This is an annual event and our major fundraiser for the year. We have collected over 380 items for sale, most of it we have made available at 40% of the list price. This year we have a Packers donated community 2025 Team Football (https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/87499/auctions/196994/auction_items/7180753), a ride on the SS Badger Car Ferry to Michigan (https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/87499/auctions/196994/auction_items/7105659), Golf packages (https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/87499/auctions/196994/auction_items/7105657) and (https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/87499/auctions/196994/auction_items/7105655), an Electric Guitar (https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/87499/auctions/196994/auction_items/7182435), Summerfest, Germanfest, Brewers tickets, Squishy collections, and about 370 more items. We have 61 gift certificates donated by various businesses and Restraunts in the area, plus 81 craft items from our craft business.
We will mail the gift certificates for free, or along with larger items you can pick them up in Waukesha after the auction. Some items can also be shipped at the buyers expense with exceptions for furniture and too big things.

100% of the profits are going back to the 501(c)(3). 501(c)(3) expenses are to pay the auction company and a couple of ads and the candybars and that’s it (and NO salaries, all volunteers). This means almost all of your purchase will be doing good in the community. See https://michaelshelpinghands.org/ for more info on where the money is going. The foundation has been working since 2014 and we have been doing fundraisers since 2009. This organization and I won the 2019 GE Healthcare Outstanding Individual Volunteer with One Organization award.

Michael’s Helping Hands Foundation is a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to remembering and promoting the spirit and ideals of Michael Chaloupka by making a difference in the lives of adults with disabilities in Southeastern Wisconsin. The foundation focuses its efforts on offering funding for scholarships, recreational opportunities, and philanthropic pursuits where foundation support will make a significant difference.

Proceeds go to funding an annual scholarships to UW-Whitewater and donating to With A Little Help, an organization that helps create recreational activities for adults with Muscular Dystrophy.