Gala Raffle Fundraiser - June 28, 2008
To purchase your tickets, call Chris McClain at (802) 475-2022.
But hurry - we only sell 250 tickets to this event - get yours now!
GRAND PRIZE - $5,000!
Consolation Prize (must be present to win)- Two night stay for two at the Basin Habor Club including meals and a lake cruise

Two tickets to the Broadway production
of Wicked!

Cruise aboard Moonfleet
Photo by Larry Asam.

1808 Ambush on the Onion River, Ernie Haas

Three-day cruise aboard the Moonlight Lady

Win a custom portrait of your pet!
From artist Michel Newkirk
Live Auction Items
- Two tickets to Wicked with backstage tour and a night's stay at the Warwick Hotel in New York City
- Painting by Ernie Haas, 1808 Ambush on the Onion River
- A day of sailing on Lake Champlain (with lunch!) aboard Moonfleet, a 39' Concordia Yawl
- Three day all-inclusive Lake Discovery Cruise for two aboard the Moonlight Lady
Raffle Items
- Paralline Floor Lamp from Hubbardton Forge
- 10 perennials from Horsford Gardens and Nursery
- Collection of signed books by Middlebury College Professor and Author Jay Parini
- Gas Grill from Jackman Fuels
- Shipwreck tour - excursion to view one of Lake Champlain's shipwrecks in real time - without getting wet!
- Dinner Package from Area Restaurants
- One week stay at the Nordic Lodge guest house in Lowell, VT
- Tibetan hand-knotted and woven rug, "Waves" from Vincent Fernandez Oriental Rugs
- Two tickets for a performance at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
- Two hour sail for two on Lake Champlain aboard the sloop Friendship, from the Whistling Man Schooner Company
- Gift Certificate towards dinner or an overnight stay at Shelburne Farms
- Gift Certificate to Bub's Barn
- Two tickets to Mozart Festival with a picnic basket from the Chittenden Bank
- Carhardt Clothing Package from Addison Outfitters
- Case of Wine from Vergennes Wine and Beverage
Silent Auction Items
- Portrait session from Gillian Randall Photography
- Custom ceramic plate of your home by Kathi Roesler
- Pleasure Cruise aboard the restored 1951 Chris Craft Impromptu with lunch for two from Lake Champlain Antique and Classic Boat Society & Westport Marina
- Tube Ride and PFD from Tom's Marina
- Custom portrait of your pet from artist Michel Newkirk
- Two sessions with Personal Fitness Trainer Scott LaMothe at the Basin Harbor Club
How does it work?
- 250 tickets are sold, on a first come first served basis, at $150 per ticket. Each ticket reserves one number in the raffle and admits two to the gala raffle which features good company, scrumptious hors d’oeuvres and a tour of the museum
- Prizes: $5000 cash is the top prize; a consolation prize (you must be present to win) and many unique and different major prizes are offered through out the evening's event
- Silent Auction for select items
- Live Auction for select items
