2018 Auction Catalog 1 evening schedule 5:30 pm Dear Friends, Reception It is my pleasure to welcome you to the eighth annual Hard Hat & Black Silent Auction Tie Dinner and Auction. Tonight we gather at the Portland Art Museum to celebrate and support the work of Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro 6:50 pm East. This evening would not be possible without our generous sponsors and donors. Thank you to those who graciously donated their time and Silent Auction Ends money to help plan this special event. Habitat has a proven model that works. Families and individuals purchase 7:00 pm an affordable home and help build it with the support of our staff and Super Silent Auction Ends volunteers. Habitat also performs critical home repairs to help prevent the displacement of homeowners with low incomes. Seating for Dinner We have developed a bold plan to triple the number of people Habitat serves each year. We need each of you to help us put this plan into action. 7:05 - 9:30 pm With every paddle raised this evening, your generous support will help Dinner even more Habitat homeowners build strength, stability, and self-reliance. Program Last year was amazing year where we raised over $500,000 at the auction. Pick Your Prize Raffle Wouldn’t it be great if we could meet or exceed that goal this year? I hope you will join my peers on the Habitat board and me by giving generously so Live Auction we can increase the impact Habitat has in our local community. Airline Tickets Raffle In Partnership, WALL RAISING CHALLENGE WITH EVERY BUNDLE OF LUMBER BOUGHT during Ian K. Gordon, Board Chair the Live Auction, another wall is raised, and with every wall, another home is built with a local family. Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East If we are able to buy 500 bundles of lumber this evening, we will be able to frame 20 Habitat homes for 20 families! Your generosity will help build healthy homes and healthy families, one bundle of lumber at a time! 2 3 presenters The Ou / Chen Family Drew Carney Emcee Drew Carney joined KGW in Portland, Oregon, in September of 2006. He is an anchor on KGW News at Sunrise. His entertaining and community-minded reports can be seen every weekday on “KGW News at Sunrise.” Drew’s television career began almost 20 years ago while attending college at Temple University in Philadelphia. After graduating from Temple, he started out as a sports anchor/ reporter with stops in the smaller markets of Abilene, Texas and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In October of 2000, Drew moved to Portland and two years later made the switch from sports anchor to feature segment reporter. Since then, he’s called the Pacific Northwest home. He’s married to a born-and-raised Oregonian and they share a home just outside Portland with their twin boys. We are honored to have Yanfen join us this evening to share her family’s story. Yanfen, her husband Xiaoyun and their two young children, Kiana and Koby, live inside one bedroom of a four-bedroom home that they share with 10 other extended family members. Like many Johnna Wells Auctioneer Portland families who experience rising rents, doubling up with other family members or friends is often the only way to make ends meet. Guided by fifteen years of experience, Johnna has utilized her internationally acclaimed style of event-based fundraising to raise Yanfen was introduced to Habitat by a friend and decided to apply to seek a stable home and more than 200 million dollars for Nonprofit Organizations and better future for her children and her family. She works as a waitress and cashier at a local Foundations throughout the country. Chinese restaurant. Xiaoyun works as a delivery driver. Their son Koby is an aspiring artist and practices Taekwondo. He recently won 1st place in his age category when he drew a poster for As a second generation Auctioneer, Artist, and Advocate, Johnna the Fair Housing Council’s annual poster contest. partners with change makers from coast to coast, empowering each along the way to be the change they wish to see in the world. In late 2018, Yanfen, Xiaoyun and their kids will purchase their new three-bedroom Habitat Founder of Benefit Auctions 360, and co-founder of GATHER home at Brooklyn Pines in the Jade District. Yanfen and Xiaoyun believe that owning their own for every occasion, Johnna is motivated to create moments home will provide stability and a better education for their children. Yanfen says, “A good living that champion community and celebrate connection. As the environment can make them healthy and happy.” 