This week's featured Explorer Club Autumn Auction items of the week are vacation getaways. Whether you're a sports fan, beach goer, wine connoisseur, or international traveler, there will be a get-a-way that will fit your personal preference. Click here for the event details. To RSVP to the auction, click here.

Donated by John Smart, Jr. '63, this designed one week vacation can be used for a multitude of domestic and international locations.  With advanced planning, the timeshare can provide unlimited trip possibilities. Recent winners have traveled to Costa del Sol, Spain, Palm Springs, CA, Hilton Head, SC, and Vancouver, BC Canada.

One Week Stay at Split Rock Resort & Golf Club

Donated by Wade '88 and Gretchen Brosius '88, this one week stay at Split Rock Resort and Golf Club is perfect for families or adventure seekers. The four season family resort is situated on 125 acre Lake Harmony, in the western region of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. This quiet and pristine resort is surrounded by thousands of acres of mountain scenery including forests, lakes and streams that can be explored on skis, bikes, boats or on foot. Three restaurants, a pizza parlor, and water park snack bar provide multiple dining options. Numerous leisure time activities can be found year round at Split Rock including an indoor water park, 27 holes of championship golf, 18 hole miniature golf course, 2 indoor pools, 1 outdoor pool, swimming lagoon, 3 indoor tennis courts and 8 outdoor (6 clay and 2 all-weather) courts, racquetball, archery, bocce ball, shuffleboard, softball, volleyball, fully equipped fitness center, massage center, whirlpools, steam rooms, video arcade, billiards room, 8 lane bowling alley, movie theater, gift shop, video rentals, fishing, and paddle boats all on site. Nearby, skiing is available at Jack Frost and Big Boulder Ski Areas; hiking trails are numerous, and biking as well as whitewater rafting is available at Pocono Whitewater. 

Spend time down the shore at this first floor condo in the south end of Ocean City, close to Carson's Inlet. The condo sleeps six, has two bedrooms and 1 1/2 baths.   The complex has a pool, is about four blocks from the beach and walking distance to scenic wetlands. This item was donated by Robert McCarron. 

Chicago's Classic Wrigley Field Rooftop Seats & Dining Experience, with 3-Night (Fairmont or Swissôtel) Stay and Airfare for (2)

One of the most unique, fun and entertaining tickets in all of sports. A must do for any baseball fan! From these rooftops, you get an unobstructed view of the entire infield, as well as the outfield areas of Wrigley Field, and the historic Wrigley Field scoreboard. Wrigley Field Waveland Rooftop Bleachers & Dining Package for (2) - Just pick the game and everything else will be arranged! Your rooftop admission provides your seats, unlimited beverages (beer, CA wine, soft drinks), unlimited appetizers, entree and dessert. Fairmont Family of Hotels - Three-night stay including daily breakfast for (2) at your choice of one of these 4-Diamond luxury hotels: Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park OR Swissôtel Chicago. Airfare provided by American Airlines – Round-trip coach class service for (2) from any American Airlines destination in the 48 contiguous United States or Canada to anywhere American Airlines flies in the 48 contiguous United States or Canada, subject to availability.

Napa Valley Wine Country Experience Features Chauffeur, Wine Train, Meritage Resort and Spa 3-Night Stay & Airfare for (2)

Enjoy a three-night stay and daily with continental breakfast for (2) at the Meritage Resort & Spa. Also, receive Beau Wine Tours and Limousine Service – Six consecutive hours of chauffeured luxury sedan service. Board the Napa Valley Wine Train and enjoy a freshly prepared gourmet lunch or dinner aboard a leisurely 3-hour journey for (2) along the thirty-six mile round-trip between the historic town of Napa and St. Helena. Get there with American Airlines, including a round-trip coach class service for (2) from any American Airlines destination in the 48 contiguous United States or Canada to anywhere American Airlines flies in the 48 contiguous United States or Canada subject to availability.

Hawaii Grand Hyatt & Hyatt Regency Resort & Spas Choice 7-Night Stay with Airfare for (2)

Enjoy a total of seven nights in a standard room at your choice of these top Hyatt resorts (Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, Hyatt Regency Waikiki) subject to availability. You can select one or all properties, but transportation between the properties is not included. This package includes round-trip coach class service for (2) from any American Airlines destination in the 48 contiguous United States or Canada to any American Airlines destination in Hawaii (Kauai, Maui, Oahu, or Hawaii-Big Island), subject to availability.

2012 Masters (Augusta, Georgia) Final Rounds with 3-Night Stay in a Private Home for (2)

Enjoy (2) entrance badges to the Final Rounds of The Masters Tournament on Saturday and Sunday (April 7-8, 2012). This package includes round-trip event transfers. Private Home Accommodations-Three-night stay (Friday-Sunday, April 6-8, 2012) in a private two-bedroom / two-bathroom home or condo, subject to availability. Tee-times can be arranged at local courses including Reynolds Plantation if desired.

Enjoy a hot air balloon ride for (2) at more than 150 locations in the United States. The ride can be taken at any one of Soaring Adventures of America's 150 certified ballooning locations coast-to-coast. Travel above the treetops and below the clouds for about an hour, covering 5 or 10 miles, the whole experience takes about three hours. Hyatt Hotels - Two-night stay at participating Hyatt Hotels locations (subject to availability and continued participation).