As Temperature Drops...

by Laura Nelson, Special Events Manager

As the temperature drops, Spring Benefit Auction items are heating up, thanks to our generous auction donors to date:

• Atlanta Ballet: Ballet package to include tickets to performances and a walk-on children’s role in an upcoming production
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Two tickets to a pre-selected performance
• Agave: $50 gift card
• Atlanta History Center: Two family passes
• Charles Photography Portrait Artists: 16" x 20" portrait, 3 miniature portraits
• Christina Smedley & Michael McCarthy: One-week stay in a traditional Irish house on the west coast of Ireland, near Sneem
• Delicioso! Mediterranean Meals: Three course catered dinner for eight people
• Helen & Graham Prior: Three week stay in a vacation home at Lake Rotoiti near Rotunda, a popular destination in New Zealand
• Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta: Family four-pack of admission passes
• It's Time to Get Organized: One hour of professional organization service
• FAME, Inc. "Southeast all Star Football Camp": Footballs signed by NFL players
• Magic Man Entertainment: Birthday party magic show
• Margarita Ylla & Javier Sanchez Lamelas: One-week stay in vacation homes in Spain in Mallorca, a coastal town, and near Bilbao, the largest city in the Basque County
• New York City Opera: Two orchestra seat tickets to any 2006 production
• Patty & Tim Webb: One-week stay at a beachfront condo on St. George Island
• Roxanne & Benny Varzi: One-week stay in a three-bedroom condo at TOPS’L Resort in Destin, FL
• Cynthia Morris of Studio C Salon: $100 certificate for hair cut and color
• The Alliance Theatre Company: Four tickets to any 2006 show
• The Art Institute of Atlanta: Two $85 gift certificates for cooking classes
• The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island: Two-night stay with coastal view accommodations
• The Vortex Bar & Grill – Midtown: Dinner for two
• Toulouse: Wine tasting for two
• Villa Christina: Gift certificate for dinner for two
• Zoo Atlanta: Certificate for "Night Crawlers Family Overnight"

Auction items will be for sale at the 2006 Spring Benefit: Passport to Greece on Saturday, April 8, 6 p.m., at AIS. Tickets are $150 each and will go on sale February 1. Select levels of The 1984 Club membership include tickets to the Benefit, so make your contribution to the 2005-06 Circle of Friends Annual Giving Campaign by January 31 to join The 1984 Club and receive Benefit tickets. You can also support the Benefit by volunteering, becoming a sponsor and/or donating an auction item. For additional information, contact Laura Nelson, Special Events Manager, at 404-841-3847 or lnelson@aischool.org, or go to the Spring Benefit web page.