2005 International Auctioneer Champion, and a graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute at Indiana University and the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist Designation course, Johnna Wells HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PORTLAND/METRO EAST believes in a world where channels a wealth of experience into each and every partnership. everyone has a decent place to live. We help families build strength, stability, and self-reliance through homeownership right here in Portland. Every donation ensures a family has a foundation to build a future. 4 5 live auction 1. Valentines in Central Oregon 9. Balinese Retreat 2. One-of-a-kind Signed Wine Collection 10. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter 3. December in Manhattan Work Project 1 4. Spring or Fall in Costa Rica 11. Winemaker Dinner at Soléna Estate Winery 5. Timbers Season Tickets! 12. Escape to The Big Easy 6. Châteauneuf-du-Pape: A Week in France’s Wine Country 13. Ski and Soak in Colorado Valentines in Central Oregon 14. Weekend in the Windy City 7. Your Personal Wine Cellar Donated by Julie Frantz and Craig Murphy 8. Holiday 2018 in Santa Monica 15. King & Queen’s Table 16. Rose City Soccer Enjoy the natural surroundings and beauty of the Three Sisters Mountains! Up to 8 people can spend the week including both Valentine’s Day and President’s Day in a finely designed 3-bedroom Black Butte vacation home in beautiful Central Oregon! This inviting home features a large stone hearth fireplace in the vaulted living room amidst a woodsy, winter- weather setting. Set your own pace while exploring a world of recreation and enjoy a truly “PICK YOUR PRIZE” RAFFLE authentic Oregon experience. This is the perfect getaway where you can choose to partake Buy $100 raffle tickets for your chance to pick your prize from our in all of the exciting winter recreation activities offered in the area, like skiing at Hoodoo or list of live auction items! escape the cold and spend some much needed “me time” by the warm fire after enjoying a complimentary couple’s massage at the Black Butte Ranch spa. Whatever you choose, you can We will pick one winner before the start of the Live Auction. Only always celebrate with a delicious dinner and drinks at the charming Aspen Lounge restaurant $100 100 tickets will be sold, so each ticket purchased has a 1/100 chance $100 where you will enjoy some of the best dining offered in all of Central Oregon. Afterwards, stop of winning. For more details, read the package descriptions in the following pages. by for a round of drinks at Three Creeks Brewing Co. Stunning mountain views and abundant amenities await—explore all of the best that Oregon has to offer! *All live auction items are included in the raffle except the One-of-a-Kind Signed Wine Collection, Holiday 2018 in Santa Monica, and Timbers Season Tickets packages. The winner selecting the Winemaker Dinner at Solena Estate Winery will receive 10 tickets. Must be present to win. details AIRLINE TICKET RAFFLE • 7-day, 6-night stay in a 3-bedroom, 2-bath Black Butte Ranch home that sleeps up How does a $25 flight sound? Purchase raffle tickets for a chance to 8 people. at free airfare! You and a guest will fly round-trip on any domestic flight via Alaska Airlines. A prize valued at $2,500!* • This winter week stay is offered from Tuesday, February 12th through Tuesday, 5 February 19th, 2019. $25 $2 We will pick one winner at the end of the Live Auction. 400 tickets • $250 Black Butte Ranch gift certificate (good for both Spa and Restaurants). will be sold, so each ticket purchased has a 1/400 chance of winning! • 2 complimentary lift tickets to Hoodoo Ski area, which is just 15 minutes away. * Winner will receive 2 coach round trip tickets system wide on Alaska Airlines, • $25 gift certificate to Three Creeks Brewing Co. in Sisters, OR. excluding Cuba. Transportation is valid on Alaska Airlines and Virgin America; no blackout dates applied. Vouchers need to be ticketed prior to their expiration date of • No alternative dates are available. Valentine’s Day is Thursday, February 14th and 10/5/2019. President’s Day is Monday, February 18th and both take place during this week. 6 7 details (cont.) • HillCrest 2012 Umpqua Ribera Tempranillo, Umpqua Valley, OR • Joseph Phelps 2006 Magnum Insignia Red Wine, Napa Valley, CA 2 (Cabernet Sauvignon 95%, Petit Verdot 5%) • L’altra Linea 2015 Furioso Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, OR • L’ecole 2014 Ferguson Red Blend, Columbia Valley, WA • Leonetti Cellar 2014 Reserve Red Blend, Walla Walla Valley, WA One-of-a-kind Signed Wine Collection • Moraitis 2016 Paros Red, Paros, Greece Donated by the Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East Auction Committee • Ovum 2016 Baseline Riesling, Willamette Valley, OR This wine lover’s dream package includes an assortment of 31 unique wines from regions both • Owen Roe 2013 Cabernet, Yakima Valley, WA near and far.