The Agnes Irwin School

Spring Market 2009

 

Our offerings this year are all about creating great memories, being with friends and families, and having unique experiences!  The Market will be such a treat in and of itself that we focused on a few very special items! 

 

Many items in the “Live” and “Almost Live” auctions lend themselves

    to spending time with friends, so we encourage you to organize

  yourselves and feel free to bid as a group! The more, the merrier!



                   LIVE AUCTION

Third Grade Class Quilt
Value: Priceless to every 3rd grader!

The third grade girls have been busy bees creating and assembling the third grade quilt in order to show their skills and keep this wonderful tradition alive at the school.  Last year the 3rd grade class went on a field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to view the show Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt where they viewed and were surely influenced by the many colorful patterned quilts made in the African American community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama.  This year, the 3rd graders' quilt is based on Sarah Mary Taylor’s Hands quilts which are bright, bold patterned quilts that have hands appliquéd to squares juxtaposed with squares and other shapes.  Their finished product shows the care and creativity of each girl through a process which required each of them to trace the shape of their hand in cloth and appliqué it to a fabric square using the feather stitch.  Each girl’s personality comes out in the fabrics she chose to use.  Girls used the chain stitch to embroider their names on another patch.  Multicolored fabric swatches surround the squares and bring about the playful association to Sarah Mary Taylor’s Hands quilt.  The third grade quilt is quite a treasure!

Special Thanks to Trish Siembora, Lower School Art Teacher!

One Week Stay at a Seabrook Island Beach House near Historic Charleston, SC

Value: $5,500

 

Moss covered live oaks, wildlife filled marshes, a quiet pristine beach hallmark Seabrook Island in South Carolina.  Located on Johns Island, Seabrook Island is a gated resort offering the beach, tennis, horseback riding, pools, bike riding and two golf courses.  Bohicket Marina and Kiawah Island are minutes away.  If guests can break away from the beach and other activities, they are often lured into historic Charleston, which is about 30 minutes away.  Charleston is a fabulous city which entices visitors with its numerous historic sites, antiques and fun shopping, and abundance of wonderful restaurants, and, of course, the charm of the South.  A week long stay is offered at this private beachfront home which is steps away from the ocean, two golf courses, and the pool.  Having 5 bedrooms, 5 ½ baths, the house comfortably sleeps 10 people.  Guests have access to the club facilities and will be treated to a single tee time round of golf for 4 people at either the Crooked Oaks or the Ocean Winds Golf Courses.

 

Available for one week between June 7 – 19; July 12 - 25, 2009; and most weeks after Labor Day but excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.  No pets.

Generously donated by Dr. and Mrs. Harry Wellons Jr.
and The Seabrook Island Golf Club

 

 

 

A Perfect Day in Paradise for Two Friends at the Lilly Pulitzer Headquarters

Value:  Priceless!

 

This memorable day for two friends begins in the morning when the two girls are picked up in the Lilly Pulitzer “Jubilee” Jeep. The girls will be driven to the Lilly Pulitzer Corporate Headquarters in King of Prussia to shadow top Lilly fashion and print designers during the morning.  Lunch will be provided at the headquarters. In the afternoon, the two girls will be whisked off to the King of Prussia store for a shopping spree valued at $500 for each girl!  In addition, both girls will receive an exciting gift bag filled with Lilly Pulitzer products.  At the end of this whirlwind day, the girls will be returned home again via the “Jubilee” Jeep. The entire experience will be featured, with the girls’ profiles, on the Lilly Pulitzer website!

 

Donation is limited to Middle and Upper School Girls.

Arrangements will be made on a mutually agreeable date.   

Generously Donated by Lilly Pulitzer

 

Delightful Custom Designed Child’s Playhouse
Value:  Priceless!

 

Your little hostess will cheerfully welcome her friends into her “home” where they will surely spend many hours of fun.  This one of a kind, custom designed child's playhouse has been built to be enjoyed by both children and adults.  Constructed of quality material, this little house has been crafted to create visual interest in the landscape while nourishing and enriching childhood playtime.  It exudes charm with an adorable front porch, an authentic copper standing seam roof, classic painted clapboard siding, traditional double hung operating windows and a Dutch style front door for your daughter to greet her guests. The six windows are adorned with custom Scalamandre window treatments, and the house comes complete with painted furniture to include a table and chairs!  This playhouse will certainly become her special home - away from home. 

