Bridge To Belize
The 2012 youth mission trip will happen in a small village on the western border of Belize. We look forward to new and exciting opportunities to serve God and our Belizean brothers and sisters! BUT…this experience will not come easily or cheaply, and we need your help!
Please join us on March 3, 2012 for this year’s Youth Auction, themed “Bridge to Belize”. Here are just SOME of the items you’ll find up for bids…
- Tennis lessons with the Head Tennis Coach at Cornerstone University
- Weekend in a condo at The Homestead
- Private (after hours) tram tour with beverages/appetizers through the Meijer Gardens Sculpture Park (with the CEO)
- Pie/desserts from Rainbow Grill
- Once-per-month babysitting for a year (by freshman childcare phenoms Tori Aidif and Ellie Bennett)
- Summer weekend at Gezon cottage on Lake Michigan
- Dinner and a sunset sail on Lake Michigan aboard a 32 ft. Catalina with the Meyers
- Wine tasting and gourmet food pairings with Sterks and Neckers
- Math/Science tutoring (by well-qualified sophomore Ben Tillema)
- 3-Day August mini-camp for up to 12 kids (by energetic sophomores Jordan Clappison, Charlotte Hooker and Dakota Clark)
- Therapeutic massage sessions at Harrison Chiropractic Center
- Gourmet French dinner party with Sue Poll and Greg Young
- One month of unlimited yoga at Seva
- Weekend at Roe cottage in Elk Rapids
- Gourmet dinner at MacLeans’
- One full day of labor (you name it) from David and Jon Lunderberg
- Dinner for 8 with Baumans and Byls
- Live piano/flute event music and duets by Collin and Sydney Troost (of Youth Sunday fame)
- Hand-woven pine needle wall hanging from locally recognized Alverne Sidor
- Custom-crafted University of Michigan themed golf putter
- Made-to-order T-shirt quilt
- 4 long evenings of babysitting (by uber-responsible sophomores Anne Elzinga and Chi Chi Jigo)
- 2 Tickets to GR Symphony (for March 9th!)
- Beginning piano lessons with Jeremiah Ernst (also of Youth Sunday fame)
- Spring/fall yard clean-up (by seasoned sophomore Jack Bennett, and senior muscleman Jimmy Timmer)
- House sitting (by experienced junior Elise Tillema)
- 4 seats for MSU vs Northwestern…including pregame tailgate party with the Sniders
- 18 holes of golf for two at Stone Water, and a cookout with the David and Annette Kok
- Brand new bluetooth hands-free headsets (Motorola Elite Flip and H17txt)
- On-demand pet-sitting for one year (By dog-lover and frequent dog-sitter Abby Bennett)
- One night at Haworth Inn in Holland
- Family pass to Great Performance Series at Hope College
- Steelcase Thinkchair
- Weekend at Posts’ cottage on Lake Michigan
- Complete “Bible Experience” audio set
- Pre-blessed Honey from the Lotz farm
- Rolling travel bag from Merrell
- Week-long stay at Gearharts’ place in Cudjoe Keys!!! (very flexible dates!)
- Bissell vacuum AND Carpet Deep Cleaner
- Detroit Tigers memorabilia from 2006 World Series run
- Cookie Bouquet from Cookies By Design
- 2 Don Prys framed watercolors: golfing and fishing
- 2-Hour English horseback riding lesson for 6 at Meadowview Farms
- 2 tickets to Broadway Grand Rapids Cats (running June 15-17, 2012)
- Book Coach for any aspiring author, by Mary Jean Lotz
- Swim lessons (with MI state-qualifying swimmer Duncan MacLean IV)
- Set of 5 stackable storage trunks
- 4 tickets to a Whitecaps game, including concessions
- 6 tickets to Winter Jam at Van Andel Arena April 1
- 6 tickets to see Jeremy Camp at Sunshine Church, May 6
- Custom multi-lingual artwork by dynamic duo of Alek and Erik Molenaar
- 2012 Riverbank Run package, including entry in the race of your choice, gatorade, parking passes, pasta dinner tickets, and gym bags
- Custom, gourmet cakes (by aspiring baking legend Callie MacLean)
- Small child’s upholstered armchair
- Brand New Husqvarna leaf blower
- Gift certificates for Hairacry Salon, Uccello’s, Sebago footwear, Grand Villa/The Dungeon, Grandville Floral, Florentine Ristorante, Kendall Art School, Red Robin, Leo’s, six.one.six., …
- Monthly family carwashing for a full year (by agile juniors Alex Wassink, Josh Brand and Kevin Cornelius)
- 5th/3rd Riverbank Run package including pasta dinner, entries, parking passes and even a case of Gatorade!
- Wine tasting and snacks for 20 at Cascade Winery
- (much, MUCH more to come!)
Stay tuned to this page for the latest incoming donations, and start making plans to pool your resources for these, and some far larger and more sophisticated student services than you’ve ever seen at Central!
COME! March 3, 2012, from 6-10pm at Custer Workplace Interiors. Enjoy valet parking, plenty of delicious Latin-American finger foods, countless items up for silent and live bidding, and some of the most fun and lively fellowship you’ve ever had at a fundraising event! And all for a FANTASTIC cause!
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