Charter Night Silent Auction Items

18 holes of golf and lunch with Ralph Antolino, Sr., at the Riviera Golf Club in Dublin.

1) Pick at date, and

2) Invite 3 friends to play golf

3) Expect to have a GREAT time!!!

Estimated Value: $300

Opening Bid: $150

Looking for a change in scenery? Enjoy the sun and the sand and the smell of the ocean? Here’s your chance! A one-week stay, between April 7, 2011 and December 15, 2011 at your own private 2 BR, 2 bath condo in Bonita Springs, FL.

Estimated Value: $900 – $1200

Opening Bid: $500

If the poster shows us TBDBITL today, this vintage OSU Band uniform (circa 1970), complete with plumed hat and original epaulets, gives a nod to an OSU tradition that is long-standing and ongoing.

Estimated Value: $1000

Opening Bid: $500

If you don’t know what those letters mean, you probably aren’t prepared to bid on these classic items from The Best Damn Band In The Land!  An 18”x24” poster shows scenes of the band, the drum major, Script Ohio, and Dr. John Woods directing OSU’s famous Marching Band in action.

Estimated Value: $10

Opening Bid: $5

Two tickets to the New English Patriots – Cleveland Browns game on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Browns Stadium. Seats are on the 35 yard line, row 4! Package includes 2 hats to show your team spirit.

Estimated Value: $210

Opening Bid: $75

Titled Sun Catcher, this beautiful 10” x 16” stained glass creation by Lion Ron Corl (Tri-Village Noon Club) will certainly add a rosy glow to any room that filters light through its delicate panels.

Estimated Value: $100

Opening Bid: $50

We have gathered an incredible collection of Buckeye football memorabilia, signed by Head Coach Jim Tressel. The prices shown are for purchase of the items alone. The autograph from Coach Tressel? PRICELESS!!!

The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life shares Coach Tressel’s “Big Ten” fundamentals for success: Attitude, Discipline, Faith, Handling Adversity and Success, Excellence, Love, Toughness, Responsibility, Team, and Hope. This six CD audio version of Tressel’s acclaimed book is autographed by the Man, himself!

Estimated Value: $26.99

Opening Bid: $14.00

Gray, Nike, long-sleeved T-shirt signed “Go Bucks, Jim Tressel”

Estimated Value: $60.00

Opening Bid: $30.00

Leather-bound Ohio State Football note pad – front has Ohio State Athletics logo and is signed “Go Bucks! Jim Tressel”

Estimated Value: $30.00

Opening Bid: $15.00

ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS – This hat not only covers your head, it tops the list! It gives the dates of OSU’s triumphs in the Rose Bowl, and is signed by someone who remembers them well. Archie Griffin offers his personal best wishes to some lucky Buckeye fan.

Estimated Value: $80.00

Opening Bid: $40.00

PIGSKIN PRIDE!!! – This official NCAA football would be a welcome addition to any football-lover’s collection. Ours has an added something – it is signed by Coach Jim Tressel. You can gaze at it with fond memories of games past, or hold on to it for luck as you watch the Tressel-taught teams who will march down the field for years to come!

Estimated Value: $150.00

Opening Bid: $75.00

This lovely set of two pure white linen guest towels, artfully embroidered with silver metallic snowflakes, will bring a touch of elegance to your entertaining during the holiday season.

Estimated Value: $36

Opening Bid: $18

You can bid on one of four beautiful pictures from local photographer Traci Parks. Traci is legally blind, but her limited vision has not limited her artistic expression. Each of these framed prints are both eye-catching and intriguing in their composition.

Black-and-white prints:

Estimated Value: $90 each (to be sold separately)

Opening Bid: $45 each

Color prints:

Estimated Value: $150 each (to be sold separately)

Opening Bid: $75 each

This bottle of 100-proof Kentucky whiskey was distilled in 1916 by the famous James E. Pepper distillery. Still closed with the original seal, the label assures the buyer that these spirits are “for medicinal purposes only.” Here is to medicine that is likely to go down very smooth(ly)!

