2015 Providence Portland Festival of Trees
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Oregon Convention Center - Hall A
Speciality Items
SPECIALTY 1: Champagne Cheers to the New Year
This 1975 bottle of Bollinger Champagne is some of the finest champagne you’ll ever taste. Very fine and deep flavoured, this French vintage boasts notes of lemon cream. Described by experts as on top form, complete, fresh and refreshing even 40 years after bottling. Rated at 89 points by Wine Spectator and 95 points by Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate.

Take home this exquisite bottle of champagne and ring in the New Year style. Share with close friends, or savor with just one other guest. A perfect way to ring in 2016!
SPECIALTY 2: Private Dining Experience at Nodoguro
Invite 11 friends to join you for an intimate, private dining experience in Portland’s 2015 Restaurant of the Year, Nodoguro. Featured in the November issue of Portland Monthly, Nodoguro has quickly evolved over the past year into a “must try, reservations-only destination.” Menus are carefully themed and crafted each month, keeping flavors unique, interesting and fresh. With this package, 12 lucky guests will have the place to themselves to enjoy 10 courses including wine and sake. Grab a front row seat with the chef and experience a restaurant unlike any other in Portland. This package will be arranged on a mutually agreeable date between January 1, 2016 and March 30, 2016. 
SPECIALTY 3: The Very Best of New Mexico
Nestled in the heart of the Southwest, New Mexico is a gem waiting to be explored. With this trip, you will experience some of New Mexico’s finest. Start with 2 nights in Albuquerque’s beautiful Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Farm for a restorative, relaxing stay on a lavender farm, including dinner at La Merienda featuring a menu of seasonally-inspired flavors. 

On Thursday you’ll head to Santa Fe for 3 nights at the La Fonda on the Plaza, right in the heart of downtown Santa Fe. Honored as one of the world's most creative cities, Santa Fe has remained rooted in the artistic community for over a century. 

You will have the chance to dive into the arts community during your stay. Friday night you’ll experience the Santa Fe Opera, now it its 60th season, with a performance of Romeo and Juliet. And you’ll have prime access to the Spanish Market, held in the Historic Plaza right across from your hotel during the weekend of your stay. The Market features traditional and innovative Spanish Colonial art from over 200 artists, music, food, and more.  Doctors Fillmore and Raddish have generously donated this package and offer their time as tour guides for as much or as little as the buyers may desire. Package includes 2 round-trip, system wide vouchers for coach travel through Alaska Airlines.

Don’t miss your chance for a restful and art-filled long weekend in New Mexico, experiencing the BEST of Albuquerque and Santa Fe. 

Hotel accommodations restricted to July 27-28, 2016 at Los Poblanos and July 28-30 at La Fonda on the Plaza. Opera tickets reserved for Friday, the 29th but with some flexibility with donor. Airfare is unrestricted and can be used for anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, but must be redeemed before December 2, 2016. Two (2) round trip coach system wide vouchers for travel.
SPECIALTY 4: Courtside Trail Blazer Experience - Rip City!
You’ll have a chance to cheer on the Trail Blazers in style from your 2 seats courtside. Enjoy all of the perks of the VIP experience at the game of your choice, including a parking pass for 1 vehicle so you don’t have to fight the masses. You will be so close, you’ll be able to hear the on-court banter and watch up-close as the guys hit those 3-pointers! Display your Trail Blazer pride year round in your home or office with your very own autographed jersey! Game date during 2015-2016 season to be mutually agreed upon by winning bidder and Directors Mortgage.

SPECIALTY 5: Santa Claus is Coming to YOU!
He’s making a list, checking it twice, and will make a visit to your home on Sunday, December 20th so your little ones have one more chance to prove they’ve been nice! Enjoy your own personal Santa experience with a one-hour visit from St. Nick himself. He’ll listen to Christmas wishes, sing songs, and read The Night before Christmas to children young and old. You’ll be able to remember this night forever with a complementary 8x8 photo book crafted just for you by James of Dodge and Burn Studios. He’ll accompany Santa that night and capture all of the awe, wonder, and smiles the evening is sure to entail. There’s even a treat for the grown-ups! Enjoy a basket filled with some holiday goodies just for you including Bailey’s Irish Cream, hot chocolate, and more. Experience scheduled for Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Location must be within the Portland-Metro area.  Photo book to be delivered by January 15, 2016.
One hour in home Santa visit.  Must be in the Portland Metro area and used on 12/20/15 at 7 pm.
SPECIALTY 6: Penthouse Stay in Beautiful Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is one of the friendliest and most diverse beach destinations in the world.  Once but a tiny fishing village, Puerto Vallarta is now a world class resort that has retained all of the quaint charms of the original village yet offers everything you have come to expect in a modern resort. Enjoy 7 nights in a penthouse condo for 10 guests! Located in a luxury gated community on the sandy beaches of Marina Vallarta, Mexico’s most sophisticated marina and conveniently located to golf, beach, shops, great food, parasailing, waterskiing, snorkeling, diving and fishing. Penthouse is located on floors 17 and 18, includes 5700 square feet with 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, ocean view, fully-equipped kitchen and more. Condo includes access to pools, lighted tennis courts, a gym, spa and an underground parking spot. There is no shortage of things to do!  After a day of activity you will be ready to relax on your private balcony and take in the sunset. Veterans of this trip can’t stop raving about the experience – don’t miss your chance to experience Mexico in incredible comfort and style. Available for 7 nights between June 1, 2016 and October 15, 2016.