The 11th annual Hope for Haiti Benefit Auction will take place on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. until the last item is sold. This year the event has a new location, Metzler's Mennonite School, 535 W. Metzler Road, Ephrata. The one-room school is operated by the Amish and conservative Mennonite community. The new auction location is suitable because many community members travel by buggy, by bicycle, or on foot.

The full-day community event will feature live and silent auctions, a large bake sale, children's activities, and homemade food. Competitive Spikeball tournaments will also return this year. The auction, facilitated by Beiler-Campbell Auction Services, Curvin Horning, and a team of more than 125 volunteers, will offer an array of items, including gift cards to local businesses, furniture, antiques, sheds, lawn and garden items, flowers and plants, quilts crafted by local artisans, and collectibles.

All gifts and donations received are tax-deductible, and 100% of the auction day profits go directly to Transformation Haiti and the Hope Library (Bibliyotek Lespwa) and Christian Training Center, both located in Haiti.

As Haiti continues to rebuild after a challenging year of insecurity and turmoil, the Hope Library is one of the few public libraries and business training centers accessible to individuals in Port-au-Prince. It offers godly business training in various occupations for those looking to become self-sustainable as well as literature in French, Creole, and English.

Transformation Haiti offers the program Paradigm Shift in the city of Cap-Haitien. Led by pastor Nelson Martin and his wife, Sue, the program offers business and leadership training to help people achieve self-sustainability.

For further details, visit http://www.facebook.com/hopeforhaitibenefitauction or call 717-271-9603.