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<div style="RIGHT: auto" class=yiv1080285735MsoNormal><FONT color=purple size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I would like to invite you to an on-line auction AND to a dinner/auction to help support Golden Gate Basset Rescue (where we got Madden and Sasha and where I spend a lot of my weekends!). They are a group that is near and dear to our hearts! </SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto" class=yiv1080285735MsoNormal><FONT color=purple size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The on-line auction is going on <U>right now</U> and will end at the dinner on October 6<SUP>th</SUP>. There are lots of items that are only available on-line such as tickets to The Cal game on October 6<SUP>th</SUP> (closing early, so bid soon!); Sugar Bowl; Aquarium at the Bay; California Academy of Sciences; and to next years Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at Infineon Raceway, River Rafting rentals and some AWESOME vacations to name just a few! You can get to there by going to <A href="http://bit.ly/NHjNNV">http://bit.ly/NHjNNV</A> New items are added all the time so check back often!</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=yiv1080285735MsoNormal><FONT color=purple size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The dinner and silent auction will be held Saturday, October 6<SUP>th</SUP> at the History Club of Los Gatos. The address is 123 Los Gatos Blvd. , Los Gatos . Tickets are $20 each (kids under 18 are $15). Sorry – no dogs allowed! </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=purple face=Wingdings><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; COLOR: purple">L</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: purple"> There will be a free wine tasting out on the patio at 5pm. The auction will start at 6pm. Dinner (all you can eat spaghetti) at 7pm. Dessert at 8pm. Tables start closing at 8:30pm and the event will end at 10pm. There are lots of items that will continue over from the on-line auction as well as items that will
only be available that night with lots of items for everyone, not just basset lovers!! </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=purple face=Wingdings><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; COLOR: purple">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: purple"> You can get your tickets ahead of time and order your stem-less wine glasses and i-Pad raffle tickets by either going to <A href="http://bit.ly/NHjNNV" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://bit.ly/NHjNNV</A> or <A href="http://www.ggbassetrescue.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.ggbassetrescue.org/</A> </SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=yiv1080285735MsoNormal><FONT color=purple size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If you live close enough, I sure hope you’ll join us! For those that may have to travel, there are 2 hotels nearby so you can make a weekend out of it!! After all, it’s for a great cause, the food and company are great and you can get some great deals as well!</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto" class=yiv1080285735MsoNormal><FONT color=purple size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hope to see you either on-line or at the dinner (Or both<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>!)!!</SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT color=purple size=7 face="Monotype Corsiva"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Monotype Corsiva'; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 36pt">~Gwen, Teddi, Madden & Sasha~ (:></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT color=purple size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(o_<BR>// \<BR>V_/_ <=penguin<BR>Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections. </SPAN></FONT></div>
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