2024 Live Auction

Live Auction Program

This compilation piece is made up of many flowers drawn by student artists in Common Hope Familias de Esperanza’s “mente sana” (mental health) program. Printed on stretched canvas, this piece is sure to remind you that the future is always in bloom.

Common Hope students who completed the Mente Sana (Healthy Minds) course.

Indulge in an exclusive private dinner for up to 10 with Common Hope’s new Executive Director, Jocelyn Skolnik. As the first Guatemalan to hold this position in Common Hope’s 38-year history, Jocelyn brings a wealth of experience and personal perspective to the organization. You and your group will get to know Jocelyn and her passion for education, learn more about Guatemalan students’ experiences, and join together in your shared vision of the blooming future of Guatemala.

Your dinner will be hosted by People’s Organic in Edina, MN with a fresh menu curated with pure seasonal ingredients that support local organic farmers. Dinner must be booked in 2024.

Escape to Cortona, Italy, one of Tuscany’s oldest hill towns, with this incredible travel package for four.

The details:

• 6 days and 5 nights trip for four people

• Accommodations in a two-bedroom, two bath loft apartment in Cortona, Italy

• Cooking class and dinner at a local restaurant

• Tour of La Braccesca Winery, including lunch and wine tasting

• All room-related taxes included

• Airfare and transportation not included.

Buon Appetito!

Choose one of two stunning large framed paintings from Bellas Artes Indígenas, a familyowned art business in Antigua, Guatemala.

Both pieces feature hundreds of individual flowers that come together to form one image, resulting in a mosaic effect bursting with colorful blooms. Add one of these beautiful pieces to your collection and support Common Hope’s programs that help grow students’ dreams as they create Guatemala’s “Future in Bloom.”

Travel, volunteer, learn, and grow with your friends, family, or corporate team as you experience Guatemala first-hand on one of Common Hope’s Teambuilder Vision Team trips!

Details:

• Customized Experience for 6-8

• Lodging and meals for 4 nights and 5 days

• Transport to/from the airport and around for your stay

• Airfare not included

Travel dates must be mutually agreed upon by Common Hope and the winning bidder and must be reserved a minimum of two months prior to departure. The package is available for select weeks during the fall of 2024.

Start every day with a cup of hope!

Félix Porón’s coffee beans are grown in the volcanic-rich slopes of San Miguel Dueñas, Guatemala and are then harvested, roasted, and shipped directly to you! With this package, you will get 6 lbs of Félix’s coffee delivered to your house every 3 months, with the option to choose roast and variety.

Enjoy a taste of Guatemala all year long!

CaroL Miller, Auctioneer, CAI, BAS

AWARD WINNING PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEER

CAROL MILLER JOINS US FROM KURT JOHNSON AUCTIONEERING

Award winning professional auctioneer Carol Miller specializes in benefit auctions and fundraising. Carol’s customized mission-driven approach and engaging dynamic auctioneering style have raised millions of dollars for nonprofits and charitable organizations for over two decades.

A committed educator, mentor and advocate for the auction industry, Ms. Miller is an active leader in the National Auctioneers Association. She has served as president of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association. Carol was inducted into the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame in 2015. She was a finalist in the International Auctioneers Championship in 2013 and won the Wisconsin State Auctioneering Championship in 2010.

Carol is has achieved the prestigious Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) designation, which is the highest level of educational designation for auctioneers, only three percent of auctioneers nationwide hold this professional designation. Carol has also earned the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) designation; only 250 auctioneers worldwide have achieved this honor. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse.