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SCEF 2016 Gala Silent Auction Catalog
2500
All About the Zoo!
Each year on April 8, National Zoo Lovers Day is celebrated across the nation.   Join them on this special day or any other day of your choice this Spring or Summer. Your package includes FOUR (4) tickets to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, and FOUR (4) Guest passes to the San Francisco Zoo.   San Jose's Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a unique combination of family rides, amusements, a Puppet Theater, play areas and an accredited Zoo with over 140 animals, from endangered lemurs to miniature horses.  http://www.hhpz.org/ .  Then be sure to spend another day exploring the San Francisco Zoo, home to over 1,000 exotic, endangered and rescued animals representing more than 250 species.  Be sure not to miss the newly opened Rainforest exhibit and the ever popular petting zoo and newly renovated playground!  For more bonding time with the animal kingdom, check out our CuriOdyssey family pass and our Safari West package!
Happy Hollow Park & ZooPasses expire March 19, 2017.  Not for resale.
San Francisco Zoo - Passes expire June 30, 2016.
Value: $132.00
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2501
Back-to-School Laurel Street Outing
Why wait until the last minute to prepare for the next school year?  With this package you can take your children on a Back-to-School outing in downtown San Carlos that is sure to make everyone smile! Included is $80 toward haircuts at Today's Haircuts, $100 for shoes at Ten Toes on Laurel Street, and a $50 gift card for Blue Line Pizza. You'll have a solid plan in place when it's time for back-to-school preparations, and your children will be looking spiffy and proud on their first day with new haircuts and new shoes.
Today's Haircuts - Valid at San Carlos location only.  Not redeemable for cash.  Not responsible for lost or stolen gift cards. 

Value: $230.00
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2502
CuriOdyssey - One Year Family Membership
Encourage your child's inquisitiveness about the world by enjoying a year of family fun at CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point with a One Year Family Membership!  All year long, you and your family can get up close with the natural world at this special science and wildlife center.   CuriOdyssey offers the tools to question and explore your world with fun interactive science exhibits, hands-on and explorative programs, and up close encounters with native California animals. http://www.curiodyssey.org
Expires 3/19/2017. Unlimited admission for 1 year for up to 2 adults and children under 18 (same household).
Value: $90.00
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2503
Family Day - Breakfast & BioSphere at Cal Academy

Start your day of family fun with a breakfast buffet for FOUR (4) in Swiftwater Cafe at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.  Then head over to the incredible California Academy of Sciences with admission for FOUR (4).  The California Academy of Sciences is the only institution in the world to bring a Natural History museum, aquarium, rainforest, planetarium and world-class research and education programs together under one roof.  For current exhibits, hours, times, and holidays, visit http://www.calacademy.org.
Swiftwater Cafe - Breakfast Buffet is offered Mon-Sat.  Not valid on major holidays. 9/19/2016.

California Academy of Sciences - Tickets expire March 19, 2017.  Tickets are not valid for refunds or exchanges.  Tickets are not for resale.

Value: $219.80
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2504
Family Adventures for FOUR - Gilroy Gardens, Tech Museum, Sky High, Chiildren's Discovery Museum

This package is full of fun adventures for a group of FOUR (4) at four top attractions!  Package includes admission tickets for FOUR (4) to the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, named one of the top 10 children's museums by Child Magazine.  Visit https://www.cdm.org for more information. Then spend another day in Gilroy with single day admission tickets for FOUR (4) to Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park ($180 value).  Gilroy Gardens features 21 rides, 27 attractions, 6 majestic gardens and world famous Circus Trees. www.gilroygardens.org. Still looking for more to do?  This package also includes FOUR (4) Passes for 1-hour jumping at Sky High Sports.  And we're not done yet!  Round it out with FOUR (4) tickets to the popular Tech Museum of Innovation ($80 value).  Fun for all ages, the Tech Museum engages people of all ages and backgrounds in science and technology experiences that educate, inform, provoke thought and inspire action.  The Tech Museum also hosts The Tech Challenge, an annual team design challenge for students in grades 4-12 that introduces and reinforces the engineering design process with a hands-on project geared towards solving a real-world problem.  http://www.thetech.org/

Children's Discovery Museum - No expiration date.

Sky High - Valid Mon-Thurs.  No Expiration.

Gilroy Gardens - Passes expire November 27, 2016.   These admission tickets cannot be upgraded, or applied toward the purchase of a Membership or Value Card.

The Tech Museum  - Expires June 30, 2016. Voucher cannot be used for advance telephone or online sales.  Not valid for special exhibitions, special events, or films shown in the the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater.


Value: $364.00
Guaranteed Purchase: $200.00
2505
Firehouse Dinner & Tour - Redwood City Station 9
Bring your group of SIX (6) family and friends for a personal tour of the downtown Redwood City fire station and enjoy a traditional firehouse meal prepared by firefighters.  Learn about  the history of the cast metal bell, once used to call the Volunteer Firemen to duty, and about the rest of the station's history when your group takes a private tour of Station 9, located on Marshall street. 
The dinner must be scheduled during donor's work hours.
Value: Priceless!
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2506
Firehouse Dinner & Tour - San Carlos
Come see fire engine 13 and learn about the history of San Carlos and its brave firefighters.  Bring your group of SIX (6) family and friends for a personal tour of the fire station.  After the tour, enjoy a traditional firehouse meal prepared by your totally awesome San Carlos firefighters.
Limited to 6 people.  Expires March 1, 2017.
Value: Priceless!
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2507
Hidden Villa’s “Cow Wow” for EIGHT (8)

Bring your group of EIGHT (8) people (ages 5 and up) to help us milk Vida the Cow!  Learn fun cow facts while you help feed and care for our dairy queen.  In the milking parlor, you will work with a trained professional and practice proper hand milking techniques.  Then we will measure how much milk is produced, filter the milk and prepare it for storage.  Only eight people fit in our very small milk house - this is a very hands-on experience!

Note that Hidden Villa is closed on Mondays and during summer for Summer Camp (except for some weekends) and busy on some weekends with scheduled special community events. (If the cow is unavailable on a certain date, a goat may be substituted.) Please contact communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org to schedule your cow milking experience.  Expires 03/31/17.
Value: $200.00
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2508
Night with an Astronomer
Explore the wonders of the night sky with a local astronomer, Ed Pieret.  Ed will come to your location with his telescope to show you, your family and guests the wonders of the night sky.  A grandfather of a Brittan Acres student, Ed is past president and currently vice president of the San Mateo County Astronomical Society and has a wealth of knowledge and fun facts to share.
Value: Priceless!
Guaranteed Purchase: $0.00
2509
Pinnacles National Park - Day Hike
***FIRST TWELVE (12) TO SIGN UP*** Sign-ups are per person so please select a spot for each family member you plan to bring.  Geologists and naturalists Chesley Williams and Jake Lowenstern will lead an ~8 mile hike at Pinnacles National Park on Sunday, May 1, 2016, looking at the spectacular landforms, faults, volcanic rocks, birds, and flowers of this beautiful place. Chesley is a senior engineer modeling earthquake hazards and risk for Risk Management Solutions. Jake is a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey and is the Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. They’ve enjoyed hiking and birding trips at Pinnacles for over 25 years. The trip will leave San Carlos at 8:00AM and return home after dinner in Hollister. The hike includes a 1500 foot elevation gain (kids at least 7 yrs old recommended).
The hike will take place on Sunday, May 1, 2016 - rain or shine! Food, transportation and park entrance are not covered, though we'll travel and eat together.
Value: $50.00
Guaranteed Purchase: $50.00