Blogger's Auction for *Visual*Vamp*

Valorie Hart, of *Visual*Vamp* fame is one of the design blogosphere's most colorful members. Currently, she is in need of help and Laura Ingalls Gunn of the blog Decor to Adore came up with the idea of creating an auction where bloggers will auction off items of their choice and ship it to the highest bidder. All proceeds will go to Valorie and her husband Alberto, to help them raise money to take a medical flight back to New Orleans from Calgary, Canada. They were traveling to Calgary last weekend to give a Tango class when Alberto suffered a major heart attack just as they got off the plane. He's shown some improvement and has been cleared to travel back to the states, but only on a medical flight. And so, they are in need of financial help to make this happen as soon as possible. After all, when we're sick, we want to be in our own homes with our family and friends and doctors nearby.

All monies raised via auction or direct donation will be placed into a PayPal account set up for Valorie and Alberto:

boutique@planet-tango.com

My contribution to the auction is this vintage silver mini-Champagne bucket that I will fill with surprise treats for the winner. The bucket is approximately 9" to top of handle, 5" diameter.  Value of the silver champagne bucket is approximately $40.00, more with the surprise treats.

If you would like to bid on this sweet little champagne bucket (US & Canada residents only, please), please leave me a comment. I'd like to start the bidding at $20.00. Bidding ends Monday morning, November 8th, at 10:00am. Bid high! I love this bucket!

Edited to ad: As of Monday, Nov. 8th, Alberto was flown home on a medical flight and has had stent surgery and is doing well. But the flight cost Valorie & Alberto over $10,000 which is not covered by insurance or Medicare.  So, Decor to Adore has extended the auction another week and I agree. So,  please keep bidding if you're interested in this item - or one of the many other fantastic items on auction. If you're not in a position to offer an item or place a bid, simply spreading the word (Facebook, Twitter, blog post, emails) will be a huge help. Thank you!

Please leave your email address or link to your blog in the comments so I can reach the high bidder.


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