfront hotel in New York. You will enjoy sweeping views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island! You will also enjoy dinner for two at the delicious four star Gramercy Tavern and a bottle of 1970 Champagne Deutz which you can take home with you tonight.

• Valued at $1300 Starting Bid $600 Increments of $100 2. HUNTINGTON BEACH GETAWAY: Take that special someone and whisk yourselves away to the beautiful Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, a “Surf City” retreat with a spectacular pedestrian bridge connecting the resort directly to eight miles of sandy beach! Package includes a two-night stay and round trip coach airfare on American Airlines. Travel must be completed by April 2005.

• Valued at $2800 Starting Bid $1400 Increments of $100 3. VAIL SPRING SKIING: Enjoy your own one-bedroom condo at Vail Run Resort, located at 1000 Lionsridge Loop in Vail, Colorado. Unit #306 can be yours every year on Week 11, usually the first week of Spring Break. Instead of renting the unit for $1876 (current resort daily rate is $268), your annual maintenance cost is only $836. This timeshare is a premium, or “red,” week and can be traded for weeks at alternate resorts throughout the world for use at any time of the year, through an exchange organization such as Interval International or RCI. This is a deeded property. Donors will assume responsibility for deed name transfer.

• Valued at $5000 Starting Bid $2500 Increments of $100

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4. EDNA HIBEL: "Heart and Conscience of America." Own your original piece of American history. For over 40 years, Edna Hibel has been referred to as America's best loved, most versatile artist and colorist. Commissioned by the Foundation of the U.S. National Archives in 1995 to commemorate 75 years of women receiving the universal right to vote, Hibel is now acclaimed as “the heart and conscience of America”.

• Valued at $5000 Starting Bid $2000 Increments of $200

5. ANDRE VIGNOLES: Own a painting by acclaimed French artist Andre Vignoles, whose works have been purchased both by the French State and the City of Paris. Oil on canvas, garden landscape with lily ponds. 40”x50” framed.

• Valued at $5000 Starting Bid $2000 Increments of $200 6. MARCO ART: (waiting on details)

• Valued at $ Starting Bid $ Increments of $ 7. C.R. LAUL: "Standard of Purity.” Original abstract artwork. Acrylic on Canvas - 36"Wx48"H. CR. Laul has worked on numerous commissions including work for Rockwell Group, Hyatt Hotels, Aladdin Hotel and Casino and the MGM Grand. His work has been featured in numerous design magazines, and his paintings can be found in many corporate and private collections. Laul is a graduate of Fordham College of Arts and Humanities, Fordham University.

• Valued at $2500 Starting Bid $1500 Increments of $100 8. JAMES KIMAK: “Night Cliffs, Weehawken.” Pastel on board. 28”x32”. James Kimak has been an exhibiting fine artist since the late 1980s with many group and solo shows in the New York area. Represented in New York by the Allen Sheppard Gallery and on Block Island, RI, by the Elizabeth Eisenhauer Gallery. “James Kimak’s pastel drawing evokes an almost sublime sense of stillness” (New York Magazine Metro online, September 2001).

• Valued at $2400 Starting Bid $1000 Increments of $100 9. WINE PACKAGE: A selection of wines including: a much sought-after bottle of 1996 Opus One, a 1999 Tignanello, Chateau Lynch Bages, Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, Vina Albina - Reserva 1998, 1999 Chevalier Noir/Summers Winery, and a 1983 Pichon Lalande, a second growth Paulliac from a good vintage. Comes with a beautiful crystal wine carafe.

• Valued at $600 Starting Bid $300 Increments of $50 10. WINE TASTING - A SYRAH/SHIRAZ COMPARISON: The Syrah grape, grown in the Rhone Valley since Roman times, produces some of France's most compelling red wines. Halfway around the world and known as Shiraz it is responsible for Australia's greatest and longest lived reds. Joseph Ward, Wine Editor of Conde Nast Traveler, will host a comparative tasting of the best of France and Australia. He has chosen eight wines, all mature examples, from great vintages and the finest producers. With wines from Chave, Guigal, Penfolds, Henschke, and others, this tasting will provide an opportunity to compare a great French archetype with its New World challenger. Mr. Ward will present the tasting, for up to ten people, at his home in New Jersey or at the home of the winning bidder within a 30 mile radius of New York City.

