Stouffer Dutch Auction/BBQ

On the Sunday afternoon after each Spring Fling in April, Stouffer College House holds its annual Fling Barbecue and Auction. Melissa Sengbusch was a former resident of Stouffer whose dream was to attend Penn. Tragically, Melissa was diagnosed with leukemia after she was accepted to the Nursing School at Penn, and she lost her battle with the disease before she was able to graduate. To honor her memory each year Stouffer holds an auction to raise money goes to the Melissa Sengbusch Inspiration Scholarship Fund in the School of Nursing.

This year's auction will be held on Sunday, April 19th, at 2pm on the Stouffer Patio. For more information, check out our Facebook page) or contact our Special Events Manager Matt at lentzma@wharton.upenn.edu.

Here's a list of some of the fantastic items that have already been donated for this year's auction!

• Anything Bake - Alexis Kington
• Cut Greg's Hair - Greg Wiedman
• Private Spaghetti Sunday - John Gee, Kevin Conley, Doug Haefele
• Batch of Brownies - Michele Grab
• Whitewater Rafting - AJ Miller
• Eagles Game - AJ Miller
• Closed Deck Kayaking Lesson - AJ Miller
• Coffee Table - Kim Truong
• Page in Tribune - Young Yim
• Wendy Toast - Wendy Berg
• Wendy Bars - Wendy Berg
• Puppy Chow - Wendy Berg
• One Hour Resume Critique - Tryan and Courtney
• Wawa Concierge Service - Matt Berger
• Triple Chocolate Brownies - Jen Dailey
• Mini Strobe - Kim Truong
• "Cozy Night in Basket" - B Section
• Stouffer Pillows - Alyssa Rosenzweig
• Homemade Cheesecake - Beth Hagovsky
• Breakdance Lessons - Christian de Luna
• Horseback Trailride (No experience necessary, May 15/16) - Ashley Bockman
• Life-sized Cardboard Cut-out of Michael Phelps - Jana Hirsch
• Stouffer Hat - Alison Feder
• Round of golf with House Coordinators past and present - Ryan Weicker and Ev Herman
• Lunch and Shopping Trip - Litty Pxton
• Scones - Litty Paxton
• Football Signed by Eagles' Deshawn Jackson - Laila Dantas
• Puck Signed by Flyers' Andrew Alberts - Laila Dantas
• Pair of Phillies vs. National's Tickts (4/27/09) - Laila Dantas
• Cookie Baking - Sandra Sohn

Love or Fear (written August 17, 1999 after bone marrow transplant) In my heart burns low, a fear only I can ever know and with this haunting how can I live, for all my thoughts to this I cannot give. And yet neither can I ignore the painful situation I am in and have been before. An all too real truth I know that the way things seem is not always what is so. Love or fear, choose one, choose life. Both entities will never in harmony recite the songs of my soul - So I choose love, but how can I? When I'd be lying to myself, denying to myself that I'm not scared of what could be. A cruel reality has not been lost on me. Faith in the world, the spirit of a girl, trust in the order, the sacred rhythm of time that pulls me forward and brings me each new morn is what shall bring me to love, and I shall no longer be torn.