2016 Rivers School Parents' League Auction - Live Auction Items

LIVE AUCTION ITEMS

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1. Touchdown Cheer on the New England Patriots at a 2016 regular-season home game. You will receive four premium seats in the Putnam Club at Gillette Stadium. These seats are located between the 30yard lines, and are truly the best seats in the house!

As part of this package, you and your guests will make a pregame visit to the field to watch the Patriots go through their warm-ups. A VIP parking pass for easy access into and out of the stadium is also included. Game to be mutually agreed upon.

This is the ultimate Patriots fan experience!

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Dan & Wendy Kraft Jonathan and Patti Kraft

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2. For the Rivers Globetrotter Let your child experience the “Chance of a Lifetime!� This package includes assisting Boston Celtics players during warm-ups, a Celtics T-shirt and hat, a team-autographed basketball, a photo at center court, and three loge level tickets to a Celtics home game during the 2016-2017 season! This package is good for a ball kid plus two guests. Ball kid must be between 8-18 years old. Regular-season home games only. Game to be mutually agreed upon and based on availability.

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Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation

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3. Come Fly With Me For the ultimate, unforgettable thrill of a lifetime, enjoy an exciting hot air balloon ride for you and five others with High5Ballooning located in Derry, New Hampshire. Picture yourself ascending in the air and cruising over the picturesque landscape where you will see spectacular views of the White Mountains, Atlantic Ocean, Boston’s skyline, and more. You may even get close enough to the tree tops to pluck a leaf as a souvenir! After your aerial adventure, you will be treated to a delicious postflight picnic and champagne celebration. This is an experience that cannot compare to anything else!

Bucket List: Hot Air Balloon Ride Value: !!

Adam Puritz and Robin Neiterman High5Ballooning

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4. Wine Lover’s Dream Getaway Are you a true oenophile? Then this is the trip for you! Up to six tastings and tours will be arranged by wine industry experts at some of Napa Valley’s most famous and prestigious properties-i.e. Opus One, Stags’ Leap, Silver Oak to name a few. A $1500 gift certificate to the Napa Valley Lodge, a Tuscan-style lodge in wine country with complimentary breakfast. This boutique hotel has all the resort amenities-pool, spa, bocce ball, fire pit, and more. Another $500 American Express gift card to be used any way you want- dinner, rental car, or being pampered with a spa treatment. AND Tzell New England will coordinate travel arrangements with two round trip airline tickets on American Airlines! Travel must be booked by December 2016 with travel completed by April 2017. Start packing!

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Jon and Hillary Baker Dave and Carrie Connelly Phillip and Carolyn Cunningham Brian and Michelle Day Craig and Elizabeth Gainey Nanci Gelb Elisa Goldsmith Ben Gomez and Susan Cable Greg and Barbara Gordon James and Julia Hardy

Jeffrey and Lauren Harrison Nabil and Annmarie Hitti Jonathan and Lynne Greer Bill and Whitney Leslie Ted Martin Stephen and Laura McAnena Lewis and Heidi Pearlson Mario Teixeira and Alison Fife Tzell New England *7th Grade Gift Givers (see pg.32)

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5. Final Destination—Stir Enjoy a truly unique and divine culinary experience for ten at Stir, Chef Barbara Lynch’s demonstration kitchen located in the South End! You will learn how to prepare an elegant and delicious three course dinner from the best of Boston’s culinary creators; and each course will be paired with wine. How will you get there? Go Boston Shuttle will provide transportation to and from the restaurant. Sharing great food+great wine+great company=the perfect evening! Also included are five copies of Barbara Lynch’s Stir cookbook.

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John Black and Ann Taylor Tony Boisvert and Cathy Favreau Len and Elizabeth Braudis Chris and Kathleen Brown Tim and Anastasia Canty Bobby and Nella Connelly Diane DeVore Stephen and Lisa Foley Matt and Greta Fruhan Michael and Fionnuala Girard Elisa Goldsmith Adam and Kristin Harder Charlie Hattan and Krissie Kelleher Christopher Jones and Sunny Allen Price Kerfoot and Barbara Masser Christopher and Jennifer Lemley

Randdy and Dellren Lindsey Rustie McCusker Sean and Carolyn McShane Michael and Laura Miller Bill and Alison Monaghan Scott and Susie Mulder Rick and Ashley Olstein Stewart and Shannon Pierson Bob and Jennifer Pipe Wilfredo Ramos and Amaris Peña-Ramos Meghan Regan-Loomis and Rebecca Regan Michael and Katalina Simon Yang Teng and Yongqin Wu Michael and Kena Thompson and Go Boston Shuttle

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6. Ticket to Paradise Spend a week at the four-bedroom Summerwind Villa on Bordeaux Mountain in St. John, only minutes from some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The home has a pool, hot tub, gourmet kitchen, sundeck, and covered deck looking out onto spectacular views of the British Virgin Islands.

