The 2019 Romona Benefit “Jump Jump Jubilee” Live & Silent Auction Bid List Item # Live Auction Item Name/Description Starting Bid Kinnikinnick Farm Stay 2 Nights’’ accommodation Tuesday 6/25 – Thursday 6/27 at a working farm 90 west of Chicago. Kinnikinnick Farm is an idyllic, 30-acre organic farm located in the gentle rolling hills of northern Illinois. Stay in one of the farm's five large, luxurious canvas platform tents. Tents feature wooden floors, a fully equipped kitchen with a dining room table Item #101 and a wood-burning stove, and separate sleeping areads for up to 6 people. Your family can participate in as many farm activities as you would like including gathering eggs Live Auction from the farm's laying hens, milking a goat, picking fresh produce from the garden and hanging out with the $200 Starting Bid animals. Explore the woods, climb apple trees, swing from a rope swing and enjoy the peace and quiet of the beautiful countryside. See what your stay will be like at kinnikinnickfarm.grazecart.com/two-days-on-the-farm *You may exchange the dates for another Tuesday/Wednesday night stay during the 2019 season (mid-May to mid-October), if alternate dates are available. Overnight With Tesla Experience the future of driving! You have a very exclusive Live Auction Item #102 opportunity to enjoy the award-winning Tesla Model S or X overnight! This electric vehicle comes fully charged with 300 miles ready to go on an exciting adventure! Pick your $100 Starting Bid own night by scheduling directly with the store manager at 1 The 2019 Romona Benefit “Jump Jump Jubilee” Live & Silent Auction Bid List the Highland Park location on Old Skokie Valley Road. Take that getaway you've been wanting to take or drive around town. This is your chance to experience the thrill of an electric and ultra- modern car. The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island MI Take a romantic getaway to an island with no cars! Mackinac Island is located between the upper and lower Item #103 peninsulas of Michigan (about a 6 hour drive from Chicago) and the only way to get there is by ferry. When you arrive on the docks, take the hotel's complementary shuttle Live Auction service (a horse and buggy!) to the hotel to check in for your escape. Enjoy a 2 Nights' stay in one room (for 2 $200 Starting Bid ADULTS) between 5/3 - 6/27 or 8/11 - 10/27. Includes dinner on arrival day, breakfast and dinner on the second day, and breakfast on the departure day for 2 persons! (Value $1900) Start swooning at grandhotel.com Chicago Wolves Luxury Suite 1 Luxury Suite including 10 tickets to ANY Chicago Wolves home hockey game of your choice! The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the Central Division of the Western Conference of the American Hockey League. They have won the Central Division title in Live Auction Item #104 their last two seasons and are celebrating 25 years in Chicago! Chicago Wolves play their home games at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Take the whole family or $100 Starting Bid purchase with another family (or families) and enjoy 10 seats with a great view, a luxury suite! Also includes a Chicago Wolves authentic hockey jersey, a Chicago Wolves t-shirt, a knit winter hat and 2 player figures, Brett Sterling and Scooter Vaughan. “Movie & Munch with your Kindergarten Teacher” Thursday, 4/11 from 3:15 - 5:15pm. Open to all kindergartners, no limit. Mrs. Levine and Mrs. Strelitz will Sign-Up Item #110 provide a fun activity afterschool before watching a movie. Parties/Activities Kids can munch on popcorn and sip apple juice in one of $25/child, no limit the Kindergarten classrooms. Bring a small blanket and pillow to make yourself cozy while hanging out with your Kindergarten teachers watching a fun movie! “Storytime STEM with Miss Bertz” Sign-Up Tuesday, 3/5 from 3:20 - 4:30pm. Open to first graders, Parties/Activities Item #111 limit 12. Your child can go to first grade teacher Miss Bertz's classroom afterschool for an afternono storytime. $15/child Miss Bertz will read first grade favorite to the group and 12 available spots 2 The 2019 Romona Benefit “Jump Jump Jubilee” Live & Silent Auction Bid List they will be able to work on a STEM activity aligned with the book. Students will get the chance to explore, create, and build in a fun, small group after school. “Super Science with Miss Bertz” Tuesday, 3/12 from 3:20 - 4:30pm. Open to first graders, limit 12. Does your first grader love experiments? Are they Sign-Up wondering how to make that first grade magic portion at Item #112 home? Join Miss Bertz for an afternoon science experiment Parties/Activities they cannot wait to tell you about! 