HarvestFest: It’s more than gift certificates!

It’s exciting to walk around the auction tables at the Ivy Chapel Harvest Fest. With all of the great items donated – both by Ivy Chapel members and local businesses – there’s something for everyone. You’ll find great crafts, activities, tickets and treats. Just look at a few of the treasures that await…

Family Membership to Woods Mill Tennis Club
Chiffon Dress from Su Ellen
Baseballs autographed by Cardinals Carpenter, Ankiel and Wainwright
Blues Tickets (Thanks to Tom Glenn)
Cardinals Tickets
Child’s Rollaboard suitcase from Graff Shoe Repair
Free bread for a year from Panera Bread
Opal Pendant and Earrings (thanks to the Hertenstein family)
Original Debbie Stonebraker framed print, “The Lunch Club” (thanks to Jan & Bill Wirtz)
Celebration basket with champagne and two glasses
Old Movie night with DVDs and popcorn
Homemade jellies and jams (thanks to Nancy Gerdes)
Scrapbooks (thanks to Debbie Glenn)
Bread baking lessons (thanks to Sarah Heend)
Homemade Christmas cookies
Muffins from Mimi’s Café
Home consultation and paint items from Porter Paints (thanks to Cindy Foster)
2 rounds of golf at Four Seasons Golf Course
Wine Basket (thanks to the Armstrong family)
6 home-cooked meals (thanks to Sue Hoffman and Julie McAllister)
Symphony Tickets (thanks to Irene Gulovsen)
Snowflake Fleece Throw

Thanks to everyone who has given so generously to this event. If you have any questions, please contact us.

HUGE Donation Update: Gift Certificates Galore!

It has been a big couple of weeks on the Auction Committee — the donations have been really flowing in! Here’s just a sampling of the great gift certificates we’ll have up for auction at the Oct. 24 HarvestFest at Iy Chapel. Thanks to everyone who has already donated (or knocked on doors to get donations). We sincerely appreciate the generosity of so many people in our immediate — and extended — church community.

Here’s just a sampling of the new gift certificate donations we have so far:

Morgan Le Fay’s Tapas Bar
Gulf Shores Restaurant
Maggiano’s
Salon Blanca (multiple)
Country Club Car Wash
Growler’s Pub
Kreis Restaurant
Mad About You Salon
Olive Garden
Houlihan’s
Imo’s Pizza
Season’s St. Louis
Cheesecake Factory
Ted Drewes
3 months of unlimited Jazzercize
Spiros
Gourmet Food, Work, Deli & More
Four Seasons Barbershop
Wild Horse Grill (thanks to Christian Education Board)

Want more? Check back in the next couple of days for a look at the great items & services we’ll have up for auction. And if you own a business and would like to donate (and get your name mentioned on our blog and in the program), please contact us.

Fundraising and donation update

More good news from the Ivy Chapel HarvestFest crew! So far, we’ve already collected $669… and HarvestFest is still over a month away. Thanks to everyone who has donated.

Donations for auction items are also rolling in, including:

Gift certificate to Granite City Food and Brewery
Gift certificate to Garden Walk Massage Therapy (thanks to Rich and Emily Collop)
Flower Arrangement for the altar (thanks to Ruth Houston)
Gift certificate to Creve Coeur Camera
Gift certificate to Paul Manno’s
Pearls from Genovese Jewlers
Gift Certificate from Drury Inns
Gift Certificate to Nail Studio
Gift certificate to Schnucks
Gift certificate to to Salon Branca