NOTRE DAME PACKAGE

Are you a sports enthusiast?  Is your favorite season…..FOOTBALL SEASON?  How about a weekend trip for four to watch the FIGHTING IRISH take on any team (except USC) with a home field advantage. This package is as versatile as any, working as a family vacation to scout out the campus for a future child, or just as a boys weekend to watch the sport and team they love in an exciting football showdown.

Package includes:

• 4 tickets  to Notre Dame 2009 Home Game
• 4 tickets to the Football luncheon
• 4 tickets to the Pep Rally
• A campus tour with Student Tour Guide
• Two rooms at either the St. Mary Inn or the Hilton Garden Suites (based on availability)
• American Airline Frequent flyer miles for 4 flying Coach to South Bend

Restrictions: Buyer is responsible to contact Notre Dame 40 days prior to game to arrange for accommodations.  The hotel will depend on availability at that time.

Donated by:  Mary Lee and Fritz Duda and Daniel J. Crossen, Senior Director University Relations for Notre Dame

Value: PRICELESS

You Belong To Me ….at least for tonight!   A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has arrived! After the show this evening join together for a meet and greet with Grammy Award Winner Michael McDonald.  Along with photograph opportunities, The Michael McDonald Ultimate Collection Song Book will be personally autographed to you for your musical pleasure! Enjoy and…  Take it to Heart Can we put in the notes?

• A 7-night stay at
  • The Fairmont Palliser (Calgary, Alberta)  3 night minimum or
  • The Fairmont Banff Springs (Alberta) up to 4 nights
  • The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (Alberta) up to 4 nights
• American Airlines 2 Round-Trip Coach Class Service with Upgrade Pricing Available.

Restrictions:  American Airlines - A minimum of 21 days advance booking is required. Blackout days apply 2009: Nov 20-25, 28-30; Dec 19-23, 26-30.  Certificates for the tickets are valid for one year from date issued.  Any airport departure or taxes are the responsibility of the winning bidder.

Ready for something that will make your taste buds go berserk?! How about an incredible tasty home cooked Cajun dinner and drinks for ten of your favorite friends at Norma and Harry Longwell’s home…and no they aren’t cooking! Enjoy this Cajun Sensation cooked up by Sister Gloria Cain, our Louisiana raised Superintendent, Sr. Ancilla Marie Roussel, another authentic Louisianan, and Fr. Doug Deshotel, Vicar General, known for his AMAZING gumbo!  Assisting in the kitchen will be our very own Sister Mary Anne Owens, acting as the head sous-chef in charge of making sure your dining experience will be truly unforgettable. Not only do you get to eat fabulously prepared Louisianan Cuisine, you also receive certificates for ten of your very own cooking classes from Central Market!  Come on in and taste what’s cooking!

Restrictions: Mutually agreed upon date and time

Donated by:  Norma and Harry Longwell

                    Sister Gloria Cain, SSND

                    Sister Ancilla Marie Roussel, SSND

                    Father Doug Deshotel, Vicar General

                    Sister Mary Anne Owens, SSND

                    Central Market

Value:   Priceless

Just imagine it…Four schools…One national championship. Get ready for the 2009 NCAA^® Men's Final Four^®! Will your team cut down the nets inside Ford Field? Be there to experience the most exciting showdowns in NCAA basketball. From miraculous buzzer-beaters to unforgettable upsets, nothing compares to the Madness of the Final Four. This is a once in a lifetime chance. Don’t miss all this guaranteed hardwood action in Detroit!

Package includes:

• Tickets for 2 to the 2009 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
  • Semifinals: Saturday, April 4^th  
  • Finals: Monday, April 6^th
• Airfare for 2 on Southwest Airlines
• Room for two for four nights April 3- 7, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel Dearborn

Donated by: Rosemary Tarangioli & Southwest Airlines

Value:  Priceless 

Stars & Stripes Forever America’s Cup 

Sail away on American Airlines to San Diego and enjoy a 4-night stay the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina and Sail on America’s Cup yacht “Stars and Stripes”

Your party of (2) will enjoy a hands-on 150-minute (2+ hours) experience on Dennis Conner's famous America's Cup yacht "Stars & Stripes". Each of up to (20) total participants will get to play a role as crew while you race this 80-foot yacht around the sheltered waters of San Diego Bay.  This is not a guided sight-seeing tour but an interactive sailing thrill. On busy days you'll get to race against another America's Cup yacht giving you the 'ultimate' sailing experience. A sail on "Stars & Stripes" is itself a once-in-a-lifetime treat.

Package includes:

• 4-night stay at Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina (San Diego)
• American Airlines Round Trip Coach Class tickets for 2
• 2 hour Sail on America’s Cup yacht “Stars and Stripes”

Restrictions:

• Subject to availability
• GROUP EXPERIENCE FOR 18 OTHER PARTICIPANTS
• Must be over 3 years of age to sail
• Valid one year from event date on mutually-agreed upon dates and times
• American Airlines 2 Round-Trip Coach Class Service with Upgrade Pricing Available. A minimum of 21 days advance booking is required.  Blackout days apply 2009: Nov 20-25, 28-30; Dec 19-23, 26-30.  Certificates for tickets are valid for one year from date issued.  Any airport departure or taxes are the responsibility of the winning bidder.

Value: $5618

Participate in the future of Catholic Charities by giving today.  All gifts to our Endowment Trust secure funding of future programs of Catholic Charities of Dallas, which benefited over 57,000 clients last year. Currently the Endowment is at 1.833 million dollars.  Our wish is that by 2015 it will be at $11 Million dollars.

Tonight, you have a special opportunity to increase your gift, as all gifts will be matched one dollar for every $2 raised.

Value:  Ensuring the future of Catholic Charities: Priceless