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Give us your BEST BID by Friday, May 6 at 5pm—top bidders win! Or pay the BUY IT NOW price and it's yours right now. May the best BK'er win!
Also see our HOUSE PARTIES, below the auction items. There's no bidding with these community events—just sign up and you're in.
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| SUMMER SHANGRI-LA. Nab the prime summer week of July 17–24 at Smuggler's Notch family resort, in Jeffersonville, Vermont. We’re talking 8 pools, 4 water slides, freshwater swimming with an Aqua Jump trampoline, guided hikes and walks, tennis, canoeing and kayaking, zip-lining, llama treks, aqua volleyball, mountain biking trails, mini golf, a 9-disc golf course, and just about every fun summer activity you can think of—plus wine tastings and organic farm and brewery tours. There’s a childcare center for tots and a teen program with parties, movie nights, moonlight swims and sports tournaments. Stay in a gracious two-bedroom condo (sleeps 8) and enjoy all the owner’s amenities. DONOR: Laurie Waite-Fellner and Marty Fellner (Value: $3,000) |
Minimum bid: $1,200
BUY IT NOW: $2,400
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| OH, CANADA! Spend 5 nights in a charming 3-bedroom house (that sleeps up to 6 people) in bucolic Sutton, Quebec, with panoramic mountain views and easy access to bike trails, a public pool, a neighboring organic farm, tasty French fare and much more. This tranquil family retreat, a 7-hour drive from Montclair, is perfect for writing, painting, reading, hiking and spending time in nature. Available in May, September, early October and part of November by mutual agreement. DONOR: Bruce Cohen & Jean Cote (Value: $900) |
Minimum bid: $300
BUY IT NOW: $600
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| WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Power up the proton packs and bust some ghosts at the 3-story LEGO® Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters, featuring 9 mini figures, Slimer and over 4,600 pieces that will help recreate the action and adventure of this awesome ’80s movie revival. (Ages 16+) DONOR: Sarah Wolman (Value: $349) |
Minimum bid: $100
BUY IT NOW: $275
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| THE BABYSITTERS CLUB. Remember date night? Now you can go on six of them because we’ve got six BK teen sitters who are amazing with kids: Izzy Levine, Danielle and Elana Sklar, Sadie Reynolds, Hannah and Matan Ackelsberg. DONOR: Levine, Sklar, Reynolds and Ackelsberg families (Value: $360) |
Minimum bid: $100
BUY IT NOW: $200
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| PLAY LIKE THE WIND. Two 45-minute clarinet, saxophone or flute lessons from the amazingly talented Marty Fogel, BK’s own fusion, world music, rock, pop and jazz saxophonist who has performed on stage with the likes of David Bowie and Lou Reed. DONOR: Marty Fogel (Value: $100) |
Minimum bid: $30
BUY IT NOW: $70
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| YOU WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING. Two 60-minute start-up business consultation sessions with BK member Michael Solomon, a serial entrepreneur who has kicked off companies in entertainment, technology, media and the nonprofit world. He’ll evaluate your idea, review your plans, marketing or messaging, help you create goals and offer valuable advice. DONOR: Michael Solomon (Value: $800) |
Minimum bid: $50
BUY IT NOW: $150
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TEL YEHUDAH SUMMER! If you’ve considered sending your teen to Camp Tel Yehudah, the preeminent Zionist Jewish sleepaway camp for high schoolers, here’s your chance to get $500 toward a session in 2016! Tel Yehudah, located in Barryville, New York, on 150 beautifully wooded acres along the Delaware River, features athletics, music, arts and crafts, hiking, performing arts, experiential education, out-of-camp trips, Maccabia (color war) and Tzedakahpalooza (a festival celebrating activism and leadership). For new families only.
DONOR: Camp Tel Yehudah, David Weinstein (Value: $500)
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Minimum bid: $100
BUY IT NOW: $300
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| MAKE A MASTERPIECE. Enroll your junior Matisse, Miró, Frida Kahlo or Cindy Sherman in any fall art class—painting and drawing, sculpture and mosaic, fashion sewing and more—at Fern Bass Studio on Park Street in Montclair. DONOR: Fern Bass (Value: $320) |
Minimum bid: $75
BUY IT NOW: $250
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Any questions, comments? Email Aviva Patz
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House Parties
First responders nab the remaining spots!
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COFFEE TAWK (June 2, 7-9 p.m.) Taste coffees from around the world at Java Love with in-house roaster and co-owner, Kristine Petrik. You’ll learn how growing regions, types of processing and different roast types impact a coffee’s flavor, plus how to ID a brew’s body, sweetness, acidity and other coffee characteristics.
DONOR: Jodie Dawson and Kristine Petrik
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14 spots
$25person
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| BANG THAT DRUM! Make some noise at this all-day percussion workshop, featuring Ghanaian Ewe drumming, Afro-Cuban congas, Afro-Brazilian music, and Brazilian samba traditions, run by ethnomusicologist and professor of music, Mark Gidal. No experience necessary. To be held on a Sunday or mid-week in May, June or August. DONOR: Mark Gidal |
5 spots $75/person |
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HAVDALAH CAMPFIRE Bring the whole family for a musical Havdalah with a short service, singing, s'mores, and cocktails around a campfire in the Gelman's backyard. Save the date for August 27th at Sunset. Rain date TBD.
DONOR: Gelman and Patz/Reynolds families
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1 family spot, $50/family |
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