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Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street 6:00pm- 9:00pm Cocktails, Hors d'Oeuvres, Music & Fun!
May 1, 2008
Tickets are $40 per person. Please be sure to place the correct amount in the box labeled "amount" on the credit card form.
Event Details:
We would love for you to join
us in sampling delicious hors d'ouevres provided by
Sera Dolca
Ltd., a fine dining, custom catering company
committed to the quality & seasonality of ingredients.
Paired perfectly with these bites will be brews from
local brewery Sly
Fox and the sublte yet funky tunes of Bodega
The funds raised from this event will underwrite the cost of Women Build Committee Build Days and the ongoing construction of Habitat Homes. Tickets will be available at the door!
Auction List:
-Two Tickets to an Arden Theater Show of your choice!
-A Portrait Session with leading Philadelphia area photographer Lisa Trakis valued at over $300!
-Two night's stay at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on beautiful Penn's Landing & Dinner at the Keating River Grill.
-A Gift Certificate for a studio portrait, size 11x14 from Kramer Portraits
-An Overnight stay for Two in Deluxe Accomodations at the Loews Hotel
- Gift Certificates to the White Dog Cafe & Black Cat Shoppe
-Two sets of Beautifully handcrafted Italian Tile Coasters
-A Gift Certificate to Abbraccio Restaurant
-Dinner for Two at Ernesto's 1521 Cafe
-A Full House Window Cleaning donated by Jenkintown Building Services Inc.
-A Gift Certificate to Farmicia
-Dinner for Two at Fork Restaurant
-A Gift Certificate to Dante & Luigi's
-A Gift Certificate for a decadent Brendenbeck's Bakery Ice Cream Cake
-Dinner for Two at Friday Saturday Sunday
-A Gift Certificate to Beau Monde
-A Basket of Philadelphia Goodies from PA General Store
-Wine Classes at the Philadelphia Wine School
-Brunch for Two at the Valley Green Inn
-An Overnight Stay for Two at the Ritz Carlton Hotel
-A Gift Certificate to La Terasse
-A Gift Certificate to Philadelphia Fish Company
-Saturday Brunch for Two at Valanni
-A Gift Certificate to the Victor Cafe
-A Gift Certificate to Robbins Diamonds
- A Gift Certificate to Spasso
- A 2 hour personal consultation with an area architect
- A Romantic dogsled ride with cocoa & conversation
- Exquisitely Handcrafted wool scarves
- 4 Hall of Fame Club Tickets Phillies Tickets & a Preferred Parking Pass for 6/2/08 against the Cincinnati Reds
- A Private Tour of City Hall for you & 15 friends
- Dinner for FOUR at Rembrant's
- Four Black & White Photographs by Eileen Eckstein
- "Illuminated Pod" by Vanessa Bovee
- AuroRA Hands free Lighting device courtesy of Lutron
- A Beautiful Beaded Necklace by Lisi Lerch
- A Pen & Inch sketch of your Home by Jim Wentling
- Photographs by The Philaelphia Photgraphic Society
- Uber Street: Now Demolished by Jacob Hellman
- $100 Gift Card to Anthropologie
- Two tickets to Penn State's Home Opener Football Game
-Hand made jewelry, gifts, baby items & more!
Plans for the Future:
In addition to our Women's Construction classes and Annual Benefit, Women's Build is looking into sponsoring a Building Women Lecture series that will feature a variety of female speakers engaged in the trades as well as a home buying workshop.
If you would like to make a specific donation to this cause, send your donation to Women's Build, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, 1829 N. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121. Write "Women's Build" in the memo section of your check. Additionally, you can click Donate Now to give online. Just designate your transaction for "Women's Build".
Other ways to get involved:
Volunteer on site--bring a group or come by yourself Call or email our volunteer coordinator to schedule a date at 215-765-6000 x10. We do require all groups to fundraise in advance of their work day. Ask our Volunteer Coordinator for suggestions about ways you can fundraise including setting up a "FirstGiving" webpage to have friends, family and co-workers sponsor you on your workday. Individuals are not required to fundraise, but donations in support of your workday are always welcome!
Join the Women's Build Committee The Committee meets once a month to organize the
Women's Build program and to plan fundraisers, including our annual Spring
Silent Auction.
Hold a Jeans Day at your workplace Have everyone in your workplace pay $5 or whatever you think appropriate for the privilege of dressing casually for a day. Donate that money to Habitat's Women's Build!
For more information on the Women's Build program, please e-mail the Women's Build Committee Chairman Maria Dooley at womensbuild@habitatphiladelphia.org.
Email Maria Dooley for information on meeting times.