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Deborah Gargiulo Deming
Gloversville, NY
773 2496

This year Deb has donated two items. The first is a leather wine caddy and a bottle of 2006 Havens Reserve Merlot valued at $75, minimum bid $45.

Deb Deming is both an art teacher and a practicing artist. She displays her work regularly at the Fulton County Art Show. Her work has been accepted in a juried show at the Saratoga Arts Council gallery. This is the third time that Deb has donated to the Celebration.

Beau Monde Progressive Hair Studio and Day Spa
235 N. Main Street, Gloversville, NY
725 1500

Heather Dwyer-Abraham donated A Spa Indulgence valued at $160, minimum bid $95

Heather has been a generous supporter of all five Celebrations, having donated both to the basket raffles and to the silent auction.

Southern Italian Dinner for Six
Peck’s Lake, NY
725 5474

Cookie and Don Fleischut have donated a dinner for six, which they will prepare and present, valued at $250, minimum bid $150

Cookie and Don Fleischut are active supporters of the Gloversville Public Library and the Celebration. Cookie is currently on the library’s Foundation Board. This is her second year donating to the auction and Don’s third.

Arlene Comstock and Bonnie DiDomizio
Peck’s Lake, NY
725 7320

Arlene and Bonnie have donated two felted bags valued at $100, minimum bid $60

Felting is a process that produces a result not unlike that used for the "Boiled Wool" jackets that were so popular years ago. Agitation, using a top-loading washing machine and hot water, produces the result. Arlene and Bonnie met in the fall of 2006 and bonded over their shared interest in knitting. Bonnie worked part time (and volunteered) at the local library in Connecticut where she lived prior to her move to Peck’s Lake. Arlene served on the Board of Trustees of the Gloversville Free Library for over 20 years.

Michael Hine
Gloverville, NY
725 7585

Donated a photograph valued at $75, minimum bid $45.

Michael Hine has shown regularly with the Fulton County Art show and is an interim director of the Micropolis Gallery. He experiments with photography by pushing the limits of the camera to produce organic abstracts. He also uses portrait lighting to create what are essentially floral portraits. Hine wants to engage the viewer in looking at his photographs by creating an art form rather than a snap shot.