A Small Victory Promo

Photos from Seeds of Hope

Here is a slideshow of some photographs from the event.


Or you can view the photos on Flickr.

HURRAY!!

A Quick Update:

Auction was great!

Everyone's exhausted!

Sooooo excited about the upcoming eBay auction!

...But first, is a day off... :)

THANK YOU EVERYONE!  YOU ARE ALL SO AMAZING! :)

Seeds of Hope Auction Item List

As a little teaser/temptation, here is the list of items that will be featured at the Seeds of Hope Auction:
Updated 4.29.09

MUSEUMS
* 1 Year Family Fun Membership to KidsQuest Children’s Museum
* 4 passes to the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
* Admission for 4 to the Children’s Museum
* Admission for 4 to Fort Nisqually
* Admission for 4 to the Museum of Flight
* Admission for 4 to the Museum of Glass
* Admission for 4 to the Museum of Glass courtesy of Julie Pisto
* Admission for 4 to the Museum of Glass courtesy of Rick & Alvarita Allen
* Admission for 2 to the Tacoma Art Museum courtesy of Rick & Alvarita Allen
* Admission for 4 to the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
* Admission for 5 to the Seattle Aquarium
* Admission for 2 to the Seattle Art Museum
* Admission for 4 to the Woodland Park Zoo
* 1 Year Membership to the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum
* 1 Year Membership to the Washington State History Museum
* Family Fun Pass for 4 to the Hands on Children’s Museum

RETAIL/ART
* A Chrissa Doll from the American Girl Collection
* Over 25 pairs of BabyLegs
* $25 Gift Certificate to Laura Bee Designs (handmade unique handbags)
* $50 Gift Certificate to the Bellevue Collection
* Baby outfits, scarves and jewelry from Kristal Olsen of The Tender Thistle
* Stained Glass Art Class Tuition from Covenant Art Glass of Everett
* $20 Merchandise Certificate and 10 range tokens for Puetz Golf Superstore
* 10 full size sugar scrubs by Velvet Strawberries
* 16” x 20” framed photograph by Jeff Wieser
* Gift package from My Forever Child including footprints necklace, lapel pin, ribbon car magnet, seed packets, bracelet and more.
* Magnum Bottle of Estate Petite Sirah by Clayhouse Vineyards
* Children's Gardening Kit from Top Ten Toys
* Handmade Knitted Baby Sweater & Cap (3 mos) by Alvarita Allen
* Basket of Knitting Supplies courtesy of Alvarita Allen
* Handmade ivory throw by Christine Sullivan
* Handmade Knitted Toddler Sweater (4T) by Laura Rypka
* Handmade green & silver beaded necklace w/ Dragonfly charm by Maggie Roberts
* Photography session and a 16x20 Canvas Portrait from John Perea at D and J Studio
* Studio Sitting and 8x10 portrait from Yuen Lui
* Personal Portrait Sitting with 15 edited portraits & 4x6 sample prints by Imaginessence, LLC
* 3 Brown Bear Car Washes & 1 Beary Best Car Wash at Brown Bear
* Gift Basket of Various Kitchen Gadgets from Chef'n
* Barbeque Tool Set from Rick & Alvarita Allen
* Custom Flash Website built by David Heutmaker
* “Doggie Spa Basket” provided by Anne Holmes

ENTERTAINMENT
* 2 Roundtrip Airline Tickets (w/ no restrictions) on Alaska Air
* Two Night Deluxe Accommodations from the Inn at Cannon Beach
* Two 30-minute private dance lessons & 1 group lesson at Arthur Murray School of Dance
* 10 hours of family videos made into an edited movie by John Reidt
* 2 hour private set of contemporary singer/songwriter music by Kyle Stevens
* 2 VIP Passes for the first two weeks of any show at Lakewood Playhouse * Private Wine Tasting by E.B. Foote Winery
* Private Wine Tasting by Scatter Creek Winery
* One night accommodation including breakfast & parking at Residence Inn by Marriott
* Two tickets to the Nutcracker by the Evergreen City Ballet
* Sleigh Ride for Two from Icicle Outfitters & Guide
* Admission for 2 to the Comedy Underground
* 4 Gate Admissions to the Puyallup Fair
* $20 Gift Certificate for bowling at Spin Alley
* 1400 sq. ft event space rental courtesy of Starry Nights Catering & Events
* Private Wine Tasting for 4 hosted by Rick Allen
* 2 Coach Roundtrip Airline Tickets for a Domestic flight on AirTran Airways
* Mini Golf & Pizza for 4 at Family Fun Center in Tukwila
* Dinner & Admission for 2 at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
* 1 Week House Rental in Phoenix, AZ provided by Rick & Alvarita Allen
* 4 Hour Private Cruise on a 36’ yacht, complete with wine & refreshments—hosted by Dana & Keith McCauley

HEALTH/BEAUTY
* One month membership & personal training session from A Total Woman Health Studio, Spa & Salon
* $300 Gift Certificate to Advanced Laser Clinics
* ½ hour facial at All Star Massage & Medi Spa
* Hair cut & partial foil at Angelo Mendi Boutique Salon
* One month unlimited yoga at Bikrams’ Hot Yoga in Bellevue
* 2 Day passes to Olympus Spa
* Two 1-Hour massage certificates for Pearson Chiropractic
* 4 pool passes to Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort
* Series of Yoga (6 classes) from Whole Life Yoga
* 10 Personal Training Sessions with Tony Vetter from Tony V. Fitness
* 4 Passes to Hothouse Spa & Sauna
* One Haircut by Sandi at Hair Essentials Salon
* Three $50 gift cards to Seattle Suntan

RESTAURANTS
* $50 Gift Certificate to Adriatic Grill
* $50 in gift certificates to Applebee’s
* Dinner for Two at Chang’s Mongolian Grill
* Sunday Brunch Buffet for Two at Golden Steer Steak ‘N Rib House
* $50 Gift Certificate to Cutters Bay House
* $25 Gift Certificate to the Keg Steakhouse
* $75 in Gift Certificates to McCormick & Schmick’s
* $50 Gift Certificate for dining at the Meridian Valley Country Club
* $25 Gift Certificate for the Cheesecake Factory
* $75 Gift Certificate to the Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar
* $20 Gift Certificate to Warthog Barbeque Pit Restaurant

Any of these items of interest to you? Make your reservations online or by mail. Please e-mail us at events@asmallvictory.org for mailing instructions.

Yay!

Our beautiful beige and hunter green linens have been ordered as have the napkins and wine glasses! It's sure coming along. I'm so excited for this event. It should be a great night. We really hope to see all our supporters there. 

This week we should be finalizing the event space set up and decor and the menu. 

Look for our newsletter coming out tomorrow. 

An Update

Planning is really coming along with Seeds of Hope. The invitations are made and printed, envelopes printed and ready to go, reservation page on the site is up and running, donations are still coming in, and we still have our sanity. Yay!

Last Saturday Aleece, Liz and I assembled 15 CARE Packages, as well as a few Forever, Miscarriage and afterCARE Packages. The best part about putting all of these together is that you know that they are going to a family who needs it. Johnny Reidt was also there filming and helping out. He told me that his experience with A Small Victory has moved him, and that he wants other people to feel that way too. :)

Please feel free to check out the Event site here. And seating reservations can be made here.