 

Measuring approximately 8' wide by 8' long by 8' high the scaled down playhouse will be delivered to your home.

Weather permitting, complimentary transportation for the playhouse to the winner’s home will be made on the afternoon of Sunday, April 19^th.  Delivery needs to be made to an easily accessible paved or hard surface.

 

Generously donated by  R.Kaller & Sons Contractors
    and The Kaller Family

The Phillies’ “Suite” Seats!

Donor Value:  Priceless… and we mean it!

 

You and 15 of your friends (maximum capacity = 16) will enjoy a luxury suite owned by the Phillies, right behind home plate, for a game to be determined during the 2009 regular season!  In addition to the fabulous amenities afforded these suites – private bathroom, air conditioning if necessary, and parking – come out and see the World Champion Fightin’ Phillies from the best angle in the ballpark.  All food, beverages, gratuities and taxes are included in this amazing package.

 

And, for those Irwin’s parents looking to show their daughter the birthday celebration of a lifetime, special arrangements may be made so that your child can be an Honorary Bat Girl (or Boy) for the game.  This will allow her or him to go onto the field before game time, with a personalized jersey, to have her or his picture taken with one of the Phillies players or coaches.  Truly, this is an experience not to be missed – by young or old!

 

The game will be scheduled according to availability at the time, but special efforts will be made to accommodate one of your top choices.

 

Don’t miss the chance to see the Phabulous Phils defend their world championship, all year long!

Generously donated by The Phillies

  “ALMOST LIVE” AUCTION  
 . . . and The Prized Class Photos

 

 

1.  Overnight Camp at Camp Oneka for Girls

Value:  $3,500

           

Snapshots of the treasured red-white competition, sailing, waterskiing, tubing, archery, riding, arts and crafts, drama, hiking and more will fill the memories of a lucky girl this summer.  Treat that special girl to a 3 ½ week camp session at Camp Oneka.  Having just celebrated its 100^th season, Camp Oneka is a time-honored sleep away camp for girls ages 7-16.  Only a drive away, it is located on the beautiful shores of Fairview Lake in the Pocono Mountains.   It is certain to become a summer highlight!

 

The winner may opt for a 3 ½ week session this summer or apply $3,500 toward a full 7 week session (value $5,800).  In addition, the winner may use the certificate for the 2010 season.

 

Generously donated by Camp Oneka and the Dohner Family

 

2.  A Coveted Lower School Parking Space

Value:  Priceless

 

No more circling for a parking space for the winner of this item!  One Lower School family will have a reserved parking space during the 2009-2010 school year for all Agnes Irwin Lower School events.   One Admissions Visitor’s space is all yours for special events to include the Holiday Concert, May Fair, Spring Sing, and State Fair.

     Generously donated by The Lower School

 

3.  Superb Box for Six at the Devon Horse Show 

Value:  Priceless

 

What a wonderful way to start off your summer by taking part in a classic Main Line Tradition ~ an evening at The Devon Horse Show!  The winners will enjoy this evening in a superbly located box, allowing them to take in the spectacular events in the arena in complete comfort. A picnic style dinner with beer and wine will be provided for six from a noted area caterer, and you will have your lovely array of plates, napkins, cups and a bottle opener in your handy AIS Tote to make the perfect picnic experience! No night at the Devon Horse Show is complete without being able to peruse the wonderful vendors on site, and you will be able to make that special purchase with a gift certificate to the value of $250 at the vendor of your choice. A Parking Pass is included to make arrival and departure a pleasure!

 

 Date offered ~ Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
    Generously donated by The Agnes Irwin School Board of Trustees

 

4.  Treat Six AIS 2009 Graduates to a Much Deserved Day of Pampering!

Value:  $ 3,100

 

Six AIS Senior Girls are invited to OMG Salon for a fun day! They will enjoy a range of full services offered by this acclaimed salon. Services may include any combination of a cut, style, color treatment, make-up application or all treatments!  Afterward, enjoy lunch at Maia Café.

