Lee J. Stoltzfus
Mennonite sisters at the benefit auction. Browsing for candy at the candy tables.
The annual benefit auction for the Clinic for Special Children is one of Lancaster County's most colorful extravaganzas. It is a spectacular food fest and auction marathon in a league of its own.
This auction, held at the Leola Produce Auction, attracts as many as 8,000 people throughout the day, and raises as much as $350,000 for the nonprofit clinic.
Most people attending the auction are Amish or Old Order Mennonites, and the auction is organized by these Plain groups. Thousand of items are donated to the auction.
The Clinic for Special Children provides research and treatment for genetic diseases among the Plain sects. It was founded by Dr. D. Holmes Morton, with his wife Caroline Morton.
In 1993 Dr. Morton received the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism. He was named one of Time Magazine's "Heroes of Medicine" in 1997. In 2006 he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for his work.
Mennonite sisters at the benefit auction. Browsing for candy at the candy tables.
The annual benefit auction for the Clinic for Special Children is one of Lancaster County's most colorful extravaganzas. It is a spectacular food fest and auction marathon in a league of its own.
This auction, held at the Leola Produce Auction, attracts as many as 8,000 people throughout the day, and raises as much as $350,000 for the nonprofit clinic.
Most people attending the auction are Amish or Old Order Mennonites, and the auction is organized by these Plain groups. Thousand of items are donated to the auction.
The Clinic for Special Children provides research and treatment for genetic diseases among the Plain sects. It was founded by Dr. D. Holmes Morton, with his wife Caroline Morton.
In 1993 Dr. Morton received the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism. He was named one of Time Magazine's "Heroes of Medicine" in 1997. In 2006 he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for his work.