Online Auction 2020

ITEM #1: Morgan Cabin
FINAL BID: $2,400

Luxury Cabin with Amazing NC Mountain Views

This is mountain living with all the perks: porches, great room, stone fireplace, loft, well-appointed kitchen, hard wood floors, beautiful rugs, and windows everywhere. 

Perfect for a special family vacation or a work-team retreat. (Add a bid on George MacKay’s cabin, which is down the slope, and bring the entire clan!) World class hiking just out the door.

Sleeps eight comfortably:  sleeping loft with double bed; main floor master bedroom; two lower level bedrooms (one with double and other with twin beds).

Available in May or June 2021 for a seven-day period to be negotiated with the owner.

The minimum bid is $1,000 for this simple and relaxing escape to nature.

Generously donated by Paul Morgan.

ITEM #2: MacKay Cabin
FINAL BID: $1000

Your Own Private Oasis in the NC Mountains

Enjoy a mountain get-away about 30 miles from Asheville, North Carolina, a vibrant, artsy town and adjacent to the Florence Nature Reserve. 

The cabin sleeps six comfortably (up to 10) with 2 Queen beds (one in the loft and other in Master), two twins, two queen-sized pull out couches in the main living area, a full bathroom and half bath.  Beautiful views, star-studded sky, and the quiet that comes from being on the mountain. Plan to hike and explore the woods with conservancy areas next door.  Fully equipped kitchen, WIFI, laundry. 

Available in May or June 2021 for a seven-day period to be negotiated with the owner.
The minimum bid is $850 for this simple and relaxing escape to nature.

Generously donated by George MacKay.

ITEM #3: Chincoteague Island Cottage
FINAL BID: $1000

Charming Chincoteague Island Cottage:
A place to completely unwind.

The former fisherman’s cottage on Main Street in Chincoteague Island, VA has two bedrooms (double bed in both), one bath and enclosed front porch. 

Fully equipped, walking distance to downtown and a short drive or bicycle ride to Assateague National Park, part of the national wildlife refuge system well known for its wild ponies, birds, and an open, uninhabited beach.  No pets (not allowed in the Park).  No smoking. 

The space is open from Easter to Thanksgiving and available for a week or long weekend; time to be negotiated with the owners. This is not a rental property; simply a family’s fully decorated cottage with bicycles and beach stuff. 

The market value is $700 for a week with a minimum bid of $500.

Generously donated by Bill Hathaway and Alison Halsey

ITEM #4: Ponte Vedra Carriage House
FINAL BID: $300

Ponte Vedra, FL Carriage House:
Come for a stay in nature.

Welcome to our carriage house in South Ponte Vedra Beach with beautiful views of the wetlands of Guana Wildlife Preserve.

Conveniently located to the Players Championship Golf Course Sawgrass and Mayo Clinic.

Enjoy waking up to beautiful sunrises in this story studio with a full bathroom, kitchenette has a Keurig, microwave and a toaster oven. There is a Queen size bed, and ample relaxing space. For an additional guest we have a single air mattress and a queen size air mattress. We have three beach cruiser bikes, beach chairs and beach towels which you’re free to use.

Our guests all love waking up in the “treehouse”. You’ll likely hear leaves falling on the tin roof and owls and other wildlife; on quiet nights you may hear the waves on the beach across the marsh. We have our own well with its natural mineral water. Besides the carriage house, guests have access to the laundry room which is attached to the main house where we live. 

Guests will also have access to beach chairs, towels, bikes and a cooler. If there’s anything else we can provide, let us know!  For more pictures and availability, the property is listed on Airbnb under https://abnb.me/tEKeaaEL18 with final availability to be determined by the owners.

The market value is $655 with a minimum bid of $200.

Generously donated by Ingram and Dale Caswell

ITEM #5: Untitled, Halsey Hathaway
FINAL: $750

Untitled, 2018

This magnificent collage is done on hand marbled paper, a signature style of this artist, and is 15 x 10 inches.

Halsey Hathaway (b. 1980, American) has been making this body of work for over a decade, and has exhibited at galleries and shows throughout North and Central America. Hathaway has been awarded the Tony Smith Award from Hunter College and was a fellow in painting from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Halsey Hathaway lives and works in New York.

The market value of his Untitled collage series has ranged around $1,600 with a minimum bid of $450.

Generously donated by Halsey Hathaway.

ITEM #6: Eight-Pointed Star Quilt
FINAL BID: $500

Handmade Vintage Quilt:
Eight-Pointed Stars

Queen sized quilt, soft green/cream/pink calico, eight-pointed-double star blocks, all cotton, gorgeous hand quilting, scalloped edges.

Made by upstate New York Presbyterian church women’s group in 1980’s. Perfect condition. 

The market value is $1800 with a minimum bid of $350.  

Generously donated by Martha Johnson.

ITEM #7: Riding the Waves Quilt
FINAL BID: $350

Handmade Children’s Quilt:
Riding the Waves

A child’s primary colored, cotton quilt, 44” X 42”, that depicts two seahorses bobbing on the water.

Log cabin quilt pattern. The seahorses are fashioned from batik fabric which, itself, is printed with seahorses and wavy underwater plants. Don’t miss the color of their eyes. Bright red backing. 

The market value is priceless with a minimum bid of $200.

Hand-made and generously donated by Martha Johnson.

ITEM #8: Graphic Design Services
FINAL BID: $325

Have a marketing project that you’ve been meaning to start, or a voice that just needs a little boost?

Carrie Markusen is a graphic designer specializing in branding, illustration, marketing materials, motion graphics, and social media. Invest in a branding or website consultation to modernize your existing ethos. Create beautiful marketing materials for all print and digital needs. Commission sets of unique personal stationary, stickers, notepads and more.  She has been responsible for Haiti Reforest’s marketing design over the past two years, and created a logo
for last year’s auction winner (Two Mules non-profit; seen above).

The market value is $750 with a minimum bid of $200.

Generously donated by Carrie Markusen

View works and resume:
www.carolinemarkusen.com
www.linkedin.com/carriemarkusen 

ITEM #9: Free Trade Haitian Coffee
BID: $75

Free Trade Haitian Coffee

Enjoy two 12 oz. bags of Café Kreyol coffee with their Haitian blends ranging from their dark roast (Haitian Hound) to medium (Zombie Desert)
to light (Caribbean Blue).

These coffees, along with many others, are sold as whole beans and employ over 2,800 people in Haiti.  They believe in quality and sustainability are parallel.  The winner will be provided with a code that is good through the end of the year to be used on their website.

The value is approximately $30 and the minimum bid is $15.

Generously donated by Café Kreyol.