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Two-Night Glamping Experience at Appalachian Stonehenge (NC) item
Two-Night Glamping Experience at Appalachian Stonehenge (NC) item
Two-Night Glamping Experience at Appalachian Stonehenge (NC) item
Two-Night Glamping Experience at Appalachian Stonehenge (NC)
$500

Starting bid

Unique glamping experience in the hometown of Nina Simone. Full access to megalithic site, outdoor chimney, pizza oven, outdoor kitchen, stargazing guide, private yoga, guided meditation, homemade muscadine wine, and guide to local waterfalls and swimming holes.


You'll be staying in a gorgeous a regatta bell tent.

Realistic Colored Pencil Portrait From Your Own Photo item
Realistic Colored Pencil Portrait From Your Own Photo item
Realistic Colored Pencil Portrait From Your Own Photo item
Realistic Colored Pencil Portrait From Your Own Photo
$150

Starting bid

Finished piece will be completed on heavy watercolor paper with lightfast colored pencils. Sizing can be discussed based on the photo provided (8x10, 9x12, 12x12.. really whatever looks best)

Purchaser will provide a photo(s) for me to work from. The clearer the photo the better as it will help me capture details.
I will provide updates as I work on the piece if desired.

Virtual Acting Coaching Session item
Virtual Acting Coaching Session
$80

Starting bid

Daniel Seth is Creative Executive at Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, where he collaborates with writers, actors, and directors to create opportunities and push inclusivity for underrepresented narratives and storytellers in film and television. He also works as an acting coach, director, and intimacy director in the US and London, with recent highlights including Get Millie Black (HBO), A Thousand Blows (Hulu), Anansi Boys (Amazon Prime Video), and Andor (Disney+).


Preparing for an audition you can’t quite crack? Looking to supplement your existing technique with a new approach? Not an actor but curious to see what it’s like? This hour-long Zoom should be educational, collaborative, and fun.

Two Tickets to Meow Wolf Convergence Station (Denver) item
Two Tickets to Meow Wolf Convergence Station (Denver) item
Two Tickets to Meow Wolf Convergence Station (Denver)
$50

Starting bid

Named the #1 Immersive Experience in the US, Meow Wolf is an art adventure where 70+ installations, rooms and portals tell a cathartic tale of converged worlds. Think four stories of psychedelic funhouse fever dream where you are co-creating the narrative. This prize covers two General Admission tickets to the Denver location for any available date before November 30, 2026.

Meow Wolf started in 2008 as a small collective of Santa Fe artists sharing an interest in publicly displaying their works and developing their skills together. This collaborative approach blossomed into Meow Wolf's distinctive style of immersive, maximalist environments that encourage audience-driven experiences. A Certified B-Corp, Meow Wolf's exhibitions are also Certified Autism Centers and partners with Aira to provide visual interpretation to blind and low-vision guests.

3 Month Cocktail Club Subscription from Kbird Bar (DC only) item
3 Month Cocktail Club Subscription from Kbird Bar (DC only)
$60

Starting bid

Cocktail lovers, rejoice! You'll get a three months' worth of cocktails: each month, a batch of 4 cocktails freshly made so you can enjoy them at home. You'll also get a set of bar tools to level up your home mixology game.


**This item is for people who can travel to DC to pick up the item each month.

Grief is Love letterpress posters item
Grief is Love letterpress posters
$25

Starting bid

Signed and editioned print in your choice of three colorways viewable here.

Dedicated to:

Bruce and Diana Baldi

Dance Cardio 3-Class Pack (NYC) item
Dance Cardio 3-Class Pack (NYC)
$35

Starting bid

305 Fitness is a hip hop dance cardio workout with a live DJ where every class is a party! Can be used at either the Williamsburg or Columbus Circle location. No prior dance experience required. Expires 3 months from issue date.


Check out our class schedule at www.305fitness.com.


**This item is in NYC

Year-Round Homemade Baked Whimsies from TDP's Director item
Year-Round Homemade Baked Whimsies from TDP's Director item
Year-Round Homemade Baked Whimsies from TDP's Director
$35

Starting bid

It turns out our Executive Director is actually a pretty good baker. Win this item and MP will personally mail you three loving boxes of homemade cookies and treats—timed across the seasons, or specially sent around a deathiversary or another good time for a pick-me-up.


Expect some Filipino flavors (pictured: ube, pandan, calamansi swirl cookies) and options for customization: Need gluten-free or nut-free? Want a savory bread (pictured: variety bagels) or MP’s favorite mocktail mix in there? Want to challenge her to a round of the Chopped dessert round, or craving lemon sweets in the spring? Win this and The Dinner Party’s dessert party comes to you.

Two Tickets to a show of choice at PAC NYC item
Two Tickets to a show of choice at PAC NYC item
Two Tickets to a show of choice at PAC NYC item
Two Tickets to a show of choice at PAC NYC
$50

Starting bid

Two (2) tickets to a show of choice at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC).


Redeemable through [email protected] with voucher number.


Excludes opening night. Subject to date restrictions. Expires June 30, 2026. pacnyc.org

Weekend Getaway in Brooklyn, NY item
Weekend Getaway in Brooklyn, NY item
Weekend Getaway in Brooklyn, NY item
Weekend Getaway in Brooklyn, NY
$250

Starting bid

2-night stay in a beautiful newly renovated apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn literally right across the street from Prospect Park!

Views of the city and the statue of liberty, easy access to trains, restaurants, shops, the Brooklyn Museum, and way more! 2 gorgeous bedrooms + an office, and 1.5 bathrooms. The apartment is on the 5th floor and the building has an elevator.


We can work together to find a time that works in 2026!

3-Month Leadership Coaching Package with Mandy Owen item
3-Month Leadership Coaching Package with Mandy Owen
$1,500

Starting bid

The 3-month Leadership Coaching Package includes:
- A 75-minute kickoff session to establish goals + agreements + weekly reflection questions
- Then 6, 75-minute sessions over the course of 3 months
- Unlimited email support in between
- Additional, 30-minute spot coaching calls as needed

*All of the above is virtual over Zoom or phone unless located in the Monterey Bay Area (then we can discuss in-person options).

Learn more about Mandy and their approach here:
https://www.mandyowen.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyowen/

A Month of Dreams item
A Month of Dreams item
A Month of Dreams item
A Month of Dreams
$31

Starting bid

A bundle of daily dreams written for all the members of a household. As the Dream Delivery Service, I write dreams every day & deliver them to subscribers for a month. Winner will receive a bundle of 31 pink envelopes with their daily dreams enclosed. The dreams are lil surrealist narratives, invented & written by me, but addressed to the recipient. (https://www.dreamdeliveryservice.com/site-main.html)

Cozy Night In Bundle with Cards and Candles item
Cozy Night In Bundle with Cards and Candles item
Cozy Night In Bundle with Cards and Candles
$40

Starting bid

Bundle includes: "The Words We've Always Wanted to Say" Blank Greeting Cards, 3 candles from Evil Queen


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Candle scents:
1. Alone Time: Amber and lavender scent!
2. Secret Recipe: Lemon blueberry and cardamom!
3. Gourd Almighty: Cashmere and pumpkin scent


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About Evil Queen:

Evil Queen is an eco-conscious, woman-owned candle brand with attitude. Every candle is handmade with sass in Traverse City, Michigan, using 100% soy wax and non-toxic ingredients.


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More from Cards by Dé:

Cards by Dé is a Black Queer worker-owned stationery cooperative based in NY. Our work is grounded in racial, healing, and social justice. We envision a world where everyone puts their relationship to people and planet over profit. Where people have the opportunity to express themselves vulnerably and authentically.

Cards by Dé dedicates their donation to: all those we have lost in the genocide in Palestine.

Three-Night Stay on Vashon Island, WA item
Three-Night Stay on Vashon Island, WA item
Three-Night Stay on Vashon Island, WA item
Three-Night Stay on Vashon Island, WA
$350

Starting bid

Built in 2019, our home is a two story house on 10 acres of open fields and woodland. We call it a 'cabin', but it's an open, light filled two-bedroom, 2.5-bath house. It sleeps 4-7 with a Queen bed in each of the two bedrooms and a very comfortable pull out memory foam bed in the lounge upstairs, and there is a day bed in the living room.


There's a vegetable garden, a large deck, a hot tub, an outdoor shower in addition to the two bathrooms inside. It is quiet and private yet only a 5-minute drive to Vashon town or to the Seattle Ferry dock, where downtown Seattle is 30 minutes away.

Vashon is a unique and wonderful place: a 14 mile long island that's home to about 12,000 people, with lots of open space, public trails and beaches, some great restaurants, art galleries, performance spaces, farm-stands, and many other things to do including a new pre-digital pin ball play space called Den of Pin.


Seattle is accessible by either a 15 minute car ferry to West Seattle or a 20-minute trip on the foot passenger ferry directly to the downtown Seattle dock next to Pike Place Market. Easy access to all that Seattle has to offer.

This makes an excellent getaway for a group—or even your Table!

Commemoration Ceremony Consultation with Life and Soul item
Commemoration Ceremony Consultation with Life and Soul item
Commemoration Ceremony Consultation with Life and Soul item
Commemoration Ceremony Consultation with Life and Soul
$150

Starting bid

Expert Guidance for Creating a Meaningful Tribute - Receive personalized guidance and creative support from Melanie Wilson, a certified Life Cycle® Funeral & Memorial Celebrant, as you plan a commemoration ceremony.


A two hour collaborative virtual consultation session and write-up to help you design and plan a heartfelt ceremony that honors someone special.


This service includes:
-In-depth consultation to discuss the person being honored—their story, personality, relationships, and legacy
-Creative brainstorming and ritual design tailored to reflect what made them unique
-Guidance on ceremony elements including music selection, readings, poetry, and personalized rituals
-Ideas for meaningful participation so family and friends can be actively involved in the tribute
-Custom ritual suggestions such as candle lighting, memory sharing circles, toasts, or symbolic gestures that resonate with your loved one's spirit
-Planning framework and resources to help you bring your vision to life

Perfect for those who want professional insight and creative direction while maintaining hands-on involvement in creating a commemoration ceremony. This consultation empowers you with the tools, ideas, and confidence to facilitate a meaningful tribute yourself—whether virtual or in-person.

Details:
-Virtual consultation must be scheduled and held within 2026
-Minimum 4 weeks advance notice required
-Date to be mutually agreed upon between winner and Life and Soul
-Your resulting ceremony can be held virtually or in-person at a location of your choosing

Give the gift of thoughtful guidance for life's most important moments.

https://thelifeandsoul.co/funerals-and-ceremonies


Dedicated to:

Anthony Wilson - My Dad

How to Incorporate Grief into Your Wedding Consultation item
How to Incorporate Grief into Your Wedding Consultation
$120

Starting bid

Having officiated more than 100 weddings, I've spent a lot of time helping couples write a ceremony that honors their grief in a way that feels really resonant.


We'll spend an hour together virtually, I'll hear what you're thinking, what you're craving, and then send you back custom written ceremony language and ideas for how to best honor your people on your wedding day.

A Book of Stories Memorial Book item
A Book of Stories Memorial Book item
A Book of Stories Memorial Book
$75

Starting bid

Book of Stories is a custom memorial book that helps grieving families preserve the memories of their loved ones. Friends and family share stories, tributes, and memories through a private link, and we turn those contributions into a beautifully designed, hardbound book — a keepsake that turns memories into legacy.


Learn more at www.bookofstories.com


Dedicated to:

Bradford Frost

Reweaving the Self After Loss, 3 Coaching Sessions item
Reweaving the Self After Loss, 3 Coaching Sessions
$750

Starting bid

Jeanette Bronée | Author, Speaker, and Integrative Mind-Body Coach


Losing someone we love changes everything. It can leave us feeling untethered, questioning who we are and how to move forward. I know that terrain. After losing both of my parents to cancer, I found myself standing in that same space of emptiness, trying to understand how to live again. That experience reshaped my life and set me on the path of helping others heal through loss.

