SAVE THE DATE - Friday, Nov. 22nd 7th Annual Silent Auction 7 - 8:30pm!

This year we are excited to offer a preview of many of the items that will be at the silent Auction on Nov. 22nd. While online bidding is not possible, this site will be continually updated all the way up until the day before the event - so keep checking back - and please come out to have a great time; get some great deals and support a great cause! Thank You!!

Check out the preview site at: www.charityauctionstoday.com/store/EmmanuelHouse

Cyber Week - Unclaimed Auction Items - "Bid" Now!!

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY HAVE MISSED LAST WEEK'S 6TH ANNUAL EMMANUEL HOUSE SILENT AUCTION - HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET IN ON 50% OFF OR BETTER BARGAINS!

The following items, received bids, but were unclaimed at the end of the night. Each of these items were generously donated and so 100% of what you "bid" will benefit Emmanuel House. Last year's auction raised just over $24,000 - this year, we've raised almost $21,000 - Your bids can help push us closer to last year's total!

THESE ARE "BUY-IT-NOW" PRICES - IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, SIMPLY click here TO EMAIL RICK - FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. Rick will confirm that the item is still available and you can then either mail a check to the below address or pay with a credit card at www.emmanuelhouse.org/donate and forward your receipt to rick (click here to see email address) along with the address where the item or redemption certificate should be mailed - shipping is included!!!

• "Relax & Renew" voucher for THREE - 30 minute massages (worth $45 each) + a complimentary chiropractic consultation (multiple locations:  Plainfield, Romeoville, Naperville & more) -valid through 3/30/13 total value over $200 - Yours for only $ 80!
• Sport Zone Family Fun Center in Aurora - voucher for Four Free mini golf rounds PLUS twelve Buy-One-Get-One (BOGO) coupons for any attraction including Go-Karts, Batting Cages, Indoor Golf, Soccer or Mini-Golf - total value = $112 - Yours for only $45!
• 4 Lawn Tickets to any show at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in 2013 - formerly known as the New World Theater and Tweeter Center, this premier venue hosts the biggest acts in all of Chicagoland. Shows for 2013 are still TBD, but in 2012, acts such as Radiohead, Rascal Flats, Jimmy Buffet, Sugarland, Linkin Park, Fray w/ Kelly Clarkson, KISS, and Jason Mraz all performed here!! Value up to $180 - Yours for only $80!
• Drury Lane - Dinner + Theater Package for Two - Choose any show in the 2012-13 OR 2013-14 season (including Sunset Blvd.; Singin' In The Rain; A Christmas Carol; Oliver; Hello Dolly and much more!) - up to a $150 value! Good for Wed., Thurs or Sunday evening shows - Yours for only $75!
• Score 18 Indoor Golf in Naperville (using "ProTee Golf Simulator") - valid for TWO one-hour tee times (normally $35/hour) + one club rental ($15 value) + Two 30-min. driving range sessions (normally $25/session) for a total value of $135 (plus other BOGO coupons) - valid through 10/31/13 - Yours for only $60!
• Zazu Salon & Spa (downtown Naperville) - certificate for free haircut with Alexandra (worth more than $50) - Yours for only $20
• Zazu Salon & Spa (downtown Naperville) - certificate for free haircut with Jill (worth more than $50) - Yours for only $20

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING BUYING ONE OF THE ABOVE TO HELP EMMANUEL HOUSE "BREAK THE CYCLE OF WORKING-CLASS POVERTY THROUGH HOME-OWNERSHIP!" 

EMMANUEL HOUSE
461 W. New York St. 
Aurora, IL 60506

THIS FRIDAY 7-9:15pm: Don't miss out! (See pictures & details below)

Just a sampling of the 400+ Items!!! (check back: more pics later this week)

SIXTH ANNUAL EMMANUEL HOUSE SILENT AUCTION - Nov. 16th

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, Nov. 16th from 7 - 9:15pm in Naperville at Community Christian Church (click here for directions).
Come do your Christmas shopping and support a great cause at the same time! Plus, SAVE MONEY on hundreds of auction items in dozens of categories - since the typical auction item will sell for around 50% off of its normal price. We already have some fantastic auction items (see below), but we still need your help in one of three ways:

1.      VOLUNTEER - we need volunteers the night of the event - please email SANDY if you're available to volunteer in before the event or during set-up or the event itself;

2.      DONATE - do you or anyone you know own or manage a business that can donate an item;  tickets or gift certificates? Contact RICK if you do!

3.      INVITE & ATTEND - make it a family or small group event--or make an announcement at church or work. Getting a big turnout for the event is what we need the most help with! REMEMBER: the auction is fun; you save money on Christmas shopping AND it supports a great cause! (Public Welcome - No tickets required!)

A preview of some of the auction items will be coming soon - so please check back!

Auction items this year will include:

· Tickets (sports & theater)

· Kids' Toys for all ages (including Baby toys and supplies)

· Trips, Outings & Vacations (including Sedona, AZ & a Lake Michigan Cabin)

· Outdoor & Recreational Equipment (camping equipment & sporting goods)

· Gift & Beauty baskets (Aveeno, Dove, Oil of Olay/Regenerist, Old Spice & Much More!)

· Gift Cards (dozens including restaurants, spa, home improvement & more)

· Household items, Furniture & decor (Kuerig single cup brewer, luggage, stainless steel grill - too much to list!)

· Sports Memorabilia (autographed Cubs, Bears, Sox including Brian Urlacher, Fergie Jenkins (HOF), Carlos Marmol - updated list coming soon!)

· Practical, everyday items including "a year's supply" of items such as soap/bodywash, shampoo/conditioner, laundry detergent, baby wipes, dishwasher tabs (dozens of groupings)

· AND SO MUCH MORE!

100% OF PROCEEDS BENEFIT EMMANUEL HOUSE'S MISSION of "Breaking the Cycle of Working Class Poverty through Homeownership."

Four more families buying homes!

Douglas and Linda (Kenya) are the most recent family to buy a house in Aurora through Emmanuel House - and are one of four Emmanuel House families who have purchased - or are in the process of purchasing - their first home this year. Another family is from Burundi, and two others are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. New families from Iraq, Burma (Myanmar) and Rwanda will be taking their place.

Additionally, Emmanuel House has brought on six additional apartments (three duplexes) on Aurora's Near East Side just this year alone. While we will continue to offer our program to refugee families at our original "Bryan House" location, these three new buildings represent an expansion of our mission to help other lower income families in Aurora begin to strengthen their families and their communities through home-ownership. Three families have already begun the program in East Aurora and three more apartments are under rehab. These are exciting times for our organization!

See more at our website: www.emmanuelhouse.org

New Family Moves Into New East Side Emmanuel House Propoerty!

Located just across the street from a quaint neighborhood park, this new two-flat apartment building is now partially occuppied - less than a month after closing on this, our second East Aurora two-flat. The first apartment was renovated with a lot of help from Community Christian Church's "Hammerheads" volunteer team--and with the help of the family now living there (they can be seen working in the background in the below picture). The family, originally from East Aurora, used to live just a block away before losing their apartment last year. Thanks to our volunteers and generous donors, they are now on a pathway to rebuilding their credit and becoming homeowners in a neighborhood desperately in need of more owner-occupied housing.