Event Information:

October 1, 2009 – October 18, 2009

Join Horizons as we celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community with Celebrate@Home 2009, a wide-ranging online auction to help support our grantmaking, donor, and leadership programs. Bidding will open at 10 a.m. on October 1, and close at 10 p.m. on October 18.

Items feature fabulous cruises, getaways, fine dining, wine, professional services, and more.

If you'd like to donate an item for our online auction, please download and fill out our donation form [PDF | Word].

If you have any questions about the auction, or be an auction donor, please contact Devesh Khatu, Development Officer, at 415.398.2333 x115 or events@horizonsfoundation.org.

Thanks to the work of the 2009 Auction Committee, we have assembled an amazing array of unique items for our online auction this year.

Featured Items

• A Trip for Two Persons at the all-lesbian Club Olivia Cancun Resort
• A Balcony Stateroom on the Western Caribbean Cruise with Sweet, a New Eco-friendly Lesbian Travel Company.
• All-gay Oceanview Stateroom for Two on Atlantis Events' Liberty Caribbean Cruise.
• Christmas Week in a Condo in Princeville, Kauai.
• A Four Night Luxury Getaway in Costa Rica.
• Estate Planning Services by Deb Kinney, DLK Law Group PC.
• Two Night Stay for up to 10 Persons in a 5BR, 5BA Inverness, CA Home Overlooking Tomales Bay.

Here are some more of the items that will be auctioned off October 1 through 18: more items added every week.

Getaways

• Weekend Stay for Two at Hotel Vitale on the Embarcadero, San Francisco, a Joie de Vivre property.
• Two Nights' Lodging at Woodhaven Cottage in Scenic Yorkville Highlands in Mendocino County.
• A Perfect Outing in Sonoma Valley.
• One Night at Vanity Vineyard Cottage in Glen Ellen Sonoma County.

Unique Experiences/Lifestyle

• Fresh: Ten Tickets with Reserved Mezzanine Table and One Bottle Service of Premium Vodka with Mixers at this popular San Francisco gay T-dance.
• Gay Day at Great America: Two Tickets to Gay Day at Great America on May 28, 2010, + One Parking Pass. (Three lots)
• Two private riding lessons at Millenium Farm in Portola Valley.
• Napa Valley Wine Train: Two Tickets for the Train Fare Portion.
• The Commonwealth Club of California: One Year Family Membership.
• Good Vibrations: Gift bag filled with adult erotica.

Professional Services

• Comprehensive Financial Plan by Angela Berry, Merrill Lynch.
• Two Hours Legal Consultation + Copy of "Making It Legal" by Fred Hertz.
• Portrait or Event Photoshoot by Steven Underhill Photography.
• Two Hour Design Consultation with a Harrell Remodeling Designer.
• Create Your Family Tree: 10 Hours of geneology and family history research. (Two lots)
• Ordained Ritual Facilitation by Howard Steiermann, Ordained Ritual Facilitator.
• Appraisal and/or Real Estate Consulting Services by Howard Steiermann

Arts/Entertainment

• American Conservatory Theater: Two Opening Night Dinner and Performance Tickets to any A.C.T. Performance in the 2009-10 Season. (Two lots)
• San Francisco Opera: Two tickets for any 2009-10 season performance.
• San Francisco Ballet: two tickets to program 2 or 3 of the 2010 Repertory Season.
• San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus: Two season subscriptions to the chorus' 32nd season.
• Berkeley Rep: Two tickets for any performance in the 2009-10 season.
• New Conservatory Theater: Four tickets to a performance of 'The Little Dog Laughed'.
• Beach Blanket Babylon: Two tickets to this San Francisco institution in North Beach.
• Teatro Zinzanni: Two tickets to a performance.
• Frameline: Benefactor Level Membership.
• Wolfe Video: LGBT DVD Library Starter Kit .
• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: All-Access Pass: A Curators Circle Membership to YBCA.
• Music at Meyer 2010 at Temple Emanu-el: Four Tickets to the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows Concert. (two lots)
• Music at Meyer 2010 at Temple Emanu-el: Four Tickets to the Jimmy Roberts Concert. (two lots)
• Lincoln Theater Napa Valley: $200 Gift Certificate.

Dining Out

• Supperclub: Dinner for two at this unique dining establishment in SOMA.
• Firefly: $100 Gift Certificate to this Noe Valley neighborhood restaurant.
• First Crush Restaurant, Wine Bar and Lounge: $100 Gift Certificate to this Union Square restaurant.
• Ritz-Carlton San Francisco: Small Bites and Small Bottles for Two at this Nob Hill landmark hotel.
• Joe DiMaggio's Italian Chophouse: $50 Gift Certificate to this North Beach steakhouse.
• Lake Merritt Hotel: $50 Gift Certificate to the Terrace Room, overlooking Lake Merritt in Oakland.
• Hobee's California Restaurants: $25 gift certificate to this Peninsula/South Bay restaurant chain.

Wines

• Far Niente: Friday Executive Lunch for Four Guests.
• Grgich Hills Estate: Magnum of 2006 Napa Valley Zinfandel.
• Kenwood Vineyards: Magnum of 2005 Kenwood Jack London Cabernet Sauvignon, Signed by Winemaker.
• Oakville Ranch Vineyards: Magnum of 1999 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon + Tour and Tasting for Four Persons.
• Honig Vineyard and Winery: Magnum of 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Signed by Winemaker.
• St. Supery Vineyards and Winery: VIP Tour & Tasting for Four Persons.
• Wente Family Estates: Private Tasting for up to Six Guests at Murietta's Well and Tamas Estates Wineries in Livermore Valley.

Home/Health

• Gold's Gym: One Year Membership to any Bay Area location.
• Vibrant Brains: Brain Exercise Program at this unique brain gym in San Francisco (two lots).
• Le Creuset: 7.25 qt French Oven, and the original lever model from Screwpull, in brushed satin.
• Green Gecko Coffee: One Year of Fresh 100% Kona Coffee, delivered to your door.
• AT&T: $250 Gift Card towards the purchase of an iPhone.
• Bi-RITE Market: $75 gift certificate to this neighborhood market near Mission Dolores in San Francisco.
• Minal Hajratwala and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Autographed Copy of the acclaimed book, 'Leaving India'.

More items added every week. Get an early start and add your item today.

2009 Auction Committee
Angela Berry
Robert Blair
Richard Davis
George Duran
Dan Quigley
Emily Rosenberg
Lia Shigemura
Ron Wong

• Celebrate@Home 2008