The Silent Auction is a benefit for Starkey, Inc. Founded in 1930, Starkey Inc., is the oldest community-based non-profit organization in Sedgwick County serving adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. It currently serves more than 400 individuals through its employment, community living and life enrichment and retirement programs. As part of its mission, Starkey helps these men and women to "live, learn, work and contribute to their communities."
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2008 Silent Auction items
Dos XX Smoker from Standard Beverage AND Satchel Creek Steaks $100 Gift Card Value: $200.00 Round of Golf for Four at Willowbend Golf Club AND Corona Golf Bag from Standard Beverage Value: $250.00 Round of Golf for 4 with Carts at Quail Ridge Golf Course AND Miller High Life Golf Bag from Wichita Distributors Value: $150.00 Weekend Night Stay at the Hilton Garden Inn with Break- fast for Two AND $25 Gift Certificate to Red Lobster Value: $150.00 ROCKIN’ THE ROADHOUSE! 2 Tickets to a WSU Non-Conference Game AND $20 Gift Certificate to Texas Roadhouse Value: $40.00 CHILLIN’ WITH WICHITA THUNDER HOCKEY! 4 Lower Level Tickets to a Thunder Hockey Game AND Collapsible Race Cooler Value: $80.00 WET AND WILD WITH THE WICHITA WINGNUTS! 4 Upper Box seats to a Wichita Wingnuts Game AND 1 Super Wash Car Wash at Green Lantern Car Washes Value: $42.96 Kennedy Custom Threads 2 Ozark Trails Mesh Lawn Chairs with Carrying Case AND 11 x 8 foot Dining Canopy Value: $75 Wes Miller Set of two hand thrown mugs Value: $36.00 Wichita Distributors Kurt Bush NASCAR Mirror Tackle Boxes Grene Vision $250 Gift Certificate The Alley 8 Passes for Bowling and 8 Passes for Go-Carts Value: $83.84 L’Image at Towne East “Goodness my Guinness” 17¾ x 26¼ Art Plaque Value: $84.98 “Goodness my Guinness” 16 x 20 Art Plaque Value: $56.73 “Mugs” 24 x 35 5/8 Art Plaque Value: $103.08 The Bead Lady of Heatherly Clearing Hand Beaded Tiger’s Eye Necklace with Citrine Drop and Earrings Value: $75.00 Camera Angles, LTD $125 Gift Certificate for Camera Session and an 8 x 10 Nouveau Portrait Value: $125.00 The Maids Home Services One hour and 15 minutes of Service with a 4 Person Team Value: $200.00 ABC Discount Smoke Shop & Fine Cigars Rocky Patel Limited Edition Lancero Sampler. A Collection of 10 Premium Handmade Cigars in the Rare Vlancero Vitola Value: $70.00 Best of Times, Cards and Gifts Collection of Goggles, Hand Painted Pilsner, Robert Rothschild Farm’s Raspberry Honey Mustard Pretzel Dip. Value: $69.00 Safe Riders $50 Gift Certificate Standard Beverage Captain Morgan Cabana Umbrella Value: $110.00 Corona Cabana Umbrella Value: $110.00 Botanica the Wichita Gardens Admission for 4 AND Custom Floral Arrangement Value: $75.00 Sedgwick County Zoo 4 Passes for a day AND Collapsible Race Cooler Value: $50.00 The Guitar Center RoadRunner Electric Guitar Polyfoam Case Value: $100.00 Firkin & Bull $50 Gift Certificate $20 Gift Certificate $20 Gift Certificate Music Theatre of Wichita 2 Rear Orchestra Tickets for a 2009 Summer Session Value: $56.00 Cabaret Old Town Gift Certificate for 2, to a show Value: $50.00 Wichita Marriott Dinner for 2 and the Black Angus Grille Value: $80.00 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 2 Free Passes Value: $14 Friends of Starkey “Menominee River Michigan Brewing Co. 1900” 8 x 10 print, framed Value: $60.00 “Prohibition is Ended, Beer Bar Saloon” 8 x 10 photo, framed Value: $75.00 Carlos O’Kelly’s $25 Gift Card Spice Merchant Basket full of goodies Trust Company of Kansas Basket full of goodies T-Mobile Mojito Picnic Set
Wichita Pro Sports Thunder and Wingnuts tickets: 20 Prime Seating Tickets to any 2008-2009 Wichita Thunder Home Game 20 Lower Box Tickets to any 2009 Wichita Wingnuts Home Game Value: $560
Silent Auction Procedures All proceeds from the silent auction benefit Starkey, Inc., so, bid high and bid often! Starting bids are set. Bids must be made in $5 increments or in multiples of $5. Winning bidders are defined as the person whose bid number appears next to the last valid bid when bidding closes at 3:00 p.m. Payment in full is expected at the event. Payment will be accepted in the form of cash, check, Visa & Mastercard. Checks can be written to Starkey, Inc. Winning bid numbers will be posted near the auction tables and items can be paid for and picked up starting at 3:30 p.m. High bidders who do not claim their items the day of the event will receive a call from Starkey staff by Tuesday, Septem- ber 23 to make payment and pick-up arrangements. Items not claimed by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 26 will be offered to the next highest bidder. Buy It Now Option Bidders will have the opportunity to purchase auction items for the listed BUY IT NOW PRICE until 2:45 p.m. Payment is due immediately, no reserves allowed. Once payment is received, Starkey will hold the item at the request of the winner.
