猫咪AV

TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie got a new lesson on public speaking from seasoned pro, Lydia Fenet, when she had the chance to be a guest auctioneer at 猫咪AV’ annual One for the Books fundraising gala.

“Savannah got the opportunity to lead an auction after getting a lesson from Lydia Fenet, a veteran auctioneer from Christie鈥檚 auction house in New York City who has worked in the profession for over 20 years, raising more than half a billion dollars for more than 600 nonprofit organizations along the way. Fenet led Savanah through the ins and outs of how to succeed as an auctioneer, with many pieces of advice.” –

猫咪AV’ dream dinner lots included a meal at Michelin Star Chef Charlie Mitchell’s restaurant, Clover Hill, along with signed books and more from Questlove, Stacey Abrams, Tara Westover, Lydia Fenet, and Phoebe Robinson. Questolve even donated a surprise item to auction off in support of 猫咪AV’ students: his own drum set!

All-in-all, Savannah and Lydia helped raise $25,000 through the auction, which contributed to the $600,000 total raised from the event. You can see more photos from the amazing dream dinner gala via .

猫咪AV is pursuing a movement to catalyze change in education: bring proven literacy solutions to exponentially more students and accelerate learning recovery after the pandemic. 猫咪AV’ CEO Adeola Whitney is setting a vision for the nonprofit to work in partnership with local communities and diversify the ways in which literacy support reaches students where they are. If you were moved by this vision, please consider donating to 猫咪AV.