• Valued at $5000 Starting Bid $3000 Increments of $100 11. CASE OF WINE: Own a case of fine French wine. Twelve bottles of 1983 Chateau Haut Brion Bordeaux (cellared @ 55 F). Wine Spectator rating of "87.”

• Valued at $2400 Starting Bid $1100 Increments of $100 12. BROOKLYN BRIDGE WALKING TOUR: A group of four takes a historical walking tour of the Brooklyn Bridge, beginning and ending at City Hall Park in Manhattan. Tour will include coal oven pizza for lunch at the world-famous Grimaldi's Pizzeria and then ice cream at The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. Each person will received a used copy of "GREAT BRIDGE: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge" by David McCullough. Led by Paul Lightfoot.

• Starting Bid $200 Increments of: $25 13. PERSONALIZED TOUR OF CHINATOWN: A great idea for friends or business associates visiting from out of town. The tour is given by a Columbia University graduate and former Education Associate at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas in Chinatown. Good for a group of up to 10 people.

• Starting Bid $75 Increments of: $10

14. MADAME BUTTERFLY AT THE MET: This is the way to experience one of the world’s greatest operas! Four Box seats, Parterre level, Box 21, for the February 10, 2005, performance of Madame Butterfly.

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• Valued at $1180 Starting Bid $1000 Increments of $50 15. BACKSTAGE AT THE OPERA: You and a guest will receive tickets to a final dress rehearsal of the Metropolitan Opera and a back stage tour! Valid for the 2004-05 season.

• Starting Bid $250 Increments of $50 16. THE RIVALS AT LINCOLN CENTER: Richard Brinsley Sheridan's romantic comedy, penned in 1775, comes to life at the Lincoln Center Theater. Winner will receive two tickets. Previews start in November 2004; opening is December 16, 2004.

• Valued at $170 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $10 17. HENRI BENDEL HOME & FINE FRAGRANCE: The Henri Bendel Home and Fine fragrance collection is presented in signature Bendel hatboxes.

• Valued at $350 Starting Bid $175 Increments of $25 18. PRIVATE YOGA SESSION IN YOUR HOME: A personalized yoga session with a very experienced instructor. Fine for all levels and ages.

• Valued at $125 Starting Bid $75 Increments of $10 19. HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Enjoy a three month membership to CLAY Spa, a new intimate boutique gym and spa. CLAY offers both physical and mindful exercise classes, including indoor cycling, all styles of yoga, Pilates mat, Gyrokinesis® and body conditioning. In addition, because CLAY focuses on functional, whole-body fitness, the spa features a full line of Pilates, Free Motion circuit training, a Cybex VRII circuit and ergonomic free weights. It is the health club that conditions the body and spirit! Located at 25 West 14th Street, NYC.

• Valued at $525 Starting Bid $250 Increments of $25

20. JAMES NAUGHTIE: The Accidental American. An autographed copy of James Naughtie’s book about Tony Blair. Naughtie, an award-winning political journalist, shows what the passionate and puzzling relationship between Tony Blair and America reveals about our two countries and our disordered world.

• Starting Bid $50 Increments of $10 21. NEW MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP: Two Friend or Dual memberships to the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the premier contemporary art museum in New York City and among the most important internationally.

• Valued at $200 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $25

22. ROYAL COPENHAGEN CRYSTAL SEASHELL BOWL: Perfect to give as a gift or to keep for yourself! • Valued at $400 Starting Bid $150 Increments of $50

23. EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT: Four hours of tutoring to be used in any number of ways, including college & graduate school applications, standardized test preparation, or academic course work. You will also take home a copy of Musical Dice Games, an educational CD-ROM.

• Valued at $700 Starting Bid $350 Increments of $100 24. FAUX PAINTING SERVICE: Have a room in your home or office painted by the professionals at JL Arts. Package includes a faux glaze finish on one standard size room, approximately 10’x12’.

• Valued at $1600 Starting Bid $500 Increments of $50 25. PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS & CLUB MEMBERSHIP: You will receive two personal training sessions with trainer Erica Kulesza and a one month membership to Equinox. Training sessions must be used at the 19th/Broadway location of Equinox and expire December 31, 2005. One month membership may be used at any Equinox gym location.

• Valued at $560 Starting Bid $200 Increments of $50 26. DISNEY FRAMED ANIMATION CEL: A great addition to your Disney collection …a framed animation cel entitled “Mickey Symphony Hour.”

• Valued at $425 Starting Bid $250 Increments of $100 27. SOPRANOS FANS: This is for the die-hard Sopranos fan! A jersey was worn by A.J. Soprano (Robert Iler) in Episode #302 of The Sopranos third season.

• Starting Bid $100 Increments of $25

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28. MEN’S TIES BY BARBARA BLANK NY: Four beautiful handmade silk ties from Barbara Blank New York. • Valued at $175 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $25

29. MEN’S TIES BY BARBARA BLANK NY: Four beautiful handmade silk ties from Barbara Blank New York.

• Valued at $175 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $25 30. VICTORIA’S SECRET: Luxuriate in a beautiful floor-length black satin nightgown and matching robe in size medium and a bottle of Dream Angels Heavenly perfume.

• Valued at $170 Starting Bid $75 Increments of $25 31. SMITH & WOLLENSKY RESTAURANT: A gift certificate to “A Steakhouse to End All Arguments.” Smith & Wollensky is among the most celebrated steakhouses in the world. Specializing in fresh seafood and lobster and assorted steaks and chops, Smith & Wollensky is well recognized for its healthy portions, seasoned service staff and pop Americana ambience.

• Valued at $300 Starting Bid $200 Increments of $50 32. PAMPER YOURSELF: Ishi Salon is known for its immaculate, airy space and for organic hair care, innovative cuts and shiatsu heaven! Enjoy a haircut with Ishi, shiatsu shampoo and manicure.

• Valued at $330 Starting Bid $150 Increments of $25 33. HANDPAINTED MIRROR: Enrich your home with a beautiful hand painted, handcrafted art mirror with antiqued glass.

• Valued at $700 Starting Bid $350 Increments of $100 34. BE A DJ FOR THE DAY: You will receive a DJ lesson by DJ to the stars, Cassidy Podell, given at a NewYork City nightclub. DJ Cassidy’s eclectic client roster reads like a who's-who of the entertainment world including some of the biggest names in music, fashion, film, television, media, and nightlife.

• Starting Bid $250 Increments of $50

35. DINNER WITH DAVID GERGEN: You will enjoy an evening of dinner, conversation and debate with Mr. Gergen at the Park Avalon restaurant. Good for winner and 4 guests at a mutually agreed-upon date in 2005. David Gergen is a professor of public service at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and director of its Center for Public Leadership. He is also editor-at-large for U.S. News & World Report. In earlier years, he served as a White House advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton.

• Starting Bid $500 Increments of $50 36. DINNER and TICKETS TO HAIRSPRAY: A night on the town! Two tickets to the Broadway hit Hairspray at the Neil Simon Theater, plus a $150 gift certificate to any B.R. Guest Restaurant.

• Valued at $450 Starting Bid $225 Increments of $25 37. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: See Alfred Molina as “the best Tevye ever” in the fourth Broadway revival of this American musical classic. Winner receives two tickets, valid until January 2, 2005.

• Valued at $150 Starting Bid $75 Increments of $10 38. MOVIN’ OUT: A pair of orchestra seat tickets to Movin’ Out, a musical conceived, choreographed, and directed by Twyla Tharp based on 24 classic Billy Joel songs. It tells the story of six lifelong friends over two turbulent decades.

• Valued at $200 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $10 39. WICKED: Two tickets for any Tuesday or Wednesday performance of the musical Wicked - The untold story of the witches of Oz at the Gershwin Theater, starring Tony Award winner Idina Menzel! Valid between January 11 and March 16, 2005.

