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       Some of the prizes listed on
this page may be combined prior
to the night of the auction to
create exciting packages and
baskets for you!     

       Also new prizes keep pouring
in
 and we have done our best to keep
this up to date, but we're sure the night
will have several surprises as well!


              Sports Lovers
Framed autographed print from NY Giants
Laser signed photo of Jason Peters from   
     the
Buffalo Bills
2 season passes to Men's & Women's
       St. Rose basketball games
2 tickets each night to the 58th Annual
RPI
       Holiday Hockey Tournament
 
       11/28 & 11/29/08
An autographed football by former
NY
       Giants
running back Tiki Barber
4 tickets to ND-Pitt basketball game
2 tickets to the
2009 Big East  
       Championship
4 tickets to the NY Giants
1 foursome w/carts at Briar Creek
       Country Club
4 weekday reserved clubhouse seats at
       Saratoga Race Track
4 tickets to any Mon-Thurs WNBA New
       York Liberty Game
at Madison
       Square Garden
2 reserved season tickets to
UAlbany
       football and basketball games
4 passes to the
Adirondack Extreme
      Adventure Course
Framed autographed print from NY Jets
1 autographed line-up of Philadelphia
      Phantom Nate Guenin
4 tickets to 2 regular season MAAC
      Conference 2008-2009
Siena
      Women's
basketball games         
      @ the ARC
2 tickets to 2 regular season MAAC
      Conference 2008-2009
Siena
      Men's
basketball games @ the ARC
An autographed
Vince Carter
      basketball and logo golf shirt
Autographed game night program signed by
      Buffalo Sabre Paul Gaustad
4 reserved box seats to the Tri-Valley Cats
Gift certificate for Rte Fore Golf Center
Family four pack to any Albany
      Conquest
game
2 seasons tickets to
Union College
      Football
2 season tickets to Union College
      Hockey
2 ringside boxing tickets from Pugnacious
      Promotions


         Skiing
2 lift tickets to Jiminy Peak
4 8hr ski passes to West Mountain
2 lift tickets to Catamount Ski Area
4 lift tickets to Greek Peak Mountain
     Resort
2 lift tickets to White Face Mountain


   Summer Programs
1 week Holy Cross Girls Basketball
     Camp
1 week Bishop Maginn's Boy's
     Basketball Camp
1 week at Camp Nassau
1 week of basketball camp at Albany
     Academy
1 week at CBA Summer Institute



       Photography
6 free traditional photo sheets with no
     sitting fee by
JCPenny Potrait Studio
1 year membership to the Picture People
Photo session at Tammy Loya Studio and
      a 8x10
1 24" x 36" enlargement from
Ritz Photo
      Shop
A free sitting and 8x10 from Lauren
      Studios
Gift certificate from Mary Jane
      Photography

Outdoor Adventures & Family Fun
6 passes to the Altamont Fair
2 free games @ Zero Gravity
12 laser tag passes from Outer Zone  
     Laser Tag
2 adult and & 2 children admissions for   
     Santa's Workshop at the
      North Pole
2 family of 4 passes to the NYS Fair
2 family fun passes for Eagle Mills Cider
     Company and Family Fun Park
6 full park passes to Zoom Flume
Family 4 pack of all day passes to Bounce
     N Party
4 gift certificates and 16 free ice cream
     cones from
Fun Plex Fun Park/
     Lickety Splits Ice Cream
4 free passes for the Delaware & Ulster
     Railroad
2 2.5 hour kayak rental from The Boat
     House
2 day packages to Green Mountain Rock
     Climbing Center
2 passes for water tubing at Town Tinker
     Tube Ride
1 family fun pass to Howe Caverns
2 adult admissions & woody coin purse
     from
Northeast Classic Car  
      Museum
4 admission tickets to Story Land, NH
2 passes to Massachusetts MOCA
4 admissions to Liberty Ridge Farm
2 two adult passes to the Natural Stone
      Bridge and Caves
4 tickets to the underground boat ride at
      Lockport Cave
6 passes to the Ticonderoga Cartoon
      Museum
2 historic tours from the Albany         
      Aqua Ducks
2 4 pack day passes to Farmland or Mega
     Maze at
Davis' Farmland and         
      Mega Maze
2 rafting trips on the Sacandaga River and
     1 raft trip on the Hudson River by
     Hudson River Rafting Co.
8 passes to the Genessee Country
     Village & Museum
2 kayak rentals from Eastern Mountain
     Sports
4 passes to the Fort William Henry
     Museum

