We’d like to thank all our fabulous donors, parent volunteers, attendees, everyone who bid on an item, Jim Donovan from CBS3, DJ Johnny Looch, and especially auction organizers Donielle Calabrese and Rebecca Makuen for making the 2013 Meredith Elementary School Auction a tremendous success.
The whole Meredith community got to dine, drink, and socialize with their favorite neighbors and Meredith teachers at the Mardi Gras-themed party … boogied down to hot tunes spun by DJ Johnny Looch … and bid on a cornucopia of sports tickets, show tickets, certificates to local restaurants and stores, theme baskets, gifts created by students and parents, special outings with Meredith teachers – and much more!
We would like to thank all these donors for their generous contributions!
2013 Meredith Auction Donated Items
1812 Productions (Theater) – $60.00 40 Winks with Sphinx – $300.00 76ers tickets, two front row seats donated by Freedom Taxi – $1,700.00 76ers tickets, four – $400.00 76ers tickets, four court-side seats – $1,000.00 Adventure Aquarium four passes – $100.00 American Helicopter Museum, four passes – $40.00 American Laser Skincare Microdermabrasion Treatment – $125.00 Anastasi Seafood – $25.00 Anthony’s Italian Coffee House – $25.00 Arden Theatre Company – $92.00 Autographed Nikok Vucevic Sneakers – $30.00 Balance Health Center & Yoga Spa – $170.00 Bario Neal jewelry Bartram’s Garden – $48.00 Basket of Cheer donated by 700 Club – $150.00 Beach Fun hand-crafted by Arline Billbrough – $250.00 Beach House, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks – $1,400.00 Bean Exchange gift card – $25.00 Bear Creek two lift tickets – $95.00 Beer Making Kit – $130.00 Bella Vista Beer & Santucci Pizza gift certificate – $75.00 Betsy Ross House – $28.00 Bikram Yoga – $150.00 Bistro 7 gift certificate – $50.00 Bistro LaMinette gift card – $250.00 THE BLOCK Mobile Stereo Speaker – $80.00 Bluebond Guitars – $75.00 BluPath Architectural Consultation – $600.00 Brandywine River Museum – $48.00 Bridget Foy’s gift certificate – $50.00 Bus Stop Boutique – $129.00 Busy Bee in-store design consultation – $100.00 Cafe Fulya – $100.00 Camden Children’s Garden – $25.00 Camden River Sharks – $52.00 Challah Baking Class for Four – $100.00 Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia – $104.00 Chanticleer Gardens – two tickets – $20.00 Chef Jon Spivak, dinner for four prepared in your home Chef Nick Macri, lunch for four prepared in your home Cherry Hill Skating Center – $120.00 Cheesecake Factory – $25.00 Chick-Fil-A – gift basket – $100.00 Chick’s Cafe – $25.00 Chickie N Pete’s gift card – $25.00 The Clay Studio – $135.00 Celebrity Judge at the Burger Brawl Ceramic serving set, eight pieces – $100.00 Cobblestone Kids Pediatric Dentistry – $245.00 Community Bikes & Boards long board – $175.00 Comprehensive Dental Exam and Tooth Whitening By Dr. Marion – $1,000.00 COOK gift certificate – $100.00 Cookie Confidential – $50.00 Cooks Essentials, 11 piece cookware set – $145.00 Crumbs Bakery gift card – $25.00 Cups N Chairs – $25.00 Cups N Chairs tea set – $75.00 Dad’s Stuffings gift certificate – $25.00 Davolos Cleaning gift certificate – $80.00 The David Letterman Show Dig Yoga five-class card – $65.00 Dim Sum, chip & dip and four plates – $100.00 Dmitri’s: Dinner for Two – $60.00 Drexel Basketball tickets – $84.00 Dutch Wonderland – $80.00 Eagles Jersey signed by Brent Celek – $100.00 Eastern State Penitentiary – $60.00 Eatalia Restaurant – $100.00 ELA dinner for two – $120.00 Electric Factory show tickets & food – $200.00 Eviama Life Spa & Boutique – $108.00 Expressive Hand Studio gift certificate – $25.00 Eyes Gallery hand-crafted clay vase – $40.00 Eyeworks Plus – $200.00 