by Janet Campbell

Meadow Lands, PA — Bring a friend and join The Meadows 2:00 Club at our annual Chinese Auction for Charity on December 20.

You purchase tickets, write your name on them and drop them in the bag for the designated prize. It is always a lot of fun and you could win one or more of the many great prizes donated by our generous members, friends and local businesses.

Remember, all donations of gifts as well as the money spent on tickets to win prizes are tax deductible.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and food will be provided along with a cash bar. Enjoy live entertainment from 6:30-7:45 p.m. while making your selections. Drawings will begin after 8:00 p.m.

What a great way to finish your last minute Christmas shopping while contributing to a good cause!

The following is a list of what we have received so far. Remember, it’s not too late to donate!

***$5.00 – $500 Cash – White Ticket
**$2.00 – 3 for $5.00 tickets – Blue Ticket
All others $1.00 tickets – Red Ticket

Gift–Donor(s)
*** $1,500 Cash (3 drawings of $500 each) — 2:00 Club Reverse Drawings
*** $500 Gift Certificate to Bow River Jewelry — Bow River
*** 6 Bottle Wine Cellar w/wine and $125 Lottery tickets — Sylvia & Mickey Burke
*** 15 Bottles Variety Wine w/Huge Basket & Wine Accessories — Lori & Ray Romanetti together with Regina & Rick Beinhauer
** $300 Cash — 2:00 Club Reverse Drawings
** $200 Cash — 2:00 Club Reverse Drawings
** Free Stall Rental for Jan/Feb/Mar 2009 (2 Drawings) — Tom Leasure, Race Office
** Horse Trailer “Detailing” (acid wash, touch up, etc.) — Jeff Altmeyer Trailer Sales
** Holiday Pittsburgh’s Finest Basket w/6 bottles of Wine — Janice & Jim Schaming
** Classic Limousine Night Out — Fran Azur & Melanie Gefert
** $100 Gift Card to Café Georgio — Linda & Jim Celedonia
** $100 Gift Card to Bravo — Mike & Michelle Bruscemi
** $100 Gift card to Monterey Bay — Harmony Springs Stable
** Steeler Tickets (2 tickets) for 12/28/08 vs. Cleveland Browns — Janet & John Campbell
** Penguin Tickets (2 tickets) for 2/8/09 vs. Detroit Red Wings — Lori & Ray Romanetti
** Wine Gift Basket — Southern Wine & Spirits
** Sarris Candy Basket w/$100 in Betting Vouchers — Dee & Mark Weaver
** Local Artist’s Music (CD’s) Bucket w/$100 Gift Card for Rhythm House — Daryl Price
** Party Pack for 50 People at Rhythm House (hors d’oeuvres & 2 drinks each) — Daryl Price
** 12 Months of Holiday Décor Trunk — Mary Woznicki
** Spirits Gift Basket — Wendy Fitzpatrick
** Subscription to “Horseman and Fair World” — Horseman and Fair World
** $100 Gift Card to Jackson’s — Jack & Linnea Piatt
** $150 Gift Card to Cabela’s — Bob & CJ Gaylor
** $100 Gift Card to The Back Porch — Tom & Cindy Svrcek
** $100 Gift Card to Angelo’s — Tom & Cindy Svrcek
** $100 Gift Card to Outback Steakhouse — Kara, Greg, Spencer & Skyler Kahrig
** $100 Gift Card to Morton’s Steakhouse — Hanover Shoe Farms
** $100 Gift Card to Tusca Global Tapas — Roy Davis
** Complimentary One Night Stay & Breakfast for Two — Holiday Inn Meadowlands
** Limited Edition, Signed “Backstretch” 11 X 14 Photo by Harry Giglio as featured on the cover of Hoof Beats — John & Tracy Marshall
** $100 Gift Card to Union Grill — Sally & Rod Bolon
** $100 Gift Card to Atria’s — Shawn & Kristy Behanna
** $100 Gift Card to Franco’s Trattoria — Kim & Steve Owens
** $100 Gift card to Tanger Outlets — Laura & Bill Daumit
** Thomas Kinkade “Light of Peace” Framed Print — Pastor Joe
** Tiffany Stained Glass Table Lamp — Peggy & Kerry Staley
** Lighted Floral Topiary Arrangement — Janet Collins
** Trotting Statuette — Kim & Sherie Hankins
** $75 Gift Card to Dick’s Sporting Goods — Kyle Bolon, Spencer Kahrig, Andrew Nassar
** Autographed Jack Lambert Official NFL Jersey — Nelson Financial Services
** $100 Gift Card to Tack Shack — Steve Schoeffel Stable
** (4) 18 hole Rounds of Golf w/cart at Eaglesticks Golf Club (OH) — Richard & Joyceann McClelland
** “Hair by Brenda” Gift Basket — Brenda D’Amico & Greg Wright Sr.
