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While most events have been postponed or moved online, there's one great online event GOING ON NOW benefiting the whole community: Chamber Cares 2020, Windsor's first online community benefit auction.

The auction benefits some great Windsor non-profits as well as local Covid-19 relief. If your income is stable in this difficult time, you can support your community, kill time while stuck at home, and win some unique items and experiences all at once by participating! We're still adding items, but you can go to https://windsor2020.givesmart.com now to check out what's on offer so far and register. Bidding ends tomorrow, Friday, at 8:00 pm.

This year's beneficiaries are the Chamber, the Music School at Sound Crossing, and the Windsor Education Foundation, as well as two nonprofits providing relief to households experiencing a sudden loss of income: the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank and the Neighbors in Need Fund of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut.

Below is just a sampling of some of the items on offer!


Surprise Box
For $25 you can purchase a Surprise Box that contains AT LEAST $25 in gift certificates, coupons, and items from local businesses. One box will contain a $100 bill!

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Breakfast at Dom's Weekly For a Year
Enjoy breakfast for two (up to $15), once a week, all year long at the famous Dom's Broad Street Eatery in Windsor. Dom's is a family-owned and operated business that knows the importance of good food and good friends. It is a place where old friends gather and new friends meet.

Current bid: $305
Value $740



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Lemongrass Personal Care Kit
Tupelo Lemongrass Body Lotion, Hand Creme, Body Wash, Soap Bar, Bedrock Pail Candle and a $25 Blue Dragonfly Gift Card.

Donated By The Blue Dragonfly

Current bid: $75
Value $145



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Private Pool Party
Enjoy a two-hour private pool party at this exclusive six-lane 25 meter indoor pool at Loomis Chaffee school in Windsor. Give your child, a friend, (or yourself!) an unforgettable, fun-filled birthday party pool experience! So much fun! You'll have full access to the locker rooms / shower facilities, too. (Lifeguard required. A list of certified lifeguards can be provided.)

Donated By Loomis Chaffee School

Current bid:
Value $200



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Original Hellerman Photograph
"Winter's Blanket"

An original framed & matted photograph by award-winning local photographer Leonard Hellerman. (26" w x 20" h).

Hellerman's photographs have been published in several newspapers, magazines and books. He's held exhibitions in a myriad of galleries across Connecticut, Massachusetts and Florida.

You'll treasure having this excellent Hellerman photograph in your home.

Current bid: $135
Value $265



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Multi-Edition Print Ad
You are front page news! Bid on this certificate to have your company or event's banner ad on the front page of one issue of all three Journal newspaper editions: Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Bloomfield. Your ad will be printed on the front page of each issue on one date.

Current bid: $115
Value $450



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Beverages @ The Bean
Beverages @ The Bean includes 1 lb of coffee, a Box of Tea Drops, a Travel Mug and a $50.00 Gift Card to The Bean @ 226.

Donated By Cerebration

Current bid: $80
Value $80



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Riesling Lovers Wine Box
Enjoy a case of 12 bottles of wine from Thirsty Owl Wine Company, located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The winery is owned and operated by Jon and Jennifer Cupp. Jenny is a Windsor native and 1991 Shad Derby Queen!

Thirsty Owl Wine Company was opened by the Cupp family in 2002 and is located on the West side of Cayuga Lake on a half mile of lake frontage (450 ft. deep) in the Finger Lakes of upstate New York. Thirsty Owl is a fully operational winery with approximately 41 acres of vineyard, using 100% Finger Lakes fruit, 85% of which is estate grown and is sustainably farmed and solar powered. We strive to make wines that are fruit foward, food friendly and appealing to a broad customer base while enhancing the best qualities of each distinct vintage. Thirsty Owl produces a wide variety of wines, including estate grown and award winning Rieslings, Pinot Gris and hybrids along with additional white varietals, including "unique for the area," distinctive dry reds such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec and Pinot Noir.

Donated By Shannon Rabbett and Hyatt Hollman

Current bid: $198
Value $180



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An Evening On the Town
An evening out for 2-4 people to one of Max Restaurant Group Restaurants in a chauffeur driven limousine with a $200.00 Max Restaurant Group Gift Card included.

The Max Restaurants include Max A Mia Ristorante in Avon, CT; Max Fish, in Glastonbury, CT; Max Downtown and Trumbull Kitchen in Hartford, CT; Max's Oyster Bar, Savoy Pizzeria and Max Burger in West Hartford, CT, and Max's Tavern in Springfield, MA.

Current Bid: $290
Value $548



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South African Safari
Enjoy one week on this incredible South African photo safari. Includes a six night stay at the Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, all of your meals, and daily photo tours with the animals. Enjoy this magnificent private lodge that hosts guests from all over the world. The game reserve surrounding the Zulu Nyala Game Lodge is a 4,500 acre property that is home to over 40 different animal species. Founder, Trevor Shaw, named the property Zulu Nyala, after the culture of the area and the beautiful but shy Nyala buck, which is plentiful in this area but rare elsewhere in the country. Minimum bid $2,500. (Does not include airline tickets usually about $1200 pp)

Donated By Zulu Nayala Game Lodge

Current bid:
Value $5,950



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Museum Quality Portrait
Be photographed at world renowned Bradford Portrait Studio in New York that will be turned into a beautiful museum quality painting. Includes a $5,000 gift certificate for a 20" Museum quality portrait. Portrait may be of a family or individual (no pets).

Donated By Bradford Renaissance Portraits

Current bid:
Value $5,000



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First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 8 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 9 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 11 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
Board of Directors Mtg
Feb 11 at online
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 16 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Programs Committee Mtg
Feb 17 at online
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 18 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 22 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 23 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 25 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Monthly Veteran's Coffee Hour
Mar 2 at L.P. Wilson
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Mar 2 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Mar 4 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 8 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 9 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 11 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
Board of Directors Mtg
Feb 11 at online
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 8 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 9 at Windsor Train Station Studios