Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

September 26, 2009
4:30-7:30 p.m.
At the Hammertown Barn in Pine Plains
3201 Route 199, Pine Plains, NY 12567

The Fund for Columbia County and the Northeast Dutchess Fund are hosting a fundraising reception and auction at the Hammertown Barn store in Pine Plains, NY.

This event will feature both a live and a silent auction, with wine and food from local farms and restaurants.

100% of the money raised will go directly to the Neighbor-to-Neighbor program for Columbia and northeast Dutchess County. Neighbor-to-Neighbor provides funds to individuals and families who are in great difficulty and need an emergency financial boost in a particular area of their lives to help stabilize their immediate situation. Click here for more information on Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Neighbor to Neighbor program.

The live auction will start at 6:45 pm and be conducted by Mike Fallon of Copake Country Auction. Some items to be included are:

Several pieces of vintage jewelry: click here to view a PDF of the jewelry

A tour of the White House for four

2 tickets for a Wednesday night at the Metropolitan Opera with dinner at the Lotus Room

The Silent Auction will include:

More vintage jewelry: (see above)

A cocktail party for 20 at Bunny Williams’ estate

A tour and wine tasting for 10 at Mad Rose Ranch

A home color consultation with interior designer Eve Ashcroft

Much much more!

Check this page often as the prize list will be updated. Food and wine will be provided by these local restaurants and farms: • The Amazing Real Live Food Company: www.amazingreallive.com • Stissing House: www.stissinghouse.com • Herondale Farm: www.herondalefarm.com • The Farmer’s Wife: www.thefarmerswife.biz • The Bottle Tree Restaurant: www.thebottletree.net • Mad Rose Ranch: www.madrose.com • Mercato: www.mercatoredhook.com • Salsa Fresca: www.salsafrescagrill.com • Vervacious: www.vervacious.com • Red Devon: www.reddevonrestaurant.com In addition to this great event, during the week of September 26-October 3, 10% of sales at all three Hammertown Barn stores (Rhinebeck, Pine Plains and Great Barrington) will be donated to Neighbor-to-Neighbor. So please stop by that week and shop for a cause! We’re grateful to all the donors to this event, and would especially like to thank Hammertown Barn for hosting it. The planning committee for this event is: Sally Berg Alice Corbin Rosemary Lyons Katherine Martucci Judi Melby Joan Osofsky Molly Schaefer Nancy Stahl For more information about the auction or to donate an item, contact Brian Thayer at (413)528-8039 or bthayer@berkshiretaconic.org