Bread And Roses

PALATIAL FLORENCE

DONOR:

• Palazzo Tornabuoni

DONATION:

• Four night stay in the world’s first “Palace Residence Club,” Florence, Italy

Palazzo Tornabuoni is an owner-only Private Residence Club in a restored 15th century palace in the heart of Florence, Italy. Once home to Pope Leo XI and the powerful Medici family, the Palazzo is situated on one of Florence’s most aristocratic city-centre streets in the heart of the fashion district. The Palazzo has been restored to exacting standards by a leading Italian designer to create 38 sophisticatedly elegant private residences for members, plus a series of welcoming indoor and outdoor communal areas. The four-year restoration has returned the Palace to the splendor of its Renaissance origins. Artistic highlights of the Palazzo include a stunning Baroque fresco cycle by Agostino Ciampelli (1578-1860) and the marble statue of Diana the Huntress by Gherardo Silvani (1579-1675).

The interior design by internationally renowned architect Michele Bonan balances contemporary flair with timeless elegance, creating a seamless blend of ancient frescoes, marble floors and stone fireplaces with custom-made furniture, state-of-the-art kitchen and bathroom fittings, and high-tech communication and entertainment facilities. Transcending tourism, your extraordinary home for four (4) nights at the Palazzo will be a two-bedroom, 2300 square foot residence. To see what words alone cannot capture, please visit: www.palazzotornabuoni.com

FAST AND FABULOUS

DONORS:

• Cooper Tires
• Horizon Inn & Ocean View Lodge in Carmel

DONATION:

• Two All Access Passes to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the American Sports Car Championships May 21-23, 2010 (with parking)
• Access to the Cooper Suite on Pit Row for meals and drinks
• Course laps and tour of the pits and paddocks with Johnny Unser
• Two (2) nights at the Horizon Inn & Ocean View Lodge in Carmel (May 21-22)

This is what great auctions are all about—priceless, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to experience things money, power and fame alone cannot buy. Brace yourself for the fastest weekend of your life at the American Sports Car Championships, May 21-23, 2010 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca featuring the American LeMans Series Monterey.

Your VIP weekend begins with free parking and two All Access passes to the event. You’ll enjoy meals, drinks and in-the-know conversation with race sponsors Cooper Tires in their fabulous Pit Row Suite. And if that isn’t enough to overheat your engine, you’ll tour the race course with Johnny Unser at the wheel. Johnny ran in the Indy 500 six times during his career and is the Race Director of the Atlantic Race Series. His family is racing royalty and as he tours you through the pits and paddocks, he’ll share legend, lore and lap secrets.

Your finish line each night will be the Horizon Inn & Ocean View Lodge where your private balcony overlooks Carmel Bay, and your king bed and fireplace beckon you to relax.

FINE AND RARE

DONOR:

• Katy and Francis McGovern

DONATION:

• Case of 1996 Chateau Cos d'Estournel

Adjacent to Château Lafite-Rothschild in the neighboring appellation of Paulliac, Cos d'Estournel produces wines that are prized worldwide. Robert Parker rated this 1996 Chateau Cos d'Estournel at 93 points, and wrote, "A fabulous Cos d'Estournel, the 1996 is the finest wine produced at this estate since the sumptuous 1990...it is a huge, backward wine....the 1996 possesses an opaque purple color, as well as pure aromatics consisting of cassis, grilled herbs, coffee…it is a fabulous Cos.....a knock-out nose of Asian spices, licorice, tobacco-tinged cassis fruit, and plum-like jam. This full-bodied, extraordinarily pure wine will enjoy an immensely impressive future...anticipated maturity 2006-2030....this wine will keep for decades,” although it is also absolutely ready to be enjoyed today. The Wine Spectator rated it a 95 and wrote, “Dark-colored, with plenty of currant and spice aromas, the wine is full-bodied, with very velvety tannins and allspice, berry and currant flavors. Long, long finish. It's a beauty.”

This case wine is being donated by its original owners who have meticulously cellared it in the original wooden box from France. This pristine case is valued at $2,640.

ROCK IT

DONORS:

• Diane and Tom Johnston
• The Doobie Brothers

DONATION:

• Four (4) Tickets to The Doobie Brothers
  for Sleeptrain Pavilion, June 18, 2010
• Four (4) Backstage Passes
• Electric Guitar Signed by The Doobie Brothers

The fabulous Doobie Brothers have sold over 30 million albums and packed concert venues worldwide for more than three decades because they are the quintessential American rock band—fun, fabulous, masterful musicians. This is your chance to experience the Doobies like never before, meeting the band and hanging out backstage after the show for a great time among close friends. You will even have your photo taken with the band! Impress your children, thrill your partner, wow your clients or dazzle your friends—no matter how you do it, we promise you a night of feeling like a rock star. An electric guitar signed for you by all members of the band will ensure that your fond memories of rockin’ with the Doobie Brothers will last a lifetime.

