45th Annual Disaster Response Auction
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Carroll County Agricultural Center
706 Agricultural Center Drive
Westminster, MD 21157
Thank you for your support of the Mid Atlantic District Disaster Response Auction. If you have not advertised in the booklet previously, we invite you to consider doing so this year. Plan to attend the auction and enjoy the day.
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Terms: cash, check, or credit card; ATM machine located in Shipley Arena. Your purchase has purpose. Auction proceeds go to the Church of the Brethren Emergency Disaster Response Fund to send trained volunteers to help disaster victims with child care and to repair and rebuild after natural disasters that occur within the United States. Overseas relief includes food, water, shelter and medicine. For more information call 443-960-3052.
In 2025, following the auction on May 3, a record high $96,000 was given to the Emergency Disaster Fund of the Church of the Brethren to help victims recover from many disasters all around our world.
You can support Disaster Response in various ways:
• You can help by placing an ad in the booklet. We are once again offering the ad sizes below in black and white or color. The ad can include a photograph or artwork. Ad sizes and prices are as follows:
Full page…$160 black/$200 color Eighth Page…$25 black/$35 color
Half page…$85 black/$105 color Patron Listing…$10, $25, $35, or more
Third Page…$60 black/$75 color Donations of any amount
Please return your advertising space reservation form by Friday, February 6, 2026!
• Encourage your members to place business, personal or patron ads and print announcements about the auction in your newsletter and bulletin.
• Please print the enclosed bulletin insert and put it in your bulletin by Sunday, January 4, 2026.
• You can also help by posting the flyer included that is requesting special sale items.
Here are more ways you can help make the auction a success.
• Create craft items• Hold a fundraiser to support the auction
• Donate baked goods• Donate high quality items to publish in the booklet
• Donate plants, shrubs and trees• Volunteer to help
• Assemble gift baskets• Publicize and attend the Auction!
– Decide now how you can help!
During 2025 the Emergency Disaster Fund supported these efforts and more:
| • California Wildfires • Israel-Hamas War response in Gaza and West Bank • Tennessee – Hurricane Helene Response – Rebuilding • Hurricane Melissa Response in Cuba • Summer 2022 Flooding Response in Kentucky • Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda Churches • Venezuela Flooding Response |
• Deportation Defense Response • South Sudan Church of the Brethren Mission • Ecuador Humanitarian Relief • Nigeria Crisis Response • Child Life Disaster Relief • Ukraine Response …and much more! |
Thank you for your continued support of our Disaster Response Auction!
Downloadable Forms
2026 letter to churches
2026 Auction Booklet ad form
2026 patron ad sign-up sheet
2026 special Items poster
2026 bulletin insert for church letters
2026 Disaster Response Auction Booklet
2026 Auction Poster