 

Congratulations Graduates!

 

Availability ~ You are encouraged to make your appointments soon to provide the salon with adequate notice
      Generously donated by OMG Salon & Maia Cafe

 

5.  George Izett Custom Golf Clubs & Saucon Valley Golf Club

Value: $1,200

 

Golf, Golf, and more Golf!

 

This special package includes:

• Three George Izett Custom Golf Clubs - Izett CG83 Wedges - 52°, 56° and 60°.  The Izett wedge customization process includes a custom length shaft, a custom shaft for flex and custom grinds (leading edge, camber, radius, etc). Izett Golf has been serving the golf industry since 1946 and is located in Ardmore.

 

• 2 Opportunities to experience Saucon Valley Country Club

 

(1)   The 64^th U.S. Women’s Open Championship is coming to Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, PA from Monday July 6 to Sunday July 12, 2009.  You and a guest can be there in person! The Women’s Open is the most prestigious event in women’s golf.  This event places special emphasis on family, with children 17 years and younger admitted free and an interactive on-site experience for children.

 

Availability ~ Please contact Leslie Boris by June 8th to book 2 tickets for any one-tournament day from July 6-12.

 

(2) Join 8^th Grade dad, Al Boris, for a round of golf (for 3) at your choice of one of 3 spectacular courses at Saucon Valley Country Club: The Old Course, The Grace Course or The Weyhill Course. Afterward, enjoy lunch in one of the original farm house lunch facilities.

 

Availability ~ a mutually agreeable date

Generously donated by George Izett Custom

Golf Clubs and the Boris Family

 

6.  Neiman Marcus Luncheon and In-Store Fashion Show Featuring 10 Agnes Irwin Girls!

Value:  Priceless

 

Imagine the fun 10 AIS girls will have walking down the runway in a Neiman Marcus Fashion Show! The girls will be assisted by wardrobe consultants & stylists with their selection of outfits for the event and with hair styling as well. Depending on the ages of the girls, the package may also receive make-up application. This special event will be tailored to the winners to make it most appealing and age appropriate in every way.

 

Afterward, a luncheon for 20 will be offered at the store for the girls and their mothers. This promises to be a truly unique day ~ perfect for girls young or old!

 

Availability ~ a mutually agreeable date                        Generously donated by Neiman Marcus

 7.  Summer Dinner Party for 10 Offered by “Peachtree & Ward Caterers”

Value:  $4,300

 

Featuring their “100-Mile Menu”, Peachtree & Ward will offer a “food foraging” experience in your home.  They will work with a network of farmers, cheese makers, beekeepers, and watermen to find locally raised, sustainably grown products.  They will create a summer menu for the winner, based on the date that is chosen and the availability of product.  It includes a chef to prepare the food and a server for the evening.  To top it off, a case of premier wine is included!

 

Availability ~ a mutually agreeable date (Saturday nights and holidays are not available)

 

Generously donated by Peachtree & Ward

 

 

8.  “Rock the House” or The Buck - Dance The Night Away with Dee Jay Howard

Value: Priceless

 

Gather your friends!  One fortunate grade will be the envy of all the others on Friday, May 8th when the music starts.  Dee Jay Howard will host a party for 45 girls or one Lower, Middle, or Upper School Grade with refreshments and pizza for all.  The end of the school year is near and this is a festive way to top off a great year.  The party may be held in the Laura Thomas Buck ’49 Pavilion if it is for an Agnes Irwin Grade or in a location of the winners’ choice (within a 10 mile proximity). 
                                                               Generously donated by Dee Jay Howard

 

 

9.  “The Gasparilla Inn & Club” in Boca Grande, Florida for 2 Couples or a Family

Value:  $3,000 

 

Experience the feeling of Old Florida.  Although a premier destination on Florida’s Gulf Coast since 1913, this classic resort was tastefully updated in 2007.  This fun getaway includes two rooms for a 2-night stay! Also included in the package are the following:

 

