Old McDonald says... “This is too cute!”

This sweet, hand-crafted, textured material puzzle will keep the little ones curious and engaged while learning all about the farm.  So “moooooooo”ove your attention to the bidding box, this very gently used item will make a little someone as happy as a pig in mud!

Donor: Emily Elko, friend of the Child Care Center 
Value: $10

*Buy-It-Now Price: $6

$6.00

Peggy Jones

Peek-a-Boo!

The cuteness doesn’t stop here.  Another lovely handcrafted, all wood, hide-and-seek puzzle will hold your little ones attention as they peek behind a variety of hinged doors to find one surprise after another.  Very gently used.

Donor: Emily Elko, friend of the Child Care Center
Value: $15

*Buy-It-Now Price: $11

$7.00

Leslie Armstrong

Do you know how much kids LOVE puzzles!?

And one with easy-to-grasp pegs, like this, makes grasping and manipulating so easy for those little pudgy hands.  Very gently used, but they won’t mind.  They will love it.

Donor: Emily Elko, friend of the Child Care Center
Value: $10

*Buy-It-Now Price: $6

$6.00

Danielle Weikart

Attention moms and teachers

We know you can never have too many canvas, carry-the-toys-or-lunch-or-extra-papers bags, right?  Printed with the Wadsworth Learning logo: “Your Success is Our Success”, adding this useful bag to your bag collection will help us be a success! 

Donor: Mastodon Advising Center
Value: Being ready for anything.

$6.00

Elizabeth Merkler

Start ‘em early

Waiting For Berdy, by Catherine Newman, will have you laughing like a kid. A funny, and most astute account of a mothers' first years with her first child, while anticipating the arrival of her second. "Hilarious!!"  And for you' little berdy', start that college fund now in this fat little piggy bank; ‘cuz kids aren’t cheap! 

Donor:  Borders Books and National City
Value:  $14 for the book, but can you put a price on saving???

$6.00

Kari Smith

Yes, it’s a small world, but…

Disneyland and the surrounding area is HUGE!  Let the Everything Travel Guide to the Disneyland Resort, California Adventure, Universal Studios and the Anaheim Area, by Jason Rich, be your Tinkerbell, your guiding light, to show you the way, and turn your trip into an adventure!

Donor:  Borders Books
Value: $14.95

$7.00

Candi Layman

Every adventure needs a knapsack!

You’ll be set to go with this well-constructed one shoulder strap backpack; complete with cell phone pocket and ‘tunes’ holder.  Roomy center and additional outer pockets complete the comfortable, ergonomic design.  I-Robot robotics camp logo lets them know you are a man, or woman, on the move.  All black…..how chic!

Donor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs
Value: Having everything you need at hand!

*Buy-It-Now Price: $10

$6.00

Shelia Cuffy

Knapsack two

And what’s an adventure without someone to share it with?   Take a friend and they too can carry all they need in their very own comfy pack, roomy and designed just like yours.  Complete with cell phone holder, ‘tunes’ spot,  but with a bit of color – red on black.   It’s an over-the-shoulder-everything-holder!

Donor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs
Value: Having everything you need at hand!

*Buy-It-Now Price: $10

$6.00

Peggy Jones

Cary, Fred, Ol’ Blue Eyes and You…

You know you’ve earned it - a weekend full of romantic films and couching it.  Let three movie rentals sweep you away with The Boys; and top it off with Skinny Cow ice cream.  Aaahhhhh, movie and ice cream, the perfect combination; without the guilt.

Donor: DelMar Video and Edy’s Ice Cream             
Package Value: Approximately $12.00

$4.00

Susan Leist

LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS…

And seals and giraffes and tazmanian devils...OH MY!    Picking up this package of two adult and two child passes to the nationally recognized Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will earn you the title of Top Dog.  Start off with a picnic – four pizza or subs and four drinks, compliments of Lassus/Handy Dandy, and spend the whole day! You won’t want to go back to Kansas. 

Donor: Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo and Lassus / Handy Dandy
             
Value: $50+

*Buy-It-Now Price: $40

$30.00

Dawn McGahen

Are You CRAZY??