Summerwind comes equipped with WiFi, air conditioning, and satellite TV. Enjoy dinner at ZoZo’s with a $100 gift certificate. ZoZo’s sits atop the ruins of the sugar mill at the Caneel Bay Resort and brings flavors of Northern Italian to the Caribbean. (Home is available for one year from the auction, on a date mutually agreed upon.

Exclusions: March break.)

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Steve and Janet Correia

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7. View From the Top Watch one of this summer’s hottest shows at Gillette Stadium from a luxury suite with 15 of your closest friends. You will receive 16 tickets and four parking passes to one of Gillette’s 2016 summer concerts.

Concerts include: Beyonce’s The Formation World Tour 6/3; Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights Tour 7/15 & 16; Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams Tour 7/30; and Kenny Chesney’s Spread the Love Tour 8/26 and 8/27.

Food and beverages will be included as you watch your favorite performer bring down the house! Concert date to be mutually agreed upon.

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Dan and Wendy Kraft Jonathan and Patti Kraft

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8. Your In-Flight Meal Dinner for forty catered by the Blazing Hearth Pizza truck.

Blazing Hearth Pizza will roll up to your home in their one-of-akind mobile catering vehicle and create an incredible pizza experience for you and your guests. The food truck is equipped with a 900 degree wood-fired pizza oven, dual beer taps, and an entertainment system with a 60� TV. They will bring a staff of 4-5 to toss the pizza, cook, serve, and clean up. The menu will include specialty salads, gourmet pizzas, desserts, Sangria, wine, and craft beer.The event lasts four hours, from lighting the fire to serving dessert. Also included are a buffet table, high tops, lights, and backyard games to create a full party atmosphere—even heat lamps for a cold night! Date to be mutually agreed upon, gratuities not included. Must be a private residence in Massachusetts.

Make your next event unforgettable!

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Blazing Hearth Pizza Ed and Beth Baldini Joseph and Julie Bradley Barry and Amy Fish Mark and Jennifer Herman Pat Hickey and Louise Chauncey Michael and Lea Ann Knight Kurt and Joanne Mueffelmann

Steve and Anne Nadeau Andrew and Jodi Slifka Neil Smith and Kathleen Katterhagen Michael and Karyn Reardon Geoffrey and Martha Tuff Colin Warwick and Helen Kim Kevin and Gail Young

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9. And Away We Row… An opportunity to own a pair of one-of-a-kind “Rivers” red Emotion Glide Kayaks with the Rivers Red Wing logo. These kayaks measure 9 feet 8 inches long and offer the perfect blend of comfort, stability, and performance. The lightweight and compact design makes these kayaks easy to handle on and off the water and they are made for maneuverability for just about every water condition. The kayaks have a ledge lock paddle keeper and molded seat with a padded back rest. Each kayak comes with a Carlisle Day Tripper Paddle. Also included is a $100 gift card to the Natick Outdoor Store for life vests.

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Ward and Robynne Brown James and Catherine Bucking Carolyn Dagres Bill and Laura Dailey Matt and Ellen Epstein Joseph Finn and Tara Malone-Finn Dave and Kate Haviland Dougal and Ursula McMillan

Stephen Jennings and Monica O’Neil Steven and Laura Peck Adrian and Sonoyo Riseborough Robert and Patricia Rivers Jim and Laura Roan Michael and Jacquie Sherman Daniel Stachel and Deborah Barnard Keith and Janet Wade Stephen and Melissa Webber

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10. Pack Your Running Shoes Did you ever dream about running the Boston Marathon? Here is your opportunity. With one Boston Athletic Association official (guaranteed entrance) runner’s number for the 2017 Boston Marathon, you will be officially timed and recorded as an entrant. The Boston Marathon attracts runners from around the world and requires a qualifying time for all categories and a very limited number of official race entry numbers are available.

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David and Jeannette D’Alessandro

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11. Soaring to New Heights Experience the Rivers graduation up close and personal for this cherished moment in your family’s life. Four front-row seats to the best show in town.

The Rivers School Graduation takes place on Friday, June 10, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the Quad. There will be one reserved parking space for you too!

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The Rivers School

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