DESERT HAVEN FUNDRAISER, AUCTION TONIGHT.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - More than 600 people are expected to bid on resort vacations, antique furniture Antique furniture is the term for collectible interior furnishings of considerable age; often its age, rarity, condition, utility, or other unique features makes the furniture desirable. , jewelry and even land in Colorado to raise money for Desert Haven, a training center and workshop for adults with developmental disabilities developmental disabilities (DD), n.pl the pathologic conditions that have their origin in the embryology and growth and development of an individual. DDs usually appear clinically before 18 years of age. . ``Muscle cars'' from the 1960s and 1970s will be part of the decorations in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Fairgrounds' Poppy Pavilion for tonight's 29th annual auction, which has a stock-car racing stock-car racing Form of automobile racing. Popular in the U.S., it features cars that conform externally to standard U.S. commercial models and are raced usually on oval, paved tracks. theme. ``We're transforming this place into backstage NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. ,'' said Jenni Moran, Desert Haven's executive director. Put on by more than 100 volunteers, the auction is expected to raise $200,000 to $250,000. It is the organization's biggest annual fundraiser. Proceeds will support vocational training and job-placement services for the adults with mental retardation mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. and other development disabilities whom Desert Haven serves. Auction items include an Alaskan cruise; vacations in Nashville, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Mazatlan; and a trip to the Daytona 500 race in Florida. Antique china closets, a Gem electric cart, and an all-terrain vehicle all-ter·rain vehicle n. Abbr. ATV A small, open motor vehicle having one seat and three or more wheels fitted with large tires. It is designed chiefly for recreational use over roadless, rugged terrain. will also go on the block. The classic Ford Galaxie, Chevrolet Chevelle, Willys truck and other vehicles in the pavilion are for atmosphere only: They aren't for sale. Last year's auction included property in Hawaii. This year the land is in Colorado. ``I saw pictures of it. It looks really nice,'' Moran said. The doors will open today at 4 p.m. at the fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 2551 W. Ave. H. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. A mini-auction will start at 5:30 and the grand auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 each and some will be available at the door, Moran said. The ticket price includes dinner, two drinks, an auction catalog and the traditional late chili dog snack. Desert Haven started in 1955 as a play group for a Lancaster couple's young son and later become a preschool, a job-training center and a workshop. It now trains and employs nearly 400 people who package medical supplies and designer hair-care products, clean and sort containers for a Rite Aid warehouse, mow lawns and fill other jobs at the workshop and at local businesses. Desert Haven staffers offer on-the-job support and other services while the trainees are learning their tasks and adjusting to their work environment. The job coaching is gradually phased out. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Jenni Moran, executive director of Desert Haven, takes a break in the Gem electric cart to be auctioned at the event. Trips to many locations will also be on the block. (2 -- 4) Above left from left, volunteers Tony Burcina, Martha Knight and Kitty Hogan carry a display case; at right, Joe Dickey puts up a chandelier to be auctioned; below, classic cars decorate the event. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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