Estimated Value: $100

Opening Bid: $50

Enjoy a lovely candlelight dinner of homemade lasagna for four, overlooking the Indian Springs Ravine in the private home of Lion Judy Tackett in Clintonville (490 Village Dr). After dinner, a drink of your choice will be served on the huge back deck poolside.

Estimated Value: $100

Opening Bid: $50

This bright print of an original water-color work by local artist Linda Langhorst, depicts members of the OSU Marching Band up in the stands among the spectators at the Horseshoe, working the crowd. Signed by Dr. John Woods.

Estimated Value: $25

Opening Bid: $10

SIX MONTHS OF HOLIDAYS (October – March) SIX MONTHS OF MEALS!

These dinners for 2 (for 4 in January for a Super Bowl Indoor Tailgate party!) can be delivered to your door anywhere in the Tri-Village area (pick up arrangements can be made for those outside Tri-Village).  You pick the week in that month that you wish to have dinner catered in!  Dinner menus include such tempting dishes as homemade soups, chicken picatta, Swedish meatballs, stuffed strawberries, chocolate mousse – and MORE!!!

NOTE:  There are 2 packages of Holiday Meals up for auction.  The top 2 bidders will each win six months of catered dinners for two.

Estimated Value: $60+

Opening Bid: $30

Or they WILL, once you get your eyes checked by the Northwest Eye Care Professionals in the Tremont Shopping Plaza. The folks at NWECP provide comprehensive primary vision and eye care and the examination includes careful testing for eye diseases and conditions as well as evaluations for vision problems.

Estimated Value: $75

Opening Bid: $40

This 1997 Rose Bowl shirt and cap will bring back memories of one of the most dramatic endings in Rose Bowl history. Slip into the right gear and go online to watch a replay of Joe Germaine’s stunning last-minute march down the field of OSU’s 20-17 win over the ASU Sun Devil’s.

Estimated Value: $50.00

Opening Bid: $25.00

This beautifully etched OSU wooden jewelry box will make a fine place to store your jewelry and keepsakes. Perhaps you’ll want to buy it just to have a place to keep the Lions collectibles (pins and stamps) that you are going to buy at the auction!!!

Estimated Value: $75.00

Opening Bid: $35.00

Those were the days! This OSU seat cushion from the 1968 football season will take you back to the undefeated Buckeye team that dominated the Big Ten, crushed Michigan 50-14, and staged a come-from-behind victory over Southern California to take the Rose Bowl and secure a national title.

Estimated Value: $25.00

Opening Bid: $10.00

You’ll have warm thoughts – and warm tootsies! – when you put on these OSU slippers and stretch out in front of the set to watch highlights of the good-old-days, or this year’s team with new memories in the making!

Estimated Value: $15.00

Opening Bid: $5.00

Set of 5 First-Day of Issue Stamps / Envelopes

Lions International Convention in Chicago,  2007

On each day of the convention a different Lighthouse stamp of a series of five is used with the special day cancel. The Lion on the cachet is from the Bronze Lion statue in front of the Art Institute of Chicago.  The complete Convention set consists of five cachets.  Additionally, note that set is doubly unique because of its July 4th cancellation date.  These are very hard to obtain, in CDS (Cancel Date Stamp) format, as almost all US Post Offices are closed for Federal holidays such as the 4th of July.

Estimated Value: $40

Opening bid: $20

Contributed by: Lion Michiel Brongers

AND…

Selected Lions Stamps from Different Countries

The mission of the Lions International Stamp Club is to encourage Stamp Collecting (philately) among Lion members.  This lot consists of used stamps with Lions topics and logos.  These stamps originate from different countries and are great as a starter-set for someone interested in collecting themed stamps.

Estimated Value: $15

Opening Bid: $5

A soothing shade of blue water-color is the medium for this delightful original offering created by clients of Easter Seals. The framed, 10”x14” painting will add a subtle touch of color to the right space.

