$40,600

Tobey King used a little yarn, a crochet needle and some inspiration from Bernie Sanders to create a crocheted doll version of the Vermont senator and raise $40,600 for charity. After photographs circulated on social media of Sanders wearing a parka and a pair of mittens at U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration, King sprang into action. “On Inauguration Day, when I saw that that meme was trending, I said, ‘Oh, I’m going to go get that pattern, I’m going to modify it real quick to make it look like his inauguration outfit,’ ” said King, 46, of Corpus Christi, Texas. King later decided to sell the doll on ebay to benefit Meals on Wheels after a friend told her Sanders was selling sweatshirts with the meme to raise money for the charity. Bidders pounced, garnering a price of $20,300, and ebay pitched in to match the sale price.