Sunset Magazine Headquarters VIP Tour + Lunch for 6 All proceeds benefit Feeding America Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 130.00 Time Left - Bid Count 18 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Menlo Park, CA See more about 'Sunset Magazine Headquarters VIP Tour + Lunch for 6' Description Auction     VIP tour of Sunset Magazine’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California Enjoy lunch and a VIP tour for up to six people with a Sunset editor at the beautiful Sunset Magazine headquarters located in Menlo Park, California. Tour the Thomas Church designed gardens and the historic Cliff May designed headquarters. Sunset Magazine was first published in May 1898 to promote the Southern Pacific Railroad and early contributors included Mark Twain, Jack London, Mary Austin and Bret Harte. The history of the magazine is the history of the West. Its pages reflect the development and sophistication of America’s frontier; the tastes, the trends; and the lifestyle innovations. Generations of Western newcomers have turned to the magazine to learn how to garden in an unfamiliar climate, cook with new ingredients, and find a vacation destination in a new land. Today people still turn to the magazine for the same reasons: to learn how to make the most of life in the West. The Sunset headquarters was designed by Cliff May, the father of the California ranch home and designer of the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa. The garden, commissioned by Thomas Church, mirrors the outline of the entire west coast, with plantings for each region starting in the Northwest and ending with Baja California. The flower beds are replanted at least three times a year and there are more than 300 kinds of shrubs, trees, vines, ground covers, annuals, and perennials in the garden at any given time. What is included? VIP tour for six people of the Sunset Magazine headquarters and gardens Lunch for six at Sunset headquarters with a Sunset Editor Dates valid: December 15, 2008-November 30, 2009 Closed May 1st - June 20th, 2009 Weekends and holidays excluded Does this package include travel? Travel is not included. Special Details/Rules: Sunset Publishing is located in Menlo Park, California, approximately 60 minutes south of San Francisco and 40 minutes north of San Jose via U.S. 101. No monetary substitutions of any kind for any portion of this package that cannot be completed. No changes to the itinerary or substitutions will be made to change or enhance this package unless at the buyers own cost and responsibility for making the changes. Package Donated By: Sunset Magazine 100% of all proceeds from the auction will benefit Feeding America. Feeding America is the largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through its network of more than 200 member food banks, Feeding America annually provides assistance to more than 25 million people in need in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Each year, Feeding America secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of food and grocery products to support feeding programs at approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies, including food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency shelters. To learn more, visit www.feedingamerica.org. Official Auction Terms: A bid is a legally binding contract. This is for a charitable purpose—do not bid if you are not 100% certain you can follow through with payment. All bids and sales are final, so please verify your bid amount before placing it. 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