We had our third photo auction in May 2007 and raised $147 which we sent to U2‘s The Edge’s Music Rising Foundation which was created after Hurricane Katrina – to help put musical instruments back in the hands of musicians so they could start making a living again. Many thanks to our friends A Sheep at the Wheel, and Rocko from Rocko and the Devils for participating.
A Sheep at the Wheel
We had one more auction in 2007, in December. We featured photos from Canadian iconic rocker Tom Cochrane, U2 producer, musician/songwriter Daniel Lanois and New Jersey musician Jimmy Eppard.
We also knit 4 dolls to loosely resemble the guys from U2., and we raised a staggering $500 dollars! This is the first auction that we started using the funds raised, at the World Vision Gift Catalog and a little goes a long way. The list of items we ‘purchased’ is long:
- 4 mother to child HIV prevention kits (prevents mothers from passing HIV on to their infants during childbirth)
- 8 bed nets to prevent malaria – each bed net can protect up to 4 children
- 4 batches of Vitamin A therapy to prevent childhood blindness – each batch to protect up to 6 children
All told, we were able to help up to 54 children with the generosity provided by Tom and Daniel and their managers/promo people, and the people that bid on the auction items.
Tom Cochrane
