The following items have been graciously donated by supporters of the Walter Payton Center Guild and will be featured in the gala's live or silent auction:

Live Auction:

  • One Week in Manzanillo, Mexico!!!  Courtesy of Howard Alper

  • Official Bat Boy/Bat Girl for the Chicago White Sox

  • Orlando Fantasy Family Vacation for Four, courtesy of Mitch Stuart, Inc.

  • Cashmere and Fur Cape from Hinsdale Furriers

Silent Auction:

  • 10 Gorgeous Glass Lamps from Lamp Works
  • Napa Valley Getaway for Two, courtesy of Mitch Stuart, Inc.
  • Water Color Portrait from Dani Gallery
  • Annual Family Membership to the Chicago History Museum

  • Admission to the Adler Planetarium, Brookfield Zoo and Shedd Aquarium

  • Park Hopper passes for Walt Disney World's Theme Parks

  • Signed Chicago Cub, Andrew Kushner, baseball

  • Open Play at CPX Sports

    Limited Edition "Sweetness" Image Collage poster, framed and signed by Connie Payton

  • Wine Tasting Parties with PRP Wine International

  • Bread from Three Tarts Bakery

  • Tickets to the Chicago Wolves, Blue Man Group, Second City, Northlight Theater, Drumline Live, Zanies, Nuns 4 Fun, and Kingston Mines

  • Gift certificates from Hub 51, the Paris Club, Chicago Brauhaus, Morton's The Steakhouse, Rosebud, Orso Restaurant, Club Lucky, Hawkeye's, Tuscany, Chez Joel, O'Brien's Restaurant, and Maxwell's at East Bank Club

  • Park Hopper passes for Walt Disney World's Theme Parks

  • Baseball signed by Chicago White Sox's Jake Peavy

  • Up to $400 toward custom invitations from Smitten Boutique

  • Jewelry from Chicago designers

  • Artwork from Susan Kadin and Marjorie Michel

  • Masterpiece Wall Portrait and Photo Session with Kramer Portraits, NY

  • Art classes at Lillstreet Art Center

  • Golf foursomes at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club

  • Guest passes to East Bank Club

  • CDs and tickets to a Chicago performance by Straight No Chaser