Welcome to World in a Basket -- Washtenaw Literacy's 12th annual gala benefit auction.

Join us in the mission to support literacy.

This fun evening of good food, drinks and great baskets up for auction will be held Friday, October 1, 2010 at Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building. Devin Scillian of WDIV-TV Detroit is our host for the evening. See below for the wide array of exciting live and silent auction offerings. See sidebar for ticket information.
Trips to Costa Rica, Africa, New York City and Cancun are just a small sample of many wonderful items up for auction. Join us at this special event October 1 to support Washtenaw Literacy -- a dynamic nonprofit that has successfully been teaching adults to read and write basic English and speak English as a second language for almost 40 years. See page links below for more details on these special 'baskets.'

Baskets Up for Auction

See "labels" below in right margin for baskets in the same category. There are several pages of postings; click on "older posts" at bottom to see entries added earlier.

From the Vineyards to Caesars Windsor


Ontario’s Lake Erie North Shore is alive with the taste of wine! And it’s only 1.5 hours away! Marty Friedburg, local wine distributor and All-Canadian Wine Championships judge, and wife, Beth Dugdale, will start your group-of-four getaway with lunch at their Colchester, Ontario, cottage. Marty will then escort you on an afternoon tour of three local wineries, where you will taste wines and have private tours of the cellars. Following this, you’ll redeem your $100 gift certificate toward dinner at Foia, an upscale Windsor-area restaurant, where you will be assisted in your wine selection by Beverley Carnahan, Windsor’s star sommelier. Ms. Carnahan will provide you with a complimentary sparkling wine to begin the dinner and a complimentary dessert wine to conclude. Then it’s on to fabulous Caesars Windsor, where you can enjoy an evening of gaming and your two luxury complimentary overnight rooms. Passports required, must be 21. Date by mutual convenience, Sunday through Thursday.