Johnson College’s Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology program hosted an auction Thursday at Woolworth Hall on the school’s Scranton campus to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA. Dozens of items were available for people to bid on, including cutting boards, chess boards, tables, benches and custom woodworking. All items — many of them made from repurposed material — were created by students. Last year’s carpentry auction raised over $4,000 to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center.

Community members look at student-made items up for auction during the Johnson College's Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology program's benefit auction at the school in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Community members look at student-made items up for auction during the Johnson College’s Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology program’s benefit auction at the school in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Paul Sedon and his girlfriend Katie Crawford look at student-made items during the Johnson College's Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology program's benefit auction at the school in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Paul Sedon and his girlfriend Katie Crawford look at student-made items during the Johnson College’s Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology program’s benefit auction at the school in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology student-made items sit in a workroom, ready to be auctioned off, at Johnson College in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. Proceeds of the event went to Children's Advocacy Center of NEPA. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology student-made items sit in a workroom, ready to be auctioned off, at Johnson College in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. Proceeds of the event went to Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community members make bids on a room divider made by first-year student Will Davis during the Johnson College's Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology program's benefit auction at the school in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. Davis expressed he's glad he was able to help out a good cause. Proceeds of the event went to Children's Advocacy Center of NEPA. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Community members make bids on a room divider made by first-year student Will Davis during the Johnson College’s Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology program’s benefit auction at the school in Scranton on Thursday, April 09, 2026. Davis expressed he’s glad he was able to help out a good cause. Proceeds of the event went to Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)