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The Emmanuel Dining Room Auction 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2 to 6 p.m.
Chase Center on the Riverfront
Tickets are now on sale for the auction, 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington.
This iconic event hosted by The Ministry of Caring Guild, nicknamed “the granddaddy of Delaware benefit auctions,”
each year raises about a third of the operating costs for our three dining room sites, where we welcome the hungry
of all ages for nutritious daily meals, no questions asked.
Tickets to the Las Vegas theme auction – $125 per person, $75 only for those under age 25 – include parking, great food and fellowship, and plenty of bidding fun in live and silent auctions.
To buy tickets online, click here.
Buy tickets by phone or mail
Tickets also are available for credit card purchase by calling Administrative Assistant Sue Harris or Receptionist Francis Woodland at (302) 652-5523 or send a check payable to The Ministry of Caring with “auction tickets” in the memo line to
The Ministry of Caring
115 East 14th Street,
Wilmington, DE 19802-3209
Share your company or personal message with everyone who attends by being one of the auction’s sponsors!
The auction has two kinds of sponsorships – event sponsorships from $500 to $10,000 – and on-site sponsorships as affordable as $25. Emmanuel Dining Room Auction sponsorships fit every budget and catch every eye!
For detail how you can help sponsor the event or be an on-site sponsor, download our sponsor form by clicking here.
Donate auction prizes!
The event’s success depends on auction item donations, especially big-ticket things such as getaway travel, artwork and unique experience packages. Auction prize donations are 100% tax-deductible. To arrange your donation, please contact Chris Leonard at (302) 293-9288 or via email at christopherpaul.leonard@gmail.com
Volunteer to help
Many volunteers are needed to organize and hold the Emmanuel Dining Room Auction, from planning details to soliciting auction
prize donations to checking in guests at the event. If you can lend a hand, please contact Chris Leonard at (302) 293-9288 or via
email at christopherpaul.leonard@gmail.com