Stearns Farm (a community-supported agriculture cooperative) is holding an auction to raise funds for a much-needed barn. The real, live in-person auction will be held tomorrow (Sunday 11/9/03) at the Nobscot Boy Scout Reservation, but you can also bid online until midnight tonight by sending an email listing the item number and amount of your bid to Cynthia Cobb Sullivan at:
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Directions and description of goods & services available for sale follow. Hope to see you at the auction.
Bill Merriam
PS: If you want to bid (online), you must email Cynthia - I am not able to forward any bids.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Stearns Farm Auction - LAST CALL for ON-LINE BIDS Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:30:44 -0500 From: "Cynthia Cobb Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stearns Farm Share Holders \(E-mail\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello Everyone,
Last Call for On-Line bids for the Stearns Farm Do-It-For-The-Barn Auction and, amazingly, we have MORE NEW ITEMS to bid on. Take a look! Descriptions have been expanded (and corrected ;-), bids have been updated, and items have been added. We are hoping to get this last e-mail out to a Framingham area List Server so, if you're seeing this message for the first time, welcome aboard! The on-line portion of this auction will end tonight, Saturday, November 8th at midnight. The actual AUCTION for all these wonderful items is happening tomorrow night, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, at 7:00 PM, at the Nobscot Reservation Boy Scout Camp in Framingham. Come one, come all! For all those who can't attend and are placing your bids on-line, we will let you know what you've won the following day, Monday, November 10th. Here are the directions to the Sunday Night Auction: Directions from Route 9: get off at Framingham Center exit/Route 30 and get on Edgell Road going North to Sudbury. Travel approximately 3.5 miles. Camp will be on your left just after you pass the Framingham Animal Hospital on your right.
Directions from Route 20: take Nobscot Road, at the traffic light by Friendlies, Star Market and Sudbury Farms. Travel approximately 1.5 miles. The camp will be on your right at 1 Nobscott Road.
Hope to see you there! If not - MAKE A BID NOW!!
1 "Breath of Life", a figurative and philosophical sculpture, in hydrostone, by Michael Alfano, sharer and award winning professional sculptor, with numerous public monuments in the Northeast, see http://www.malfano.com, value $28 2 1 hour home computer assistance, value $60 BID $20.00 3 1 hour of therapeutic body work by Tony Adomaitis, value $75 BID $30.00 4 2 sessions of nutritional counseling, value $140 BID $80.00 5 4 original civil war prints, 3 hand tinted, framed, illustrations, from the collection of Gordon Parr, Lord of Kirby Lonsdale, value $400 BID $25.00 6 4 passes to Garden in the Woods, good from April 15, 2004 until July 10, 2004, value $28 BID $15.00 7 A gardeners bundle of delights and inspiration consisting of 2 hard cover books "This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader" by Joan Dye Gussow and "The Fine Art of Salad Gardening" by E. Annie Proulx, value $50, minimum bid $20 BID $40.00 8 Babysitting for 4 hours, value $40 BID $25.00 9 Baiting Brook Farm Christmas Tree, value $40 BID $45.00 10 Batch of 25 Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies made by Anna Gershenson, value $50 BID $35.00 11 Biology tutoring for 2 hrs, high school level by Framingham State faculty, value $40 12 Blue porcelain bowl w/decorated rim, 7" diameter, value $20 13 Chinese classes for kids 3-6 yrs., 6 weeks, value $90 14 Day sail on a 33' sloop from Narragansett Bay, 3 people, lunch included, value $400 BID $75.00 15 Dinner for four served at your home by Nathalie Mason and Amy Kennedy, minimum bid $100 BID $50.00 16 Dinner for up to 25 people at Laurie & Dick Daly's beautiful historic home on January 24th at 6:30, minimum bid $25 per person 17 Dramatic story reading for children's party, value $20 18 Family pack of tickets (2 adults, 3 children) for children's shows at The Center for the Arts in Natick, two packs available, value $32 each BID $22 & $25 19 Framed child's picture of toy box, value $25 20 Framed poster of embossed quilt prints, value $15 21 Full Tuition for one semester of a Music Together (R) for one child between infancy and 3.5, 9-10 weeks, value $150 BID $50.00 22 Gourmet dinner for four prepared by Anna Gershenson, healthy and delicious, minimum bid $200 23 Hand made sweater or X-mas stocking, value up to $80 BID $50.00 24 Hand painted Ukrainian egg, value $50 25 Ceramic plate hand-painted by our very own co-op member Malini, orange gladioli interspersed with purple asters, 9.5" diameter, minimum bid $25 26 Hands-on science fun class, about 2 hrs., for kids between 8-12 yrs old, value $50 BID $25.00 27 Huge Beatles Album, 3 ft. diameter, of Sargent Pepper's, value $100 28 Interviewing or presentation skills coaching by world-class coach, value $350 29 Made to order 23" Teddy Bear in your choice of fabric, value $50 BID $35.00 30 One Hour Massage by Deborah Donaldson, value $65 BID $65.00 31 Organic breakfast basket filled with teas, coffees, jams, and more, value $35 BID $20.00 32 Original CD by Jim Guiness, Mohegan Winds, soothing and beautiful, (2 copies available) value $20 33 Pastel painting of blue lake & shore by Canadian artist, value $20 34 Paul McCartney World Tour Program, priceless 35 Pink crocheted throw in a pineapple pattern, value $30 36 Polar Fleece charcoal throw, 45" x 60", value $45 37 Special behind the scenes tour of Garden in the Woods, value $70 BID $20.00 38 Special occasion cake that will serve up to 16 people, a Julia Child's favorite! minimum bid $50 BID $50.00 39 Thai Elephant Painting/Art on an XL T shirt (painted by the elephant Japati), value $25 40 Three pairs of hand-made beaded earrings, value $10 each 41 Tooth whitening treatment at Sudbury Family Dental, value $650 BID $75.00 42 Week long vacation rental at Courtyard Resort, located in downtown Hyannis, close to the beaches and the docks, has an indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, sun deck, and restaurant , sleeps 4, flexible time but generally get school vacation week in April, value $750 BID $100.00 43 Tray of home-made Baklava, value $30 BID $35.00 44 1 year subscription to "HortIdeas" a monthly newsletter featuring the latest research, methods, tool, plants and books for vegetable, fruit and flower gardeners, gathered from hundreds of popular and technical sources, worldwide. The gardening news YOU can use! Published by Greg and Pat Williams, minimum bid $27 45 A hardcover copy of Noah's Garden by Sara Stein, value $21.95. minimum bid $10 46 Martin Mahogany Auditorium acoustic guitar with case, minimum bid $400 47 Black & white sketches by Melanie Zibit: 'Like Skia' and 'Daphne', both in 12x14 black mat, value $30 each 48 Gift basket from our farmer of her preserves ? pickles, relish, beets, and jam, along with her special mix of granola and a hand made angel tree ornament. Value $45. BID $120.00 49 Initial Exam and first Network Chiropractic Adjustment w/Dr. Jennifer Lees at the Holistic Healing Ctr in Sudbury, value $115 BID $70.00 50 Thanksgiving pies, one apple and one pumpkin, made by farmer Ben Douglass and Susan Feist (not his mom :-) to be delivered the day before T-day, four sets, value $25 for each pair 51 2 Fly tying lessons by Mike Martinek Jr., world famous fly tyer, classes at the Natick Outdoor Store Thurs 7-9, value $40 52 Piano tuning by Colin McCullough, piano technician, value $85 BID $40.00 53 Birth Doula Services by Jennifer McCullough services include 2 prenatal meetings, on-call availability, labor and birth support, and at least one postpartum visit, value $500 54 Postpartum Doula Services: This service includes 3 hours per day of postpartum support for a new mother for one week (not including weekends) following the birth. Duties include postpartum care for mom, assistance with infant care, breastfeeding support, and light housework, value $350 55 Abstract painting by award winning local artist Marjorie Walsh of Bedford MA, acrylic and collage on masonite, entitled 'Cello Round', not framed, minimum bid $200 56 Mask made from things collected at Stearns Farm, the artwork of Trish Stefanko (field hand and artist), minimum bid $50 57 Psychic Reading, 1 hour, value $40 BID $20.00 58 Knit bracelet made with turquoise chips, silver plated beads, and accent beads, value $20 59 Round trip ticket good for a standard, domestic flight on NorthWest (25,000 frequently flyer miles), has some restrictions, see www.nwa.com/freqfly, value $400-600, minimum bid $250
This has been a wonderfully fun project. Thanks again to all who have participated.
Cynthia Cobb Sullivan
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