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2010 Gamble Garden Spring Tour Silent Auction Items

The Silent Auction this year will be featuring a wonderful selection of parties and events that will allow you to entertain your friends without the host/hostess doing the work. You may bid for the following:
EventBuy-Out Price*
Halloween Cocktail Party for 20
Come in costume with your friends and experience the Gamble haunted house. Enjoy ghoulish drinks and gruesome appetizers on Saturday, October 30, from 6:00 – 8:00p.m.
900
Dinner at Gamble for 12
Partake a multi-course gourmet dinner and wine pairing in the elegant dining room at Gamble. This unforgettable feast will be prepared and served by the Gamble Garden Board.
2,500
Croquet Party for 20
With a glass of Pims in one and a croquet mallet in the other, spend a leisurely summer afternoon at Gamble with friends. Savories will be served. Whites optional.
900
Lady’s Luncheon and Bulb Potting for 10
Treat yourself and 9 friends to a lady’s luncheon and bulb potting in a beautiful English Garden setting.
900
Children’s Garden Birthday Party
Gamble will host a children’s birthday party for 12. Activities include scavenger hunt, worm digging, and potting. Invitations, cake, and photography are included. Ages 4+, 2 hours.
650
Garden Pruning
Put your pruning in Gamble’s hands. Gamble Garden’s own experts Ella Ancheta and Jana Warren will come prune your perennials and shrubs. 4 hours.
500
Year of Gamble Flowers
Treat yourself to a year of cut flowers and greens right out of Gamble’s beautiful gardens. Flowers to be collected first Tuesday of every month from Gamble and arranged by members of the Gamble Garden Flower Arranging Committee.
750
Magnificent Spring Bulbs
Gamble’s own Garden Committee will come plant 500 spring bulbs in your garden for a spectacular Spring display.
1,200
Evening with Lou Pappas
Enjoy a hands-on cooking class for 8 followed by an elegant sit-down dinner with wines in the private home of the famous chef Lou Pappas and Ray Stewart.
2,200
“Flo and Julia”
Attend lecture by Flo Baker, author of Simple Art of Perfect Baking and long time friend of Julia Child. Gamble’s delicious garden fresh lunch will follow the lecture. An autographed apron by Julia and Paul will be raffled off. Spaces available for 50 winners.
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Summer BBQ at Vanumanutagi Ranch
Relax and enjoy a catered BBQ on a summer Sunday afternoon at “The Ranch” for 10. Vanumanutagi Ranch is located near Morgan Hill in the heart of wine country, where activities include vineyard viewing, barnyard art gazing, hiking, tennis and swimming.
2,200
Dinner with Ms. Beehaven
Palo Alto’s own Miss Manners Kingsley Jack will host eight 10-12 yr old young ladies or eight 10-12 year old young gentlemen for dinner. She will impart valuable lessons in table manners and social etiquettes -- a perfect birthday party venue.
750
Visit the Silent Auction tables at Gamble Garden for more information and to bid on these one-of-a-kind items. All dates except the Halloween Party and “Flo and Julia” will be arranged with the winning bidder.

*To ‘Buy Out’ an event please call Vanessa at 650-329-1356 ext. 212.