** $100 Gift Card TBA — Rich & Linda Gillock
** Harness Horse Theme Gift Basket — Cindi & Randy Bendis
** Pittsburgh Steeler’s Gift Basket — Cindi & Randy Bendis
** Homemade Oversize Steeler Blanket w/ 2 pillows — Patty & Tom Daumit; Gary & Carol Patterson
** Horse & Carriage Outdoor Christmas Light Up Decoration — Marylee Childs
** Sarris Chocolate Tier — Sarris Candies
** 2008 Breyer Horse “Noelle” Holiday Horse & Snow Globe — Pam & Neil Kelly
** “Hit the Trail” 2 pc. Luggage Set — Jim & Judy Ferguson
** $50 Gift Card to Cheesecake Factory w/2 Movie Passes to SouthSide Works Cinema — Larry Conrad
** $75 Gift Card to Outback Steakhouse — Dean & Glenda Collins
** Gift Certificate for Free Shipping (max. value $350) — Sharon Donella & Jim Barnard
** Golf Package – 4 rounds of golf w/cart; 4 buffet dinners at Ponderosa Golf Course — Lee Ann & Michael Heinlein
** Container “Tandem” Joint Supplement — Dr. Nick Loutsion (Canon Hill Vet Clinic)
M.S.O.A. Membership for 2009 (2 Drawings) — M.S.O.A.
11” X 14” WIN PHOTO (3 drawings) — Chris Gooden Photos
16” X 20” WIN PHOTO — Chris Gooden Photos
$50 GetGo Gas Card — Sharon Kirwan & Dottie Phillips
Winter Blanket w/Halter — Big Dee’s Tack & Vet Supplies
Harness Bag w/Cooler (2 drawings) — Big Dee’s Tack & Vet Supplies
Pacer Statue — Big Dee’s Tack & Vet Supplies
$25 Gift Certificate to The Tack Shack (Merchandise Only) — The Tack Shack
$25 Gift Certificate to Keystone Harness — Keystone Harness
$50 Gift Certificate for Paddock Concession — Ellen Beinhauer
Dancing Bear Christmas Decoration “In Memory of Mary Wohlmuth” — by 2:00 Club
$50 Target Gift Card — Dottie & Jim Snyder
Horse Family Statue — Karen & Jan Fread
Homemade Horse Blanket — Kim & Steve Owens
Wilton Running Horses Platter — Jan & Doug Snyder
$50 Gift Card to Walmart — David Wills
Embroidered Pullover & Turtleneck — Curby Stillings
Hoof Beats Direct (online version) — USTA
Standardbred Star Activity Books, Car Magnets & USTA Stuffed Horses (2 drawings) — USTA
$50 Gift Card Friday’s — Moira & Bill Fahy
Harness Horse Metal Plant Holder — Bob Adamo
Williamsburg Yankee Candle Basket — Donna & Neil Kochosky
“Welcome” Slate Plaque — Janet Irvine
Hoodie Sweatshirt & Ball Hat — New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
Musical Snow Globe — Rick & Rhonda Kobosky
Glass Candle Christmas Decoration — Brad & Jo Ellen Buxton
“Lottery Tree” — JC & Tracey Miller
$50 Gift Card to Max & Erma’s — Bev & Ray Jefferies
$50 Gift Card to Joseph-Beth Booksellers — Soffer Organization
Matted 11” X 17” Print of Deweycheatumnhowe — Kyt Eubanks
Windgate Vineyards Sample Basket — Ken Weaver & Trish Adams
Christmas Decoration — Kathy & Jack Smith
Personalized Photo Pillow — Nina Russo (Karen Fread’s sister)
Golf Club Travel Bag — Sandy & Ken Dyson
Snowman Gift set from Bath & Body Works — Lou & Karen (Jollie) Goans
8 Tickets for May 15 or 16, 2009 Exhibition Game (2 drawings of 4 tickets) — Washington Wild Things
Doggie Gift Basket w/1 Week Boarding at the Kennel — Pawticular Pets Boarding Kennel
“Basket of Goodies” — Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF)
Pasta Dinner for 2 & 1 large 2 topping Pizza — Grande Italian Restaurant
Gift Certificate for $65 Healing Session — Brad & Kate Silbert, Mesa Center
“Movie Night” Gift Basket — Pat, Norma & Linda Thomas
Swing & Slide Kit (swings, monkey bars, glider w/hardware) and $10 Gift Card to Peter’s Township Clubhouse — Deanna & Ken Gullick
“Winter Survival Kit” Gift Basket — Sharlene & Bruce Dufford
Embroidered Fleece Pullover/Embroidered “Horse” Sofa Throw — Wendy Adams, Precision Embroidery
Penguin Santa Music Box — ?
Handcrafted Wood Travel Trunk — John & Judy McMullen
$50 Gift Card to Applebee’s — Keith & Corrine Pippi
$50 Gift Card to Chili’s — Keith & Corrine Pippi
Moxie & Equestrian Sofa Throw — USTA/Harness Tracks of America, Jennifer Evely, Program Coordinator
$50 Gift Card to Sesame Inn Chinese Restaurant — Dr. Henry Lester