• Valued at $200 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $10 40. BOMBAY DREAMS: Bombay Dreams is a thrilling spectacle and with its lush score, the show explores such powerful themes as the challenges of success, the importance of one’s cultural heritage and familial roots, and the nature of friendship and true love. Winner will receive two tickets to a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening performance or Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday matinee. Valid through December 5, 2004.

• Valued at $200 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $10 41. ELLEN TRACY LADIES’ PACKAGE: A beautiful pink suede bag and pink wallet.

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• Valued at $316 Starting Bid $175 Increments of $25 42. ELLEN TRACY LADIES’ PACKAGE: A business accessory must … a Black leather tote with black leather wallet.

• Valued at $316 Starting Bid $175 Increments of $25 43. ELLEN TRACY LADIES’ PACKAGE: A wardrobe staple for every woman … a Black leather purse and black leather wallet.

• Valued at $196 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $25 44. ELLEN TRACY LADIES’ PACKAGE: Spruce up your look with a Crocodile wallet in Fall’s hottest green!

• Valued at $128 Starting Bid $75 Increments of $10 45. HANDMADE WITH LOVE: A perfect gift for a special little someone! Handmade by Fara Lippencott of FAL Designs: a beautiful baby mat, coordinating burp cloth and frame … all in a ducky theme. The baby mat is perfect for baby’s belly time! The bright, bold colors are for visual stimulation and the textured fabric is for touch stimulation.

• Valued at $75 Starting Bid $25 Increments of $10 46. HANDCRAFTED CHILDREN’S STATIONERY: Beautiful handcrafted children’s invitations, announcements and stationery by Ellie Mims Social Stationary.

• Valued at $150 Starting Bid $75 Increments of $25 47. CHILDREN’S PHOTO SHOOT: A one hour shoot in your home or at a location of your choosing. Package includes a proof book of approximately 70 photos and the negatives.

• Valued at $650 Starting Bid $300 Increments of $100 48. ADVENTURE WEEKEND: Join Ed Cashin of Weekend Warrior Tours for a workout weekend in the Hamptons for two. Includes kayaking, mountain/road biking, and weight workout. Activities and appropriate outerwear available for every kind of weather. Valid October 2004 – July 1, 2005.

• Valued at $1500 Starting Bid $750 Increments of $50 49. KAYAKING IN THE HAMPTONS: Winners will be picked up in Bridgehampton and taken to a beautiful kayaking spot. You will receive instructions (if needed) and sent in two single-person kayaks paddling across a beautiful pond to the beach! Includes a scrumptious picnic lunch on the beach and kayaking sightseeing tips! Led by Paul Lightfoot. Starting Bid $350 Increments of $50 50. JARNAC RESTAURANT: Zagat’s 2004 says, “West Villagers have become ‘very attached’ to this ‘cute-as-a-button’ French bistro whose ‘magnifique’ classics are ‘prepared with TLC; pampering’ service and a chef who comes out to ensure ‘you’re happy’ bolster the overall ‘excellent’ impression.” Winner will enjoy a $100 gift certificate to Jarnac and will take home two martini glasses by Frankli Wild featuring a pewter base in a jaguar shape.

• Valued at $260 Starting Bid $100 Increments of $25 51. DRACULA TICKETS: The passion… the danger… the seduction. Literature's immortal tale of sweeping romance and irresistible power comes to the stage, as a team of Broadway's best brings Dracula to musical life for the first time. Two tickets for a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday performance in October or November 2004.

• Valued at $150 Starting Bid $75 Increments of $10 52. RED BAMBOO CORAL NECKLACE: Maszia is a small TriBeCa jewelry designer specializing in one-of-a-kind hand-crafted jewelry from precious & semi-precious stones and materials. This piece is a Red bamboo coral 9 strand necklace (rice, frangia, tubes, rondelles, nuggets, wafers, seeds), triple vermeil Bali-style “S” clasp.

• Valued at $1200 Starting Bid $500 Increments of $50

All winning bidders at the silent and live auctions will receive a gift from CLAY, a new intimate boutique gym and spa.