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Second Annual MAARS Benefit Silent Auction and Buffet

You are invited to join MAARS as we venture into our Wild Expedition! Mark your calendars for the Second Annual MAARS Benefit Silent Auction and Buffet on Friday, November 1, 2002, at the Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Please join us for a silent auction, raffle, buffet dinner, cash bar, a short presentation by MAARS, and a special presentation by our featured guest speaker, Dr. Stewart Metz, from The Indonesian Parrot Project.

With our Volunteers' energy, effort, and enthusiasm, MAARS looks forward to this once again being a hugely successful event—not only for raising much-needed funds for MAARS programs, but just as importantly, for increasing public awareness of the problem of abused, neglected, and misunderstood captive birds and their welfare.

When?

Friday, November 1, 2002

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. — Cocktail Hour in the Atrium, with Jazz Piano Entertainment

6:00 p.m. — Silent Auction Bidding Oepns

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. — Buffet Dinner

7:30 – 8:00 p.m. — Presentation by MAARS

8:00 p.m. — Silent Auction Bidding Closes

8:00 – 8:45 p.m. — Featured Speaker, Dr. Stewart Metz

8:45 p.m. — Announcement of Winners of Silent Auction and Raffle and Auction Centerpieces

Where?

Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place

1500 Park Place Boulevard

St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Attire?

Please feel free to wear business casual attire or a Halloween costume. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes!

This Year's Speaker: Dr. Stewart Metz

Stewart Metz trained at Yale Medical School as an Internist and at the University of Washington as an Endocrinologist. He subsequently received tenure as a Professor of Medicine at two universities/medical schools but left medicine in 1999 to work full-time as a volunteer for animal rights (especially for parrots) and for parrot conservation in the wild. Stewart has written a number of articles on issues related to parrot care, ethics, and conservation.

Stewart Metz is the President and CEO of The Indonesian Parrot Project, an organization working to conserve endangered Indonesian parrots in the wild. They focus on the Moluccan Cockatoo, the Citron-crested Cockatoo, the Palm Cockatoo, and the Great-billed Parrot. A major part of their approach is to provide sustainable sources of income to the local villagers instead of trapping birds.

Stewart's talk at this year's event will illustrate the true needs of parrots by contrasting lifestyles in captivity to those in the wild. His presentation will feature his photographs of wild parrots.

Silent Auction Items

$2500 Barking Spider Studio Audio/Visual Taping Gift Certificate

Animal Communication Session by Nicole Roberts (valued at $100)

Animal Photo Shoot by Tina McCormick (valued at $50)

(2) Portrait Sittings by Poppy Pelstring (valued at $100 each)

(4) Veterinary House Calls by Dr. Melissa Shelton (valued at $45 each)

(2) Avian Suites Gift Certificates

Raptor Release at the the Raptor Center (valued at $200-250)

½-day Pike Dreams Lake Minnetonka Fishing Guide on Lake Minnetonka (valued at $150)

(2) Glamour Shots Portraits Sitting Fees

4-8 hours of Macintosh Support

Continuing Education Class

$20 Sawatdee Thai Restaurant Gift Certificate

$100 La Belle Vie Restaurant Gift Certificate

$30 Brunswick Café & Bakery Breakfast/Lunch Gift Certificate

$20 Taste of Scandinavia Gift Certificate

$39.90 Mystic Lake Casino Buffet Gift Certificate

$20 Timber Lodge Steakhouse Gift Certificate

Free Meal at Qcumbers Restaurant

$25 Rainbow Foods Gift Certificate

$25 Kowalski's Gift Certificate

Wine from MGM Liquors - Stillwater

Wine from Sutler's

(2) Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Show Tickets (valued up to $94)

(2) Plymouth Playhouse Tickets (valued up to $64)

(2) Phipps Center for the Arts Tickets (valued up to $32)

Guthrie Theatre Tickets (valued up to $74)

(2) Old Log Theatre Tickets (valued at $44)

(4) Minnesota History Center Tickets (valued at $24)

(2) Science Museum of Minnesota Tickets (valued at $24)

(2) Minnesota Zoo Children's Tickets (valued up to $10)

(4) St. Paul Saints Tickets (valued at $16)

1-month Stillwater Fitness Club Membership (valued at $50)

1-month Curves for Women Membership (valued at $47)

(4) Bally's Total Fitness Gift Certificates

Minnesota Vikings Dante Culpepper Autographed Photo

Minnesota Wild Yearbook

Officially Licensed Major League Baseball Commemorative New York Yankees Baseball (valued at $29.77)

KARE-11 T-shirt and Baseball Cap (valued at $26)

Safari Designer Scarf (valued at $150)

Men's 14-karat Gold Ring with Onyx and Rubies (valued at $395)

Large Coffee & Tea Assortment

Herberger's Fragrance Basket (valued at $178)

Pasta/Wine Basket

Rainforest Art Print (valued at $350)

African Grey Framed Print

Limited Edition Art Print (valued at $400)

Pottery by Local Artisan from Grand Salon & Gallery

Art Cards by Jill Hunter (valued at $24)

12" Piedmont Antique Globe (valued at $69.23)

Vintage Bird Collectible

Vase (valued at $36) and Matching Bowl (valued at $46)

Folk Art Holiday Decorations (valued at $85)

Oriole Wind Chimes (valued at $22.99)

Floral Arrangement

Statue

Baskets

Guitar and Amp

1956 GE Stainless Steel Toast-R-Oven

Travel Bocce Ball Set

3-person Raft donated

Children's Map and Chart Set (valued at $19.95)

Antique Toy Firetruck (valued at $125)

$55 Droll Yankee Hanging Tube Bird Feeder and 5 lbs. Seed

$40 Cedar Bird Feeder and 5 lbs. Seed

All Season's Wild Bird Store Tray Feeder (valued at $19.99)

(3) Parrot T-shirts and Carry Bag (valued at $60)

New 30" x 16" Sand Blasted Perch

(6) Happy Huts

24" x 24" x 18" Cockatiel/Conure cage (valued at $127.79)

(3) Small Bird Cages (valued at $88)

Bird Book

and MORE!!!

Purchase Event Tickets Online!

Tickets to this event are $50.00 each, and include the buffet dinner, entertainment, and lots of fun! You can purchase tickets securely online using the form below, and then pick them up at the check-in table at the event on November 1st. Click here to review your payment options.

Purchase Raffle Tickets Online!

Raffle tickets are also now available for sale from MAARS Volunteers or online. The drawing will take place after the dinner, speakers, and silent auction winner announcements at the event on November 1st. Prizes include:

First Prize — 13" Color TV/VCR Combo ($170 value, donated by PM Printing)

Second Prize — DVD Player ($150 value, donated by Midwest Mortgage/Mark Merry)

Third Prize — 13" Color TV ($120 value)

Raffle tickets are $1.00 each or 10 for $8.00. If you order your raffle tickets online, they will be waiting for you at the event check-in table at the event. You can also purchase tickets at the event. You do not need to be present to win, and winners will be notified.

Auction Item Donations

MAARS is still accepting donated items for our Silent Auction. Any size item is appreciated, and we would be happy to pick up your donation! Smaller items (e.g., movie tickets, oil change coupons, small restaurant, bakery, or store gift certificates) may be bundled together by region (e.g., Stillwater, Bloomington, or St. Paul packages). We will display each auction item with the name of the company or individual who donated that item. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

Please e-mail Linda at auction@maars.org if you would like to donate an item, or if you have any questions about this event.

Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services, Inc., is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (Federal ID# 41-1944074) and is registered with the Office of the Secretary of State and the Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota as a charitable organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

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