SAMA Auction: Old Wine, a Caboose, and a Bicycle

I am one of the committee managing this Sunday’s Middle Eastern Feast and Auction
to benefit SAMA, St. Andrew’s Medical Assistance.
More about SAMA.

Save Sunday, 13 April for the SAMA Dinner
and Auction!


Your chance to feast amidst delightful company, enjoy surprises, while helping to provide hope and healing to a hurting world. To be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (13601 Saratoga Ave. Saratoga, CA), starting with a silent auction at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner and a live auction.

Tickets are $30/adult or $15/child

For Sale After Every Service at St. Andrew’s or at the event

Here are some of the fun items to be auctioned off:

SAMA Auction item - ceramic fish platter by artist
Carol Worthington Levy, Worthington Fine Art Studio, San Jose
photo: copyright 2008 Sami Asfour Item # 2021 16-inch colorful ceramic fish platter by artist

Carol Worthington Levy
, Worthington Fine Art Studio,
San Jose (Donated by Carol Worthington Levy),
Value $175-
 Fish and Scuba Divers signed, matted, framed and glazed painting
by  Mark Newman, 1997 photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson Item # 2035 Art – Fish and Scuba Divers signed, matted, framed and glazed painting
2’x3′ size, artist: Mark Newman, 1997 (Donated by Roger Barney), $400- Value
SAMA Auction item - Brunch on a private historic
railroad caboose
WP668 photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson Item # 1005 Brunch for six on a private 1916 historic railroad caboose
(Western Pacific Feather River Railway

WP668
) in Willow Glen, San Jose
(Donated by John Plocher and Katy Dickinson), $200- value
Calligraphy hanging, quote from Shakespeare, by Cari Ferraro
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson Item # 2011 Calligraphy hanging (small banner) of a tree with a quote:
Tongues in trees, Books in running brooks, Sermons in stones, And good
in everything
” Shakespeare As You Like It
– Hand painted and signed by local artist
Cari Ferraro (Prose and
Letters) of fabric, wood, and ribbons, 1999, size: 20″x10″
(Donated by Katy Dickinson and John Plocher), Value $100-
Rose tea pot, creamer, sugar bowl, tea
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson Item # 2024 High tea for four served in the conservatory of a Saratoga home.
Gift basked includes china tea set and tea. Meal will include
sandwiches, scones, shortbread, and cake.
(Donated by Jill Ebenhahn), $100 Value
Lady's pink enamel watch in Elegant Deco-style
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson Item # 1007 Jewelry – Lady’s pink enamel watch in Elegant Deco-style on a
matching pink enamel 26″ long chain, c 1920, watch recently cleaned
(Donated by Liz Mulford), $300- value
Peugeot road bicycle
photo: copyright 2008 John Watson-Williams Item # 2031 Peugeot road bicycle, 1982, orange color ten speed, rim brake, in good
mechanical condition and age-appropriate wear (Donated by John Watson-Williams), $200- value
flight over San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge
photo: copyright 2008 Charles Jackson Item # 2043 Private flight plus lunch. Experienced Palo Alto pilot

Charles Jackson
of the
Shoreline Flying Club
will be your host for 2 hours in a 4 seat
Cessna 182 Skylane II. Want to tour the San Francisco Bay and see the
Golden Gate Bridge from the air? Here’s your chance!
(Donated by Charles Jackson), $400- value
1968 Item # 1013 Wine – Old treasures from the Louis M. Martini family wine collection.

1968 Mountain Barbera Private Reserve. The Barbera is from the Monte Rosso Ranch. The Martini family blends it with petit sirah to give a drinkable yet well aging wine. The Barberas age the best of all wines. 1968 was an extremely good year for red wines, so this should be good now or have the ability to age a few more years.
(Donated by Patricia Martini) $150 Value
1969 Item # 1014 Wine – Old treasures from the Louis M. Martini family wine collection.

1969 Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon. 1969 was a little bit of a
lighter year than 1968, more delicate. This wine is very drinkable now. Further aging is not recommended. Special Selection means it has the top grapes, in this case cabernet, from the harvest. These grapes usually came from either Monte Rosso in Sonoma or cabernet from the valley floor in Napa Valley.
(Donated by Patricia Martini) $150 Value

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