Just a few of the many amazing auction items available at Taste of Oklahoma City 2010!
LIVE AUCTION
Olé! Fajita Fiesta Feast
Need to spice up a business meeting? Get a new blender
and simply need an excuse to use it for margaritas? Been
too long since you’ve seen 19 of your closest buddies?
Our friends at Cocino de Mino have a solution for you
… a Fajita Fiesta Feast! Enjoy a spread of beef & chicken
fajitas, homemade flour tortillas, rice, beans, guacamole,
salsa, queso, sour cream and soft drinks … you’ll have
enough food for 20 people. Can I get an “Olé!”?
Old School Chopper
Who needs a Harley when you’ve got a Heli! Two lucky
people will find out what a real chopper is when they
ride along in Air One, the Oklahoma City Police Department’s
eye-in-the-sky helicopter. It’s like a joy ride, but with police permission!
So You Wanna Be a Rock Star?
Admit it ... when Rock Band and Guitar Hero debuted, you were first in line. And, you probably set up your karaoke machine next to the shower, so you can harmonize with the background vocals. And, don't get us started on what you do when you hear your favorite hair band song. Closet Rock Stars, start practicing now, because your dreams are about to come true!
Thanks to our friends at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO), you can record and publish your own "single" - two songs of your choice with a back-up band made up of ACM faculty and students. To make sure the magic really happens, this package includes performance oversight by Chris Hicks, who's performed with Restless Heart and Reba McEntire; one practice session; one recording session; mixing and editing; CD artwork with band listing on the insert; AND production of 100 demos!
Scott Booker, manager of The Flaming Lips, is the CEO of ACM@UCO, so you never know what superstars you'll run into at your recording session.
Rock on! Free Bird!
Boost Your Business
Take it to the next level, align your synergies and make a bid to boost your profits. With a personal business coaching session with Action Coach Rob Garby, 48 custom T-Shirts and a custom banner from Mark of Excellence, and a custom logo floor mat from Unifirst Corporation, you’ll have all the tools you need to enhance your business’s reputation.
Heed the Call of the Wild in South Africa
Before the Spanish hoisted the World Cup, Africa was known for a different sort of trophy. NB Safaris offers two hunters a 7-day South African Safari, complete with trophy fees, the services of a licensed professional hunter, a hunting vehicle and support team, meals and drinks, laundry services, and skinning and field prep of
trophies. Rock those khakis and embrace your inner big game hunter!
2-2-2 Good to Be True Fishing Expedition
Do you remember simpler times when all you had to do was tie a string to a pole, attach a minnow on a hook and sit by the water and pray the fish were biting? If your fishing skills have evolved a bit, you’re sure to enjoy a fishing expedition from Bob Funk/Express UU Bar Ranches. Two people will enjoy two days of lower lake fishing for brown trout, rainbow trout and Northern
Pike; two nights of first-class lodging at the UU Bar Rayado
Lodge; and three meals a day prepared by executive chef Ralph Knighton, former head chef and manager of the Keating’s Governor Mansion. This package is 2-2-2 (people-days-nights) good to be true!
Get Some Rest in the Wild West ...
Escape to Jackson Hole
Need to get away from it all? How about where the deer and the antelope play? Maybe where the skies are not cloudy all day? Make yourself at home on the range during a weeklong stay in a private vacation home in beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Enjoy the splendor of Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. Have a sasparilla at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. However you choose to relax, you’re sure to be refreshed after getting some rest in the Wild West. Seven days during ski season (with some restrictions).
Little Off The List
Your $1,000 donation will fund the costs associated with matching a waiting child with a caring and consistent adult mentor through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.
SILENT AUCTION
Row, Row, Row Your Boat ...
Be a part of one of Oklahoma City’s fastest-growing
sports ... rowing! In just eight classes, instructors at the
Chesapeake Boathouse will teach you the basics of sculling
(one oar) and sweep (two oars). See ... you learned
something already just by reading this!
You’ll Laugh. You’ll Cry. You’ll Sleep.
Lyric Theatre brings a little bit of Broadway to Oklahoma
City each summer. Why not enjoy an evening out of the
house by taking in a show and then resting your weary
head at a fancy hotel in Downtown OKC. Both packages
include two tickets to a 2011 Lyric Theatre performance,
as well as a one-night hotel stay at the Colcord Hotelor the Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel and Spa. If you enjoy the roar of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd, you’re sure to be blown away by the talent Lyric has to offer.
Pretty Up the Powder Room
Let’s face it: We all spend some quality time in the bathroom.
Is yours looking a little dated? Is that avocado green
countertop just not working for you anymore? Kickstart
a bathroom spruce-up with a new, custom-made, recycled
glass or decorative concrete countertop from River’s Edge
Countertops! A new countertop means that shopping
for new towels is totally necessary, especially when a new
towel bar is included in the package. A new-to-you bathroom
and an excuse to shop ... what’s not to love?
Relax and Unwind at The Canebrake
Take time to unwind in the most unlikely of places ...Wagoner, Oklahoma. The Canebrake offers a secluded retreat where you can enjoy the spa, yoga classes, hiking trails and fishing. After you’ve taken advantage of all The Canebrake has to offer, spend a Saturday evening in a lovely Retreat Room. We know you’ll wake up refreshed and ready to end your visit with a delightful Sunday Brunch.
If you would like to make a donation for our silent or live auction, please fill out the following form. Or, print out the auction contract at the bottom of the page.
Thank you for making a tax deductible donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma's Taste of Oklahoma City!
Auction Contract for DonorsBig Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, Inc. qualifies under Section 501(c) 3of the Internal Revenue Code as a charitable organization. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma's Federal Tax Identification Number is 73-1226237.