For over twenty years, I’ve worked with people navigating profound change and grief, guiding them to reconnect with care, trust, and meaning after loss.


My approach is gentle, integrative, and rooted in both science and compassion. I’m a certified Integrative Health ProfessionalMind-Body Medicine Practitioner, and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, with additional training in Counseling FacilitationFelt Sense Focusing, and Hypnotherapy.



Through one-on-one grief coaching, I support you in tending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual impact of loss — helping you find small, steady ways to breathe again, rebuild trust in life, and discover who you are becoming in the aftermath of loss.

As the author of The Self-Care Mindset®, my belief is that healing begins with care — not just for the person we lost, but for the one we are learning to be now.


https://jeanettebronee.com

Compassionate Grief Tending Session item
Compassionate Grief Tending Session
$60

Starting bid

"Grief is not a problem to fix, it is an experience to tend to" -Megan Devine


This is the invitation we will explore in our virtual session, inviting curiosity and compassion each moment of the way as we tend to grief. Grief tending offers us a place to gently land, a moment to pause and rest in the thresholds between endings and beginnings. To explore and share your truth in these liminal spaces, while being held with compassion, curiosity and care. To consider and invite in what is most supportive and nourishing in both your moments of solitude and moments of community care. Thresholds are more than doorways; they are pathways of connection and an invitation to explore what form our love wants to express in this new world.

As grief is a deeply personal journey, the care and tending that each of us needs will be as unique as our grief and love. You are not alone as you walk with your grief and these sessions offer compassionate conversations to explore how you might tend to your grief, create a meaningful life in this new world, and anything else that feels important to turn toward.


This is a 60 minute, virtual session offered through Zoom. You can learn more about compassionate grief care and Jennifer Martin on her website: www.JenniferJanelle.com


Dedicated to:

Sadie Burns

A Handmade Baby Blanket! item
A Handmade Baby Blanket! item
A Handmade Baby Blanket! item
A Handmade Baby Blanket!
$35

Starting bid

Handmade baby blanket knitted with the softest yarn! The baby blanket is a sea foam green color and it is machine washable and dryer safe so this is perfect for the parent in your life!

Yarn color is Misty Green Jungle


Dedicated to:

Ricardo Lim - my dad, who I gifted my very first knitting project to (a very uneven scarf that he wore with pride!)

Handcrafted Beaded Bracelet (Two Available!) item
Handcrafted Beaded Bracelet (Two Available!)
$50

Starting bid

Each piece is a one-of-a-kind piece using hundreds of hand-set, exquisite quality beads and thoughtfully attached to a simple, easy-to-use clasp.

Two Fine French Wines (Ship within California) item
Two Fine French Wines (Ship within California)
$80

Starting bid

Two fine, organic French wines donated by Alpenglow Lounge (@alpenglowlounge), available to ship anywhere in California.


Hervé Brisson Les Aulnes Champagne Blanc de Blancs (Extra Brut) - A micro-produced Champagne made from 100% Chardonnay. This certified organic grower-producer is a third-generation family estate that produces just 500 cases annually, from vines averaging 40 years old. Low-intervention principles, without fining or filtration, result in a fresh yet structured profile with the warm notes of 10+ months in oak barrels. Brisson's philosophy centers on biodiversity: "I favor all methods based on life. ... Thus, I sow plants to help the soil, I plant hedges to help insects and birds, I limit tillage."


Jean Fournier Bourgogne Côte d'Or - A pinot noir cultivated in the heart of Burgundy's northern winemaking region. This pinot is aged in oak for 12 months then rounded out further in stainless steel tanks. Luscious and fruity, yet full of earthy depth and layered character, it's accessible enough to share for an occasion and complex enough for wine lovers.


