Baltimore Ravens autographed hat, Acapulco trip among Fourth Estate auction items

Food, travel and fashion will tempt guests at the silent auction at the Fourth Estate Award dinner Friday, Sept. 21.

An autographed hat from Baltimore Ravens guard/center Gino Gradkowski is among the dozens of gotta-get-that items auctioned at the dinner, which honors Washington Post writer and editor Bob Woodward for a lifetime of journalistic achievement.

The proceeds of the dinner and the auction benefit NPC's National Journalism Institute, the Club’s non-profit arm, which provides professional development and training services to the journalism community, and scholarships to aspiring journalists.

Tickets are $125 for NPC members. Members may buy one additional ticket at that price. Ticket sales end Friday, Sept. 14.

Click here to order tickets: http://press.org/about/awards/fourth-estate-award#Tickets NPC members who would like to purchase their tickets by phone should call the NPC reservations desk at 202-662-7501.

Other silent auction items include:

A trip to Acapulco donated by Michael Reilly.

A $100 gift certificate donated by Old Ebbitt Grill/Clyde’s.

Two tickets to the buffet at Maryland Live Casino.

A one-night stay in the presidential suite at the Westin Hotel in Annapolis with breakfast for two.

A football signed by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall.

Brunch for two at Seasons Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Cheese consultation and a “cheese adventure” for two donated by Kiss My Curds.

A cooking class for up to eight people donated by cooking instructor Cary Pollak.

Ten dozen hand-made holiday bonbons donated by Sylvia Smith.

A wine caddy and wine donated by Gayela Bynum.