BASKETS!

Becky Wilson

Hello Everyone, Well it’s fall, and that means it’s once again time for the Carroll County Chapter American Wine Society Educational Fund Raiser. Aren’t you all glad I only do this once a year? At the August meeting the members present overwhelmingly voted that I should do it again, so here we go. For those of you that have joined in the last two years, here’s the scoop - It was mentioned to me six years ago that it was time for a new infusion of funds into the Ham Mowbray Educational Fund, I turned my attention towards that which I do best: coming up with a scheme. Well, it’s been a big hit in the past, so here is how it works. Each household that wishes to participate will donate: • 1 bottle of wine with a at least a $10.00 (yes, after discount, not retail) and • A check for at least $25.00 made out to “A.W.S.E.F.” Mail it to me at the address above, or hand it to me at one of the next three meetings in September, October, or November. (I can purchase the wine for you , but you will need to give me a separate check payable to “Becky Wilson” or "Cash" ) That gets you your drawing slip. I will take the donated bottles of wine and other donated items and put them into big beautiful gift baskets. In the past, the baskets have held 4-5 bottles of wine as well as lots of other wine- goodies. Finally, at the Champagne Tasting, in December, we will hold a drawing for those baskets, which should be VERY nice with high participation, and the chances of winning are also quite high, as drawings go. I will pick up donations, just call me [phone no. redacted]. I will do whatever is needed to continue making this a success. Remember, all of your money donated goes to the fund. Dean and I fund the rest of the basket costs, along with various other donations by members. As in the past, Dean and I will donate our personal themed basket to start things off. Look for a picture on the website. This year the theme is MOVIE TIME. The basket will include a DVD copy of the FANTASTIC video Dean made and presented at our last meeting (But Can They Make Wine?); many of the wines tasted at that meeting; a DVD copy of the hit movie Sideways and lots of other things needed for a great night at the movies, popcorn etc… We will also be donating a bottle of Champagne for each of the wine baskets. The next scholarship we hope to fund will honor two more of our founding members, Joe and Nattie Wood. Hope to see you all soon, Becky

2007

MOVIE TIME Basket from Dean & Becky Wilson

Hello Everyone, Well, it’s fall, and that means it’s once again time for the Carroll County Chapter American Wine Society Educational Fund Raiser. Aren’t you all glad we only do this once a year? First, a big THANK YOU to those who have already donated, and Best of Luck in the drawing! For those of you that have joined recently, here’s the scoop - It was mentioned to me many years ago that it was time for a new infusion of funds into the Ham Mowbray Educational Fund, so I turned my attention towards that which I do best: coming up with a scheme. Well, it’s been a big hit in the past, so here is how it works: Each household that wishes to participate (and have a chance to win) will do either of the following: • Donate 1 bottle of wine worth at least $10.00 (yes, after discount, not retail) AND • A check for at least $25.00 made out to “A.W.S.E.F.” And hand them to Pennee Parker, the wine host at the next meeting. If you can’t make it to the meeting, you can write TWO checks • One check for at least $10.00 payable to “Pennee Parker” or “Cash” and she will purchase the wine for you • AND One check for at least $25.00 made out to “A.W.S.E.F.” directly toward the fund. Mail these to Pennee Parker [address redacted] That gets you your drawing slip! DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS THE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 21st. And your donation is tax deductible! Pennee and Emily will take the bottles of wine and other donated items and put them into big beautiful gift baskets. In the past, the baskets have held 4-5 bottles of wine as well as lots of other wine-goodies. Finally, at the Champagne Tasting in December, we will hold a drawing for those baskets, which should be VERY nice with high participation, and the chances of winning are also quite high, as drawings go. As in the past, Dean and I will donate our personal themed basket to start things off. Look for a picture on the website. This year the theme is Vanilla. For those of you that are wine makers and have gone the extra mile in the past by donating bottles of your own wine to be used in an additional basket to be auctioned at the tasting, and is NOT a drawing prize. Please get in touch with me for pick up or delivery or give your bottles to DEAN at the November meeting. The scholarship we are currently funding is in honor of founding members, Jack and Emily Johnston. We should reach that goal this year and start funding our next one which will honor our good friend and much missed member, Bill Brown. Thanking you all in advance. Hope to see you all soon, Becky

