Sea Island Cottage for Six Guests on the Lodge Golf Course
St. Simon’s Island, Georgia

This is a seven night stay in a three-bedroom, four-bath cottage with a private pool, located on the exclusive emerald fairways of the Sea Island Lodge Golf Course on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. During your stay, cottage guests are guest members of the Sea Island Club – with access to all of the golf, spa, dining, recreation, and resort amenities of The Cloister, The Cloister Beach Club and The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club. In addition to its southern charm, this AAA Five Diamond, Mobil Five-Star resort offers tennis, a shooting school, an equestrian center, and yacht club facilities. The cottage comes with a four door BMW 530xi. If you wish to fly here on a private aircraft, The McKinnon, St. Simons Island Airport is less than a half mile away.

• Temporary membership card giving access to all Sea Island Resort facilities - six memberships total
• One round of golf on the Seaside course – six rounds total
• One round of golf on the Plantation course – six rounds total
• One shooting lesson at the Sea Island Shooting School – six lessons total
• One two-hour boat ride/nature excursion with a naturalist on the vintage yacht, Cloister Belle - six excursions total
• One dinner in the Colt & Alison restaurant at the Mobil Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond Lodge at Sea Island – six dinners total
• One dinner at The Cloisters’ Mobil Five Star Georgian Room - six dinners total
• One lunch at The Cloisters’ River Bar – six lunches total
• One lunch at the Oak Room in The Lodge- six lunches total
• One spa service at the Mobil Five-Star Cloister Spa (access to the fitness facility is included in the temporary membership) - six spa services total

Upon your arrival to the cottage, the kitchen will be stocked with a starter supply of wine, beer, liquor, and appetizers. The refrigerator will have the basics. There will be fresh flowers. The BMW will be full of gas. Both tables will be beautifully set with china, silver, and floral centerpieces. The lawn area will be cut for a perfect viewing of the golf course and lagoon. A cleaning service will come every other day.

Donor: Martha Black, Sea Island

Les Charmettes
Six-day, five-night stay for four in Auch, France

In the heart of Gascony, a southwestern province of France frequently referred to as the Tuscany of France, this 19th century manor house has been transformed into a luxurious Mediterranean villa.

This small corner of paradise in a green jewel box of centuries-old trees will tempt your fancy with its voluptuous charms.

The town of Auch is a crossroads between the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees, and the Basque country. All the tourist sites in this region, which is rich in historic and fascinating monuments, cathedrals, museums, exhibitions, festivals, and famous vineyards, are close to the gates of the city of Toulouse.

• A six-day, five-night stay for four, with exclusive pampering from owners Lucien and Cazou Shiltz.
• All breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners at Les Charmettes.
• Two dinners at local restaurants.
• One day touring Auch, its beautiful cathedral, other walled towns; lunch included.
• One day touring “Tastes of the Region” — including armagnac and foie de gras.
• Riding and shooting available.

Property features seven chambres, forty acres, tennis court, and pool. Guests fly into Toulouse and are met by driver. No blackout dates. Valid for four people for one year, based on availabilty.

Donors: Kate and Nick Vanoff

A One-of-a-Kind Visit to Washington DC

Our friends in Washington will create a unique two day visit for four and open the doors to the beauty and fascination of our nation’s capital. You will enjoy the comforts of two double rooms for two nights at the historic Metropolitan Club where breakfast is included. And the four of you will be treated to a spectacular view of the city while having lunch in the Annex of the United States Court of Appeals with Judge Douglas Ginsberg. Invite eight additional friends to join you for a fabulous afternoon and evening: Your group of twelve will be treated to a private tour of Mitch and Emily Rales’ magnificent new Glenstone Museum. View its remarkable collection of works by 20th century artists including Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. Enjoy cocktails at the museum following your tour and then complete this wonderful day with dinner at the home of Boyden Gray in charming Georgetown.

Donors: Mitch and Emily Rales, Boyden Gray, Tim and Hannah Clark, and Deecy Gray and Douglas Ginsburg.

Cocktails with Martha

Named the third most powerful woman in America by Ladies Home Journal in 2001, Martha Stewart is an American business magnate, television host, author, and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising. Stewart’s syndicated talk show, Martha, is broadcast throughout the world, she has written numerous bestselling books, and she is the publisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine.

Skylands, Martha’s home on Mount Desert Island, offers a retreat from her hectic business life into the beauty of nature. The winning bidder and eleven friends will join Martha for cocktails and a home and garden tour. Preserving Acadia for all to enjoy…it’s a good thing!

Includes: A cocktail party and home and garden tour at Skylands for twelve people with Martha Stewart. Valid for twelve people for one year, based on availability.

Donor: Martha Stewart

Explore the Outdoors at Palmetto Bluff
Bluffton, South Carolina

A three-night stay in a four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath private home in Wilson Village at the beautiful Palmetto Bluff in Bluffenton, South Carolina, for up to eight people. This Auberge Resort has had high acclaim from Conde Nast Travel & Leisure and is situated in 22,000 acres of conserved land. It includes a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, fabulous tennis and croquet centers, fly fishing on salt and fresh water (with or without guides), canoes and kayaks on nine miles of interlocking lagoons.

Also includes a six course Chef’s Tasting Table with accompanying wine flight for eight guests in the private wine cellar of the Sapphire Grill in nearby Savannah, Georgia.

Donors: Barbara and Bill Whitman,
Christopher Nason, Sapphire Grill