December 2006: Home for the Holidays Raffle Prize List

Raffle tickets can be bought in advance at http://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE_ID=795.

Join Stray from the Heart in helping to bring our friends in from the cold and Home for the Holidays, and maybe take home some great gifts as well!

Treat Your Pet

Shaina Michelle Fishman • Pet Photography
917-363-8393
Gift Certificate Good for One 8x10 or two 5x7 prints from shainafishman.com or $75 credit towards a photo session with your pet

Passionate Petcare
Weekend of free pet sitting ($140 value)

Petedge.com
Small Dog Carryall, Small Football dog bed, Grey Plush Oval Bed, Slumber Pet Cloud Cushions

Canine Ranch
The CANINE RANCH provides doggie day camp frolic and fun Monday through Friday, all year long! Our capable Camp Counselors are there to supervise play time, encourage socializing, prevent un-doggy-like behavior and see that each dog is walked individually at least 3 times a day!

The Barker Lounge
Weekend of Boarding ($70 value) and 5 days of Daycare ($125 value)
Off peak season. Good at the facility in Roselle, NJ.
Boarding, grooming, day care and more!

A custom dog sculpture from Cristian Palacios
Have your dog memorialized in sculpture!

Biscuits and Bath
Annual doggy gym membership from ($300 value)
At Biscuits & Bath we strive to provide the best possible experience for your dog in order to ensure his or her happiness. We strongly believe in health, wellness and prevention when it comes to your dog. Amenities: Supervised socialization, Cardiovascular workouts, Behavior training, Hair and fur treatments, Skin exfoliation, Nutritional consultation, Weight loss programs, Topical seminars (e.g. canine influenza)

Barbara Martorana Pet Portrait
($125 value)
My name is Barbara Martorana and I specialize in hand drawn illustrations of companion animals. I create beautiful and unique, custom-created illustrations of your pet created from your photo references. Each illustration is a unique image of your pet drawn to capture his/her special personality. Portraits are unique and thoughtful gift ideas that will last a lifetime.

Dog Chewz
Dog Bowls with 18K gold lettering and Pillow beds Our goal is to create elegant products to pamper pets and their owners with a focus on small dogs...cats too. All products must receive a seal of approval from our canine and feline gang!

DogChewz was founded to help out no-kill shelters and animal rescue organizations by participating in fund-raising activities, educational programs, providing donations and gifts in kind.  

Treat Your Tummy

Alice's Teacup
Alice's Tea Cup is a dream-come-true for us. We have spent our lifetimes enjoying afternoon tea at various hotels and restaurants around the world, fantasizing about the day when we would open our own magical and whimsical tea room with a health conscious menu and variety of unique, fresh teas. Each item on our menu is made to order to ensure that it is the freshest (and tastiest) possible, each tea is brewed to perfection (3 to 7 minutes) with double-filtered water that is boiled to 180 degrees and our wide assortment of teas are sent to us from all over the world. We hope that this preparation allows you to come away from your experience with us at Alices Tea Cup feeling rejuvenated, relaxed, healthy and cared-for.

Dona (the Dona of Davidburke & Donatella)
Lunch for Two (up to $100 value)
Donatella Arpaia, of davidburke&donatella is thrilled to collaborate with longtime friend, Michael Psilakis, the celebrated chef behind the Upper West Side gem Onera. Psilakis will lead the culinary efforts, creating an innovative menu that celebrates the bounty of Southern Europe. dona, which means "gift" in Italian, will prove to be a platform for Arpaia and Psilakis to create a modern dining experience that pays homage to their respective Italian and Greek heritages with additional Southern European influences.

Sarabeth's
Dinner for two ($100 value)
40 Central Park South - located across from Central Park, between Fifth and Sixth Aves.

Fireman Hospitality Group restaurants
Dinner for two ($150 value)
From Lincoln Center to Times Square, Fireman Group restaurants run from the timeless charm of a brasserie to bustling trattoria to classic diner. In some you'll find a nightly jazz band or museum quality art; and in all you'll find a dedication to great food and hospitality. (Includes Bond 45, Redeye Grill, Shelly's New York , Brooklyn Diner, Trattoria dell'Arte, Cafe Fiorello)

Outback Steakhouse on 3rd Avenue
Dinner for two
An Australian steakhouse concept open for dinner only. Although beef and steak items make up a good portion of the menu, the concept offers a variety of chicken, ribs, seafood, and pasta dishes. The Company’s strategy is to differentiate its restaurants by emphasizing consistently high-quality food and service, generous portions at moderate prices and a casual atmosphere suggestive of the Australian Outback.

