The 38Th Annual Paulist Center Goods and Services Auction Saturday, April 28, 2018 6:15 PM Auction Co-Chairs: Marisa and Joe Janack
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The 38th Annual Paulist Center Goods and Services Auction Saturday, April 28, 2018 6:15 PM Auction co-chairs: Marisa and Joe Janack Auctioneer Ben Markham Let’s Spin the Wheel! 6:15 PM Registration Get your paddle number and get ready to bid. Silent Auction Opens Scope out your favorites early. Dessert Auction Opens Admire the delicious desserts available for bidding. Raffle Tickets Sales Grand prize - Two tickets on American Airlines for up to (continues until 9:45 PM) 80,000 miles round trip; 2nd prize - $200 gift card to Legal Sea Foods; 3rd prize - $100 gift card to AMC Theatres 6:45 PM Dinner is Served Enjoy a meal prepared by our talented kitchen staff. Silent Auction Continues Keep bidding! Dessert Auction Continues Plan ahead if you want to have dessert. 7:30 PM Silent Auction Continues Check to make sure you are still on top! Dessert Auction Ends Winners are announced and your sweet tooth is satisfied. 8:00 PM Live Auction Begins Hold your paddles high and bid often! Silent Auction Continues Only 45 minutes left! 8:45 PM Break Stay with us for more exciting bidding. Family Feud Survey says…Cheer on your fellow Paulist Center members in a rousing game of Family Feud! Silent Auction Closes Bids are checked and winners announced on paper at your table. 9:00 PM Live Auction Continues Excitement continues with more great items. 9:45 PM Raffle Drawing Lucky winners are announced. 10:00 PM Check-out and Pick-up Head to the finance table on your way out. If you donate electronically to the Center through our online giving system and want us to process your payment via the payment method you have on file, you can skip the check-out line and head home! 1 Price Is Right Bar The Buzzer - $8 Bourbon, raspberry liqueur, orange juice, lemon juice, 7-Up Match Game Martini (gin or vodka) - $8 What’s My Line Wine (red or white) - $7/glass or $25/bottle Beat the Clock Beer & O’Douls - $5/bottle Price is Right Prosecco- $20/bottle Showcase Showdown Soda/Seltzer - $3 2 Good Eats Appetizers Weakest Link – hot dogs in puff pastry Hollywood Squares - spanakopita Let’s Make a Dill crudité – raw veggies with a dill dipping sauce Cheese Wheel of Fortune – rounds of cheese with crackers Salad Newlywed Game salad – “lettuce alone with no dressing” Main Course The Rice is Right – white rice What’s My Lime chicken – chicken breast poached with lime juice Who Wants a Million carrots After Dinner Coffee and Tea Bid on a dessert to share! ***Please inform the kitchen of any food allergies or dietary needs*** 3 Live Auction | Part 1 1. Grill It! With the Paulist Fathers and Staff Enjoy the company and cooking of the Master Chefs of the Paulist Center! Join other community members in bidding for an evening with the Paulist Fathers and the Paulist Center staff for a BBQ on their balcony on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 6:30 PM. Views of the Boston Common and the Back Bay included. Donated by the Paulist Fathers and Paulist Center Staff 2. This Old House Work Even if your home isn’t in Boston, you can always use the help of everyone’s favorite repairman, Dave Toole. Dave will provide up to eight hours of painting, carpentry, or tile work for your home. This popular item has helped many homeowners! Donated by Dave Toole 3. Whose Wine Is It Anyway? Few world cuisines can match the elegance and opulence of a French dinner. It's time to experience it for yourself. Enjoy a five-course French dinner with wines for eight people at the home of Carmen Donohue and Adam Centamore. You'll enjoy a range of classic French dishes, each paired with a sublime wine. Adam is a professional food and wine educator and author who specializes in French cuisine. His frequent trips to France always result in tasty treats for his family and students - and now you, too. Spend an evening learning about French cuisine in the tastiest way possible! Dinner to take place at their residence in Quincy, MA on a mutually agreed upon date. Total value: $800.00. Donated by Adam Centamore 4. Escape to the Cape Just don't get stuck in the Shark Tank when you bid on this house on Cape Cod! Enjoy a one-week stay for up to nine people at this lovely ranch-style home in Osterville with two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths, outside deck, and pond view. Convenient to Craigsville Beach and close to Route 28 for day excursions. One bedroom has a king-sized bed, the other has two twin beds. In the living room there is