SAMA Auction, Whirling Dervish, Middle Eastern Feast

Our committee at St.Andrew’s Episcopal Church is working hard to prepare for the annual SAMA (St. Andrew’s Medical Assistance) Dinner and Auction, to be held Sunday, 28 February 2010:

• Starts at 5 pm
• The event includes Entertainment by Gregangelo Whirling Dervish who has been dazzling audiences worldwide with his uniquely secular adaptation of the whirling dervish for over two decades, plus a Middle Eastern Feast, Live Auction, and Silent Auction
• Tickets are $35/person or $100/family
• Location: St. Andrew’s Hall, 13601 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga, California
• Childcare or transportation provided on request.
• Call: 408-867-3493 or 408-252-5211
• All are Welcome!

SAMA exists to provide hope and healing to a hurting world.
In 2010, SAMA sent funds for medical relief in Haiti.  
SAMA also supports health programs in Africa.
Medical Programs SAMA has supported long-term in the Holy Land include:

• Ahli Arab Hospital (the only Christian hospital in Gaza)
• The Four Homes of Mercy (a home for the severely disabled based in Jerusalem)

For more information, see the SAMA web page.

SAMA Auction Items (partial list)

New Vineyard, Old Manor  – Plein Air Oil Painting on Canvas by well known Pacific Grove artist Robert Lewis, 20″ x 24″, Catalog# 597, Gilroy, California. Signed and Framed.

Caboose Brunch  – by John Plocher – Brunch for six in a private 1916 historic railroad caboose (Western Pacific Feather River Railway WP668) in Willow Glen, San Jose.

Wine – 1994 Treasure from Louis M. Martini  – Martini Family wine collection – Vineyard Selection Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Monte Rosso Vineyard Heritage Collection.

Wine – 1994 Treasure from Louis M. Martini  – Martini Family wine collection – Russian River Valley Reserve Merlot.

Rabbit Etching by Eleanor Creekmore Dickinson – Original delicate and realistic red and white etching of rabbits by famous San Francisco artist Eleanor Creekmore Dickinson. 1983. 7-3/4″ x 5-3/4″. Etching 12 of 20. Signed and Framed.

Images Copyright 2008-2010 by Katy Dickinson, and John Plocher