2016 Auction Prizes

PAC Auction with a Twist logo

Help make pharmacy’s voice heard in Springfield while you check out all the great items to 'bid' on below. The ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund Auction with a Twist is a great fundraising event that will culminate at the 2016 ICHP Annual Meeting. Until then you can purchase tickets and bid online. After September 12th, tickets will be available only at the Annual Meeting.

Can't make it to the Annual Meeting? You can still win, just buy your tickets with the pre-meeting online ticket order form or use this printable ticket order form (pdf) and fax it to 815-227-9294 or call the ICHP office at 815-227-9292. Pre-meeting auction ‘bidding’ ends at noon on Monday, September 12, 2016. Final drawing will be 11:00 am, September 17, 2016 at the ICHP Annual Meeting. Absentee winners will be notified by September 23, 2016.

To learn more about how the Auction works, click here.

All proceeds from the auction go to the ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund, ICHP's PAC (Political Action Committee).* Support the PAC and win some great items all at the same time. That is a Win / Win for everyone!

* Remember, contributions to the ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund are not considered charitable contributions by the IRS.

This year we have lots of great prizes! There is something for everyone! Must be 21 or older to win prizes containing alcohol.


cash
Item 1 - Cash Prize

$599.99 in cold cash!  Why $599.99?  Because if we give someone $600 or more we have to report it to the IRS!  $599.99 sounds pretty good now, right!

Contributed by Andy Donnelly, Ed Donnelly, Mike Novario, Ron Miller and Scott Meyers
business card holder
Item 2 - Pharmacist Business Card Holder and $125 Amazon Gift Card

The donors of this cool pharmacist business card holder put the first card in it to make it even more cool.  A $125 Amazon Gift Card to be exact!  After you order your custom-made business cards, you'll still have plenty of credit left over to purchase whatever you want!

Contributed by NPN (Rebecca Castner, Matt Zhang, David Martin, Tamkeen Abreu, Milena McLaughlin, Erika Hellenbart & Colleen Bohnenkamp)    $175 value
Apple gift card
Item 3 - $400 Apple Store Gift Card

This Apple gift card worth $400 is just the right amount for purchasing an Apple Watch at the Apple store.  Don't want or need the connectivity on your wrist?  No problem, it will also work for a down payment on i-Pad or other Apple gear!

Contributed by Carrie Sincak, Jen Phillips, Sheila Allen, Kathy Komperda
Visa logo
Item 4 - $100 Visa Gift Card

$100 Visa Gift Card.  Don't leave home without it!  What else needs to be said?

Contributed by Tom Westerkamp
Amazon gift card Item 5 - $100 Amazon Gift Card

$100 Amazon Gift Card.  Same here, just win it and spend it!

Contributed by Tom Westerkamp
Amazon gift card
Item 6 - $100 Amazon Gift Card

$100 Amazon Gift Card.  If you're bidding on this one, you already know what you're going to buy!

Contributed by ICHP
Cheesecake Factory gift card
Item 7 - $50 Cheesecake Factory Gift Card

We doubt anyone could eat $50 worth of cheese cake at the Cheesecake Factory, so take a friend or two or make several trips.  This $50 gift card will provide lots of enjoyment and calories to boot!

Contributed by Maggie Allen & Trish Wegner
Drury Lane logo
Item 8 - Dinner and a Show

4 Tickets to a Dinner and a Show of your choice from Drury Lane's 2016-2017 season!

Contributed by Drury Lane Theater & Conference Center   $240-360 value
golf club
Item 9 - Callaway Mack Daddy 2 60° Wedge

Be the Mack Daddy of your foursome with this Callaway 60° lob wedge.  This tool might help you become as skilled as Phil Mickelson.

Contributed by Jim Owen    $125 value
Amazon Echo
Item 10 - Amazon Echo with Battery Base

It plays your music from Pandora, Spotify or Amazon Prime.  Allows hands free convenience with voice control.  It answers questions, reads audiobooks and the news, gives info on local businesses, provides sports scores and schedules, weather reports and more.  It can control lights, thermostats, and is compatible with WeMo, Phillips Hue, Samsung SmartThings, Wink, Instoeon, and a whole lot more stuff we've never heard of!  The speaker of the future is here today!

Contributed by Kathryn Schultz, Tom Wheeler, Nora Flint, Amanda Seddon, Gary Peksa, Josh DeMott    $235 value
Allen Photograph
Item 11 - Framed Photograph

This spectacularly colorful, one-of-a-kind framed photograph of White throated Kingfisher taken by Tom Allen in a recent trip to India will enhance the decor of a den, living room, rec room or office.
“Kingfisher”
January 20, 2016
Velavadar National Park
District of Gujarat, India

Contributed by Thomas L. Allen    Priceless!
wine glasses
Item 12 - Two hand painted wine glasses in ICHP colors and a bottle of wine

ICHP loyalists will want to bid on these two hand painted wine glasses in the familiar ICHP Blue and Maroon.  They are accompanied by a lovely bottle of Altos del Plata Malbec wine.