• One Round of Golf for Four - The Gasparilla Inn & Club features a Pete Dye signature 18-hole Championship Course on Charlotte Harbor
• 2 Day Golf Cart Rental - the only transportation you’ll need on Island
• Roundtrip private airport transportation from the Fort Meyers Airport
• Dinner (including wine) for Four at the Temptation Restaurant - The island’s finest restaurant!
• Spa Credit valued at $150 at the Inn’s state-of-the-art Spa
• Complimentary Tennis on one of seven Har-Tru courts of The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club
• Palm on the Park (a Lilly Pulitzer signature store) $100 gift certificate

 

Dates of Availability ~ April 18-June 21, 2009; October 22-December 20, 2009 or April 5- June 30, 2010 - subject to room availability.

Generously donated by:

 

The Gasparilla Inn & Club

The Temptation

Palm on the Park

Gasparilla Inn Adventures

 

 

 

10.  Your Daughter’s “Signed Art Masterpiece” Featured in the 2009-2010 AIS Student Directory

Value:  Priceless 

 

A new AIS tradition ~ an AIS student’s artwork will be proudly displayed on the inside back cover of the 2009-2010 Directory and Handbook.  The difficulty will be choosing which one among your daughter’s many masterpieces!  Page size is 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and will be printed in blue and white. Artwork must be submitted in black & white and delivered to the Communications Office by June 1, 2009.
                            Generously donated by The AIS Communications Office

  

 

 

11.  GolfTEC Maximum Performance Program 

Value: $3,500

 

Your goal is to improve your handicap, and we have a plan for how you can do it!  Treat yourself or that special golfer to a year long GolfTEC Maximum Performance Program at GolfTEC Main Line right in Rosemont Square.  The recipient essentially has the golf professional at his disposal for one year!

 

The Plan includes:

• 52 Weekly Lessons

§  1 ½ Hour Initial Evaluation and Goal Setting Session

§  12 Month Practice Membership (3 practice sessions per week)

§  Club Fit

§  USGA Handicap and Game Tracking to Monitor Performance & Improvement

 

*Program applies to beginners as well as accomplished players

**see GolfTEC exhibit at Spring Market Preview Party for more information.

 

 

                                                                                    Generously donated by GolfTEC

 

 

 

12.  A Dinner Party for 20 at Du Jour & Performance by “The Tonics”

Value:  $2,500

 

Start making the guest list for a festive evening and enjoy a seated dinner party for 20 in the heart of Haverford Square to celebrate a special occasion or for no reason at all.  You will enjoy the privacy of Du Jour’s private dining room with a special appearance by The Tonics ~ all this complete with wine included to top off the evening!

 

Availability ~ a mutually agreeable date – not available on Friday nights

                                                                                        Generously donated by Du Jour

 

 

13. Swimming Party at The Mill Dam Club - Perfect Year End or “Back to School” Party for

     One Grade

Value: Priceless

 

Nothing marks the end of a school year and the beginning of summer like a dip in the swimming pool and a cookout poolside.  Several of our very own Agnes Irwin moms will host an old fashioned swimming party for one lucky grade.  The location will be The Mill Dam Club which provides a bucolic setting featuring a 50 meter pool that juts out into a pond..!  Imagine badminton, sack races as well as other games and activities.  Your choice of lunch (hot dogs, pizza, or sandwiches) will be provided and topped off with dessert for the girls as well!

 

Dates offered for End of Year Party ~ June 4^th or 5^th with a rain date of Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Dates offered for Back to School Party ~ A mutually agreeable date

 

 

                               Generously donated by Lisa Barker, Francie Baxter and Nina Neel

 

 

14.  Dan Brody Portrait Session

Value:  $2,500

 

Dan Brody is known for capturing personalities and the special relationships between family members both in the studio and on the beach.   This is a wonderful opportunity for up to 8 family members to have a commissioned studio session or Margate, NJ beach portrait session with Dan Brody.  The package will include a 16” x 16” signature canvas portrait as well as a $100 credit towards custom framing. 

