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BUY A RAFFLE TICKET!
Only 300 will be sold! Raffle tickets are available at the Woodside Priory School Office, or from Virginia Taylor (650) 598-9181, vltfsc@aol. com.
It’s a $100 donation and the winner receives a full year of Priory tuition or $10,000 cash. Second place prize is a $500 shopping spree at Stanford Shopping Center.
A Porsche 912 classic, donated by Trustee Bob Ward, is being restored by students, under the supervision of vintage car expert Dr. Martin Mayer. Read its story on the web site.
The adventure
begins when guests embark at
the "West 48th St. Pier" at 6 p.m. Guestswillenjoy
champagnes, French wines, mixed drinks and hors d’oeuvres on board ship.
They will disembark in "Le Havre" and enjoy wonderful French cuisine, music and
dancing under the city lights of Paris.
incorporate a St. Benedict’s medal inside the case. • A meant-to-be-an-heirloom quilt lovingly stitched by Priory faculty, staff, parents and students - 20 in all. Each square is a variation on a house theme created by local artist Freddy Moran, recreated in riotous, whimsical colors.
• A week at Northstar, or Pine Mountain Lake; a weekend on the north coast. Several new transcontinental trips are described on the website.
• Hours of professional service in personal financial planning or estate planning
• Rights to a party featuring Father Martin’s world-famous pizza, served by waiters Pete Kasencheck and Pete Hammond, who have been friends of each other and the school since their boys attended in late 1980’s (Classes of “88 and ‘91).
Headmaster Tim Molak will be wearing his auctioneer’s hat for the live auctions during the salad and after dinner. “It’s going to be fun, as always, and the cause is important,” he said. Auction proceeds are an essential part of next year’s school budget, he added. The funds directly support Woodside Priory’s
effort to keep class size small and to “put faculty first” withacompetitive salaryandbenefitspackage,hesaid.
Private schools cannot provide a quality education with tuition alone - gifts and fund-raising events are also crucial, explained Doug Ayer, Director of Development. Last year, 16% of Woodside Priory’s education budget was funded by gifts and grants, and a successful auction is a significant portion of that funding.
Whatever auction guests are seeking — a restful few days away, some help entertaining friends, computer gear to upgrade and organize their lives, tutoring or driving lessons for a child, a family portrait - the auction tables are bountiful and the cause reaches the heart of everyone “on board.” Faculty and students are especially generous in offering auction gifts that call on their time and talents.
In the Sofitel dining room, guests will be in the “neighborhoods of Paris,” amidst the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the bohemian Rive Gauche, or perhaps the stately Notre Dame Cathedral. Paris, the City of Lights, has inspired decorator Linda Moore to set the Sofitel dining area a-twinkle. As always, people will be seated with friends (and potential friends), be entertained by the auction excitement that always generates much laughter, and will take away special treats at each place setting.
After the coffee, the music, the dancing, the laughing and the fun, it’s handy not to have to fly home from Paris. Even so, people who would rather stay overnight are invited to contact the hotel for special room rates.