Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction to be held Dec. 9-12

Auction site at the Belknap Marketplace in Belmont

LACONIA—The 44th annual Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction will be presented by Hannaford Supermarkets from Tuesday, Dec. 9 to Friday, Dec. 12, live at the Belknap Marketplace in Belmont. 

The auction airs daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Each day will offer items up for bid, on-air fun and appearances from friends and neighbors throughout the community. On Friday, Dec. 12, auction volunteers will come together to announce the total funds raised for children and families in need. 

“Don’t miss it,” said Jennifer Kelley, executive director of the organization. 

Kelley thanked the Massachusetts-based Vernet Properties, which owns the marketplace, and other business leaders throughout the Lakes Region who continue to show their generosity to the auction as it raises funds to support local, low-income children and families. 

Can’t make it in person? There are so many ways to enjoy the Children’s Auction and bid on fantastic items for your family and friends. Viewers can tune into Channel 25 or stream at ChildrensAuction.org, laconiadailysun.com or Facebook.com/ChildrensAuction. Listen with Zack Derby and friends at Lakes 101.5 FM.

The auction is also seeking new, unused, non-perishable items, big and small. Gifts cards are always a hit with bidders. Other popular items include electronics, tools, tickets to sporting events, toys, services—you name it, we need it! Convenient item collection sites are now open throughout our region, including Alton, Ashland, Belmont, Bristol, Center Harbor, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Moultonborough, Plymouth and Tilton. Visit ChildrensAuction.org for details. 

And on Black Friday, Nov. 28, visit our collection site at the Belknap Marketplace and drop your items off between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30, items can be dropped there from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will also be accepting items the weekend before the auction week right at The Marketplace from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by and see us in person!

Bid online at ChildrensAuction.org, or over the phone during Auction week at 603-527-0999. 

Pre-bidding begins on Black Friday, Nov. 28, on items with a retail value of $300 and more. 

If you’re a business owner and have always wanted to get involved with the Children’s Auction, it’s not too late to become a sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities exist at every level. Email us at [email protected] or call 603-527-0999 for more information on how your business can make a difference in the lives of children. 

Follow the auction on social media at Facebook.com/ChildrensAuction, Instagram.com/childrensauction603/ and Linkedin.com/company/greater-lakes-region-children-s-auction/.

About the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction:

Numerous fundraising events in the Lakes Region throughout the year support the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction, including our four-day signature event every December. In the past four decades we have distributed more than $9.2 million to over 80 nonprofits that serve low-income families and children in the Lakes Region, all through volunteer efforts, community donations and corporate sponsorship. The Auction falls under the umbrella of the Greater Lakes Region Charitable Fund for Children, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps local community organizations that serve children and families in need. For more information about the Auction, the nonprofits it supports and how you can help, visit ChildrensAuction.org.