      Fun & Games
Electronic dart board by Greco Brothers
Poker games by Bob Daubney's
Mugs set by Bob Daubney's
Poker item gift set by Bob Daubney's
Guitar Super Star from Robinson's  
     Hardware
Girl's cruiser bike from Mad Dog Bicycle
     with a bicycle alarm from The Old   
      and New Clock Shop

Christmas Trees & Ornaments
Gift certificate to Bob's Tree's
1 Christmas Tree from Van Etten
     Christmas Tree Farm
Gift certificate and 3 Christmas
     ornaments from
Romeo's


   Florists & Landscaping
2 gift certificates to Emil J.
      Nagengast Florist
Gift card to Troy's Landscape Supply Co.
Hanging basket from Hewitt's Garden
      Center
Hanging basket from Krug's Farms
Gift certificate for Accent Florist


          Shopping
Gift certificate to A Silver Spoon for a
     flower girl dress, First Communion  
     outfit or christening outfit
Gift card to
Hannaford Food Market
Gift card to PriceChopper
Gift card the Silver Parrot
Gift card to Walmart
6 Simply Certificates
Gift certificate to Pearl Grant Richmans
Gift certificate to the Book House in
     Stuyvesant Plaza
Gift certificate to Party Warehouse
CVS
gift card


       Instructional Classes
4 English Horseback hiding lessons from
     New Horizon Stables
1 free month of lessons of martial arts at
     Capital Northeast Martial Arts
8 week session of gymnastic classes at DC
     Gymnastics
Beach bag, towel, water bottle and free       
        swimming lessons from
Adirondack
      Blue Fins
2 horseback riding lessons from 4 M's   
     Farm
Free summer session from Dance
     Dimensions

    Putting on the Ritz
3 hours of limousine service from
     Premiere Limo Service
1 Tux Rental from Waldorf Tuxedo
     Shows & Entertainment
One month free "All the Best" Package
      from
Time Warner Cable
4 grandstand viewings to the Macy's
      Thanksgiving Day Parade
Two tickets to the Broadway hit Wicked
2 house seats to Mel Brook's Young
      Frankenstein
on Broadway
2 tickets to
NBC Studios-studio tour
2 tickets to the
NYC Ballet at SPAC
2 tickets to the Albany Symphony
      Classical Concert "Happy Birthday
      Mr.Puccini: A Night at the Italian        
       Opera"
Media gift basket from
B 95.5
A sit-in with the Morning Show with Randi
      & Tred (to be videotaped and linked   
      to website) on
The River 99.5
An evening for 2 w/ popcorn at The           
        Madison Theater
Apple I-Pod Shuffle w/ I-tunes Card
2 tickets to any Friday performance in
      2008 season of the
Hudson Valley
      Shakespeare Festival
4 pack of tickets to Palace Theatre Movie
      Series
Gift certificate for 4 reserved seats for the
      Father's Day Pops Concert with
      parking.
2 tickets for the 2008-2009 season for the
      NY State Theatre Institute         
      (NYSTI)
Autographed playbill from Broadway's A
      Chorus Line
4 Section A tickets to the Saturday night
      showing of
From The Horse's         
      Mouth
at Proctor's
2 adult admissions to the Spectrum 8
      Theatres

      Autographed Books
Autographed copy of the book Wicked
      
from author, Gregory Maguire
3 autographed novels by Donald E.
      Westlake,
including his latest
      hardcover,
Dirty Money from the
      Bethlehem Town Library

