Thank you for Spreading the Love!

The Spread the Love auction has come to an end and we have raised a total of $10,000 thanks to all our generous supporters!

We have been amazed and humbled by the community involvement in this event, from receiving a plethora of varied and lovely donations to the generous bidding on these items, to say nothing of the number of Fund-a-Need items that were purchased.  

For those of you wondering what the most popular items were, we can tell you that the most bids were made on the Google New York headquarters tour and several of the Tanzanian items, including a soapstone sculpture, the hand-carved Noah’s Arc set and the hand-crafted Rosewood elephant serving spoons.

Some of the most bid on items

The items that raised the most money for us included the diamond and tanzanite pendant set in white gold, donated by Swala Gem Traders ($525), two of our beautiful Tanzanian quilts made in Tanzania by local women ($450 and $400) and a one week stay at a Vermont country home donated by Dorothy Goldberg and David Ross Russell ($450). 

One of our supporters, Paul Shaw, with the beautiful bowl for which he was the successful bidder

We have also had an amazing number of Fund-a-Need items purchased for our Happy Family Children’s Village.  A total of 68 items were sold with a total value of $3090.

To give you an indication of just how much we have needed your help with the Fund-a-Need items, one of our most lively Pilot House children, PrayGod (not known for his daintiness or vigilant nature), recently broke one of our new bunk beds which we had thought were indestructible.  Happily, someone very special has offered to fix this bed (and everything else Pray has broken) – stay tuned for an amazing story that will feature in our blog in the coming weeks!

PrayGod looking deceptively angelic and one of our new bunk beds

The Pilot House kids are so eager to move into the Happy Family Children’s Village (and particularly excited about their new beds).  We will be bringing you updates and photos of the move soon!  

Well, that’s all from us about this year’s Spread the Love auction.  Once again, a heartfelt thank you for all of your support and generosity, and we hope you enjoy your spoils!