BiddingForGood

Wednesday, March 4th

Burlington Amphitheater, 1pm-4pm EST
Loveland Breakroom, all day until 2pm MT

Food and beverage, music, live & silent auctions, and more!

This year's theme is March Fourth: Hope, Renewal, and Strength.

All proceeds to benefit Samaritans USA, and Alliance for Suicide Prevention. They have nationwide reach and provide critical mental health services and support.

To submit an item:

• Register or sign in to your BiddingForGood Account
• Click on the "Donate Item" button on the right side of this page
• Fill in your item details - if it is specific to your location please make sure to specify ** Waltham or Loveland Only
• Please add a photo!
• Click submit!

Be part of the fun! Donate an item as a team to the online auction:
Grab your colleagues and get creative - contribute to the auction as a team!

Past (super successful) team donations have included:

• Covering a colleague's desk in tin foil (or other desk/office "sabotage") when they're out of town,
• Custom Bloody Mary bar or ice cream sundae station for the winner's team, provided by the donating team,
• Free gas for a month (pool your money as a team and donate 4 gift cards to cover the winner's gas for 4 weeks), and
• Filling a colleague's car with balloons for a fun surprise when they try to leave work for the day.

Submit your own item to the online auction:

Are you a Crafter? Artist? Baker? Have some event tickets laying around that you think someone may enjoy? Have a unique experience you can offer up (think brewery tours, renting out a vacation home, serving as a caterer...)?

Donate these items and experiences for your colleagues to bid on and enjoy!

None of those apply, but you still want to donate?

No problem! Try something like this:

• Create a gift basket filled with items that fit a theme, like: gifts for a new baby, a "shelf full" of books for kids or adults, a "date night" theme, or a "candy extravaganza";
• Offer to supply the winner with coffee from a local coffee shop every Friday during summer;
• Volunteer to buy a colleague a breakfast sandwich every Monday for a month; or
• Commit to bringing a coworker a pie of their choice on National Pi Day (3.14).

Not every donation requires that you splash out cash.

Consider a donation of your time and services, like:

• Volunteer to babysit for a night so a colleague can enjoy a date night, free of charge;
• Offer to clean someone's desk at work once a month all year;
• Donate your services in the spring or fall to assist with a coworker's backbreaking yard work (weeding, raking, laying mulch, etc);
• Volunteer a sparkling car wash, by hand, on a day of the winner's choosing;
• Do you play an instrument, or have a great skill to share? Offer free lessons!

You don't have to spend a lot to make a big difference to the auction!