Well, only if you pass up a great evening out with your gang, complete with a large pizza from Pizza Hut and a one hour bowling lane rental.  If having a huge family hasn’t made you crazy, you can bring ‘em all! Up to eight on a lane.

Donor: Crazy Pins Entertainment Center
Package Value: $44.95

$35.00

Teresa S.

Saturday is for chillin’

Take a son or daughter, take a friend, take it easy, at The Dome for two rounds of miniature golf!  Make it day of fun and games and let the caffeine keep you going with a $5 certificate from Higher Grounds.

Donor: Higher Grounds Coffee and The DOME
Value: Approx. $15.00

$13.00

Janet Bell

Take a Break!

Class is over! Grab a friend, snatch up your subs with these two Subway coupons (Subway at Kettler) and head for the green for a couple of rounds of mini golf.
Donor: Subway and The DOME
           
Value: Approx. $20.00

$10.00

Janice Koogler

EAT...PLAY, EAT...PLAY
           
Have a pizza or sub and a drink and work it off the fun way! Bowling is great fun and good exercise!  Bid on a pass good for 1 hour lane rental (up to eight people) and two pizza/sub coupons and two drink coupons from Lassus.
Donor: Crazy Pins Entertainment Center and Lassus/Handy Dandy
           
Value: $30.00

$20.00

Tracy Williams

Do it again

Have a pizza or sub and a drink and work it off the fun way! Bowling is great fun and good exercise!  Bid on a pass good for 1 hour lane rental (up to eight people) and two pizza/sub coupons and two drink coupons from Lassus.

Donor: Crazy Pins Entertainment Center and Lassus/Handy Dandy
           
Value: $30.00

$15.00

Carolyn Stump

Keep ‘em busy all Summer!

Have a pizza or sub and a drink and work it off the fun way! Bowling is great fun and good exercise!  Bid on a pass good for 1 hour lane rental (up to eight people) and two pizza/sub coupons and two drink coupons from Lassus.

Donor: Crazy Pins Entertainment Center and Lassus/Handy Dandy
           
Value: $30.00

$22.00

Anne Woenker

Pull an all-nighter

Make it a date! You and your favorite someone could spend hours putt-putt-ing, cart riding, and game playing followed by late pancakes with piles of whipped cream. Ahh, the energy of youth.   Your winning bid gets you $10 at IHOP, 2 rounds of golf, and 4 coupons for golf, rides or tokens. You’ll earn an A+.

Donor: Putt Putt Fun Center
Value $30          

$25.00

Terri Swim

Putt Puttering Around

Take the family out for a round of fun.  Two passes for golf and two passes for your choice of golf, rides or tokens.  Take a stroll just down the street to Cheddars, where you can spend your ten dollar coupon and put a smile on everyone’s face.

Donor: Putt Putt Fun Center
Value: $23.00

$18.00

Josh Arnold

Discovery on Steroids!!!

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is the coolest experience for kids and adults alike!  If you haven’t been there, take this opportunity with one adult and one child’s admission.  You’ll have a blast!

Donor: The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Value   $20.00

$15.00

Carolyn Stump

Hey Daddy-o!
What’s more fun than spending Daddy’s dough??  Spending Big Daddy Dough on your favorite pizza then whipping him in a game or two of putt-putt.  You’re bidding on ten dollars of Daddy Dough and four passes for golf, rides or tokens – your choice!!
Donor: Big Daddys Pizza and Putt Putt Fun Center
Value  $30.00

$10.00

Lynda Place

Golf not his game?
How about a movie?  A movie rental certificate for five bucks and ten dollars worth of Big Daddy Dough will have couching it with the best of the potatoes. 
Donor: Big Daddy’s Pizza
Value  $15.00

$9

Lynda Place

Just You and the Tube
How about a little solitude for a change?  Just you, your favorite movie, courtesy of DelMar Video, and an entire box of Nestle Drumsticks.  Okay, you can share if you want.
Donor: DelMar Video and Edy’s Ice Cream
           
Value  Approx. $8.00

$4.00

Elizabeth Merkler

OR…invite a friend!
What’s better than a movie and your own tub of ice cream?  A movie and your own tub of Haagen-Dazs!!  Bid on two movie rentals and two pints – perfect, hand held size.
Donor: DelMar Video and Edy’s Ice Cream
           
