26th Annual White Cane Walk for Independence & Auction
POETRY IN MOTION!
Saturday, October 9 at 10am – A VIRTUAL (ONLINE ONLY) PRESENTATION
Featuring our Special Guest Performers: Martin Steingesser, Portland’s inaugural Poet Laureate & Judy Tierney
PRE-REGISTER at 2021 White Cane Walk for Independence – The Iris Network
(Type in “message” one T-shirt size free if register + extra $16 option to purchase large-print calendar)
- to support The Iris Network serving people who are blind or visually impaired
- to receive an Iris Network Walk T-shirt (in blue this year with V-neck options in XS, S, M, L, XL, and XXL)
- to requests a braille or large-print copy of a poem and/or a large-print 2022 calendar (+$16) MAILED to your home
SAVE THE DATE (Saturday, October 9 at 10am) for VIRTUAL LINK RELEASE at 2021 White Cane Walk for Independence – The Iris Network
For more information, contact Terri Tomchak at (207) 518-5040 or ttomchak@theiris.org
YOU CAN START BIDDING for any of the following exciting auction items NOW by clicking here: 2021 Auction – The Iris Network – Bidding closes at 11:59pm on October 15 (after the Walk) – GOOD LUCK!!
Auction Package #1: New England Patriots Game!
Experience a live football game at Gillette Stadium in Boston with two tickets to watch the New England Patriots play the Buffalo Bills on December 26, 2021. What a great, surprise Christmas present this would be for someone! As part of the football package, you will also receive a voucher and reservation for a one night stay at the Renaissance® Boston Patriot Place Hotel in 28 Patriot Place in Foxborough Massachusetts (contact 508-543-5500 for directions) close to the stadium (with check-in at 4:00pm).
Value: $800
Minimum Bid: $150
Auction Package #2: Boston Red Sox Game!
Experience a live major league baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston with two tickets to watch a Boston Red Sox game sometime in the 2022 season (starting in the Spring) generously donated by a season ticket holder who will transfer the tickets to the winner. The package also includes an autographed baseball by Boston Red Sox Pitcher, Matt Barnes, and several vintage style baseball prints as well as two tickets on the Amtrak Down-Easter Train to get to and from the game in 2022.
Value: $400
Minimum Bid: $75
Auction Package #3: Barbie-Inspiring Women: Helen Keller Doll!
What a wonderful gift! A Barbie-Inspiring Women doll in the likeness of Helen Keller with packaging in braille. “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
We have two, so the top two highest bids will win this item.
Value: $100
Minimum Bid: $10
Auction Package #4: Stonewall Kitchen Large Basket!
Stonewall Kitchen has high quality foods including jams, crackers, mixes, sauces, and dips – based in Portland, Maine.
Value: $200
Minimum Bid: $75
