Charity auction for the Pieta Association

Paintings, garments and books are on auction to support the Pieta Association, where a number of artists, designers and entrepreneurs have put their work up for auction on the website uppbod.com. The auction started yesterday at 5 pm and will end on December 21at 6 pm.

This is stated in an announcement from the Pieta Association, which works to prevent suicide and self-harm and supports family members.

Uppbod.com is a new web-based solution by Dagga Solutions. It is intended to provide the public with a simple way to buy and sell items through auctions on the internet.

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Often these items have an undeclared value, such as antique items, artworks and other art items, but you can also have auctions of furniture, fashion, vehicles, coin-collections, stamps, poker cards and almost anything that people think of.

“The Pieta Association is extremely grateful and proud to be a part of this exciting beginning at upbod.com,” commented Ein­ar Hrafn Stefánsson, marketing and promotion manager of the association.

You are not alone

The Pieta Association in Iceland bases its work on the ideology of Pieta House that was founded in Ireland. The idea is that people who are feeling suicidal or really depressed or self-harming can reach out and get support, without judgement. You are not alone and there are others who have gone through similar experiences and who understand.

Here are the phonenumbers in Iceland 

You can call the Red Cross emergency line, 1717, day or night. The Red Cross online chat, 1717.is, is open 24/7 as well. The Pieta Association offers free consultation over the phone. Their number is 552-2218. In addition, the online chat of Heilsuvera.is allows you to receive advice from a nurse. If you’re in imminent danger, call the emergency line, 112.

The Pieta Way

Here below is a video describing the Pieta way from Pieta House.