Value   $12+

$6.00

Bethany Lyons

Round and Round we go!
Summer is coming! Rather than your kids running you in circles, run them in circles at The Roller Dome – North or South.  Two passes, each good for one free session during a public session will keep them rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…
Donor: The Roller Dome
Value   $9.00

$7.00

Terri Swim

Round and Round we go! Again
Summer is coming! Rather than your kids running you in circles, roll them in circles at The Roller Dome – North or South.  Two passes, each good for one free session during a public session will keep them rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…
Donor: The Roller Dome
Value   $9.00

$5.00

Brandy Snyder

Round and Round we go! Once More
Summer is pretty long…! Rather than your kids running you in circles, roll them in circles at The Roller Dome – North or South.  Two passes, each good for one free session during a public session will keep them rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…
Donor: The Roller Dome
Value  $9.00

$5.00

Rachel Bassett

They’re still home!!

Summer is pretty long…! Rather than your kids running you in circles, roll them in circles at The Roller Dome – North or South.  Two passes, each good for one free session during a public session will keep them rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…
Donor: The Roller Dome
Value  $9.00

$5.00

Emily Elko

They’re still home!!  Bid on the whole lot!!
Summer is pretty long…! Rather than your kids running you in circles, roll them in circles at The Roller Dome – North or South.  Two passes, each good for one free session during a public session will keep them rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…
Donor: The Roller Dome
Value  $9.00

$5.00

Janet Bell

Dinner and a Movie
Done!  At The Cinema Grill you take your seat at get it all at once.  Four passes for admission to a new release film will make this outing a no-brainer.  Kids LOVE this place!  Or make it just the two of you…twice!!
Donor: The Cinema Grill
Value: Approx. $26.00

$23.00

George Joachim

Twinkletoes and Tutus
The Fort Wayne Ballet has been educating and entertaining Fort Wayne for 50 years!  This gift certificate is good for FWB’s one week Summer Camp, June 23-27, 2008.  This is a pre-ballet camp, appropriate for children ages 4-6 years.
Donor: Fort Wayne Ballet
Value:  $75.00

$30.00

Colleen Krohn

THIS IS THE BIGGIE!!!
This is BIG if your kids love to DIG, and drive a big RIG, they’ll want to dance a JIG…babomp, bomp, bomp.  But seriously folks, Peg Perego has made a great offer once again; a Bob the Builder 6V battery operated ride-on ‘Scoop’utility tractor`.  You will be the BIG WIG if you win this BID GIG.
Donor: Peg Perego
Value:   $180.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $170

$110.00

Amanda Bauer

You scream, I scream, we all scream…
for ice cream!  And RAVE about movies! Just don’t scream in the movie theater.  But you can after winning this bid for three tickets to Rave Motion Pictures and three coupons for Edy’s Dibbs; the bite-size ice cream snacks.
Donor: Edy’s Ice Cream and Rave Motion Pictures
Value: Approx.  $30.00

$25.00

Carolyn Stumph

Wanna go to the Movies??
Regal Cinemas is showing all the current releases.  Two passes for the movie of you choice.  Check out the Food section of this auction and make your night complete.
Donor: Regal Cinemas
Value:   $15.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $15

$12.00

Rachel Bassett

 Mastodon Mania for the Whole Family!!
 “Mastodons on parade” t-shirts for everyone!  Four Mastodon shirts with paint splashes surrounding the mascot.  One each sized adult XL (orange), adult M (pink), youth L (pink) and youth M (blue).  THEN, be the most colorful ‘Don’ supporters at the Putt Putt Fun Center, because this package includes four games of mini-golf and two certificates for tokens, go-carts or more golf!  WOW, you’re a fun crew!
Donor:  IPFW University Relations
Value: $40.00

$15.00

Brain Vanskyock

You’re So Generous!!
As the winning bidder you will not only support the auction but help save the life of an animal at the Black Pine Animal Park – Exotic Animal Rescue & Retirement Center.  The pass for the entire family (up to six people) will ensure a most interesting and educational experience.
Donor: Black Pine Animal Park
Value: Avg. ticket: $6.00  Can you put a price on education and conservation??