Dedicated to:

Lina Morin

*Can only ship within the state of California

Poppy Flower Punch Needle Kit + Private Zoom Lesson item
Poppy Flower Punch Needle Kit + Private Zoom Lesson item
Poppy Flower Punch Needle Kit + Private Zoom Lesson item
Poppy Flower Punch Needle Kit + Private Zoom Lesson
$90

Starting bid

Bring creativity and calm to your craft time with this special opportunity to learn punch needle rug hooking from Oxford Certified Instructor Melissa Vorndran.

The winning bidder will receive a complete Poppy Flower punch needle kit, and a private virtual lesson with Melissa, who will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating your own 6” “mug rug” coaster. You’ll learn the fundamentals of punch needle — from setting up your frame to finishing your piece — while hearing expert tips and techniques that make the craft relaxing and rewarding.

This one-on-one experience is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to explore a new creative hobby.

Your Poppy Flower kit includes:
- Hand-drawn Poppy Flower pattern on a 24”x24” piece of The Oxford Company’s Monk’s Cloth
- 100% wool 3-ply rug yarn in the colors for your design
- reusable stitch gauge
- #10 Regular Oxford Punch Needle
- Morgan Non-Slip Hoop


Dedicated to:

Rachel Wilson

Three 1-hour Private Tap Dance Classes (Virtual or NYC) item
Three 1-hour Private Tap Dance Classes (Virtual or NYC)
$120

Starting bid

You will receive three 1-hour private tap dance classes where we will work on technique, vocabulary and a short routine.

If doing in person in NYC the auction includes studio rental at an agreed upon location of the auction winner. If remotely, please make sure you have an appropriate dance floor or space for our call!

Dance classes with Hayden Withers, who has over 25 years of tap dance experience. Hayden has danced professionally and won numerous accolades throughout the world.


Dedicated to Nic Hedley

Postal Service for the Dead Swag Set item
Postal Service for the Dead Swag Set item
Postal Service for the Dead Swag Set item
Postal Service for the Dead Swag Set
$30

Starting bid

The Postal Service for the Dead Swag Set includes a black baseball hat with embroidered logo, a black tote bag with logo, and "I write to dead people" bumper sticker.

Learn more about PSD at https://www.postalserviceforthedead.com/


Dedicated to:

Mary Susan Sineni

Two Connection + Conversation Decks and Family Treasure Book item
Two Connection + Conversation Decks and Family Treasure Book
$70

Starting bid

Parents Are Human makes conversation card games designed to deepen relationships within families, among friends, and with partners. The winner receives two decks of their choosing and the Family Treasure Book, an archival heirloom journal designed to last 200+ years.


Our core mission is to foster connection and understanding through thoughtful prompts and shared stories.


Decks include "Parents Are Human," "Teenagers Are Human," "Roommates Are Human," "Grief Is Human (Pet Edition)," and some are available in as many as 19 languages.


https://parentsarehuman.com/

These make a great family gift, New Year's Resolution, or even to gather some conversation starters for your Table or Buddy.

Signed Copies of WTF Just Happened Books item
Signed Copies of WTF Just Happened Books item
Signed Copies of WTF Just Happened Books
$25

Starting bid

Book 1: WTF Just Happened?!: A sciencey skeptic explores grief, healing, and evidence of an afterlife


Book 2 WTF Just Happened?!: A sciencey skeptic investigates even more evidence of an afterlife and fights for justice with her dead dog.


+A candle to enjoy while you read!

2 Journals from the WTF Just Happened?! Journals Series item
2 Journals from the WTF Just Happened?! Journals Series item
2 Journals from the WTF Just Happened?! Journals Series
$25

Starting bid

Grief Journal: WTF Did You Say: Stupid shit people said after my loved one died.

Signs Journal: WTF Was That?!: Signs from My Loved Ones (Maybe)


+A candle to enjoy while you read!

Four Vintage Cookbooks item
Four Vintage Cookbooks item
Four Vintage Cookbooks
$20

Starting bid

Take a trip through the Enchanted Broccoli Forest. Traverse through French, Acadian and Creole cuisine via your microwave. Make jollof rice with Maya Angelou and Miss Piggy, or doughnuts of the Great Depression. If this retro cookbook chaos is also your quirk, this is the bundle with your name on it.

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