Our annual fundraiser, the Black and White Ball presented by Accenture, is less than one week away!  While sponsorships are sold out, we do have a limited quantity of individual tickets available. Please join Texas Advocacy Project along with Honorary Chair, Senator Kirk Watson, as we celebrate the Project's 25th Anniversary at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin. Expect an evening of wonderful food prepared by Four Seasons Chef, Elmar Prambs with music provided by Austin's own Lucky Strikes.

Be prepared, because you will be blown away by our live and silent auctions. Enjoy this sneak preview of our live auction, including our most recent gift of an adorable AKC pedigree brown Labrador Puppy born just two weeks ago!  This little bundle of love would be able to join your family in mid November!

Entertainment Packages

Ultimate Dinner Party:  Enjoy dinner for 10 people prepared in your home by Chef Chris Bauer from Finn & Porter; includes gift certificates from Whole Foods and Twin Liquors.

Downtown Austin Weekend:  Includes three days and two nights at the Plaza Lofts in the heart of downtown Austin; two Director's Circle tickets to the opening night of the Nutcracker; a gift certificate to the Roaring Fork restaurant; and a haircut, blowdry and Aveda products by nationally acclaimed stylist Allen Ruiz of Jackson Ruiz Salon.

Vacation Getaway Packages

Franz Klammer Lodge in Telluride, Colorado:  Spend the week of December 14-21, 2007, enjoying the breathtaking beauty of this lodge, perched above a glacially carved valley surrounded by the San Juan Mountains. This luxurious three-bedroom, three-bath, ski-in, ski-out property is a part of the exclusive Fairmont Heritage Place Private Residence Club.

Cape Cod Experience:  Round up your friends and family and spend a week in the picturesque Cape Cod town of East Dennis, Massachusetts. This is the perfect place to use as your base for exploring all that the Cape has to offer. You'll stay in a traditional Cape-style home complete with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Date to be arranged with owners.

Destin, Florida Beachfront Condominium:  Spend seven relaxing days lounging on the sugar-white sand of Florida's Emerald Coast in this fabulous condo, where there is plenty of room for you and your guests. The beach is just a few steps outside your door, and you are only minutes away from golf, fishing, shopping and kids' attractions.

Golf Packages

Exceptional Austin Golf Package:  Experience some of the best golf Austin has to offer! Enjoy a round of golf for four at three of Austin's most prestigious courses: The University of Texas Golf Club, The Austin Club and Barton Creek Country Club.

Golfsmith's Harvey Penick Golf Academy:  Whether you want to pick up the game or drop your handicap, this package is the answer. You and a friend will have the opportunity to choose from either the three-day "full course" which focuses on the full swing, chipping, pitching, putting, and more, or the three-day "advanced players class" which is geared towards helping mid-to-low handicappers shave strokes off of their game.

Jewelry

Diamond Earrings from Benold's Jewelers:  A pair of dazzling 18-karat white gold earrings with just under a carat of total diamond weight. These beautiful earrings look like falling stars and the radiant clusters of diamonds move as you move.

David Yurman :  Fabulous necklace from the Tweejoux Collection. Sterling silver necklace with white agate, clear crystal, freshwater pearls, and black onyx. This necklace features accents of smooth cut white agate stones throughout its 48" length. Can be worn single, double or triple strand.

Tiffany & Co.:  Beautiful diamond necklace from Tiffany & Co. Features an open squares pendant on a 16" chain with round diamonds set in platinum.

Amethyst Cocktail Ring:  This stunning 14-karat yellow gold ring features an octagon-cut amethyst center stone surrounded by two-dozen baguette diamonds of approximately two carats in weight. 

Other Indulgences

Neiman Marcus Last Call:  Gorgeous three-drawer chest with side and front mirrored accents by Decorize.

Bi-Lateral Lasik Eye Surgery:  Lasik eye surgery by Dr. Bernard A. Milstein from the Eye Clinic of Texas. Dr. Milstein is a nationally recognized Ophthalmologist and a pioneer in the field of Laser Vision Correction. As a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston he instructs residents in advanced cataract and refractive techniques. Dr Milstein received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Visit http://www.ecot.com/ to learn more about the doctor that has been listed in The Best Doctors in America book since 1996 and was listed in Texas Monthly magazine as a "Super Doctor."

In addition to these Live Auction items please enjoy the "Wine Toss" during the Black and White Ball generously sponsored by GRAPEVINE market.

Swag provided by our generous supporters at Luna, DAVID YURMAN, TRIBEZA, Neiman Marcus Last Call and The Hills Fitness Center. For a full list of our 2007 Sponsors and Auction Donors please visit the resource center of http://www.texasadvocacyproject.org where they are posted in the documents section.

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