Family Chiropractic Dr. Rhodes – $95.00 Fante’s Kitchen Shop gift certificate – $25.00 Fitzwater Cafe – $50.00 Fitzwater Cafe private cooking class – $100.00 Five Below gift card – $100.00 Fleisher Art Memorial gift certificate – $250.00 “Flower Study” 1860′s albumen print – $250.00 Flyers Helmet signed by all 2013 players Flyers hockey, four Mayor’s box tickets, donated by Mayor Nutter – $100.00 Fork- lunch for two – $50.00 Franklin Institute – $66.00 Girasole Restaurant gift certificate – $50.00 Growlers Bar – $50.00 Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center – $150.00 Hand-crafted Clay Vase – $40.00 Handmade Crochet Sweater and Hat – $75.00 Handmade Forged Chef’s Knife – $600.00 Hedgerow Theatre – $50.00 Helium Comedy Club for six – $96.00 Hello World bamboo four-piece bathroom set – $90.00 Hercules DJ 4SET USB DJ Controller – $249.00 Hercules DJ Console MK4 – $200.00 Hercules DJ control Instinct Controller – $130.00 InMovement gymnastics class – $325.00 InterAct Theater Company – $90.00 Ishkabibble’s – $25.00 Jameer Nelson (Orlando Magic) Sneakers – $100.00 Japanese House and Garden – $25.00 Jefferson-Myrna Center of Integrative Medicine - $145.00 John Stango artwork – $4,000.00 Kimberly Boutique gift certificate – $200.00 Kindle Fire donated by Comcast Spotlight – $200.00 Knoebles Amusement Park - $60.00 Koresh School of Dance – $85.00 KYW Radio tour Lacquer Lounge - $50.00 Lantern Theater Company – $80.00 Laurentius Salon – $70.00 Lennox Christmas Ornament Basket – $80.00 “Little Girl with Umbrella ” silver print – $150.00 Longwood Gardens admission for two – $36.00 Lucky Strike Lanes – $200.00 Margie Cedrone Freshwater Pearls Bracelet – $200.00 Margie Cedrone Swavorski Pearls & Crystals Bracelet – $200.00 Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard – $150.00 Maury Leas, DDS tooth whitening services – $450.00 Mega Touch Force – $800.00 Melrose Diner gift certificate – $25.00 Meredith 8th Grade Graduation, four front row tickets – $50.00 Meredith Spring Play, four front row tickets – $60.00 Meredith Spring Play, four front row tickets – $60.00 Meredith Unity Day Canvas donated by Andrea Mecchi – $200.00 Merion Golf Club, round for three plus member, donated by A-G Administrators – $2,000.00 Metropolitan Bakery – $50.00 Milk & Honey Market – $25.00 The Mildred gift certificate – $100.00 Misconduct Tavern gift certificate – $50.00 Ms. Goody Cupcake decorating class – $110.00 Morris Arboretum – $65.00 Morris House Hotel Restaurant – $50.00 Moroccan hair products and haircut basket – $125.00 Mural Arts Program – $40.00 National Constitution Center – $70.00 National Liberty Museum – $55.00 Neiman Marcus, Skincare Master Class – $800.00 National Museum of American Jewish History – $72.00 Nomad Pizza gift certificate – $50.00 Nurish Ur Life – $250.00 Oggi Salon – $65.00 Old City Coffee – $50.00 Optimal Gym – $200.00 Organize Philly - $100.00 Oyster House gift certificate – $75.00 Passional Boutique – $130.00 Penrose Diner gift certificate – $25.00 Performance Art Center – $400.00 Pesto Restaurant gift certificate – $75.00 Philadelphia Dance Academy – $175.00 Philadelphia Eye Labs designer sunglasses – $100.00 Philadelphia’s Magic Garden membership – $55.00 Philadelphia Marriott West – $200.00 Philadelphia Phillies, four tickets – $200.00 Philadelphia Theatre Company at Suzanne Roberts, 2 tickets – $160.00 Peoples Light & Theatre Company – $78.00 Platoon Fitness – $625.00 Please Touch and Garden State Discovery Museums – $51.00 Pop Shop gift card – $25.00 POP Bluetooth – $50.00 Practice Yoga Studio – $100.00 Pure Barre – $70.00 PYT gift certificate – $50.00 Queen Village Art Center 15-week session – $1,100.00 Reading Terminal