22nd Annual Benefit Auction
The smell of fresh homemade doughnuts upon walking into the pavilion on auction morning, after walking past the beauty of the fall mountains is a lovely experience. Another lovely experience is walking through the kitchen, and then past the front of the room while setup is happening, and to observe 20 extremely talented young people surrounded by generations ahead of them, who are there to care for, and spur them on, for the sake of our campers.
You may or may not be wondering about the quality of the people who run and come to the auction. But if you’re like me, you are wondering about the money. After all, it is a fundraising event! This year, thanks to a kids to camp match of $10,000, lovely sponsors (below), and 88 enthusiastic bidders, vying for 104 items, more than $61,000 was raised. I was sharing with a supporter the good news that $61,000 is for the camp budget. Most years, we come out of the summer months missing tens of thousands of dollars (the income statement shows net negative) so the auction often feels like a topping up the bank account. If your bank account is topped up and you’d like to help, you can still give to a goal here.
