Marblehead Annual Auction To Go Toward Local Dance Students

MARBLEHEAD, MA – The North Shore Civic Ballet, a nonprofit, 501c(3) dance company based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, launches its annual online spring auction this month. The NSCB's auction web site page, www.biddingforgood.com/ballet, opens for bids on May 15 at 6 p.m. and continues through June 5, closing at 6 p.m. The auction's proceeds will provide aspiring dancers with the resources and training they need to study ballet and perform in the North Shore region at a time when arts budgets are being cut nationwide.

"The annual online spring auction raises funds to support new choreography, costuming, scholarships, and special educational projects, and to procure dance equipment and resources," said Judy Moynihan, member, NSCB board of trustees."This is also an opportunity for businesses to feature their products and services to prospective costumers, while providing patrons with opportunities to try restaurants and other new experiences, such as plays, concerts, and cruises, and other things that they might never have done."

Bidders will find a range of items to purchase, including gift certificates and gift cards from retail shops and restaurants, services and much more just in time for graduation events, weddings, confirmations, bar and bat mitzvots, and other celebrations. Among the items available are two tickets to any Jessica Lang Dance performance at Jacob's Pillow, a jazz brunch at the Regatta Bar in the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, round trip passage for two between Hyannis and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, a one night stay at the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn, New York and many others.

Shoppers should visit the site frequently to view the new items added throughout the run.

"With the public's support and contributions to the annual spring online auction, the North Shore Civic Ballet will support performances, new choreography, costuming, scholarships, and special educational projects, and to procure dance equipment and resources in the region," said Paula K. Shiff, Artistic Director, NSCB. "We will continue to provide up-and-coming dancers with the training and support they need. People can still get involved in the auction by volunteering with the ballet company, asking merchants to donate a gift certificate or gift card for the auction, or making a purchase."

Financial contributions are also welcome and may be made directly to the ballet company. The NCSB is a 501 (c) 3, tax-exempt organization and all contributions are tax-deductible as permissible by law.

Donations will be accepted continually during the auction and may be dropped off at the NSCB's home at the Marblehead School of Ballet, 115 Pleasant Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts, or call 781-631-6262 to schedule a pick-up. Items donated after the auction ends will be used in the annual holiday auction in the fall. For more information about the North Shore Civic Ballet, the auction, and volunteer opportunities, call 781-631-6262 or visit the organization online at and http://on.fb.me/1wh3fnp.

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