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Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Emmanauel Dining Room Auction grand raffle:
Elizabeth & Thomas Carney, $10,000 Winners – Raffle Ticket #120
Monica P. Parisi, $2,000 Winner – Raffle Ticket #271
Thomas McCall, $1,000 Winner – Raffle Ticket #491
The Emmanuel Dining Room Auction 2025
Sunday, April 27, 2 to 6 p.m.
Chase Center on the Riverfront
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 dining room sites, where we welcome the hungry of all ages for nutritious daily meals, no questions asked.
The auction also features our famous $10,000 Prize Raffle.
Only 600 tickets will be sold.
First prize: $10,000
Second prize: $2,000
Third prize: $1,000
Raffle tickets are $100 each and can be charged by credit card
by calling (302) 652-5523.
General admission: on/before March 16th – $100 per person
on/after March 17th – $125 per person
Young Executive Special (Under 30) – $75 per person
For questions, please call (302) 652-5523
Buy tickets to the event online by clicking here.
Tickets also are available for credit card purchase by calling Administrative Assistant Sue Harris or Receptionist Frances 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
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
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.
The auction also features our famous $10,000 Prize Raffle. Only 600 tickets will be sold.
First prize: $10,000 Second prize: $2,000 Third prize: $1,000
Tickets are $100 each and can be charged by credit card by calling (302) 652-5523.
Tickets to the Aloha Luau 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.
Buy tickets by phone or mail.
Tickets also are available for credit card purchase by calling Administrative Assistant Sue Harris or Receptionist Frances 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
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