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GUIDE 2014 Final Justauction B 9. All goods and services purchased at Caribana shall be used at the SILENT AUCTION RULES sole risk of the purchaser, and the Bob Sierra YMCA shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or injury occurring to any user 1. Each participant or couple will have a bidder number (on the front of of purchased goods or services. this program) that must be used for bidding. No other number may be used. 10. When an item is not displayed, the buyer receives a certificate for the promised item. Gift certificates are not redeemable for cash and are 2. Please note that a minimum bid and incremental bids have already not replaceable if lost or stolen. been entered on the ibid system. To bid, log in to the ibid system, find the item by item number, enter your bid by touching the “place 11. All auction items and services must be used within one year of this bid” icon. event, unless otherwise specified by the donor. 3. Your bid constitutes a legal contract to purchase the item(s). 12. Federal Tax Law limits the deductibility of contributions to the ALL SALES ARE FINAL. No exchanges or refunds on auction excess of the value of the goods and services purchased . For items are permitted. Everything will be sold “as is.” Items or income tax purposes, contributions over $50 per reservation may be certificates may not be redeemed for cash. PLEASE READ considered a tax deductible donation. (The invoice you receive for CAREFULLY ALL SPECIFICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS. items purchased from the auction will indicate the tax deduction in excess of fair market value.) 4. Payment may be made by check, cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express for all items purchased. We encourage the 13. Please do not impose on the generosity of our donors by making preregistration of your credit card at check in. requests or alterations to the donations as they are described in this program. 5. Upon proof of payment, winning bidders must take purchased items with them when they leave Caribana. Jewelry must be signed out, 14. Value of auction items is determined by the item donor. with proof of purchase. 15. All credit card charges will show up on your billing statement as 6. Reservation for use of homes, etc. must be mutually arranged with "Events.Org*Caribana Y ” the donor, unless otherwise specified. All travel and accommodations are subject to availability. To avoid disappointment, please make all vacation arrangements well in advance. Items are not transferrable. CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES 7. In the event of a dispute, the Auction Chair shall have the whole and final discretion to determine the successful bidder, or to re-offer and re-sell the item in dispute. 1. Check-out location and time will be announced approximately 45 8. The Bob Sierra YMCA neither warrants nor represents, and in no minutes after auction tables have been closed. way will be responsible for the correctness of description, 2. Payment may be made by check, cash, Visa, MasterCard, American authenticity, authorship or condition of items presented. Values set Express or Discover. forth opposite items being auctioned will be the donor’s estimates. 3. Winning bidders must pay for their items before the auction items No statement contained in this catalog, or made orally at the sale or will be released. Full payment is due on the night of the Auction. elsewhere, will be deemed as a warranty, representation or assumption of liability. 4. Caribana committee members will release items to winning bidders when receipt is presented. A09. 2- Gift Certificates to Tampa Bay Sporting Clays plus golf cart rental: Described as “golf with a shotgun," sporting clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting and involves shooting clay ADVENTURES targets at multiple locations (called stations). Located on 260 acres of wooded terrain in Land A01. 4 - 1 day Passes to Busch Gardens: Thrills for the entire O'Lakes, each course at Tampa Bay Sporting Clays is configured to accommodate novice to family with the best roller coasters, rides, shows, and attractions! Valid experienced shooters. One gift certificate is good for 50 rounds of targets & the other is for during normal operating hours except black out dates of 12/16/14-12/31/14. Exp 12/15/15. 100 rounds of targets including golf cart rental. Donated by: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Retail Value: $385 Donated by: Tampa Bay Sporting Clays Retail Value: $150 A02. Family FunPack for 4 to Wonderworks: Family fun awaits with more than 100 hands-on A10. Guided Kayak Trip for up to 5 people on the Upper Hillsborough River: Enjoy all that exhibits. Make WonderWorks a stop on your next trip to Orlando! 