$14.00

Norma Bowland- Scheele

Can’t Get Enough Golf and Pizza!
It’s a classic ‘Fun Day Out’ for kids of all ages.  One large pizza and two rounds of miniature golf is a fine way to spend an afternoon.
Donor: Pizza Hut and The DOME
Value: $25+

$12.00

Steven Hull

GOOD FAMILY FUN!!
Two passes to the ever-popular Paige’s Crossing, where there are so many things to do, you may just want to snatch up each package offered here!!  PLUS – wet your whistle on the way with two coupons for a coffee or fountain drink at any Lassus/Handy Dandy.
Donor: Paige’s Crossing and Lassus/Handy Dandy          
Value:  $10+

$7.00

Emily Elko

GOOD FAMILY FUN 2!

Two passes to the ever-popular Paige’s Crossing, where there are so many things to do, you may just want to snatch up each package offered here!!  PLUS – wet your whistle on the way with two coupons for a coffee or fountain drink at any Lassus/Handy Dandy.
Donor: Paige’s Crossing and Lassus/Handy Dandy
Value:  $10+

$5.00

Candi Layman

MORE FAMILY FUN!!
Two passes to the ever-popular Paige’s Crossing,  PLUS – two, 7” subs-of-your-choice coupons from Penn Station on Dupont Rd., for the more hungry game players.
Donor: Paige’s Crossing and Penn Station
Value: Approx. $20.00

$8.00

Michelle Parker

If It’s Raining…
Head for Higher Grounds…Coffee…and get your putter putt-puttering no matter the weather; your mini-golf game is under wraps!  Only at The DOME.   Two rounds of mini golf and five bucks for a coffee.
Donor: Higher Grounds Coffee and The DOME
Value:  Approx. $15

11.00

Carly McLaughlin

Video Game Fans Love McVan’s
Twenty bucks can go a long way at the store where your fan can buy, sell, or trade their hot commodities.  It’s a candy store for the video minded.
Donor: McVan’s Video Store
Value:   $20.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $18

$14

Carlye McLaughlin

Be The BIG CHEESE
And trap these two coupons, each good for one medium pizza and two soft drinks and ten tokens at the one and only mouse house….Chucky E. Cheese’s.  Sure, it’s like a rat race in there, but every kid loves it!
Donor: Chuck E. Cheese’s
Value: approx $38 +

$20.00

George Joachim

Hey Smartiepants!
That snappy canvas bag you have there, complete with the Random House logo, looks like a fine way to carry all those books you’re reading while impressing all your friends!!  In black and crisp green, measuring 16”long x 6”wide x 12”deep AND lined in weather resistant fabric will having you looking smarter than ever.
Donor:  Mastodon Advising Center
Value:  The price of wisdom and beauty?

$5.00

Liz Merkler

You’re So Sweeeeeet…

In that light brown sugar colored Krispy Kreme baseball cap.  Perfect for a sweet young thing in youth size.
Donor: Krispy Kreme
Value: $10.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $8

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You’re So Sweeeeeet…too

In that light brown sugar colored Krispy Kreme baseball cap.  Perfect for a sweet young thing in youth size.  This time we’re adding a heather grey ‘hoodie’ sweatshirt in youth large to sweeten the deal.
Donor: Krispy Kreme
Value: $22.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $20

$10.00

Chandler McLellan

You’re  killin’ me with your sweetness!

In that light brown sugar colored Krispy Kreme baseball cap.  Perfect for a young thing in Youth Size.  This time we’re adding a heather grey ‘hoodie’ sweatshirt in Youth Large to sweeten the deal.
Donor: Krispy Kreme
Value: $22.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $20

$10.00

Candi Layman

Always something There to Amaze Me...

Learn something new with the whole family! A pass for four family members (2 adults, 2 children) to Science Central.

Donor: Science Central

Value: $24.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $20

$SOLD

Thomas Spencer

Smarts Central!

Learn something new with the whole family! A pass for four family members (2 adults, 2 children) to Science Central.

Donor: Science Central

Value: $24.00

*Buy-It-Now Price: $20

$14.00

April Eberly