GOLF IN THE KINGDOM

DONOR:

• Mayacama

DONATION:

• A weekday foursome at Mayacama
• Dinner on the patio at Mayacama
• Bottle of wine from an esteemed vintner member

When golf is played as it is at Mayacama, the game returns to its time-honored origins. Woven into the hillsides and valleys of Sonoma, Mayacama is a Signature walking course that is unequivocally one of Jack Nicklaus’s finest. Guided by caddies, golfers take to the meticulously groomed, 6,761-yard layout to enjoy the spectacular 18-hole, 72-par course. The club is private in every sense—no reciprocal privileges with other clubs, membership by invitation only—and prides itself by being a walking-only course. As guests of the Club, you will enjoy a weekday foursome (caddy fees included) followed by dinner orchestrated around the use of Sonoma County’s bounty of artisan cheeses and olive oils, fresh organic fruits and vegetables, locally raised lamb, beef and poultry, plus fresh herbs from the Club’s own courtyard gardens. To complement your meal, you will be served a bottle of wine chosen for you by The Club from one of its esteemed vintner members.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH

DONORS:

• Mary Alice and Paul Kirincic

DONATION:

• One Week stay at a Luxury Chalet in Crested Butte, Colorado

Enjoy a luxurious mountaintop chalet with the “best view in Colorado,” located in a remote Crested Butte valley high in the Rocky Mountains. This private Craftsman-style home is not a rental property and this one week stay is an exclusive opportunity. Homeowners Mary Alice and Paul Kirincic are committed Bread & Roses volunteers—Mary Alice is a long-time show host and Paul is a board member.

The home’s furnishings, gourmet kitchen and woodwork are impeccable. Roomy enough for at least eight people, the home boasts 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 3 fireplaces, 2 steam showers, 1 hot tub and extraordinary mountain views. Far from the big cities of the Colorado Front Range and the Interstate-served resort areas of Summit County, Crested Butte is world renowned for its skiing, mountain biking and fly fishing.

Your getaway may be scheduled pending availability between June 2010 and September 2011.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER

• Kathrin and Dennis Parsons

• One week stay in fabulous San Miguel de Allende

Dennis Parsons, a former Bread & Roses board member, and his wife Kathrin invite you to enjoy their home in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, one of Mexico's most desirable travel destinations, for one week to help Bread & Roses uplift thousands of spirits throughout the year.

Newly remodeled and refurnished, Casa Catarina is perfectly situated in the center of San Miguel, in between the Jardin, Parque Juarez and the famed Instituto Allende art and language school. With three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, this charming home for up to six guests also has an abundance of outdoor living space, including a central patio and covered sala on the first floor as well as four different roof terraces on the upper levels of the house. You will love sitting under the stars on one of your private patios, watching the sunset over the western mountains, while admiring the rooftops and spires of the old historic Centro all around you. A neighborhood bonus: Next door to Casa Catarina is a little local bar that can provide margaritas and snacks to go. Pick up your drinks and hors d'oeuvres and enjoy them during your cocktail hour on Casa Catarina's roof terrace with a view!

Your getaway may be scheduled pending availability prior to December 31, 2011, (home not available during Christmas, New Year's or Easter Week). Casa Catarina provides high-speed Internet access and a Vonage (Voice-Over-IP) phone line for free calls back to the U.S. and Canada. Children older than age twelve are welcome at Casa Catarina, with a limit of two children per rental group.

DELICIOUS DINING

DONORS:

• Piatti Ristorante & Bar
• Farallon
• Lark Creek Restaurant Group, One Market
• B.R. Cohn Winery

DONATION:

• Dinner and wine pairing for four at the Chef’s Private Table in the kitchen at One Market, San Francisco
• Dinner and wine pairing for four at Farallon, San Francisco
• Dinner for four at Piatti Ristorante & Bar, Mill Valley
• One case of fine wine from B.R. Cohn Winery

With its open kitchen and stone pizza hearth, Piatti Ristorante & Bar reflects the warm charm and welcoming atmosphere of a traditional Italian trattoria. The menu features rustic yet flavorful cuisine, the service is personal and attentive, and the atmosphere resembles that in Italy’s most popular trattorias. For a more intimate evening out, you are also invited by Mark Franz to enjoy dinner for four and wine pairing at Farallon, the acclaimed restaurant he co-founded with Paul Kuleto. Located close to the Westin St. Francis Hotel in Union Square, Farallon offers sophisticated coastal cuisine in a uniquely beautiful environment. For an occasion unlike any other, chef and restaurateur Bradley Ogden invites you to the Private Chef’s Table in the kitchen at One Market for a sumptuous dinner and wine pairing. Enjoy exquisite food, the rare opportunity to dine at the Chef’s Private Table, and fine wine selected to complement the delicate flavors of your meal.

Because some nights are best spent in the intimacy of your own home, winemaker Bruce Cohn has offered to make your next dinner party extra special by donating one case of wine from his esteemed winery including six bottles of Olive Hill Cabernet and 6 Sonoma County Chardonnay. Bruce’s award-winning wines emphasize balance, elegance and consistent high quality from vintage to vintage.