    Restaurants & Yummy Treats
Gift certificate to Shea's Restaurant
Gift card to the Tuscan Grill
Gift certificate to Sam's Italian  
      Restaurant
2 gift certificates for a free Grandma's
      pie of your choice
1 free
Grandma's pie (apple or pumpkin)
Dinner for 2 at
Mohegan Sun's Sunburst
      Buffet
Gift certificate for Ralph's Tavern
BFS Restaurant
gift certificate
Gift certificate to
Mangia
Gift certificate for The Orchard Tavern
Gift certificate for The Cheesecake
      Factory
9 La Serre gift cards
Dining experience at
Pompeii & Caesar at
      Mohegan Sun for 2 people
Butcher Block gift certificate
Dinner for 2 at
Carmine's
Family Pack- 12 cut pizza, 30 wings & a
      2-liter of soda from
DC's Pizza
Gift card to Lombardo's Restaurant
Gift certificate to Little Anthony's
Dinner for 2 adults and 2 children
      at
McDonald's on Central Ave
Gift certificate to
Metro 20 Diner
Gift certificate for the Barcelona
      Restaurant
Gift certificate for Provence
Gift certificate to Olive Garden
"Death by Chocolate Basket" containing
      a box of assorted chocolates from
      
       Candy Kraft,
a gift certificate to        
       Krause's Candy,
a gift certificate to   
      the
Chocolate Gecko, a 2 layer       
      chocolate cake from
Joan's Cake     
      Chateau,
and 2 admissions to the      
      Strawberry, Chocolate & Wine        
       Festival
from Baldwin Vineyards
Gift certificate to Jack's Oyster House
Gift certificate Albany Pump Station
Gift certificate for Peaches Café
Gift certificate to Cafe Italia
Gift certificate Glen Sander's Mansion
Stewarts
12 make your own sundaes or
      milkshakes
Coffee Lover's Basket donated by Mrs.
      Karen Reilly
"A Year of Cakes" gift certificate by Bev
      Shilling
Gift certificate to PF Chang's
Gift certifiicate for Nicole's Bistro
Gift basket of treats from Cracker
      Barrel
6 half bushels of apples or pears in season
      from
Philip Orchards
Gift certificate for Fiorello Deli
2 lunch entrees at The Ginger Man
2 lunch entrees from the Washington    
      Tavern
Gift certificate for B&G Restaurant
      Supplies

           Wine & Spirits
University Wine & Liquor gift certificate
Growler of beer
Cooper's Cave Ale Co
2 bottles of wine from Heron Hill Winery
1 membership in the Benmarl Wine Club
      includes 2 free bottles of wine
1 case of Saratoga Lager & a gift basket
      from
Olde Saratoga Brewing Co.
Gift certificate for 2 bottles of wine from
      Magnanini Farm Winery Inc
2 bottles of Rooster Hill Wine
2 bottles of wine and gift certificate for a
      tour, wine tasting and wine tasting
      class from
Hunt Country
      Vineyards
Guided tour and wine tasting for 4 adults
      from
Millbrook Vineyards and
      Winery
Wine sampler basket from Goold's
      Orchard
Gift certificate to Westmere Beverage
Wine gift basket from Rivendell Winery
      LLC
12 bottles of wine from Baldwin
      Vineyards
12 bottles of wine from Southern Wine
      & Liquor
2006 Vineyard 48 Reisling
2006
Vineyard 48 Merlot

            Car Care
Ultimate exterior ticket book for Hoffman
      Car Wash
Gift certificate to Watkins Spring
      Company
Gift certificate to Ozcor Car Audio
Car starter from Lake Electronics
Gift certificate for an oil change and tire
      rotation from
Good Year
Remote car starter from East Coast
      Audio Concepts
Canvas carry tool bag from Advance Auto
        Parts
4 Citgo gas cards from Heim's Auto
      Care

            Memberships
3-month family membership at  Albany
      Jewish Community Center
6-month membership at The Children's
      Museum of Science & Technology
BJ's
1-Yr membership
1 companion membership to the
      Adirondack Museum
"You and Me" membership to the
      Children's Museum at Saratoga
1 dual/family membership to the Paley
      Center for Media, NY, NY
1 family membership to the Berkshire
      Museum
Family membership to the Schenectady
      Museum & Suits-Bueche
      Planetarium
2 one year memberships to Hanford Mills
      Museum
Family membership to Fort Ticonderoga

