2019 California Fall Challenge Silent Auction
Every year we raise money for the California Fall Challenge through a silent auction at our Annual Membership Meeting and also increase the number of people who can participate in the auction by offering our silent auction online. We will finish the auction at our Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Shoup Park Garden House in Los Altos. Bid winners can pick up their item at the Annual Membership Meeting or at our office in Milpitas (gift certificates can be e-mailed).
Please visit our online auction site (see below), create an account (it's free and easy, no address or financial information required), and make your bid today! You can contact cfc@sfbbo.org or (408) 946-6548 ext. 2 with questions. Thank you to all of our silent auction donors!
Please visit our online auction site (see below), create an account (it's free and easy, no address or financial information required), and make your bid today! You can contact cfc@sfbbo.org or (408) 946-6548 ext. 2 with questions. Thank you to all of our silent auction donors!
To bid online, follow these quick and easy steps:
- Go to our online auction site
- Click the green "View All Items" button on the left (or click on one of the links below)
- Click on the item you want to bid on
- In the yellow strip near the top of the page, click "Create an Account"
- Fill in your name and email address (you do not need to enter your mailing address or any financial information. If you win the bid, you will pay SFBBO directly)
- Bid on your item. You will receive a confirmation email that your bid was made and SFBBO will contact you if you win.
- You must either attend the Annual Membership Meeting on Oct. 20, or be able to pick up your item at the SFBBO office in Milpitas on all items except gift certificates.
Our 2019 CFC silent auction items include ...
TRIPS AND RESORT STAYS!
A 5-day birding trip in Puerto Rico and a 3-year subscription to North American Birds - Thank you to donors Wildside Nature Tours and Cornell Lab of Ornithology!
A 3-night stay at Camels Garden Hotel in Telluride, CO - Thank you to donors Michael and Irina Zivian!
A private wine tasting tour for up to 15 people - Thank you to donor Guglielmo Winery!
A private wintering Burrowing Owl trip for up to 8 people - Thank you to donor and Burrowing Owl expert Dr. Lynne Trulio
A private nesting Snowy Plover photo safari with Plover Program Director Ben Pearl and a copy of Saltscapes - Thank you to book donor Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
A private wildflower and bird trip at Edgewood Park for up to 5 people and a copy of Sierra Wildflowers: A Hiker's Guide - Thank you to donors Gina Barton and Heyday Press!
A private bluebird and swallow nest box tour at the winery for up to 20 people - Thank you to birding and wine expert Larry Spivak
A private monarch butterfly tour for up to 10 people - Thank you to donors biologist Christine Zack and naturalist Christina Garcia!
GIFT BASKETS!
A Girls Clothing Gift Basket - Thank you to donor Jacqueline Taylor and American Adorn!
A Bee Friendly Home Gift Basket - Thank you to donor Christine Zack!
A Birding Gift Basket - Thank you to donor The Los Gatos Birdwatcher!
A Kitchen Gift Basket - Thank you to donors Family Giving tree and Christine Zack!
ARTWORK!
A "Jellies" Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Elton Glover of The Abstract Fox
A Common Potoo Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Jing Zhu!
A Snowy Owl Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Jing Zhu!
A Secretary Bird Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Jing Zhu!
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT!
A pair of Crossfire Binoculars and a 2-year subscription to North American Birds - Thank you to donors Vortex Optics and Cornell Lab of Ornithology!
A women's large Torrentshell Jacket - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
A men's large Torrentshell jacket - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
A women's Nine Trails pack 2 - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
A Nine Trails pack 28L - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
AND MORE!
A beautiful handmade crane-themed quilt - Thank you to donor Anne Hepburn!
Three cubic yards of compost - Thank you to donor Zanker Landscape!
A piano tuning gift certificate - Thank you to donor Robin Whitehouse and Santa Cruz Pianos!
Horseback riding lessons - Thank you to donor Kate Little and Better Every Ride!
A 5-day birding trip in Puerto Rico and a 3-year subscription to North American Birds - Thank you to donors Wildside Nature Tours and Cornell Lab of Ornithology!
A 3-night stay at Camels Garden Hotel in Telluride, CO - Thank you to donors Michael and Irina Zivian!
A private wine tasting tour for up to 15 people - Thank you to donor Guglielmo Winery!
A private wintering Burrowing Owl trip for up to 8 people - Thank you to donor and Burrowing Owl expert Dr. Lynne Trulio
A private nesting Snowy Plover photo safari with Plover Program Director Ben Pearl and a copy of Saltscapes - Thank you to book donor Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
A private wildflower and bird trip at Edgewood Park for up to 5 people and a copy of Sierra Wildflowers: A Hiker's Guide - Thank you to donors Gina Barton and Heyday Press!
A private bluebird and swallow nest box tour at the winery for up to 20 people - Thank you to birding and wine expert Larry Spivak
A private monarch butterfly tour for up to 10 people - Thank you to donors biologist Christine Zack and naturalist Christina Garcia!
GIFT BASKETS!
A Girls Clothing Gift Basket - Thank you to donor Jacqueline Taylor and American Adorn!
A Bee Friendly Home Gift Basket - Thank you to donor Christine Zack!
A Birding Gift Basket - Thank you to donor The Los Gatos Birdwatcher!
A Kitchen Gift Basket - Thank you to donors Family Giving tree and Christine Zack!
ARTWORK!
A "Jellies" Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Elton Glover of The Abstract Fox
A Common Potoo Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Jing Zhu!
A Snowy Owl Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Jing Zhu!
A Secretary Bird Portrait painting - Thank you to artist and donor Jing Zhu!
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT!
A pair of Crossfire Binoculars and a 2-year subscription to North American Birds - Thank you to donors Vortex Optics and Cornell Lab of Ornithology!
A women's large Torrentshell Jacket - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
A men's large Torrentshell jacket - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
A women's Nine Trails pack 2 - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
A Nine Trails pack 28L - Thank you to donor Patagonia!
AND MORE!
A beautiful handmade crane-themed quilt - Thank you to donor Anne Hepburn!
Three cubic yards of compost - Thank you to donor Zanker Landscape!
A piano tuning gift certificate - Thank you to donor Robin Whitehouse and Santa Cruz Pianos!
Horseback riding lessons - Thank you to donor Kate Little and Better Every Ride!