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Preview some of the live auction items to be offered during Friend Raiser 2023! Bidding is in person on June 1st, but if you want Friends staff to make proxy bids for you, send us an email by hovering over the link right here
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Pick Your Cuisine: Fine Dining Experience for 12 at the NEW Friend Clubhouse

A graduate of the Cascade Culinary Institute in Bend, Oregon, chef Michael House has been passionate about the culinary arts from a young age. He has worked in many kitchens, from fast food to catering companies, golf courses to fine-dining. Pair his passion for cooking with the unique opportunity of a night of fine dining at the newly designed and reimagined clubhouse on Old Fort Road. You and your party of 12 will choose one of the gourmet meal options below and enjoy an evening you won’t soon forget!


Medieval English Feast:

Enjoy a meal fit for a king! Begin your meal with both barbecue chicken and lemon pepper shrimp skewers and fresh french bread with rosemary infused butter and assorted cheeses. Next, enjoy a hearty seasonal vegetable pottage stew followed by a robust main dish of tender garlic marinated beef roast in a mushroom-balsamic glaze paired with flavorful wild rice and roasted gold potatoes. Round this feast out with a house made fortified raspberry mead.


French Fine Dining Menu:

Begin this experience with amuse-bouche, or “gift from the kitchen”, of tomato basil bruschetta followed by the delicious flaky crust of a quiche Lorraine appetizer. Next you’ll be served a bacon spinach warm salad and the classic French soup, Soupe de Poissons. Enjoy the French method of procuring perfectly cooked salmon with Salmon en Papillote. Finish this fine French cuisine with lemon butter macarons. Complementary wine pairing provided.

Date TBD by chef and bid winner, and based on availability of Clubhouse.
BUY 1- GIVE 1: Custom Wood Bench
Bring this beautiful bench to your lawn or garden path! It was custom-made from seasoned Ponderosa pine by craftsman LeRoy Ulrey (father of Executive Director Amanda Squibb!) and finished in a protective shellac. It measures 47.5" and is ready to be used as is or stained/painted. Your purchase buys a matching bench for the new Friends Clubhouse on Old Fort Road, where renovations are underway and set to be finished this summer! Friends and youth will have 5+ beautiful acres there for playing, gardening, and exploring, and this bench will host many hours of rest and conversation.
You Pick: Youth Art
Friends program youth snapped these photographs as part of the Stewart Udall Parks in Focus® program, which connects youth to nature through photography. Each shot represents a particular photo challenge related to perspective, composition, light . . . The first two collages are in natural wood frames and the third in a black frame (not pictured), each 18" x 24". Bring the beauty of the Basin into your home today!
Take Your Pick: Diana Ross OR Lyle Lovett

Britt Festival is the Pacific Northwest's premier outdoor summer performing arts festival. Enjoy music under the stars in historic Jacksonville, Oregon. Choose music legend Diana Ross with 4 adult lawn seating tickets on Monday, June 19, 2023, 7:30 pm. Picnic blanket with strap included!

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Hear the iconic Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at the Britt Music & Arts Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon. These 4 adult tickets are for front lawn premium seating Thursday, July 13, 2023, 8:00 pm. A $100 gas gift card is included!


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