<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(22, 145, 121);">🐾Holiday 2023 Online Auction Fundraiser</span></p>
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<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;">Bond County Humane Society is celebrating 20 Years in Animal Rescue! 🐶🐱🥳</span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">In 2022, BCHS rescued 176 pets, adopted out 168 pets, and facilitated 269 pets’ low-cost spay/neuter. Since 2003, over 2,555 animals have been rescued and placed in permanent homes! </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif', 'serif'; color: rgb(22, 145, 121);">100% funds raised through 2023's Holiday Online Auction will help our animal shelter stay open, provide for pets in foster care, and let us continue our lifesaving mission! Thank you for your support! We truly appreciate it.</span></strong></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">Bond County Humane Society (BCHS) is based in Greenville, Illinois and exists to provide temporary sanctuary for unwanted, lost and neglected animals for ultimate placement in loving and responsible homes. BCHS is a nonprofit charitable organization committed to promote animal welfare through education and to actively encourage pet population reduction. We are dedicated to creating, in Bond County, an environment that enhances awareness of homeless animals and support for the humane treatment of these animals.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif', 'serif'; color: rgb(22, 145, 121);">BCHS is a no-kill animal shelter and an IRS approved 501(c)3 charitable organization so all donations are tax deductible in accordance with IRS guidelines.</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;">For more information about BCHS visit our Facebook page: </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bondcohs/">https://www.facebook.com/bondcohs/</a></span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;">or our official website:</span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bondcohumane.org">https://www.bondcohumane.org</a></span></p>
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<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">AUCTION RULES:</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">* Serious bidders only please.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">*Must be 21 years old or older to bid on alcoholic items.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">*A buyer’s premium of 5% will automatically be added to the winning bid at checkout to cover Bidding Owl’s fee.</span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">*All winners will automatically receive winning email notifications right after auction ends. Please make sure your email address on your Bidding Owl bidding account is up-to-date to ensure you receive the winning emails. These emails will have checkout instructions.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif', 'serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">* If you receive the winning email notification and no longer wish to win the particular item please let us know as soon as possible so we can move onto the second highest bidder.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">*As soon as you pay online (or wish to pay at pickup) please send Jane an email at bchs4pets@sbcglobal.net or call 618-664-4068 during public hours (1-5pm M,T,Th,F) to discuss pickup at our shelter in Greenville, IL.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">* If we do not hear from winners in 72 hours after auction ends we will move onto the second highest bidder. </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">Any auction questions please contact Jane at <a href="mailto:bchs4pets@sbcglobal.net">bchs4pets@sbcglobal.net</a> or Rebecca at <a href="mailto:rainofhearts@sbcglobal.net">rainofhearts@sbcglobal.net</a>.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
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<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">HOW TO BID:</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">* From our auction home page please go to the top where you see "Categories." Click on "All" to view all items.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">* Bidding starts on 12/06/2023 at 9am and ends on 12/20/2023 at 8pm. Bidding Owl will not allow you to place early bids or bids after auction ends.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">*You may be asked to register to bid when you place your bid. Please then follow directions on the screen.</span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';"> *Once a bidder bids above the Buy It Now price the Buy It Now button disappears to allow bidding to continue. When a Bidder selects the Buy It Now option they are essentially taking the item out of play and no other Bidders are able to bid on the item. A bidder is not required to pay for their Buy It Now items until auction ends, but bidders ARE ALLOWED AND ABLE to pay for their Buy It Now items at any time. </span></p>
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<p class="Standard" style="tab-stops: center 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Droid Serif','serif';">Thank you very much!</span></p>
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