            Rare Finds
4 reserved seats for the Holy Cross
      Christmas and Spring School
      Concerts
1 reserved parking spot at school
1 set of magnet car signs donated by
Bob
      Dillon
2 custom engraved paving bricks at the
      Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural &
      Sports Centre Inc.
A stuffed lion collectible by Highland
      Limited With Cookie Creations
Gift certificate for 21 Graphics
Gift certificate for a tattoo from Nato's
Baby food and coupons from Beech-Nut
Gift certificate for sewing services from
      Susan Tarantino
Medium cosmetic in Daisy Daisy, tote
      in Daisy Daisy and Vera in Pinwheel
      Pink from
Vera Bradley Designs c/o
      Emily A. Schouller
Gift basket from SEFCU
            

                    Jewelry
Gift card Singer's Jewelers
A men's Geneva Watch from Kelly's
      Jewelers
14k yellow gold pearl studded earrings from
      Brittany Jewelers
2 belt loop pocket watches from the Old
      and New Clock Shop
Pendant necklace and earrings from B
      Gorman Jewelry

        For Your Home
Countertop microwave from Marcella &
      Son Appliances
Fireplace tool set from Northeastern
      Fireplace and Design
Ceiling fan/light from Wohlberg Electric
Kettle (for a wood stove) from Matchless
      Stove and Chimney
Eureka rechargable cordless broom from
      Lexington Vacuum
Gift certificate to DiSiena Furniture
16 piece bed set from Linens n Things
Gift certificate to Appliance Giant
A Weber grill by Empire Merchants
Gift certificate to Maple Creek
      Unfinished Furniture
4 gallons Promar 200 eggshell paint
      from
Sherwin-Williams
Temperature station with clock from The
      Old and New Clock Shop
Public Alert Radio from Country Value
      True Value Hardware
Closet Works of New York
gift certificate
2 universal remotes from
Towne TV Audio
      & Appliance
Fireplace tool set from Best Fire

             Theme baskets from each of our classes will be auctioned off:

Nursery School             Pre-School Fun (2 baskets)
Kindergarten                Dog Gone Fun
First Grade                   Green Thumb   (2 baskets)
Second Grade               Splash It Up, Summer Fun
Third Grade                  It's A Girl Thing
Fourth Grade                That's Entertainment
Fifth Grade                   Tool Time     (2 baskets)
Sixth Grade                   Let's Take a Road Trip
Seventh Grade              Balls of Fun
Eighth Grade                Oh Baby!
Thank you to all of the parents and supporters who made these baskets possible!
Additional Silent Auction Donated Items
Travel & Vacation Packages

      "Wisk Away to Washington"
2 VIP tickets for Old Town   
      Trolley Tours & DC Ducks
in  
       Washington, DC
Gift certificate for 2 special photo
      safaris from
Washington
      Photo Safari

      "Kick Back in Cape Cod"
Gift certificate to the All Seasons
      Motor Inn, Cape Cod, MA
2 adult passes for a whale watch
      cruise by
Hyannis Whale
      Watcher
       
  (or perhaps)
3 free nights Oct.-May at the
      Mariner Motor Lodge
2 tickets for whale watching from
      Dolphin Fleet of         
      Provincetown, MA


"A Weekend Away, Not Miles Away"
1 "Dream Weekend": an overnight
      stay at the
Desmond and gift
      certificate to
Scrimshaw's
          
  (or perhaps)
Bed and Breakfast package from
      74 State

"Time For Play in Sweet Cape May"
2 night stay for 2 off-season
      (midweek) at
The Cliveden Inn
      Bed and Breakfast in Cape
      May, NJ
"A Day in Cape May" from Mid
      Atlantic Center For The Arts
      which includes tea, lunch,    
      sight-seeing and a trolley car       
       ride
2 whale-watching tickets from
      Cape May Whale Watcher, NJ
3 hour cruise for up to 6 people
      with
Party Time Charters,      
      Cape May NJ

   
"A Virginia Vacation"
2 tickets to Jamestown-Yorktown
      Settlement
4 passes to Ripley's Believe It or
      Not!
4 amusement cards from Central
      Play Park
Certificate for free 2 night stay at
      the
Comfort Inn Southpoint

    "R&R in Rochester"
Family membership gift package to
      the
Seneca Park Zoo,         
      Rochester, NY
2 admissions to Seabreeze
      Amusement Park Rochester,
        NY
2 family fun packs to the Rochester
      Museum & Science Center

