CGF: Celebrating Lennie Roberts - Nature's Inspiration

Silent Auction Items

This event includes a few special silent auction items. The silent auction opens at 4 pm and closes at 6:15. Bidding will occur at the event only; starting bid for each package will be $400.00 with $50 increments; prize goes to highest bidder.

Get your bidding teams together now for these exceptional, one of a kind packages! Proceeds will benefit Committee for Green Foothills.

A1 • Lunch with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
You and three guests will enjoy lunch (in a place of your choosing!) with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo —in either Washington D.C. or Palo Alto.

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity!

Accommodations and transportation not included.

Donor: Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

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See this property before it is open to the general public! The 20-30 minute hike will be strenuous and somewhat trail-blazing (there are no designated trails yet!) and can be slippery no matter what time of year.

Can be scheduled either during November 2008 or spring 2009.

Donors:  Peninsula Open Space Trust, Buck's of Woodside

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A3 • Lunch with Assembly Speaker pro Tem
Sally Lieber and a tour of the State Capitol
You and a friend will power lunch with Assembly Speaker pro Tem Sally Lieber — and enjoy a VIP Tour of the State Capitol. You’ll join Sally for lunch at Sacramento’s Esquire Grill.

Redeemable through November 2008. Accommodations and transportation not included.

Donor: Assemblymember Sally Lieber

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A4 • Pi Mobility Bike Tour and Breakfast for two
You and a friend will meet Pi founder and inventor Marcus Hayes, and join him on a test drive of the Pi Electric Bike. Marcus will take you around Woodside to show you how much fun a Pi is to ride, even when cruising up 25% grade hills. You can pedal all you want, or flick the switch and have the silent motor zip you around at 20 mph.

After the test drive, Marcus will be your host for a delicious breakfast at Buck’s of Woodside. The bike will be on display at the event!

Donors: Pi Mobility, Buck's of Woodside

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A5 • Lunch with Assemblymember Ira Ruskin
You and two guests will enjoy lunch with State Assemblymember Ira Ruskin in either Los Altos or Sacramento.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to have one-on-one time with Ira and — if you choose to travel there — to see the beautiful State Capitol in Sacramento.

Accommodations and transportation not included.

Donor:  Assemblymember Ira Ruskin

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A6 • Lunch at Jasper Ridge for four
with Lennie and Philippe Cohen
Receive a private tour of Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve with former Docent Lennie Roberts and Jasper Ridge Director Philippe Cohen.

Your group will tour the Leslie Sun Field Station and then choose where to hike: around the lake or up to the serpentine. Get an insider's perspective about Jasper Ridge, it management challenges, and research at the preserve.

Included is a $80 gift certificate from Whole Foods Market to purchase a picnic lunch you can enjoy on the Ridge.

Donors:  Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Whole Foods Market

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A7 • A complete tour of Stonebrook Court for four and a $100 gift certificate for dinner
Want to see more of this lovely estate? Want to learn more about what it took to remodel this home? You and three friends can have a private tour hosted by the always-charming Kelly Porter himself.

Included is a $100 gift certificate to Maltby’s Restaurant in Los Altos.

Donors:  Kelly Porter, Maltby's Restaurant




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