Ithaca College

The moment you have been waiting for is almost here -- the second annual Bursar's Office Celebration of Service Auction.

The auction will be held on Friday, April 16, in Emerson B. Preview of items begins at 10:00 a.m. The silent auction will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by the live auction until 1:30 p.m.

Please take a moment to visit the tables of the two groups we are donating our proceeds to -- Make A Wish Foundation (where you can make cards for sick children) and the Tompkins County SPCA (where you can meet dogs and cats and obtain a name tag for your pet). Both will be located in the Emerson Foyer at the top of the stairs.

At the time of this writing, we have over 75 items with more being received each day. Thank you to all the members of the Ithaca Community and to the local merchants who have so generously donated items to our cause! Here is just a sampling of the items you will see at our auction:

• Original artwork and crafts: photos, paintings, hand-painted basket, handmade acrylic afghan, antique Betty Boop tray
• Music: signed CDs by Sons of Pitches, Nickel Creek, and IC's own Mel Ginsberg
• Clothing: many, many T-shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, umbrellas, and other items from offices all across campus as well as from celebrities
• Gift certificates: from local restaurants, tarot reading, complete studio portrait package (sitting, enlargements, and wallets) from Ithaca Photo, healthy lunch package for 10, Dining Dollars, ID Express
• Gift baskets and homemade items: corn grilling basket, wine jelly, gourmet pie, car organizer package, gourmet coffee and cups, movies and popcorn package
• Celebrity items: Signed photos, CDs, T-shirts, cartoons, scripts, and books from Bill Amend (Foxtrot), Ani DiFranco, Jeff Foxworthy, Norah Jones, King of Queens, Gregg McCrary, Tim McGraw, Nickel Creek, Piper Perabo, Nora Roberts, Tom Selleck, Sons of Pitches, Still Standing, Elizabeth Taylor, Third Watch, Denzel Washington, and Tiger Woods.

...and we still have one more week to collect items! Please join us on April 16 for a wonderfully fun time and a great way to raise funds for two excellent causes!

Contributed by Anne Woodard