KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce’s annual Holiday Benefit Auction is now live online.
Folks in town and across the country have been checking in daily and bidding to benefit this local nonprofit serving local businesses and serving visitors.
Some 92 local businesses have donated their unique items, services and “experiences” to the benefit, which is online via www.biddingforgood.com through 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14.
The event culminates with a live auction on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Old Vines Wine Bar in Lower Village.
Just a few of the items up for bid includes a Night on the Town experience (four tickets for Vinegar Hill during the 2017 season; dinner at the Kennebunk Inn, courtesy of Cummings, Lamont & McNamee; plus a six-hour limo ride courtesy of Maine Limo, with complimentary champagne or cider, plus a Bloody Mary Basket from farm + table; and a rope wreath from Kennebunkport Marina.
There’s also a Brandied Apple Tart from Destination Catering (the very same dessert served at DRIVE!); a Cast Iron Cooking and Baking Collection from Keys to the Kitchen; 2017 season beach passes from both the town of Kennebunkport and Kennebunk; a Craft Night Party from River Tree Arts; a tour of Goat Island Light with a lobster lunch courtesy of Kennebunk Savings; and a Family Tour package from Intown Trolley.
The Holiday Auction is one of the Chamber’s major fundraisers that helps support its mission to serve local businesses, residents and tourists of our three towns, one community.
The online auction opened Oct. 26 and runs through 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14. The live portion of the auction begins at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Old Vines Wine Bar in Lower Village, Kennebunk.
For auction information, call 967-0857 or find a link to the online auction at www.gokennebunks.com.
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