BASKETS 2010

CCAWS Educational Fund Raffle (2006) The raffle is for the three gift baskets described below. The drawing of the three winning tickets will be held on Sunday, April 9. Winners not attending the drawing will be notified by telephone, and are responsible for picking up their prize. Tickets are sold in lots of 6 tickets for $5.00 only. Unlimited lots may be purchased. Please be sure the backs are filled out clearly for each ticket. Only filled out tickets will be entered into the drawing. Tickets will not be sold to, nor prizes given to, anyone under the age of 21. All proceeds from all sales will benefit the American Wine Society Education Fund. Checks are to be made payable to “AWSEF”. If you will not be attending a meeting and still want to purchase tickets, call or email Becky Wilson [contact info redacted]. For further information visit our website www.ccaws.net. Prizes will be drawn in this order: First prize drawn for will be Basket #4, containing: 1997 Villa Puccini Toscana Oak Aged Tuscan Red Wine 2001 Palandri Merlot Cream Ridge Blueberry Wine 2001 Ripassa Vapolicella 2004 Picpoul de Pinet Coteaux du Languedoc 2002 Terra Barossa Barossa Cuvee` Also other wine gifts: Grape notepaper Corkscrews “Wines Of The World” Information Cards Potpourri Cookie cutter Cocktail Napkins Fused-Bottle cheese board Bottle Jewelry The New Yorker Book Of Wine Cartoons Cookies Candy Homemade Glycerin Soaps Key chain Wine And Cheese Pairing Guide Software For Windows Second prize drawn for will be Basket #6, containing: 2002 LaVina White Riesling 2002 Lockwood Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 Boordy Cabernet Franc 2004 Shoo Fly “Buzz Cut” 2003 Torbreck Barossa Valley 2004 Santa Silvana Pinot Grigio Also other wine gifts: Corkscrews “Wines Of The World” Information Cards Cocktail Napkins Fused-Bottle cheese board Bottle Jewelry Cookies Candy Homemade Glycerin Soaps Key chain Third prize drawn for will be the “Honey Basket” containing: Hogue Late Harvest White Riesling Lowe Honey and Grape Wine Barenjager Honey Liqueur Also: Burt’s Bees products Honey Nuts Raspberry Honey & Lime Marinade 5 Flavors of Honey Bears Perlier Honey Body Cream Honey Butter Shower Cream Gourmet Honey Mustard Scone Mix Honey Recipe Booklet And other wine gifts: Corkscrews Bottle Stoppers Pair of Dessert Wine Glasses Potpourri Cocktail Napkins Homemade Glycerin Soaps Key chain Wine And Cheese Pairing Guide Software For Windows

A Brief History of Baskets

The Original Basket Raffle, August 2, 2002 by Becky Wilson Becky was the Chapter Chair at the time, and a paper insert with the original “I am a scheming woman” concept below was included in every envelope for the monthly newsletter. It's going to come as no surprise to many of you that I am a scheming woman. So when it was mentioned to me recently that it is time for a new infusion of cash into the Ham Mowbray Educational Fund, I turned my attention towards that that I do best: coming up with a scheme. So here is my proposal which I will happily move forward with, if I get enough commitments from our membership. From each member household I would like a donation of a bottle of wine with a retail value of no less than $9.00 and a check for $25.00 for the educational fund. That gets you a drawing slip. I will take those bottles and package them up in 3-4 nice baskets. Then, at the Champagne Tasting, we will hold a drawing for those baskets, which should be VERY nice with high participation, and the chances will also be quite high, as drawings go. We only have a total of 36 or so households. I have also put together a huge basket of Crabtree and Evelyn Gardeners products - a total value of way over $150.00 in a great designer basket with (of course) a bottle of wine. Additionally, if you all decide to go with this, I will be glad to fuse up a necklace and earring set to add to the pot. Please call me (redacted) with comments and commitments, as there is no point in moving on without them. I'm very much looking forward to hearing from everyone. I think this could be a fun way to support a cause close to the hearts of our Carroll County Chapter. Becky