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A Week in Santa Cruz

Find your center in Santa Cruz! Delight in this 6-night, 7-day beach vacation, staying in a condo on the bluff at Pleasure Point. Commune with the whales on a Stagnaro Charter Whale Watching Tour and see the otters up close with kayak rentals on Monterey Bay. Dinner is a magical cable car ride down the hill to Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola, where the menu never disappoints! Bring along your friends to enjoy a wine tour and tasting for 8 people at Equinox Winery. Expand your knowledge about sea life and the Santa Cruz coast with 4 tickets to Seymour Marine Discovery Center. “Santa Cruz is always a good idea!” #SurfCity

Value: $3,550.00
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Mammoth Mountain Ski Retreat

Fall in love BIG-time with this giant vacation package on the mountain that receives the second most snow of all U.S. ski resorts! Experience the beauty of winter’s best display at Mammoth Mountain, with lodging for 2 people for 5 nights at the stunning Chalet Engelberg, just minutes from the chair lifts. Carve your path through the deep snow with 2 all-day ski passes on the Mountain. Return to your chateau to savor a magnum bottle of Ridge 2013 Geyserville Zinfandel and surprise yourself with a self-care basket of treats and personal care gifts to delight your senses. You'd rather come in the summer or fall? Also an unbeatable choice! There is never a shortage of spectacular hiking, climbing, and places to visit near Mammoth Lakes. Mono Lake, Minaret Vista, and Devil's Postpile National Monument are a few of the many wonders within an easy drive from your accommodations. https://www.visitmammoth.com

Value: $2,500.00
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San Francisco & Wine Country

“Give me wine to wash me clean of the weather stains of cares.” [Ralph Waldo Emerson] Check out the best of the North Bay with a 2-night stay in a 2 bedroom condo at the luxurious Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa Valley. While there, enjoy tours and wine tasting at Cline Family Cellars, Comstock Wines, and Peju Province. Live into your wild side with Redwood Canopy Eco-Adventure Zipline Tours and a thrilling day at Sonoma Raceway with 2 tickets for the June 22nd Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Savor 2 bottles of Meniketti Wines and make plans for an overnight getaway in “the City by the Bay”! Dine at the world famous Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. “One day, if I go to heaven, I’ll look around and say, ‘It ain’t bad, but it ain’t San Francisco.’” [Herb Caen]

Value: $2,250.00
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Healing in the Sedona Red Rock

“Adventure is not outside man; it is within.” [George Eliot] Travel with 2 roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlines to any destination city in the continental US! Use your flights to luxuriate with a 2-night stay at the stunning Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Then take a one hour drive through the beautiful red rock terrain of central Arizona to indulge in another 2-night stay at the Amara Resort & Spa in Sedona. In addition to being known for its galleries of beautiful western art and jewelry, Sedona is famous for its “spiritual vortexes”, powerful and transformational energy centers that are located at specific sites throughout Sedona. Experience a soul-filled tour of the Selah CareFarm founded by clinical psychologist Dr. Joanne Cacciatore. The Farm is a haven for abused and abandoned farm animals, and offers special programs, yoga, and healing rituals for grieving families. Dr. Cacciatore is permitting a special tour for two members of Kara’s community out of respect for our work with grieving children, adults, and families, which is her area of focused clinical care. Be sure to read her book that is included with this incredible package: Bearing the Unbearable – Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief.A review in the preface of the book says this:“After reading Dr. Cacciatore’s wonderful book, you will not only hold your own grief and the sadness of others more skillfully; you will also live and love more wisely.” [Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin]

Value: $4,100.00
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An Artsy Dinner
“Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more humane world” [Andre Maurois] Enjoy a delicious dinner for 8 people, catered by Cheat a Little Catering, in the comfort of your home. Learn artistic skills and painting technique with Kara Volunteer and East Bay Artist, Shirley Manan, founder and owner of The Painted heART Studio. Jim Santucci will be Shirley’s assistant and will help with serving the dinner and incredible wine – a vertical flight of Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon: 2010, 2011, and 2012! Nothing but fun, creativity, and a treasured experience with this package!
Value: $2,250.00
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Maui Bliss!

Endless memories on ‘The Valley Isle’! Travel with 2 roundtrip tickets on Hawaiian Airlines to enjoy a 3-night stay at the Grand Wailea Resort & Spa on Maui, followed by another 3-night stay at the Royal Lahaina Resort & Spa. Celebrate Hawaiian culture with 4 tickets to the extraordinary Royal Lahaina Luau. Take a romantic Captain’s Sunset Dinner Sail with Trilogy Excursions from Lahaina or Ma’alaea. This is a vacation package that will leave you with precious memories for years to come! “Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there is music in the air there.” [Bruno Mars]

Value: $5,325.00
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San Diego Sunshine

Escape to “America’s Finest City” – San Diego never disappoints! Travel with 2 roundtrip tickets on Alaska Airlines to any destination city in the continental US! Stay 2 nights at The Bristol Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. Savor a scrumptious seafood dinner at the famous Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill. Deepen your local history with a tour for 4 people on the USS Midway. San Diego boasts 70 miles of coastland beaches – soak in the San Diego Sunshine!

Value: $2,500.00