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Winter Weekend Auction Raises $1,347,550 for Carter Center Peace and Health Programs

Contact: Paige Rohe, prohe@emory.edu, 404-420-5129


ATLANTA, GA….The Carter Center's annual Winter Weekend auction, held March 10, 2012, in San Diego, Ca., raised $1,347,550 to benefit the not-for-profit Center's initiatives to advance peace and health worldwide.

The highest bid item at the fundraiser was an original painting by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter ("Live Oak at Sunrise"), which sold for $250,000. More than 150 items were offered for public auction, including original artwork by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, rare Camp David Accords memorabilia, and celebrity-autographed guitars.

"I want to thank all of our supporters who bought items at Winter Weekend and whose generosity will help improve lives for millions of people around the world," said President Carter. "Together with our partners, we can help some of the world's poorest and most isolated communities build a more hopeful future."

Other top bids in the live auction included:

  • Fly Fishing Fantasy Vacation, $100,000
  • Nobel Peace Prize Books Collection, $100,000
  • Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Signing Collection, $25,000

President and Mrs. Carter participate each year in the four-day retreat with friends and supporters—held this year at San Diego's Hotel del Coronado—culminating in an auction to benefit The Carter Center.

View all winning bids for the silent and live auction catalog items.

 

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"Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope."
The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide. A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, the Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 70 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers to increase crop production. Visit www.cartercenter.org to learn more about The Carter Center.
 
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