Plans are well underway for the 11th Annual MDC Goldenrod Benefit Auction.  The dates are August 28 & 29 , 2009 and the location for this year will be at the Shipshewana Auction Barn.  

The festivities will begin on Friday evening at 4:30 PM with a Chicken BBQ meal put on by Project Promise, a volunter run program of MDC Goldenrod.  The items to be auctioned off in the silent auction and in the live auction will be on display and you will be able to purchase cheese and baked goods.   There will once again be homemade ice cream for you to enjoy and this year for the first time we will have Amish made Fry Pies.  They will delight your tastebuds.

Saturday morning will begin at 7:30 AM with a haystack breakfast.  There will also be homemade cinnamon rolls to enjoy as well with your morning cup of coffee. The silent auction and live auction will begin at 9:00.  

Highlights of the sale are the handcrafted wooden items and quilted pices.  The main auction will see quilts, furniture, antiques, woodworking and arts and crafts. Local Amish and experienced area craftsman have been creating all kinds of wonderful items for the auction.  Items for the auction have begun arriving.  Click here to see some of the things that have come in.

Quilts are donated annually by area Mennonite, Amish and other supporting churches, individuals and area quilt guilds.

The auction will include recreational equipment from area manufacturers and larger outdoor pieces like a play house, porch swings and sheds.

Imagine a bed and breakfast stay with massages, golfing, an in-home Amish meal, and tours with shopping and restaurant certificates.  Or whittle down your project list of furnace or air conditioning maintenance, new concrete and labor, or a horse shoeing.  Do your early Christmas shopping with many craft and gift items, as well. 

All of this will be possible when you come to the 11th Annual MDC Goldenrod Benefit Auction on August 28 and 29 at the Shipshewana Auction Barn located in Shipshewana.  See you there.  For directions click here.