Estimated Value: $30

Opening Bid: $15

If you are feeling a little (a lot?) stressed these days, this one’s for you! Have a 90-minute professional massage and leave your appointment (at 1350 W. 5th Ave) feeling thoroughly reinvigorated. Take advantage of this now, or wait until you are even more in need of that escape. Your massage will be available, on appointment, any time up through March 31, 2011.

Estimated Value: $60

Opening bid: $30

This beautiful Longenberger basket would be a lovely addition to the décor of any home all by itself. When you fill it full of home-made baked treats from our favorite baker, it becomes irresistible!
Estimated Value: $100

Opening Bid: $50

A beautiful example of handmade, silk-screened art from the Tianjin, China. Depicts a leaping horse against a white silk background, stretched for viewing in a lacquered wood, stand-alone frame. Tiny feathers have been added to provide texture to the horse’s flanks.
Estimated Value: $100

Opening Bid: $50

This portfolio contains four stunning gold-foil prints depict classic views of the campus, highlighting the traditional architecture of some of the oldest buildings.

Estimated Value: $60

Opening Bid: $30

If you’ve got the yard, we’ve got just the thing to tend it. This garden hose and sprinkler will help keep your lawn green and your flower beds prepared for those flats of spring flowers from the Tri-Village Branch Club!

Estimated Value: $50

Opening Bid: $25

Wear ‘em, trade ‘em, collect ‘em. An assortment of Lions Club pins will be on sale for those with smaller budgets, Spend a few dollars and take home a souvenir of the evening that has both immediate and lasting meaning for Lions.
Opening Bids as low as $1.50

Proving that you don’t need to be a professional artist to be tremendously talented, Lion Al Sulser has offered some of his own water color pictures for sale at the Silent Auction. These framed pieces use warm colors to convey the essence of the serene settings he has painted.

Estimated Value: $30/each

Opening Bid: $15 each (may be bid/purchased separately)

Whether you are drinking a cold beer or a hot toddy in honor of the team, these Tervis Tumblers will be your glassware of choice! The world’s first insulated tumblers have a permanently sealed double wall to assure that your hot drinks stay hotter, your cold drinks colder. Ours are graced with the OSU logo — Go BUCKS!

24 oz Tumblers    Set of 2

Estimated Value: $33

Opening Bid: $16

12 oz Tumblers   Set of 4

Estimated Value: $46

Opening Bid: $24

Do you have a teenage daughter?  A granddaughter?  A secret, guilty pleasure?  Then this package is for you. Twilight fans of all ages will enjoy this combination of memorabilia and nostalgia about the vampire saga that has captivated the public consciousness in the last few years.  A game of Twilight trivia, a picture book about the making of the first Twilight movie, several full-color posters of the cast (are you “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob?”), and more.

Estimated Value: $25

Opening Bid: $10

This definitive DVD collection from the Johnny Carson Tonight Show includes the best of Carson and some of the most memorable moments in TV history from the 60’s to the 90’s! The 12-DVD collection includes six DVD’s of Timeless Moments, three DVD’s of the Original Ultimate Collection, two DVD’s with the routines of the best Stand-Up Comedians, and Carson Country.

Estimated Value: $60

Opening Bid: $30

This charming reminder of brotherhood and diversity was named winner of this year’s International Peace Poster contest. The artist, 13-year old Yu-Min Chen of Taiwan says that the colorful drawing shows “that children hope to live in a peaceful world.” Three more award winning posters (2009, 2008, 2007) are also available.

Estimated Value: $25

Opening Bid: $10

These delicate pins bearing the Lions insignia have sentimental, as well as aesthetic value. They were originally worn by Lion Jean Keitz, one of the earliest members of the (then) Tri-Village Lions Ladies Auxiliary.

Estimated Value: $10 – 15 each

Opening Bid: $5 – 7.50