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The Burlington #SaveLocalVT Online Auction - Round 3

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The #SaveLocaVT Online Auction is back for the fall! BBA, CEDO, and The Church Street Marketplace are working together to raise money and awareness for our small businesses! The auction is designed to have a double benefit to the business community in that Burlington merchants will be reimbursed for the auction items they submit and proceeds of the auction will be used to fund downtown programming.

How it works

• Any Burlington merchant, retailer, restaurant, or hospitality business can submit items for auction.
• Merchants are highly encouraged to submit products or services. Restaurants may submit gift cards.
• Burlington merchant, retailer, restaurant, or hospitality business can be reimbursed for 50% of the retail value of the items listed, up to $100 max.
• Individual items should have a retail value of at least $25.00. 
• The last day to submit items is Oct. 17th.

 

How participating in the #SaveLocal Auction benefits you

• Showcase your business to the greater Burlington community. Auction listings will include a business description, link to your website, and information about how to support your business via e-commerce, delivery, or other means. 
• The online auction will be promoted on Church Street Marketplace social media with support from BBA and other local business-focused social media partners. Print and digital media sponsorship is provided by Seven Days. They will be highlighting the auction in 3 print issues, on homepage banner ads, and in newsletters emails. Our goal is to have significant state and local reach to drive traffic to the auction website showcasing Burlington?s retailers.

 

When will the online auction occur? 

We aim to have the auction run Oct. 14 - Oct. 29. The last day to submit items is October 17. Contact Colin@bbavt.org with questions. 

 

Want to participate but not a merchant, retailer, or restaurant? Not located in downtown Burlington?

We welcome all businesses in the greater Burlington community to donate items. Your donation will highlight your business and digital operations in its listing to a broad audience. We're expecting 10,000s of visits to the auction site. You?ll also be included in our promotional efforts for the auction. 

 

Seeking high-value auction items

We are also seeking donations of higher-value items ($500+) to ?headline? the auction.  Interested businesses should contact Kelly Devine at Director@bbavt.org

Ready to participate?

To submit items please sign in or register below. You will be asked to provide some information about the item(s) you would like to donate, pictures, retail value, and information about your business including website and logo. All donors will responsible for shipping or coordinating fulfillment to the winning bidder.

You can submit items individually or as a bundled gift box. We recommend whichever way you think will be the most attractive to bidders. 

Form Instructions

• click "Sign in to Donate" below. You'll need to register an account. Upon completion you'll be returned to this page with a form.  
• Donor Name - Please input the name of your business
• Be sure to include your website and logo
• Be sure to include an email so we can contact you for reimbursement
• "Of Special Note" section - please include any information about your current business operations, social media, delivery/pick up options, etc. We will use this info when promoting you via our social media channels. 
• Please include at least 1 image per item. Accepted image files - .JPG, .GIF, and .PNG. no special characters in the file name. 
• Delivery Information  - regardless of what is input please know you are responsible for working out shipping/fulfillment of the item to the winning bidder. The Downtown Partnership will not be picking up items from donors. Unfortunately due to the technical limitations of this platform we are not able to edit the drop down. 

Questions or technical issues submitting items -

Email Colin Hilliard at colin@bbavt.org with any issues completing the donation form.  

What's Next?

The auction committee will contact you by email after your item(s) has been reviewed to confirm eligibility for reimbursement.

 

 

About the Burlington Downtown Partnership: 
The Burlington Downtown Partnership is a Designated Downtown District  by the State of Vermont through the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Originally awarded in 1999 its partners are the Burlington Business Association (BBA), Church Street Marketplace, Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO), and City of Burlington Planning Department.