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New entries to the auction catalog go online daily at the auction site, accessible from www. woodsidepriory.com.
Interested in a getaway? You will find them
at Hearst Castle, Stinson Beach, Sea Ranch, Tahoe, PajaroDunes,andtheBahamas. BiddableParties will include a coveted event with Chef Virginia Taylor, well known to current parents and faculty
for her fabulous culinary treats. Or you might prefer the“TrusteesDinner”prepared andservedatthe home of one of the WPS Trustees and with the help of others. This was a new item last year and the trustees said they’d never had more fun!
Sports buffs will find golf packages, team memorabilia, coaching opportunities, and lots of tickets—including seats in the press box at SBC Park. Guest will find rooms filled with gift certificates for services, restaurants and clubs, custom take-home items, treasures for the house or the yard, wonderful fashions, practical and delightful things for children— a potpourri of things you need and things you want.
As always, the piéce de resistance will be Father Martin’s twenty-first tall clock—an elegant heirloom piece for the lucky bidder. Each is special and unique, and it’s creator, the Priory’s own Renaissance man, isn’t revealing the details yet. You will see it in the town square, right next to the lane leading up to the castle.
A sneak preview of irresistible temptations includes these:
ANOTHER Enchanted Evening. A foursome
will revel the night away at the San
Francisco Symphony Benefit Black and
White Ball, featuring rock, swing, Latin,
disco, country, punk, funk, big, small
and SF Symphonic music. After the ball,
these guests will be treated like royalty at
the Fairmont Hotel overnight, including
a sumptuous breakfast buffet. And (the
best for last) Mercedes buffs will be dazzled by
The auction couldn’t run without students such as Dan Wenger
and Cynthia Sleight, who were among last year’s volunteers and are shown here in their costumes for their leading roles in “Into the Woods.” Student volunteers help set up the rooms, greet guests as costumed characters, rush those silent auction items into marked bags in the checkout room, deliver invoices to the guests’ tables, and help distribute bags as guests leave. Students also help with party sign- ups and sell raffle tickets.
Spend a week in an enchanting 16th century Italian farmhouse, the Villa Mariella, in the Umbrian countryside. This family home was handed down through the centuries and lovingly restored and modernized by a family member. It has a charming garden, countryside views, a pool, and is an easy walk to the local village of Torre San Severo, pictured above.
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