Chelsea Market
Gift basket
The heart of Chelsea, a one stop culinary food shop, a gourmet lover's wholesale-retail wonder world, and an energetic, industrial-chic hotspot, all meshed into a million square feet of space, along an historical 800-foot concourse on the most unique city block in Manhattan.

A Better Burger
3 $20 gift certifications

Zabar's
$25 gift certificate
Zabar’s has to be experienced, in person, to truly be understood. You have to see the crowds, hear the banter of our sales help, smell the croissants baking, admire the rich brown hues of our coffee, sample cheese from every corner of the world, enjoy the beauty of hand sliced nova, walk upstairs and see the largest selection of imported cooper cookware anywhere... it really is a one of a kind adventure.  

Treat Yourself

Candlevida
Two SpaVida Kits (retail $55 each)
Handmade soaps, candles and more.

Body Shop
"Complete In-Home Spa Kit" (retail $300)

Club H Fitness
Three month boutique fitness club membership (retail over $500)
Located in Hells Kitchen, this hot new fitness club has all the amenities you could ask for in a boutique fitness club.

Spa H
$125 gift certificate
Hoboken, NJ

Leah Ansel, Professional Feng Shui Practicioner
Feng Shui Demo
Leah Ansel began practicing feng shui in 1991. Ms. Ansel founded and developed Space Planning Technologies as a unique kind of full service design studio to provide personalized, professional design and project management services based in the universal principles of feng shui. Ms. Ansel received her training from the GEO Professional Training Program. Among the venues where she has presented feng shui seminars are: The 92nd St. Y, Fashion Institute of Technology, Yale University, The New York School of Interior Design, MyHome showroom and Gracious Home design center.

Angel Feet
30 minute foot massage
When you enter Angel Feet, you will be welcomed into a serene, wholesome environment, with meditative music and a soothing atmosphere. You will sink into one of our comfortable, overstuffed arm chairs for 30 or 60 minutes of relaxing heavenly comfort. Your reflexologist will gently stimulate the vital reflex points of your feet as you feel the stress and tension of the day melt away. When you leave, we know that you will think of Angel Feet as your special place for relaxing and soothing reflexology that truly brings harmony to your body, mind and spirit.

L'Oreal
gift basket ($100 value)

Mankind Jeans
1 pair of 7 for all woman's and 1 pair of men's jeans ($200 per pair value)
7 for all Mankind is the leader in the premium denim market. These jeans are coveted by celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Debra Messing and Kiera Knightly.  

Treat Your Family and Friends

Mayu Ebina
Original rottie puppy watercolor used in this years "Home for the Holidays" invitation.

Skot Foreman Fine Art
Painting

Miskeit Wines Ltd
4 3-bottles of fine wine
Miskeit Wines Ltd is the Wine Import and Distribution Company of Arina and Willie Glückstern (and their four rescue dogs and two rabbits). Arina and Willie specialize in importing small production, modestly priced European wines and have been known to occasionally "improve" their producer's labels in animal friendly ways. (Laura's note: I found a bottle of their amazing wine "Gertie & Max" at a terrific little wine shop in Columbus and 73rd street and fell in love, months before I even knew they were to be our official wine donors for this event! This is the only bottle of wine I have ever kept because of the beautiful label featuring two little mice on a branch. Great wine and a beautiful bottle!)

Salute! Sante! Saúde! Prost!

Bombshell Jewelry
White jade jewelry

Jewelry Designed by Roslyn

Urban Concept Jewelry
Original Hand Crafted Silver Jewelry by Nancy Rybczynski
I'm a New York City based artist, creating sterling silver jewelry in a Manhattan Studio. My hand-fabricated pieces have been described as whimsical, minimalist and sophisticated. My work has a contemporary urban feel to it and is inspired by things all around me; from the architecture of Rockefeller Center to the clean lines of a lighting fixture. Often, it's just everyday objects that generate ideas. My work is currently being sold at galleries in and around in New York City.

Giants
playoff tickets

Rangers
tickets

Putnam County Spelling Bee on Broadway
2 tickets for the night of January 10th
In the musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.

MARTIN SHORT: Fame Becomes Me
1 pair of orchestra tickets ($220 value)
Broadway musical

Harry Potter "Hogwarts Express" Electric Train Set by Marklin
(Value $500)
From the extraordinary craftsmen at Marklin comes the Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Electric Train Set, based on the very same train in the magical films.

BATMAN BEGINS Electric Car Racing Set by Scalextric
(value $140)
From the extraordinary craftsmen at Scalextric comes this Batman Begins electric car racing set, based on the chase scene from the hit movie.

Law & Order
signed season opener script

Mastro Auctions
Joe DiMaggio signed baseball($500 value)

Baby Looney Tunes crib set
with lamp and diaper bag (value $85.00)

Raffle tickets can be bought in advance at http://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE_ID=795.