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Knot Home, Outer Banks
Details here | Fall is the perfect time for an oyster roast at this oceanfront home in Corolla’s exclusive Pine Island Club community. Knot Home sleeps 38, with 16 bedrooms and 16 baths, plus a private pool, poolside cabana, hot tub, fire pit, home theater, exercise room, arcade, rec room, and “oyster bar.” Your stay is for one week, Sunday to Sunday, in the off season (before Memorial Day and after Labor Day; based on availability) Donated by Atlantic Realty of the Outer Banks and Turnpike Properties LLC
The Kinston Experience
Chef & the Farmer kicked off Kinston’s renaissance when it opened its doors in 2006 – and the accolades just keep coming. Guests travel from near and far to sample its creative cooking rooted in local traditions and ingredients. Your visit to Kinston includes dinner for 2 at Chef & the Farmer; a tour for 2 at Three Stack Distillery, where Social House Vodka is made; and an overnight stay at Mother Earth Motor Lodge – North Carolina’s coolest retro motel and a designated National Historic Building. Donated by Social House Vodka
Emerald Isle Getaway
Details here | Spend a week at this beautiful 3,800-square-foot home at “The Point” on Emerald Isle – offering truly spectacular sound views from all floors and a view of the channel and ocean from the top floor. It sleeps 12 with 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2 half-baths, and offers a large in-ground saline pool with whirlpool, large covered decks on all floors, gourmet kitchen, and rec room. (Based on availability; valid through May 23, 2020 or Sept. 19, 2020 to May 1, 2021) Donated by Walt and Mary Penn Sherlin
Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort – Crete, Greece
Details here | Swim in the Aegean Sea or sunbathe under clear blue skies with this 4-night getaway for 2. Porto Elounda offers you a sea-view room, breakfasts included, with a private sandy beach, watersports, yachting, tennis, bicycling, and an assortment of medical and beauty treatments at the award-winning Six Senses Spa. (Valid May, September, and October 2020) Airfare is not included.
Rosewood Baha Mar – Nassau, The Bahamas
Details here | Treat to yourself to one of the most relaxing vacations ever with your 4-night stay for 2 in a resort-view king studio suite, with daily breakfast for 2 at the fabulous Rosewood Baha Mar Nassau. Luxury amenities include a spa and salon, fitness center, tropical pools, a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, tennis facilities, casino, interactive wildlife sanctuary, fine dining, and more. (Based on availability; valid through Aug. 30, 2021) Airfare is not included.
French Bistro Dinner for 6 – In Your Home
A steak au poivre dinner for 6 will be prepared in your home by Sherry A. Huffer and served with wine pairings by Michael Highsmith, founder of Wine and Wanderings. Your menu will include caramelized onion and imported Swiss cheese mini quiche pastry and cheese straw appetizers, salad with warm goat cheese, filet of beef au poivre, haricots verts, herbed new potatoes, simple King Arthur artisan bread, and crème brulee. Dinner donated by Sherry A. Huffer; wine donated by Michael Highsmith
This Glitter is Gold
Take home this 1-ounce 1998 American Gold Eagle – a mint-condition treasure for your family and an IRA eligible investment coin! With a face value of $50, this coin’s current market value is closer to $1,500. The front side features a famous Augustus Saint-Gaudens depiction of Liberty from 1907; on the back, a male eagle flies over a nest of hatchlings being watched by a female eagle. There’s nothing like gold bullion coins – a legacy keepsake and the ultimate expression of pure value.