Spring Benefit Auction Items are Still Needed!

By Patty Webb, Spring Benefit Chair

If you are planning to donate an auction item to the 2007 Spring Benefit: Passport to India, it's not too late, as the deadline to be listed in the catalog is Monday, March 5. Contributions may be made after March 5, but late items will be listed in the catalog addendum, which is distributed the night of the event. Catalogs will be mailed to all Benefit attendees at the end of March.

A variety of auction items is needed, including gift certificates to restaurants, attractions, personal services and activities for kids. If you own a vacation home, have access to airline, sporting or concert tickets, have good relationships with businesses that you frequent or if you have your own business, then you can offer exactly what we need to help make the event a success.

As an added incentive, the fair market value of auction items personally donated will contribute to your gift to the 2006-07 Circle of Friends Annual Giving Campaign after the item sells at the auction. To donate an auction item, go to www.aischool.org/springbenefit and download the PDF version of the Auction Donor Form. Or, contact Laura Nelson in the school's Development Office at 404-841-3847 or lnelson@aischool.org.

Spring Benefit Auction Preview Take a look at some of the items that will be available at the Spring Benefit on April 28, thanks to our generous auction donors to date (items donated by AIS families are noted in bold):

Culinary Delights

• The Vortex Midtown: Dinner for two
• Interactive dinner party for 10 given by Avalon Catering
• Soleil Nu Bistro: $30 gift certificate
• Slow Food dinner for eight using only locally prepared ingredients from Julie Shiffer
• Joël Restaurant: Five-course dinner for two
• Agave Restaurant: $50 Gift Certificate
• Redfish Restaurant: $50 Gift Certificate
• Toulouse Restaurant: Wine tasting for two

Travel

• One day of fly fishing at Brigadoon Lodge, given by Rhett and Angela Turner
• New Zealand: Three-week stay in a vacation home at Lake Rotoiti, given by Graham and Helen Prior
• India: One week in a three-bedroom house just outside of Jim Corbett National Park, given by Umesh and Kavita Khaitan
• India: One-week stay at the retreat in Rishikesh for up to eight people at Parmarth Niketan Yoga Retreat
• France: One-week stay in an apartment in Bayonne, given by Adrianne and Olivier Poulard
• Greece: One-week stay in a two-bedroom town home in Marmaras, given by Susan Palasis and Bryan Philbrook
• Spain: One-week stay in vacation home in Minorca, given by Margarita Ylla and Javier Sanchez Lamelas
• The Inn at Serenbe: One-night stay in the lake house or guest house
• Amelia Island: Two-night stay with coastal view accommodations at Ritz Carlton

Art and Photography

• 16" x 20" portrait, three miniature portraits from Charles Photography
• 36" x 24" portrait on mixed media by Karen Lamassonne
• Signed photo print from Passing through India collection by Lee Gimpel
• Portrait studio session and 11" x 14" print from Jean Shiffrin Photography

Entertainment and Cultural Events

• New York City Opera: Two orchestra tickets for a fall 2007 performance
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Two tickets to a pre-selected performance
• Two-hour flight simulation given by Delta Air Lines/Douglas Israelite
• Porsche Cars North America: One-month lease of a Porsche 911 Targa
• Michael C. Carlos Museum: One-year family membership
• Zoo Atlanta: Four admission tickets
• Atlanta History Center: One-year family membership
• Chattahoochee Nature Center: One-year family membership
• Center for Puppetry Arts: Four tickets to a family series performance
• Fender guitar signed by the band Styx, from Rudi and Lois Beserra and Alliance Artists Ltd.
• Classic Party Rental: Use of a 30' x 30' tent, 50 chairs, 5 tables and linens donated

Home and Garden

• 50" HD Plasma Television, from APS/Gus Cueto & Katia Castillo-Cueto

Kids' Corner

• Groovy Girl dolls and accessories from Peridot Distinctive Gifts
• Birthday party magic show by Magic Man Entertainment
• Family 4-pack of admission passes to Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta

Fashion, Beauty and Health

• Neem Tree Spa: Gift certificate for a Sama Facial
• Piedmont Hospital Health and Fitness Club: One-year family membership
• Imelda's Fine Shoes: $25 gift certificate

Auction items will be for sale at the 2007 Spring Benefit: Passport to India on Saturday, April 28, at 6 p.m., at AIS. Tickets are $150 each. Invitations will be mailed to all families soon. Reserve your seats early—the Benefit is typically a sold-out event. For additional information, contact Laura Nelson at 404-841-3847 or lnelson@aischool.org. Or, go to the Spring Benefit website.