3rd Annual Dinner to Benefit

Special Needs Support Center

at Simon Pearce, Quechee, VT

Friday, March 4, 6:00 pm

This fabulous evening at “The Apartment” at Simon Pearce in Quechee is a sophisticated dinner to benefit the Special Needs Support Center.  Please come to enjoy a delicious, relaxing meal in the beautiful accomodations and learn a bit about SNSC.  Tickets are $75 each or $125 per couple.

This year we will have a small silent auction for your bidding.  We have received several generous donations from area businesses.  If you are unable to attend the dinner, we will accept email bids until Thursday, March 3 at 11:00 a.m.  You may click on an item to bid on it.  Please be sure to include the item name/description in your email.

If you have not received an invitation and would like to attend, please email auction@snsc-uv.org or call 603-448-6311.

Von Bargen’s Jewelery in Hanover, NH and Burlington, Springfield, and Stratton Mountain, VT has generously donated pair of beautiful bangle bracelets by David Yurman.  From the Noblesse Collection, these sterling silver Cable bracelets come with faceted citrines surrounded by 18-karat yellow gold bezels.
Value – $1,000  -  Starting Bid  -  $200  -  Current Bid  -  $0

Generously donated by Norwich Partners, this two-night stay (based on availability) includes breakfast for two people at the Courtyard by Marriott on the Hanover/Lebanon line.  It is the perfect opportunity for a romantic weekend or mini “staycation”.   Also a great place for relative who might be visiting. The Courtyard’s spacious guest rooms offer luxurious bedding, free Wi-Fi, microwave and mini-fridge. Start off your day with a dip in the indoor pool or a great workout in the fitness center. The Courtyard Cafe offers a complete breakfast buffet daily and our lounge serves pub fare Monday through Saturday.

Value: $300  -  Starting Bid:  $60  -  Current Bid:  $0

Enjoy an overnight stay and breakfast for two at the newest boutique hotel in Hanover is the Six South Street Hotel when you place the winning bid on this gift certificate.  Six South Street Hotel is perfectly located in vibrant and historic downtown Hanover, just a short walk to Dartmouth’s “Big Green”.  As Hanover’s newest hotel, Six South offers guests unparalleled contemporary accommodations.  The 69 guestrooms are designed with an emphasis on comfort and an eye on style.  Their amenities and personalized service are tailored to satisfy the demands of today’s sophisticated traveler.  They are pet friendly, too!

VALUE:  $285  -  STARTING BID:  $60 -  CURRENT BID: $0

The Shafer Vineyards 2005 Hillside Select is dark and voluptuous with rich density, balancing elegant, extracted fruit and youthful power.  These are the signature aromas and flavors of the hillside vineyards – loads of blackberry, black cherry, cassis, dark chocolate, and black spice integrated seamlessly with vanilla and oak ,all drawn together by silky-textured, ripe tannins.  This is a vintage that has been compared to 1994 and 1997.  Donated by a board member here at SNSC, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to bring this selection to you.

What could be lovelier than lunch or dinner at the Canoe Club on Main Street in Hanover.  This $100 gift certificate will allow the winning bidder to sample fresh local and regional food and beverages complemented by distinctive, yet unobtrusive entertainment.

VALUE:  $100  -  STARTING BID:  $20  -  CURRENT BID:  $0

Salubre Trattoria in Hanover, NH is the donor of this wonderful item.  A delicious dinner and wonderful wine can be selected when you win this $100 gift certificate to their establishment.  Salubre sources to the maximum extent possible from local and organic growers and wild, sustainably-harvested fish and natural meats.  There are plenty of choices for vegetarians.  Artisanal Mediterranean and Italian scratch cooking are more than words to Salubre; they are the guidelines by which they operate.

Value: $100  -  Starting Bid: $20  -  Current Bid: $0

Stella’s Italian Kitchen & Market in Lyme, NH has donated a $75 gift certificate to their classy and quaint restaurant.   Stella’s is a place for everyone who enjoys and appreciates high-quality, value-priced provisions, and cooking.  Nestled in an historic 1780s building on the idyllic Lyme Common, they offer the perfect blend of in-house dining, food market, and take-away meals.
VALUE: $75  -  STARTING BID:  $15  -  CURRENT BID: $0

We’re Makin’ Waves will provide the winning bidder a luxurious, relaxing Aveda Spa Facial from the Aveda-certified esthetician at the salon.  Makin’ Waves is a progressive, full-service styling salon located  on Main Street in Hanover, NH .  Their mission is to bring metropolitan area styles to their valued clients in the Upper Valley with a team of Stylists that takes great pride in practicing the latest trends and techniques.

VALUE:  $65  -  STARTING BID:  $15  -  CURRENT BID:  $0

Best-selling author and the Upper Valley’s own Jodi Picoult has donated a signed copy of her latest book, House Rules, to benefit the Special Needs Support Center.  House Rules is about Jacob Hunt, a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome.  He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject – in his case, forensic analysis.  He’s always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do…and he’s usually right.  But then one day his tutor is found dead, and the police come to question him.  Jacob finds himself accused of murder.  House Rules looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal systems works well for people who communicate a certain way – but lousy for those who don’t.

Value:  $40  -  Starting bid:  $5  – Current Bid:  $0

Take the opportunity to bid on a lamp generously donated by Creative Lighting Designs & Decor.
VALUE:  ? -  STARTING BID:  ? – CURRENT BID: $0