new backer reward: one night stay at ace hotel seattle

Pledge $100 to The Global Citizen Project for a one night stay at Ace Seattle.

Ace Seattle is a 28 room hotel located in the heart of Belltown. It’s near downtown, and within walking distance of many popular destinations, like the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the Seattle Waterfront.

Blackout Dates Apply.
($165 value)

wine for haiti - silent auction items

Here's a quick refresher on this Saturday's Wine for Haiti event in Seattle. Complete details can be found here or you can follow the festivities on Twitter at #NWforHaiti.

• Swing by the Vineyard Table on Saturday afternoon between 1-4 p.m. Please note: Vineyard Table can only accommodate 50 people at a time and this is a KID-FRIENDLY event.
• Make a $25 suggested donation, then plan on trying some exciting wines. We will be opening many fun bottles to try at the event and will also have some tasty snacks to nosh on - all while raising funds for three fantastic organizations focused on Haiti.
 • The first 50 people through the door will take home a bottle of wine from event organizer, Garren Katz' cellar with a value of at least $25. That is right, you will be taking a bottle of wine home with you. It’s a great deal.
• If you get that feeling – that extra credit generous feeling – bid on one of more than two dozen silent auction items listed below.

Donations

• 90-minute massage or craniosacral session with Kathy Jakielski, LMP ($95 value)
• Three 40-minute dog walks with Dawgs N Me owner, Alan Walk ($75 value)
• Four wine tasting event tickets at Portalis wine shop + wine bar ($75 value)
• Chef and Father DVD series w/bonus CD by creator, Greg Johnson ($60 value)
• Original wall art from Mount Salvation creator, Conor Mitchell ($75 value)
• Four one-hour Italian lessons via Skype, web chat or phone with instructor Karen Carver-Chambers ($200 value)
• In-home cooking class for two families from Chef and Father creator, Greg Johnson, plus DVD ($300 value)
• In-home three-course dinner for six prepared by chef Tom Black with paired wines from Trey Bush’s Sleight of Hand Winery in Walla Walla ($900 value)
• One-hour massage from therapist, Laura Sanderson ($80 value)
• Overnight stay at vineyard house at the Inn at Red Hills ($300 value)
• Two hour family/couple portrait session with Seattle photographer Kenna Klosterman ($200 value)
• Haircut at Coupe Rokei salon in Seattle with stylist Sara Preece ($75 value)
• 1 lb. of coffee beans from Lighthouse Roasters in Fremont ($15 value)
• Six pack of awesome Chutneys, Relishes and Plum butter homemade by Garren Katz (YUMMY value)
• Six hour architectural design consultation with ROHLEDER BORGES ARCHITECTURE architect Daniel Gero ($500 value)

Supporters

• Alexanderia Nicole -  three bottle lot ~signed~ ($110 value)
• De Lancellotti - two bottle lot ~signed~ Pinot Noir ($120 value)
• Patricia Green - 3 liter bottle of Oregon Pinot Noir ~signed~ ($185 value)
• Patricia Green - four year vertical of Eason Vineyards Oregon Pinot Noir ($100 value)
• Thirsty Pagans -  “Communion” Horse Heaven Hills four bottle lot ~signed~ ($100 value)
• Waters Winery - (magnum) ($100 value)
• Waters Winery -   three bottle lot ($100 value)
• Queen Anne Winery - (2) two bottle lots ~signed~ ($70 value)
• Buty Winery - two bottle lot “buty & the BEAST” donated by Keith and Julie Salas ($90 value)
• WineGirl Wines - two bottle lot “kamari black label” ($65 value)
• WineGirl Wines - two bottle lot “Rat City Rollergirl” series ~signed~ ($50 value)
• Falling Rain Cellers (TBD)
• Elsom Cellars (TBD)

Big thanks to everyone who has donated and/or pledged support for this fantastic fundraiser. We raise a toast to you!

media mention: winegirlblogs

Thanks to WineGirlBlogs for featuring Saturday's Wine for Haiti event in Seattle on the blog today.

As you may know, Garren Katz has work tirelessly this week to pull together this ad hoc, wine-centric fundraiser for three worthy organizations that will help Haitian relief efforts:

• Wyclef Jean’s (a native Haitian) YELE foundation
• Doctors Without Borders
• The Global Citizen Project

Stay tuned this afternoon for a complete list of silent auction items.

new backer reward. the seattle toursaver.

Pledge $80 to The Global Citizen Project and you'll get a copy of The Seattle TourSaver 2010.

TourSaver® is an easy-to-use travel discount book, with over 115 buy-one-get-one FREE Seattle travel deals for Seattle, San Juan Islands and Victoria BC.


Save on flightseeing, adventure travel, whale watching, harbor cruises and hotels. TourSaver is a handy, pocket-sized book, full of 2-for-1 Seattle travel coupons for Seattle’s top attractions.

All of the 2-for-deals are listed here.  Follow The Seattle TourSaver on Twitter here.

media mention: greater seattle chamber of commerce

Thank you Kim Sklar-Fowler of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce for posting this article on The Global Citizen Project on their "It's Time for Business" website. I really appreciate your help and support in spreading the word about my volunteer travel project as I try to raise $20,000 by February 22, 2010 to make 12 volunteer projects in 12 countries over 12 months happen. Thank you!