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And it was a year for the record books! This year's auction raised over $11,000 for professional development, allowing us to donate over $1000 to the Kathy Housel Continuing Education Endowed Scholarship in memory of our friend and long-time auction organizer and supporter, Kathy Housel. We could not have done it without our wonderful donors, attendees,

We are only 30 days away from the 2015 Bedichek-Orman Auction: "A Night in Oz!" Are you polishing up your ruby slippers? Grooming your cowardly mane? Restuffing your straw? I hope so! Because this year we plan to whisk everyone away to a magical world of witches, wizards, and wickedly good auction lots alongside delicious

The Bedichek-Orman Auction Work Group has scheduled the 2015 auction for 5:30 pm on Friday, October 16, 2015 in the West Loop Auditorium. This year's theme is "A Night in Oz" so dust off your ruby slippers and follow the yellow brick road to this year's fabulous, fantastical, and freakishly fun auction! We are now

This year's auction, which took attendees on "A Journey Into Outer Space," was a huge success! Between the silent auction, live auction, and in kind donations, we took in nearly $12,000! Check out all the fun that was had by clicking on the collage below to view the entire gallery...

You do NOT want to miss this year's auction! Not only do we have a host of wonderful donations including 5 days of petsitting, two Helen Orman original art works, several baskets, some gorgeous Moroccan items, reserved parking spots at most of our campuses,  and dozens of other treasures... but we have a super

The Bedichek-Orman Auction Work Group met in March to plan the 2014 auction. This year's event, themed A Journey Into Outer Space, is scheduled for 5:30 pm on Friday, October 24, 2014 in the West Loop Campus Auditorium. As usual, the auction will include dinner, drinks, entertainment, a silent auction and a live auction.

Last Thursday several members of the Bedichek-Orman Auction Work Group attended the HCC Board of Trustees meeting at 3100 Main. We were able to present a check to them from the auction proceeds for nearly $14,000! Thank you to everyone -- donors, purchasers, and volunteers -- for their hard work and dedication. We couldn't

This year's Bedichek-Orman auction, themed "An Evening in Paris," was a fantastic event! Thanks to the hard work of Pat Porcynaluk and Cynthia Millis, we truly felt like we had all been whisked away to Paris. And thanks to the generosity of the community and the HCC family, we had some amazing silent and

The 2013 Bedichek-Orman Professional Development Auction is just a few weeks away! This year's auction, themed "An Evening in Paris," will be held on Friday, November 1 in the West Loop Auditorium and it promises to be one of the best auction's yet with live singing, a can-can performance, visits from some of your

Please note that we have made some significant changes to the Bedichek-Orman Awards that will be implemented starting with the grants awarded in Fall 2013. Details about these changes can be found on our Bedichek-Orman Awards page. The major changes are as follows: Expanded the types of professional development covered by grants from only