2024 Sunset Dinner Fundraiser
Saturday, September 14 at 6 pm
Auction Items
Get your bids ready! The following items have been generously donated to be offered at the live and silent auction on the night of the 2024 WCC Sunset Dinner Fundraiser.
Silent Auction Items
High-fired Stoneware Casserole - The Goldilox Pot!
This one quart casserole is the perfect size for a dinner for four. Not too big, not too small. It's oven and dishwasher safe, thrown in a porcelaineous stoneware and finished with a quiet grey Shino glaze with warm brushwork decoration.
Dorcas Adkins, along with her wife Pat Muñoz, can often be found kayaking and canoe camping on rivers in the Potomac Watershed. They are both supporters of WCC and of many other river conservation organizations in the Greater DC area.
Value: $100
Potomac Roasting Company Coffee Basket
These top-graded beans come mostly from female producers in Brazil, Colombia, DR Congo, Guatemala, Sumatra, and Tanzania. Basket includes 3 bags of freshly roasted specialty beans (medium roast, whole beans) and an Aeropress manual home brewing device.
Value $85
Dan Havens 'Hook' sculpture
Hand-carved by WCC's very own Dan Havens!
Value $200
Dickson Carroll sculpture 'Rounding the Buoy'
'Rounding the Buoy', (a salvage sculpture), 2024, (oak, poplar, masonite, acrylic paint), 26"W x 10"D, 11"H (signed on bottom)
This is a “salvage sculpture” made from salvaged parts of old or destroyed sculptures.
Dickson Carroll is an architect and sculptor who has been a WCC for about the past 10 years. He has his flat water paddle at the WCC for his JYS Learn to Swim and Canoe Program started 32 years ago.
Carroll makes furniture and other useful objects. He is also fascinated by landscapes and makes three-dimensional visions of specific places, often river scenes, which are built into light boxes with their own illumination. Carroll works primarily in wood, which is hand-carved, rasped and sanded smooth. There is a minimal use of electronic or computer-aided tools and he works without assistants.
View other works from his recent Katzen 50 year retrospective at shown at the American University museum.
Value $400
1-Month Free Fitness Program Access
1 month free access to the entire MONALI Health & Performance Method including one free 60-minute (?) coaching call with coach Jared Callahan .
Jared Callahan paddles with WCC's mens outrigger team and has been a dedicated coach and educator for over a decade. He uses the unique blend of modern science and time-tested ancient practices that leverage the power of personalized coaching through 3 pillars: Movement, Nature and Lifestyle.
His multi-disciplinary approach helps educate individuals and groups on skills for improving movement challenges, relieving pain, improving energy and cognitive performance, and fostering overall vitality.
Value $299
Live Auction Items
Weekend in a Rustic Cabin in Maine
Exclusive item for WCC Members Only
Experience a tranquil weekend getaway in a rustic cabin on Heald Pond in Lovell, Maine. Enjoy peaceful sights and sounds while swimming, paddling, and fishing in a serene environment. This charming cabin features:
- Bunk beds
- Outhouse
- Kayaks, paddleboard, and canoe
- Fishing opportunities
- Wi-Fi and electricity
- Camp stove
- Drinking water provided
- Refrigerator
- Screened porch with roll-down canvas
- Dock and raft
Nestled on a 7-acre meadow alongside a historic 1790 farmhouse, the property is bordered by land trust hiking trails and a few summer cabins on one side of the pond. Listen for the calls of loons as you unwind in this idyllic setting.
Value $420
Dusanka Komenic 18"x12" framed photograph
Large framed photograph from the Sunset Dinner featured artist.
Value $350
Patagonia 5-Bag Pack (Black)
- Black Hole® Cube 6L
- Refugio Daypack 30L
- Black Hole® Duffel 40L
- Ultralight Black Hole® Tote Pack 27L
- Ultralight Black Hole® Mini Hip Pack 1L
Value $470
BluFrog Vineyard Tour and Tasting
Tour & Tasting for up to 4 people on a Saturday at either 2 pm or 3:30pm.
Includes;
Four Tasting Flights of 4 half pours (wine or beer)
Four Bottles of Wine (any selection)
Two Charcuterie Trays plus Crackers
Two Christmas Ornaments
Value $200
$100 Perrys Restaurant Gift Certificate
Gift certificate towards a meal at Perry's Restaurant in Adams Morgan, a sleek multi-level eatery serving Japanese fare, sushi & speciality cocktails, with a rooftop bar.
Value $100
2 Tickets on Odyssey Dinner Cruise
Two complimentary cruise ticket(s) for DC Signature Dinner Cruise. Odyssey DC is a one-level climate-controlled glass-enclosed vessel - elegantly sailing North under the low bridges of Washington DC for up close views of the monuments.