a pull-out queen sofa bed and single pullout bed in the loveseat. The basement includes two twin beds and a sleeper sofa. Single fold-out padded sleepers are also available. Available mid-July through October 2018, for a mutually agreed upon week. Donated by Donna Doucette 5. Iron Chef Italian Enjoy an authentic Southern Italian dinner for eight prepared by Vincent Rocchio at his home in Dorchester, elegantly paired with wines chosen by Adam Centamore, professional food and wine educator. Meal includes appetizers, primi piatti, secondo piatti, insalata, and dolci! Dinner to take place at the Rocchio residence on a mutually agreed upon date. Donated by The Rocchio Family and Adam Centamore 6. Cabana Night (or Afternoon) You don't need a Password to go to the Clubs of Charles River Park (adjacent to MGH) for this idyllic summer afternoon or evening at Boston’s largest outdoor pool (except for the Frog Pond, of course!), a mere 15-minute walk from the Center. Join community members at adjoining cabanas for a poolside meal, snacks, drinks, conversation, and fun before/after dips in the outdoor or children's wading pools. The lucky winners can 4 help select the menu. Up to six adults/children can be accommodated on a mutually agreed upon date during June, July, or August 2018. Some dates excluded, including July 2-11 and Labor Day weekend. Donated by Mary Lesko, Don McCready, and Mary Sullivan 7. Sunset Dinner Cruise You won't need to worry about Card Sharks on this cruise! On a mutually agreed upon date, you'll sail off into the sunset out of Boston Harbor while receiving a narrated tour from Captain Bud Ris, former president of the New England Aquarium. This evening for four also includes dinner aboard the Heaven Again. Donated by Margaret and Bud Ris 8. Weekend in New Hampshire Not quite Survivor, but this house in New Hampshire will give 6 to 8 people the chance to spend a long weekend in the great outdoors between Labor Day and foliage season (excluding Columbus Day weekend). Including a three-season porch and a large yard, the house has three bedrooms (two queen beds, two twin beds, and a pullout sofa), two full baths, a large living room with fireplace, and a large eat-in kitchen. Donated by Jane O’Connor 9. Win this Wyndham Newport Resort Condo Don't make bidding your last resort to get this two-bedroom condo that sleeps six at the Wyndham Newport Resort in Newport, Rhode Island for the week of December 28 to January 4. The condo sleeps six and has a full kitchen, fitness center, indoor pool, Jacuzzi/hot tub, sauna, and steam room. Total value: $2,700. Donated by John and Marylou Domino 10. Chinese Cuisine at Home The stakes are high for winning this delicious dinner prepared by Chef Peter Jee, of Chinese Cuisine Catering. Chef Jee will cook a dinner for eight in your home on a mutually agreed upon date. This auction classic has always received rave reviews from past high bidders. For more information, visit http://www.peterjee.com/chinesecuisinecatering. Donated by Peter Jee 11. Can’t Bid Too Haydn They'll be singing Hallelujah...and so will you, with these two tickets to see the Handel and Haydn Society's gorgeous annual performance of Handel's "The Messiah" for November 30, December 1, or December 2 at Boston’s Symphony Hall! Before taking in the beautiful music, enjoy a dinner at nearby Brasserie Jo with a $100 gift certificate. Donated by Jeanine Mount 12. Stop by for a Spell You won't need a Showcase Showdown to win this trip for two to the historic city of Salem, MA! Enjoy a two-night stay at the Hawthorne Hotel on the Common with breakfast both mornings. While you're there, see the whole city on the Salem Trolley Tour, visit the Peabody Essex Museum, which boasts an amazing collection of American, maritime, and Asian art, and tour the House of Seven Gables. This package includes two tickets for each of these attractions. Also enjoy dinner at Mercy Tavern with a $75.00 gift certificate, and coffee, tea, or pastries from Red Line Cafe. Also, if you'd like, grab a welcome cocktail or coffee with local Kathy Ward for an introduction to her fabulous city! Donated by Kathy Ward 5 13. Down Home Dinner Join Vincent Rocchio as he prepares an authentic Southern BBQ for eight at his home in Dorchester, complete with all the trappings of REAL SOUTHERN BARBECUE. All the meat is smoked, not grilled, and he uses a dry rub.The meal is a tour of Southern BBQ cuisine, featuring ribs, pulled pork, smoked chicken, corn on the cob, cornbread, beans, coleslaw, and salad. The only thing NOT authentic southern is the beer, which is brewed in Boston! Donated by The Rocchio Family 14.