 

The studio portrait session is valid through March 31, 2010

The beach portrait session is valid through August 31, 2009
                                Generously donated by Dan Brody Studio

 

 

15.  Pair of Flowering Dogwoods for Your Garden

Value:  $1,600

 

With this pair of 3” caliper Cornus kousa, your garden will “spring” to life.  Kousa dogwoods are one of the most elegant dogwood trees and are adorned with creamy white 2-4” flowers in the spring.  With age, the trees will have interesting mosaic-like gray, tan, and brown colored bark.  Delivery and Installation included!

 

Delivery between April 20^th- May 30, 2009 at a mutually agreeable time

 

Generously donated by Farrell Carota Landscaping

 

 

16.  Golf Outing at the One and Only “Mangy Fox” Course

Value:  Priceless

 

This a rare opportunity to play the newest and most original design in southeastern Pennsylvania….you and 3 partners of your choice will test your skills on the rolling fairways and diabolical greens of the nearby Mangy Fox Club. Inspired by stunning natural topography and bucolic vistas, MFC is the virgin layout for the unheralded German designer Baron von Burkhart. The 9-hole round is accompanied by an historical dissertation and post round cocktails and hors d’oeuvres poolside.

 

Availability ~ a mutually agreeable date between May 1and August 28, 2009

 

Generously donated by the Burkhart Family

 

 

17.  “Spring Market” Around The Main Line

Value: $1,050 

 

Spring has sprung and what better way to enjoy the changing of the season than shopping for the latest fashions!  A number of the finest Main Line boutiques have shown their support of Spring Market by donating gift certificates to provide a shopping spree for one fortunate gal!  Whether you make a day of it or spread out your fun, you will be in and out of the best boutiques on the Main Line with a new look!

 

                                                                                      Generously donated by:

            Latrice ($200)

Skirt ($250)

Ellies ($250)

State of Grace ($250)

Knit Wit ($100)

                                                           

 

 

18.  300 Years of Wine, An Unforgettable Artisan Cheese Tasting and  Canapés For 16

Value:  Priceless!

 

**This evening will be offered at a fixed price of $350 per couple and is available to 8 couples

 

The winners of this experience will have a truly rare opportunity in the home of Lea and Matthew Cohn. In one evening you will enjoy a dozen interesting wines, ports, and Madeira’s, which are collectively more than 300 years old.  Madeira from the 1860’s (yes, this wine dates back to the time of Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency) will be served as well as special vintage and tawny ports, aged for as long as 30 or 40 years.  A selection of red and white wines from around the world will also be served.

 

The evening will include a cheese tasting made up of some of the rarest and most flavorful cheeses from the greatest cheese makers in the world – the very best from Italy, France, Spain, Australia, and the United States. Your selection will include cow, sheep, goat, blue cheese, and more, some aged 3 to 5 years. Depending on availability, your evening might include Rogue, Epoisses, Neal’s Yard Stilton, Humboldt Fog, Comte, Uplands Pleasant Ridge, Roaring Forty’s, Mountain Gorgonzola or Pecorino with truffle honey.  A selection of Caviar canapés will be served to distract your pallet from the myriad flavors of the cheese and wine.  Tasting notes will be provided to enhance your enjoyment.

Don’t miss out on this memorable evening.  The wine and cheese tasting will include 16 people in addition to the Cohn's who will be your hosts.  

A sign up sheet will be available the evening of the Auction, and reservations may also be accepted in advance as a form of an absentee bid (See “Absentee Bids” in the Auction Rules).

 

Generously donated by Lea and Matthew Cohn

 

 

 

Class Photos

Value:  Priceless

 

Oh, how the handwriting and the girls change over the years!  The years pass so quickly but you and you daughter will always remember the special times in 2008-2009 with these framed class photographs.  Each grade is photographed and surrounded by the signature of each girl in that particular grade.  See if you can find your daughter and her signature.

 

Class of 2022 (Pre-Kindergarten)

Class of 2021 (Kindergarten)

Class of 2020 (1st Grade)

Class of 2019 (2^nd Grade)

Class of 2018 (3^rd Grade)

Class of 2017 (4^th Grade)

Class of 2016 (5^th Grade)

Class of 2015 (6^th Grade)

Class of 2014 (7^th Grade)

Class of 2013 (8^th Grade)

Class of 2012 (9^th Grade)

Class of 2011 (10^th Grade)

Class of 2010 (11^th Grade)
Class of 2009 (Seniors)

 

“Spring Market Shopping Spree”

Grand Raffle - $3,500 Gift Certificate!