Not valid on holidays or specialty cruises
Value: $230
Georgetown Paddle Boat Booze Cruise for 8 - 16
During each tour out of Washington Harbour in Georgetown, we’ll cruise past some of DC’s most iconic attractions. Passengers will enjoy breathtaking views of the Watergate Hotel, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, and even the Pentagon in Arlington. We set sail out of Washington Harbour in Georgetown, cruise down past the monuments, and then pull into Columbia Island Marina across from the Pentagon for a midway pit stop. Passengers will have 5-10 minutes to use the restroom, grab a shot, and then hop back aboard to return to Georgetown.
Value: $800
Quickblade Stingray Outrigger Paddle
Get the paddle everyone is paddling with! The Stingray is a revolutionary new shape that is changing the paddling world. The blade is only 10 inches long (25cm) which is half the length of most traditional blades, reducing the catch and exit time by 100% as it takes half the time and giving it a more distinct snappy catch and release.
Value $449
Quickblade Ono Ava Hybrid Outrigger Paddle (Wood Shaft)
Double bend oval tapered laminated wood shaft
All carbon Hex Tech TM blade construction
Scooped power face with double dihedral
Carbon T-Handle or Carbon palm grip options
Weight: 17 ounces
Blade dimensions 9.6" wide by 19" tall
Value $399
Day at the Range for up to 4 people
This auction item is good for a trip to a local shooting range. This is suitable for anyone from complete novices, to experienced marksmen. The winning bid entitles the winner (and up to three friends or family) to:
- A thorough safety brief (regardless of experience) and a range safety certification
- A reservation for two shooting lanes at a state-of-the-art indoor shooting range
- 3. All appropriate firearms, and ammunition
- Appropriate training and supervision by a 20-year military rangemaster and firearms instructor
- This item includes the instruction and use of precision .22 caliber target pistols by Volquartsen, and rifles by Ruger. The firearms for this option all use .22 caliber rimfire ammunition, which is the smallest, and lowest power of all commonly available ammunition. .22 caliber firearms have very low recoil, but can be quite accurate when used with a precision firearm, such as the provided Volquartsen pistols. Most shooters agree that for recreational shooting, nothing is more enjoyable than a good .22.
Value $220
Washington Canoe Club Oil Painting
Beautifully executed oil painting of the Washington Canoe Club, and Georgetown University, elegantly reflected in the Potomac River. The painting is titled “Georgetown” and is signed by the artist, Jean Ranney Smith, and dated 1977. Warm tones of green, yellow, coral, blue and gray evoke a tranquil fall scene. An electric light is included so the painting is ready to become the highlight of your living room, reminding you of your favorite place in DC. Painting was purchased from an estate by WCC members Mary Beth and Sheldon Ray, and donated to the auction fundraiser. Size 33"L x 24"h
Value: $1,200
Watercolor of WCC Boathouse
15"L x 11"H
Value: $100
Jeff Lubin Photography Session
This certificate completely covers commission costs associated with an 11x14" Imperial Portrait with full artistry. The session fees are also waived for both sessions. There is an hour-long creation session in the camera room. Their creation session is treated as a full session and there is no limit to who can be included. When the artists' selections are prepared, they return to the studio for an hour-long projection session. The projection session is where clients view their portraits and collaborate with the artist on the elements of finishes, artistry, and how to make their portraits remarkable.
Jeff Lubin has been a leading portrait photographer in the Washington, D.C. area for over 37 years. His client list includes actress Lynda Carter, sports stars Cal Ripken & Ryan Zimmerman, and Robert & Sheila Johnson. From his small, atelier establishment, portraits are handmade, stunning display pieces.
Value $2,000
Photograph of WCC Grill Room Frieze
Mounted (not framed) 39”L x 7"H
Photograph depicting a section of the existing grill room’s famous 26-panel, 67-foot frieze painted in 1910 by Washington Star cartoonist Felix Mahoney (1867-1939) depicting in caricature many of the original members of the club
Value: $300
Yoga on the dock for 10
Andrea’s classes draw on her interdisciplinary path and incorporate many styles of yoga in a creative and lighthearted practice that emphasizes strength.
Value $200
Kathy Summers SUP Lesson for Two - Stand Up or Prone
Come on your own or with a friend for up to 90 minutes of instruction, paddling and fun with Bark Team Rider, Kathy Summers. Must redeem within one year of the auction and on a mutually agreeable date and time. Available to redeem in 2025 - late spring/early summer and or early fall.
Value $200
