The annual Mennonite Charity Auction was today...

We live in that part of Illinois where both the Amish and Mennonite cultures are most heavily represented. Every year, the Mennonite Relief Association holds an auction of donated Amish- and Mennonite-made goods to raise money for it's year-round charity and assistance progams; 90% of all the money raised is used locally, and I can attest that these wonderful people are major supporters of our local food bank, Civic Association grant program (utilities/rent/medicine grants), children's after-school programs, summer youth baseball program--- well, you get the idea.

This year's auction raised $158,437, a new record. It is gratifying to live in a community that is so compassionate, and I am honored to call my Mennonite brethren 'brothers and sisters in Christ'!

Merry Christmas to them, and to you!

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I would have liked to have been there...

Hand-crafted furniture, quilts, crafts.... just everything you can imagine. It's soooooooooooooooooo cool!

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They have great food at those :)

We buy as mch as the freezer will hold, when they have one.

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i was actually raised mennonite, guess i still am but don't attend services unless i'm at home with family. ever been to a 10,000 villages store?