 

PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS

 

A.Tierney - $50

ABC Designs - $150

Cassie Adams Designs - $50

CMM Designs - $100

Dakota Martin - $100

Ella Vickers - $50

Garden Accents - $150

Gramercy Boutique - $150

Hollie Holt Botanicals - $100

J.McLaughlin - $150

Kage Designs - $150

K.E.P Designs - $150

Little Follies - $100

Linda & Harriett - $50

Loop Girls - $75

Occhio - $150

Orchids by Karen - $75

Papo d’Anjo - $150

Periwinkle - $100

Queen Bea Studio - $100

Queen Bee Designs - $150

REDD - $150

Rumor Has It (featuring Skirtin Around & Molly B) - $150

Rungolee - $100

Sarah Minor Design - $75

She Be Surfin - $50

Smathers & Branson - $165

Tabitha - $25

Tableau - $75

Taylor Custis - $50

Thatcher Spring - $100

The Dahl House - $50

The Missing Link - $75

Valley Forge Flowers - $50

Walpole Woodworkers - $100

 

Tickets $20 each or a book of 5 for $80

 

To purchase tickets, please contact Cathy Jooste at 610-523-7983

 

** Certificates must be redeemed at the Spring Market event

 

 

Auction Schedule for the Evening

 

6:30 - “Almost Live” items available for bidding (Music Room)

7:30 - “The Tonics” performance

7:45 -  Live Auction (The Laura Thomas Buck ’49 Pavilion)

9:00 -  Silent Auction closes and Grand Raffle Winner announced

 

 

General Auction Rules

1. All sales are final. There are no exchanges or refunds on auction items with The Agnes Irwin School or the donors themselves, unless otherwise indicated in the item description. Everything will be sold “as is”. Please read specifications and limitations (dates) carefully. If specific requirements are not satisfied the prize may be forfeited.
2. The values listed are the School’s good faith estimate of the fair market value. Purchases in excess of the fair market value are tax deductible.

“…the amount of the contribution that is deductible for Federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of the amount of money and the value of any property other than money contributed by the donor over the value of the goods or services provided by the organization.”     Internal Revenue Code [Sec. 6115(a)(1)

3. By his or her purchase, the buyer waives any claims for liability against either the School or the donor of property or services, and neither the School nor the donor is responsible for any personal injuries or damages to property that may result from the utilization of property or services sold.
4. Unless otherwise specified, all auction items and services must be used within one year of April 18, 2009. Dates and times are to be arranged at the mutual convenience of the donor and buyer unless specified.              
5. When an item is not on display, the buyer receives a certificate for the promised gift.
6. All auction items and certificates must be paid for in full following The Preview Party, April 16, 2009 at the Treasurer’s table located in the Owl Lobby of the Lower School. Payment may be made by Visa, MasterCard, cash or check. Checks are preferred and appreciated. Please make checks payable to The Agnes Irwin Parents’ Council. Where individuals have participated in “Group Bidding”, multiple checks or credit cards may be accepted. However, full payment for all auction items must be made by close of Auction.

The Agnes Irwin School cannot assume responsibility for items left at The Preview Party on Thursday, April 16th. If delivery is required, it is the purchaser’s responsibility with the exception of the Playhouse offered in the Live Auction.

 

 

Absentee Bidding

 

We hope you are able to attend the Preview Party on Thursday evening, April 16.   If you are unable to attend but are tempted by the selection of Live and “Almost Live” items, please submit an absentee bid. Your bid will be placed at one increment above the highest bid but will not exceed the maximum bid specified.

 

To place an absentee bid, please call Cathy Jooste at 610-523-7983 or email it to cjooste@agnesirwin.org

Deadline for acceptance of bids is midnight Wednesday, April 15^th.

 

General inquiries about auction items may be directed to Lou deLisser at 610-755-5183 or loualangford@aol.com