The Carter Center Blog

Winter Weekend Auction Raises $1,322,300 for Carter Center Peace, Health Initiatives

The Carter Center’s annual Winter Weekend auction, held Feb. 27 at Port St. Lucie, Fla., raised $1,322,300 — the second-highest amount raised in the event’s history — to benefit the not-for-profit Center’s initiatives to advance peace and health worldwide. The highest bid items at the fundraiser were two original paintings by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, which sold for $290,000 …