12 first graders can $15/child participate in an afternoon science experiment, where they 12 available spots will learn how they can even recreate it for you at home! Get them excited to be a scientist! “Romona Morning Announcers” You and your child can sign up to make the morning announcements together over the Romona PA system! Currently announcements are made by third and fourth grade students but for 5 days only in a specific week (TBD), Sign-Up Item #113 Romona is offering 5 spots for parents and their student (in Parties/Activities ANY grade) to make the morning announcements, usually $10/spot around 8:40-8:50am. Don't worry if your child doesn't yet read- he/she can announce the date and/or the weather. 5 available spots Just have fun while making your voice heard! 5 slots available during a specific week (TBD) and a mutually agreed-upon date. “Dumpling Making Party” Friday, 4/12 from 7:00-9:00pm. Have you ever wondered how to make a Chinese dumpling? Learn how at the home of Romona parent Tanya Jeong. 6 spots available to those Sign-Up Item # 114 who want to learn the ins/outs and tips for success of how Parties/Activities to make authentic dumplings that won't fall apart. Join $40/person Tanya at her house to create, assemble, cook and taste (OF COURSE) Chinese dumplings. Make some, taste some, and 6 available spots take some home for later! All materials provided, you provide the fun. “Brewer For A Day” Come be "Brewer For A Day" at Wilmette's own nanobrewery: D. Litch's Beer at Depot Nuevo. 2 spots available. Arrive at 6am (or 8am if you want to sleep in) on Sign-Up Parties/Activities Item #115 a weekend day to brew a batch of beer. Learn basic brewing practices, taste the current offerings, and enjoy $75/spot the bounty of a "brewer's breakfast" made from raiding the 2 available spots fridges at Wilmette's favorite Mexican restaurant. Coffee, beer, breakfast and a growler of fresh beer will be provided. Wear work clothes that can get dirty and work 3 The 2019 Romona Benefit “Jump Jump Jubilee” Live & Silent Auction Bid List boots or other closed-toe shoes. Date to be mutually agreed-upon. “Handwriting Analysis Party” Thursday, 5/2 from 7:00 - 10:00pm. Enjoy drinks and appetizers at this fun themed cocktail party hosted at the home of Romona parent Cori Rizman. Sheila, Nielsen, a lawyer and career counselor at Nielsen Career Consulting, will analyze your handwriting and reveal your personality traits. You'd be surprised what your handwriting says about Sign-Up Parties/Activities Item #116 you! Graphology is the analysis of the physical characteristics and patterns of handwriting that claims to $35/person be able to identify the writer, indicates a psychological 20 available spots state at the time of writing, or evaluates personality characteristics. Attendees will be asked to provide a handwriting sample (paragraph) two weeks prior to the party. This fun evening will also profile a famous person's handwriting throughout the years as a warm up. Sign-up and be enlightened! “Tacos & Tequila Party” Saturday, 5/25 from 7:00 - 10:00pm. Mix and mingle to the festive songs of mariachi music while “Marcos the Taco Guy” cooks up authentic Mexican tacos for you in the backyard, with all the toppings and Mexican side dishes. Sign-Up Special craft margaritas will be handmade-to-order in Parties/Activities Item #117 addition to a fun frozen margarita machine. Taste the finer points between tequilas at the "tequila tasting table.” $50/person Listen to the vibrant sounds of "Arnulfo," the strolling 50 available spots mariachi singer. Hosted at Darryl & Kimberly Newman’s home with fellow Romona parents Drew & Autum Lum, John & Christine Mackris, Jeff & Sharon Gertz and Ivan & Stephanie Mariduena. Come hungry! “Romona Dad’s BBQ” Saturday, 6/8 from 7:00 - 10:00pm. This annual party lets Sign-Up Parties/Activities Item #118 Dads-Be-Dads by doing their things: grilling, eating like a KING, and sharing a beer together. Come meet other $50/person Romona Dads and get in on the fun! Graciously hosted by 50 available spots Romona parent Fred Gerster and other Romona dads. “Romona Moms Night Out – Mama Mia Party” Friday, 6/14 from 7:00 - 10:00pm. Ciao belle mamme! It's Sign-Up Parties/Activities Item #119 the last day of school, let's celebrate! Come to the Mom's Night Out Party - Mama Mia! Enjoy delicious Italian food $50/person and drink and meet other Romona moms while watching 50 available spots the sunset from a backyard that overlooks the Community 4 The 2019 Romona Benefit “Jump Jump Jubilee” Live & Silent Auction Bid List Playfields.