A Night in Monte Carlo Auction and Benefit is a week from today!  If you plan to attend, please RSVP online or drop off your reply card in the school office.  The deadline for RSVP's has been extended to Tuesday. 

Pre-auction catalogs will be sent home with your children next week. If you have a chance, please take a look at the many wonderful things up for bid!

As we enter our final week of preparations, we'd like to thank everyone again for their continued support. 

A big thank you to Annette Thompson, Linda Plant, Stacy Louizos, and Louanne Lamonica-Sack for helping assemble and wrap baskets this week! 

Thanks as well to everyone who donated towards the class baskets, to Ariel Miller, the Room Parents and to Stacy Louizos of Nursery West for organizing and/or purchasing the items for the class baskets.  The class baskets are now on display in the Big Room, along with the Class Projects and a few other silent auction items -- stop by for a preview!

Thanks to Debbie DePouli for framing the finishing touches on the class projects.

Thanks also to those who donated the following auction items:

Stacy and John Louizos - Four (4) Field MVP Tickets to New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox Game, including waitress service, VIP entrance to Yankee stadium, and access to Audi Club and Mohegan Sun Sports Bar
   Playmobile basket
   Nature puzzles basket 

Anna and Ralph Amissah – 15.5” Sony laptop

Long Ridge Camp - $500 Gift Certificate toward 4-week registration for summer camp, plus camp tote, lunch sack, water bottle and mug

Annette Aspillaga – Z-Spoke lambskin satchel by Zac Posen

Deena Merlen – Two-hour kayak outing on the Mianus River for up to three people

Joe Bell – Three (3) 30-minute guitar lessons

Liz Jacobson – 2011-2012 UConn Huskies signed basketball and team photo and autographed photo of Geno Auriemma

Katrina Kaupp – Nautica men’s gift baskets

Danielle and Chris Wearing – Four (4) VIP orchestra seats to the Broadway hit War Horse, plus exclusive backstage tour
   Leapster 2
   Wii game console and Super Mario Bros. game
   Kindle

Dale and Noriko Akinla – Three (3) custom-made haute couture canine ensembles designed by Karen Minsky of Bedford
   American Girl Doll Basket

Virginia and Robert Burton – Book basket containing a selection of award-winning and bestselling hardcover picture books
   Book basket containing beginning reader and early chapter books
   Book basket containing a selection of popular cookbooks

Chris Perry – Three acupuncture treatments at Atlantic Acupuncture

Ekta and Karthik Viswanathan – Six bottles of 2008 Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon

Charlesanna and Bill Ecker – Three bottles of Burgess Cabernet Sauvignon “Library Collection”

Linda and Julian Plant – 2008 Merlot – Shafer Vineyards

Susan Seiler and Debbie DePouli – Stamford Museum & Nature Center Outing
Leslie Hammond- Art Teacher for the Day
Joanne Merlen – Librarian for a Day
Aura McKenna – PE Teacher for the Day
Carissa Lewis and faculty for participating in the first Kickball party vs students

Aurelia Heagle – Pink basket filled with outdoor fun for pre-school girl
   2007 Sonoma County Lepage

Lambrina and Nikiforos Mathews – Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin Brut Champagne
   Ruinart Brut Rose Champagne
   Cupcake cosmetic carry-all with cupcake-themed items 

Aditi and Lalan Shrikam – Organic cotton pajamas and matching cosmetic bag
    Organic cotton tunic with matching market tote

Thanks as well to those who solicited the following items from various individuals and businesses:

Kris Bria – Lyn Evans/Potpourri private shopping party for ten (10), with wine and cheese plus $100 gift certificate for the host and a 10% discount for guests

Carissa Lewis - Spear-heading the "Teachers vs. Students" kickball game donation described above

Annette Thompson – Owl storage bin from Palmer’s Market

Danielle Wearing – One dog-grooming at Pampered Pooch

Anna and Steve Silver/Stacy and John Louizos - On-field "Meet and Greet" with Bobby Valentine at Yankees/Red Sox game described above, with access to Red Sox dug-out for autographs and photos

Stacy and John Louizos – Four (4) multi-sport passports to Chelsea Piers Connecticut
   Gift Certificate for haircut at Graham’s

Liz Jacobson – Two (2) $250 Gift Certificates to Mitchell's of Westport or Richard's of Greenwich

Annette Aspillaga – Two (2) acupuncture treatments at Del Rosal Acupuncture
    One-way sedan town car transport for up to four (4) people to any CT, NY, or NJ metropolitan airport from Eveready Transport 

Susan Seiler- Handmade art jewelry by Super Duper Photographics

Stacey Tisdale – Four (4) tickets to one of the Stamford Symphony's March or April 2012 concerts

Francesca D’Onofrio – $50 off $100 Gift Certificate at Kaleidoscope    

Aurelia Heagle – Shopping Party for up to 25 people at Caren Forbes, including wine and cheese and 10% discount
   $50 Gift Certificate to Havana Jeans                  

Aditi and Lalan Shrikam – Two (2) hand-painted tole mail tubs from Jayes Studio
   One (1) hand-painted tole dog treat pail from Jayes Studio
   Organic vegetarian dog treats from Creature Comforts
   Four (4) guest passes to The Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Finally, volunteers are needed during the day and night of the Auction. In addition to helping with set-up and sales, we also need help bringing our auction items over to Dolce right after drop-off. Whether you are able to help only with transporting items to Dolce, or can stay and help with set-up or are able to just help out later in the evening, any assistance would be appreciated. A sign-up sheet is posted in the school office for those who can lend a hand. You can also contact Pam Chin directly at pchin@longridgeschool.org or 203 322-7693.Thanks again!