  
"A Weekend in Providence"
5 passes to the Providence
      Children's Museum, RI
2 passes to the RI Zoological
      Society, Providence
1 weekend stay with breakfast for 2
      Renaissance Providence  
      Hotel

"Playing Hard in Philadelphia"
2 passes to the Philadelphia Zoo
2 passes to the Please Touch
      Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2 passes to the Academy of Natural
      Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
1 night stay at the Sheraton
      University City Hotel
      Philadelphia, PA
4 passes to the Adventure
      Aquarium, Camden NJ (near
      Philadelphia)

      "March & Dine"
6 tickets for a guided lectured tour
      of the
US Military Academy  
      West Point, NY
as well as a     
      gift certificate for lunch or        
      dinner afterwards at the
Park
      Restaurant

     
 "Boston Anyone?"
2 passes to the MA Museum of
      Science  Boston, MA
4 passes to the Zoo New England
      Boston, MA

"So Much to Do in Syracuse"
2 youth passes to the Rosamond
      Gifford Zoo Syracuse, NY
4 passes to the Milton J.
      Rubenstein Museum of   
      Science and Technology
      Syracuse, NY
6 tickets for a narrated boat tour on  
      the Old Erie Canal Camillus
      Erie Canal Park Syracuse,  
      NY

     "I Love New York"
(Here there's so much to see, so
much to do, we'll have several
package options... here are a few)
2 tickets for Circle Line
      Sightseeing Cruise
around   
      NY, NY
4 admission passes to Bronx Zoo
4 single admissions to The
      Museum of Modern Art NY,
      NY
4 tickets to the American Museum
      of Natural History NY, NY
6 passes to the NY Hall of Science
      Queens, NY
Gotham Comedy Club NY, NY
      5 "admit 2" tickets to the club
6 passes to the
Brooklyn
      Children's Museum
"A Cruise Aboard Statue Cruises"
      from
Statue Cruises Jersey  
      City, NJ

    "A Grand Slam Getaway"
4 tickets to the Fenimore Art
      Museum & The Farmers'
      Museum in Cooperstown, NY
4 passes to the National Baseball
      Hall of Fame Cooperstown,  
      NY

          Other Travel
Gift certificate for Yankee Trails

2 guest passes at Mystic Seaport

Gift certificate and travel bag from
      Celtic Tours

4 passes to Plimoth Plantation,  
      MA

2 two night camping stays at
      Deer Run Resort in Saratoga

6 person family pass to Ausable
      Chasm

2 night camping at McConchie's
      Acres

Overnight stay for 2 at Roaring
      Brook Ranch, Lake George

2 guests for the Lac du Saint
      Sacrement Luncheon Cruise,
      Lake George

Bid on one night at the River Edge
      Mansion Bed & Breakfast   
      when the first night is bought


     Spa, Health & Fitness
2 night mid-week stay at Emerson
      Resort & Spa
Goldwell Hair Products
"The Best of 2007 Beauty
      Awards"
product basket  
      donated by
Jane Armstrong
3 month membership to Island in
      the Sun
Hair cut & manicure at Rumors
Makeover from Ania Hair Studio
Gift certificate for a 30 minute
      massage from
Albany         
      Massage Therapy
2 gift certificates for a 1 hour
      massage from
Adirondack
      Advanced Chiropractic
1 acupuncture session from
      Center for Integrated Healing
4 1/2 hour massage gift cards from
      Albany Massage Professionals
1 manicure and pedicure at Hair to
      Nails
Eye exam & fitting for contact
      lenses with 1 yr supply of
      contact lenses from
Empire  
      Vision Center & CIBA
Empire Vision Centers
gift card
3 month gym membership to
Deb's
      Sweat Shop
2-3 month gym memberships to
      Gold's Gym
1 month free at Crestwood Plaza
      Curves
2 $150 gift certificates off 3-yr
      membership at
Bally's Total  
      Fitness
6 month pool and fitness club
      membership from Sovereign
      Best Western
2 personal training sessions Plaza
      Fitness at Stuyvesant Plaza
Gift certificate to DiNapoli
      Opticians
Basket of hair care products from
      Impressions Hair Salon