The Upper Main Line YMCA has an exciting new item that can be bid upon before and during the live auction of its 2018 Annual Dinner.

A week-long stay at a chateau in Brittany, France.

Yes, you read that correctly.

You and your friends can enjoy this unique property, located on 50 acres of private grounds, in the heart of an arboretum and nature preserve, with all the elegance and decor of an aristocratic country estate.

The chateau is perfect for celebrating any special event in your life or traveling with a group of friends. The property accommodates 12 people (ages 12 and up), so gather your friends and share in the bidding. There is plenty of planning time built in to this vacation. Dates are available between mid-May and mid-September in either 2018 or 2019.

You don’t have to wait until the Annual Dinner on April 5 at The Desmond in Malvern to submit your bid. You can do so by clicking here. The bidding starts at $4,000, and bidders are given the option to “buy it now” for $12,000, a potential bargain for a group of 12.

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Proceeds from the dinner – where attendees enter as guests and leave as YMCA ambassadors, eager to share with others the many ways the YMCA changes the lives of children and families – send children from low-income families to Camp UMLY in the summer.

Many of western France’s top tourist destinations are within reach of the chateau:

• The beaches of Normandy
• Mont St. Michel
• Wineries of the Loire Valley
• The cliffs of Étretat
• A variety of coastal and channel islands
• Medieval towns and many other activities

All booking arrangements and reservations are handled between the winner of the auction and the English-speaking owner of the chateau. Travel is not included.

This item was generously donated by the Hunt Family (Brook Hunt is a member of the UMLY Board of Advisors).

Questions? Contact Helen M. Flanders at the Y at hflanders@ymcagbw.org or dial 610-647-9622, ext. 2001.

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