Contributed by Ann Jankiewicz    $50 value
wine glasses
Item 13 - Two hand painted wine glasses and a bottle of wine

If ICHP colors don't match your decor or wine glass preference, no problem.  A second set of hand painted glasses are provided along with a nice bottle of Josh, Cabernet Sauvignon.

Contributed by Ann Jankiewicz    $50 value
Christmas mice
Item 14 - Two Christmas Mice

This adorable pair of Christmas mice will raise your Christmas spirits and decorate your mantle or entry way.  You can't help but smile when you see their Christmas Cheer!

Contributed by Mary Lee    $60 value
Christmas Center Pieces
Item 15 - Two Christmas Holiday Center Pieces

Don't forget your holiday table needs some spirit too and these two lovely center pieces will brighten any holiday mealtime!  From locally known Phillip's Flowers with shops all around the western suburbs, these decorations will add lots of Christmas joy to your home.

Contributed by Mary Lee    $60 value
beer basket
Item 16 - Beer Basket
 
This basket holds 4 glass mugs and four different liters of craft beer.  New Holland - Dragon's Milk; Lagunitas - Wilco, Tango, Foxtrot; Two Brothers - Red Eye Coffee Porter; and Revolution Brewing - Cross of Gold Golden Ale.  This could be one serious hangover or four interesting tastes the mornings after!

Contributed by Chris Quillian    $35 value
Ferrari-Crano gift basket
Item 17 - Gourmet Wine Basket

This basket is loaded and you will be too if you try to consume the whole thing in one sitting. 4 great wines by Ferrari-Caramo wineries plus a plethora of gourmet goodies to go with.  Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Fume Blanc and Merlot!

Contributed by Mike and Cathy Weaver    $200 value
game night gift basket
Item 18 - Game Night Gift Basket

Ready for some fun and games?  Try Mexican Train Dominoes, Cards Against Humanity, Electronic Catch Phrase, a Six-pack of Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale (craft beer), a six-pack of Lefthand Milk Stout (beer too), Hershey's Assorted Chocolates, Popcorn, Pretzels, and snack mix.  Everything you need for a game night with friends - let the hilarity ensue!

Contributed by Trisha Blassage, Jo Haley, Jan Mark, Heidi Sunday, Amanda Wolff    $100 value
RFU wine basket
Item 19 - Wine Gift Basket

This gourmet gift basket features a bottle red, a bottle of white and enough gourmet snacks to last through several nights!  In addition there are two RFUMS wine glasses and two RFUMS Tee-shirts (one for him and one for her).  I see a comfy, cozy evening ahead for the winner!

Contributed by Rosalind Franklin University    $125 value
bitters book cover
Item 20 - Cocktail Bitters Kit

Really into making exotic cocktails, then this is the prize for you.  A variety of bitter flavors for your enjoyment will liven up any cocktail party you throw or attend! Includes the book "Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas" by Brad Thomas Parsons.

Contributed by Charlene Hope    $60 value
golf bag
Item 21 - Nike Carry Golf Bag + Wine

This Nike golf bag has carry straps so you can carry it comfortably while chasing that little white ball all over God's green earth!  (Although you may end up in brown -sand or blue water from time to time!)  With a variety of  three different wines to enjoy after your golf game, you may not care where you were!

Contributed by Jim Owen  $200 value
New Glarus gift basket
Item 22 - New Glarus Brewing Co. Basket

This beer package favors a southern Wisconsin flavor.  A six-pack of the world -famous, or at least locally famous Spotted Cow, a six-pack of Two Women, a liter of Serendipity and a liter of Raspberry Tart provides just a sample of what you can find at the New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI.

Contributed by Peggy Reed    $30 value
MWU gift basket
Item 23 - Midwestern University Gift Basket

This basket features an assortment of Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy memorabilia. Alumni, students, preceptors and friends of MWU will be stuffing the jar in front of this assortment in hopes of winning this great prize.

Contributed by Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Roosevelt gift basket
Item 24 - Roosevelt University Gift Basket

Featuring a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7” Nook, this gift basket also includes a Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy Golf Shirt and a gift mug filled with a pen, clip, business card holder, paperclip holder, computer wipe and candy.

Contributed by Claudia Muldoon & Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy    $165 value
SIUE gift basket
Item 25 - SIUE Gift Basket

This basket features an assortment of SIUE School of Pharmacy Memorabilia, perfect for an alumni, current student, preceptor or simply a fan of the School.

Contributed by Gireesh Gupchup & Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

UIC gift basket
Item 26 - UIC Gift Basket

Perfect for that cold winter night that's not so far off, this basket has a bottle each from Duckhorn Vineyards and Cakebread Cellars plus a hoodie and a fleece, a coffee mug and more provided by the UIC College of Pharmacy.  Students, if you bid on this one you must be 21 years of age!

Contributed by Deb Fox & University of Illinois at Chicago