Silent Auction

  Silent Auction
The is an opportunity for the Inspired Woman's Retreat to live its mission of outreach. Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on wonderful donated items in order to raise money for The Dragonfly Project.

Purpose:

• To live the mission and value of outreach by donating to a non-profit organization.
• To begin the process of affiliation with other inspirational organizations.
• To add interest and fun to the Inspired Women's Retreat day.

The Silent Auction will be open for bidding throughout the retreat.

Donated items

• College of  St. Catherine Our Northern Stars Breakfast Series - two tickets (you can bring a friend) to each of the three breakfast sessions.  Value $138
• University of St. Thomas - Center for Business Excellence
  Life Leadership Circles for Women Managers - full membership includes six half-day workshops. Value $1,195
• Guthrie Theater: 2 tickets to any performance in their current season (now through next June)
• Jungle Theater: 2 tickets to any performance in their current season... $56
• Finding IT kit including book, doll, CD, pin and purse from Janae Bower $65
• Cafe Latte in St. Paul: Certificate for one whole dessert $29
• Amazon Bookstore in Minneapolis $15.
• Malt Shop : $10
• Stems and Vines $25
• Crabtree and Evelyn at the Mall of America: Basket with bath gel and lotion $25
• From Dragonfly Home Decor in Monticello- a large metal dragonflyfly with candle attached in the back of the body part. To be hung on the wall. $50
• From Diane Netzloff in Hibbing- a beaded necklace, $30
• From Liberty Custard in Minneapolis: a $20 gift certificate
• Book My Light at the End of the Tunnel, from author Helen Bowers  $12
• Hand quilted runner with dragonfly design that was made and donated by Margarette Brooker
• Bachman's gift certificate $35
• Heights Movie Theater-2 movie passes (value about $16)
• Camp Snoopy-4 unlimited ride wrist bands-value of $99.80
• The Print Shop-discount on next printing order, $50 gift certificate
• Spalon Montage-haircut with new talent gift certificate, $25 value
• Tucci Bennucch -restaurant gift certificate, calue of $25
• Prima-restaurant gift certificate, $25, value
• Book: You Can be the Ultimate Athlete: Integrating your Whole Being as You Train and Compete, value $20
• 2 books: Ouch! Life Can Hurt, Healing is Your Choice. Value: Ouch $17 each
• Book, The Princess Principle: Women helping women discover their royal spirit, value $20
• Book, Reversing the Ostrich Approach to Diversity: Pulling your head out of the sand, value $11.95
• Custom made large wreath, value: $200
• Stages Theater-pack of 4 tickets to 1 performances for upcoming season (www.stagestheatre.org) value of $52
• Anne Brooker, founder of The Dragonfly Project- stained glass dragonfly  Value of $23
• Cooking Club of America-one year subscription to Cooking Pleasures magazine and apron, Value of $39
• Valerie Marquardt, Greg Brooker and Anne Brooker - Wine and appetizers in our home for 6 adults. Value: $60
• Tangletown Garden Center in Minneapolis -gift certificate, gardening gloves and nursery mixer-$30
• Gail Marquardt donated
  -3 leather journals -$24
  -jewelry box-$50
  -sets of dragonfly lights ($10 each)
• PJ Tombarge
  -hand made afghan- $150given in memory of her husband, Bill Tombarge
  -Tea, coffee and chocolate for 2-$40
• Susan Germanson
  - one book:You can be the Ultimate Athlete (value $20)
  -two books: Ouch! Life Can Hurt, Healing is Your Choice ( $17 each)
• Hampton Inn gift cert icate -Value of $119
• Amy Tolbert
  -Book: Reversing the Ostrich Approach to Diversity:Pulling your Head out of the Sand ($11.95)
  -Book: The Princess Principle: Women helping women discover their royal spirit ($20)
  Custom made large wreath-$200
• John Bablitch  -Hand made wooden walking stick-Value of $20
• Jennifer Swedberg of Guiding Hands Massage and Bodywork value $55.
• Cooking Club of America-subscription to Cooking Pleasures magazine and an apron $39
• Historic Anderson House in Wabasha MN, www.historicandersonhouse.com
  -a romantic getaway package which includes: One night stay in one of our whirlpool suites, dinner for two in our restaurant ($40 value), bottle of champagne, Breakfast the following morning ($14 value) for a total package value of $199.00
• Sara Weingartner of Creative Soul Design (www.creativesouldesign.com) - dragonfly painting with black frame and  periwinkle matte $110. www.creativesouldesign.com sara@creativesouldesign.com 612-822-1499
• Alleyne, Jill- certificates for personal training
• Alleyne, Usry-framed photo
• Bablitch, John-walking stick ($20.)
• Baker, Martha, DDS-2 boxes of Godiva chocolates valued at $50 with 10% off teeth whitening services
• Brooker, Margarette-hand quilted runner with dragonfly on it. (Value of $50)
• Dragonfly Guild-Vase with dragonfly on it, value $30
• Dragonfly Home Décor- large metal dragonfly with candle, value $50
• Marquardt, Gail-frame with dragonfly on it, value $5
• Marquardt, Marcy-homemade scarves
• Marquardt, Beth-basket of music items
• Melanie Clifford illustrated Christmans book of poems The Earth Waited: A Christmas Treasury value $20 melanieclifford.com
• The value for Guiding Hands Massage is $55.

  Come back soon to get a sneak peak of more items being donated.

  The Dragonfly Project

All proceeds, yes 100% of profits from the retreat's silent auction, will benefit The Dragonfly Project. This nonprofit organization depends on the generous support of donors to keep offering hope to those who are grieving.

A small act of kindness led to the creation of The Dragonfly Project in 2001. When a 10-year old friend died from a brain tumor, Anne Marquardt Brooker sent his family a story about dragonflies and their significance in the cycle of life and death. The story so moved the grieving family that it inspired Anne to create a nonprofit corporation that would reach out to others who were grieving the loss of a family member or friend.

Anne, who is now 14-years old, continues to lead the organization in its mission to offer a message of hope and encouragement to those in need. The Dragonfly Project consists of volunteers who help put together and mail condolence cards, a copy of the dragonfly story and a dragonfly keychain.

The Dragonfly Project has been featured in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Women's Business Minnesota Magazine. It has also been featured on UPN Channel 29 News. On February 19, 2005, Anne Brooker received the Humanitarian Award from the Minnesota Oncology Hematology Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to its mission to improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their families.

The Dragonfly Project is a Minnesota nonprofit corporation with 501(c)(3) status. Find out more about Anne and The Dragonfly Project.