4D motion ride and 1 Florida has to offer with Dr. Scott Emery on this 2.5 - 3 hour or half-day canoe trip from John Ropes Course included with each ticket. B. Sargeant Park on a mutually agreed upon Saturday or Sunday. Kayaks and parking Donated by: WonderWorks Orlando Retail Value: $106 included. Donated by: Scott Emery and Carol Henry Retail Value: $400 A03. 6 Tour Passes to a day tour of the Big Cat Rescue: Tour the Big Cat Rescue, home to lions, tigers, & leopards saved from abuse & abandonment. See how they are given the care A11. 4 Admission Tickets to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Experience & shelter they deserve on this 1.5 hour tour. Tour days & times vary. Tours for kids under 10 America's famed working space launch complex firsthand! Includes 4 admission tickets that available Sat. & Sun. at 9 AM only. Closed on Thursdays, during thunderstorms, & on permit access to all Visitor Complex exhibits and shows, including the new Space Shuttle Thanksgiving & Christmas. Atlantis attraction, the Kennedy Space Center Tour, 3D IMAX space films, Astronaut Donated by: Big Cat Rescue Retail Value: $216 Encounter, Shuttle Launch Experience and U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Not valid 12/22/14 - 1/1/15. Exp 11/30/17. A04. Florida State Fair Super Mega Family Fun Pack: 2015 Super Mega Family Fun Pack valid Donated by: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Retail Value: $200 Feb. 5-16, 2015. Includes admission for six and 4 ride ticket booklets, enough for twenty-four rides. Mega fun for the whole family! A12. 2 Passes to the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg March 27-29, 2015: Two passes Donated by: Florida State Fairgrounds Retail Value: $216 for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, March 27-29, 2015. Passes valid for each day of the race. Includes 2 passes for the Firestone Hospitality Tent and pit passes valid Sunday, A05. Enjoy Four Admission Tickets to Aquatica, Seaworld's Waterpark: Enjoy FOUR tickets March 29, 2015. to Aquatica, home of high-speed water slides, exhilarating wave pools, tranquil beaches, and Donated by: Bridgestone/Firestone Tires and the Jae Family Retail Value: $500 remarkable animal habitats. Sea World's one-of-a-kind waterpark located in nearby Orlando! Donated by: SeaWorld Park & Entertainment Retail Value: $235 A13. Home on the Range: Get your cowboy on with this galvanized tub full of Western goodies! Straw bale, Queen Anne's lace, red bandanas, 2 red candles in mason jars, BBQ A06. Ride-Along with the Tampa Police Department Narcotics Officer: Experience the tools, 6 red enamelware cups, Garth Brooks - The Limited Series boxed CD set, and the workday of a TPD Narcotics Officer by riding along in the passenger seat of an undercover following movies - Young Guns, Urban Cowboy, and The Cowboy Way. And best of all... vehicle. You will see firsthand the risks, rewards and challenges of a police officer in our includes bottles of Jim Beam Bourbon, Jack Daniel's Whiskey, and Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon. community. Guest must be at least 18 yrs old with no previous felony conviction. Photo ID Donated by: Nancy Favilla and Michael Kagan and the Willms Family Retail Value: $250 required and must sign liability waiver. Ride-Along hours between 5 pm and 4 am. A14. Gasparilla Distance Classic and 2-$75 gift certificates to the Running Donated by: Officer David Barton - Tampa Police Department Priceless Center: Ready, set, race! Includes two entries in the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Race Weekend Running Events & two Running Center gift A07. Cigar City Rentals Presents a Three Day Rental of a Harley Davidson: The only way to certificates valued at $75 each. Choose either the 15K, 5K, Half Marathon, or truly understand is to ride one. Pick up your motorcycle Friday morning and return on 8K race. Entries must be received by 1/11/15. Race weekend is Feb. 21-22, Monday morning. Requires valid motorcycle endorsement, 21 years of age minimum and 2015. Gift certificates to Running Center expire 2/28/15. $2000 security deposit (cash or credit card). Not valid for Bike Week or Biketoberfest. Exp Donated by: Gasparilla Distance Classic Association and The Running Center 11/1/15. Retail Value: $375 Donated by: Brandon Harley-Davidson Retail Value: $400 A15. Adult Cyber Bowling Party for 8: Enjoy a night out for the adults with 2-hours of A08. Afternoon Adventure Sail for four aboard "Boat": A daytime adventure sail on the bowling. Includes Pin Chaser's famous lights and music entertainment to amp the party. waters of Tampa Bay and Davis Islands for up to four adults or children. Enjoy the view of Party on with two lanes for bowling and shoes. Includes pitcher of soda or draft beer and a downtown Tampa as you sail from the Davis Islands Yacht Club on this Wavelength 24. Exp. cheese pizza.
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