Market dessert basket – $35.00 “Red Snapper” Print donated by Avi Eden – $600.00 Redwood gift certificate – $25.00 Renault Winery Overnight Stay – $400.00 Retro Mickey Mouse Plush – $60.00 River Country – $40.00 Robin Hair Design – $220.00 Rock N Record Your iPod – $85.00 “Rocking Mom” Spring Makeover (donated by Follicle, Smak Parlour, Urban Princess, Laquer Lounge, and Sistah Hollywood) – $1,000.00 “Rose” print donated by Avi Eden -$100.00 Rouge Restaurant gift card with special seating – $200.00 Salento Restaurant gift certificate – $50.00 Salon DiPietro – $50.00 Saloon Restaurant – $50.00 Sampan gift card – $100.00 Saturn Club Hair Salon – $85.00 Science Explorers gift certificate – $75.00 Scottsdale, AZ Condo one-week donated by Top Scottsdale Vacation Rentals – $1,100.00 Sesame Place two passes – $130.00 ShopRite gift certificate – $100.00 Skateboard – $80.00 Sleep Collection by Denise Fennell – $125.00 Southwark Restaurant & Bar – $50.00 Stain Glass artwork by Fred Farlino – $400.00 St. Jude Shop gift certificate – $75.00 Staples Supplies Basket – $75.00 Student Stage Summer Camp – $100.00 Studio Nine Photography – $300.00 Superior Pasta – $25.00 SUPPER restaurant gift card – $50.00 Sushi Planet lunch for two – $25.00 Sweat, one-month membership + two training sessions – $200.00 Sweettooth gift certificate – $20.00 Tall Pines Day Camp – $200.00 Tall Pines Day Camp Picnic or Family Reunion – $250.00 “Tea House, Yu garden, Shanghai” – $250.00 Teknika Design Group – $3,000.00 Termini Bros. Bakery – $25.00 Three Sisters Marketplace basket – $200.00 Ulivio Restaurant gift certificate – $50.00 The Union League overnight stay – $75.00 UPS Store pop art on canvas – $100.00 Urban Outfitters, children’s stationery – $200.00 Urban Outfitters, desk organizers – $100.00 Via Bicycle – $65.00 Villanova Basketball Camp, one week – $375.00 Villanova Boys Soccer Camp, one week – $425.00 VISA gift card ($100) donated by Realty One Group – $100.00 VIP Capital Tour: Package for Four – $1,000.00 Water Works Restaurant gift certificate – $50.00 Wake Up Yoga – $70.00 Wilma Theater – $100.002013 Meredith Auction Cash Donations
Anonymous – $50.00
A-G Administrators, Inc. – $100.00
The Cake Fairy – $60.00
Exceptional Heaven Scent Cakes
Lang’s Fruit and Produce – $25.00
Mekong Restaurant – $20.00
Plumer & Associates – $50.00
Rottenberg Family – $200.00
Senator Farnese – $100.00
Varallo Brothers Bakery
Vince & Nora Kasper – $100.00
Jason & Michelle Viola – $50.00
2013 Meredith Auction Teacher Treats
Coach Theo, kickball Ms. Bradley, trip to play for two Ms. Cohen, coffee & manicure Ms. Coy, lunch Ms. Farlino, Principal for a day Mr. Hamm & Mrs. Caplan, dinner for 2 children Mr. Hollis, produce a short film Ms. Lauer Tilli, trip to the movies Ms. Lieber, trip to Philadelphia Museum of Art Ms. Munich, lunch Ms. Palumbo, lunch Mrs. Rash, Penn Museum trip & lunch Ms. Roth, day trip to Expressive Hand Ms. Serena, swimming and lunch Ms. Tilli & Ms. Aguilar, “Pause for Paws”2013 Meredith Auction Class Baskets
Arts & Crafts Basket Rm 107 Sports Basket Rm 106 Tree Art Rm 106 Sillies Photo Book Rm 106 Take Me Out to the Ballgame Basket, Rm 106 Skinny Girl Cocktail Basket Rm 105 Wine Basket Rm 108 Cordial & After Dinner Drink Basket Rm 206 Date Night Basket Rm 102 Spa Basket Rm 208 Family Game Night Rm 205Go “Green” Basket Rm 207 Mixologist Basket Rm 304 Baking Basket Rm 306 Margherita Basket Rm 302 Italian Basket Rm 201 The Man’s Basket Rm 103
The Meredith auctions raise money the Home and School Association uses to support student programs*. All proceeds benefit Meredith School.
* Past auctions have helped pay for a new auditorium sound system, laptop carts, and a diversity program.
