How To Bid

1. Enter https://bcsf.cbo.io into your browser’s address bar.
2. Enter your phone number or email address and tap GO.
3. Enter your Login Code.
4. Confirm you are the name listed, then hit "Continue".
5. Once completely logged in, you can search by item #, keyword, or category.
6. To place a bid, tap on the "Bid/Info" button. There you can bid, place a fast bid, or set a max bid, and read details about auction items. 
7. Tap on MENU > MY ITEMS to view your activity throughout the event.

Checkout From Your Phone, Tablet, or Computer

You can securely checkout from your phone, tablet, or computer with a credit card. Once bidding closes and you have items to checkout, a red "Pay!" button will appear at the top of your bidding screen. Tap on this button to proceed to checkout. If you have not already put a credit card on file, you will need to do so at this time in order to checkout from your phone, tablet, or computer. 

Checkout is not available until the Silent Auction closes on December 19 at 6 p.m. However, if you are not bidding on Silent Auction items, but you are donating, you can pay as soon as you donate from the donate button.

FAQs

• How do I remove a bid?
  • Right after you place a bid, you have the option to "undo" on the confirmation banner at the top of the screen. Once this banner goes away, you will need to contact: Trish Duncan at tduncan@bedfordschools.org
• How do I place a Max Bid? 
  • To place a "max bid", tap on Bid/Info > BID/SET MAX > select the amount you are willing to spend on the item > SET MAX. The system will bid up to that amount for you automatically. You will be notified via text message if you are outbid on this item.
• Did I win? 
  • Once the auction has closed, you can look under MENU/MY ITEMS to view everything that you have won/purchased.

 Pickup Instructions

1.  All items can be picked up at the Ellenwood Recreation Center, 124 Ellenwood Drive, Bedford, OH 44146, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2024, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 am-1 pm.

 2. Once on the recreation property, proceed to the parking lot on the left of the building by the baseball diamond.  We will hang balloons by the parking lot entrance where you will be greeted by a Foundation Trustee!

3.  Verify your name and announce your bidder number to the Foundation member who will greet you. Please stay in your car.

4.  The Foundation member will obtain your items, and you will sign off that you are receiving all of them.

5.  Your items will be placed in your trunk.  YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR!!!

6.  If you are unable to pick up your winning items, please contact Trish Duncan at tduncan@bedfordschools.org or Bret Johnson at tulipjohns@aol.com

The Bedford City Schools Foundation invests in a learning environment empowering students and teachers to be successful in academic endeavors. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that hosts fundraisers to support scholarships and mini grants that typically fall outside of the School District’s budget. The governing board’s membership includes up to twenty-five volunteer trustees consisting of parents, community members, business owners and educators both current and retired.

Your participation in the fundraising efforts along with cash donations and sponsorships, makes a difference in opportunities for Bedford students and educators.  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING OUR ONLINE SILENT AUCTION!

Our Annual Holly Ball Dinner event will take place on Friday, December 20, 2024 from 6:30-11:30pm at Sherwood Forest Party Center, 12900 Tinkers Creek Road, Valley View.  The evening features Elegant Food Buffet, Open Bar, TV Raffle, 50/50 Raffle, Wagon of Cheer, Music, Dancing and more!!  Tickets are $60 per person.  RSVP by December 13, 2024.  Go to our website to RSVP at bedfordfoundation.net

Apec Engineering

460 Northfield Road, Bedford, Ohio  44146

APEC Engineering Inc is an engineering and fabrication resource for industry headquartered in Bedford, Ohio. Our years of experience and industry diversity allow us to provide innovative mechanical, electrical and process design. We have the unique ability to provide customized solutions guaranteeing our customers successful results. Our talent lies in the ability to create partnerships providing our customers with the most comprehensive engineering and manufacturing services possible. website: www.apecengineering.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Willem van der Wal & Sherry Pidala-van der Wal, Pidala Law Office 

Phone: 440-232-1900

Mr. & Mrs. Van der Wal are long time supporters of the BCSD Foundation.  Sherry is a long-term founding member and remains on the Board of Trustees for the Foundation.  She is also a Bedford Alumni.  Although she practiced law and served the community for many years in downtown Bedford, she has relocated to Aurora.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mid-Ohio Asphalt and Concrete, Inc. 

Asphalt, Asphalt Paving & Seal coating, Concrete Contractors

2926 Tucker Court, Twinsburg, OH  44087.  Phone:  330-467-1378

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Elmer Gates and Sandy Capone 

BHS Graduates and longtime friends of the Foundation

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ohio Vault Works, Inc and  Ohio Vault Works Crematory, LLC

6160 Halle Drive, Valley View OH 44125  Phone: 216-524-8860 

Ohio Vault Works, Inc. has provided high quality products and exceptional service to funeral professionals in Northeast Ohio since 1934. We provide outer burial containers, cremation services, urns, keepsakes, jewelry, and personalized funeral products to funeral professionals and cemeteries. Unique personalization options and exceptional manufacturing and graveside service standards, which are the core focus and strengths of our dedicated team of employees and management, ensure your families receive the memorable, significant experience they deserve.

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Paws & Remember of Northeast Ohio

6160 Halle Drive, Valley View, Ohio 44125  Phone: 216-524-8860

Our mission is to provide grief support and memorialization to pet owners through our network of Paws & Remember professionals. We strive to be the most trusted and recognized brand in the pet memorialization industry.

We offer memorialization for pets of every description. Our high-quality cremation, personalized urns, and wide variety of memorial items help pet owners and their families express their feelings, pay tribute, reflect, and celebrate their pets' lives. We also help service providers such as veterinary clinics, funeral homes, and other pet service businesses aid their families during this difficult time.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wendy Grant

Long time Friend of the Foundation, a past elected Councilwoman/ Bedford Heights, and past BCSD Foundation Trustee

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Weston Hurd LLP

Phone: (216) 241-6602  (800) 336-4952

Website:  https://www.westonhurd.com

Ingenuity is how we solve client problems in new ways using 90 years of experience.  

Weston Hurd attorneys take a practical approach to disputes and other legal matters so that clients understand the issues at hand and can make informed decisions in how to most effectively move forward. Clients can expect their attorneys to represent them to the absolute best of their ability by providing practical solutions, and expert, cost-effective, and comprehensive advice.

As a full-service law firm, Weston Hurd represents a range of clients including: architects/engineers, corporations (from members of the Fortune 500 to closely-held family businesses), financial institutions, governmental entities, health care providers, individuals, insurance providers, manufacturers, municipalities, nonprofit institutions, partnerships, real estate developers and lenders, and schools.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

D B Johnsen Company

4900 Brecksville Rd, Richfield, OH 44286  Phone: 330-659-9295   

Email:  Vince.DiCaprio@dbjohnsen.com

The D.B. Johnsen Company is a complete Boiler and Boiler Room Equipment sales and service company that provides boiler sales, boiler parts, boiler service, boiler repairs, and boiler maintenance for commercial, industrial, institutional, and municipal facilities in the Northeast Ohio area.

The D.B. Johnsen Company will work with you to design and layout your new boiler system, set up routine and preventative maintenance boiler room practices, and we even offer emergency boiler room service.

We work with various high quality manufacturers to offer a full compliment of boilers and boiler room equipment for any steam or hot water heating application. We will answer any questions that you may have regarding steam boilers, hot water boilers, and boiler room equipment and their applications.  Also available are boiler technicians that are factory trained and qualified to repair and service any make or model of boiler.

Website: https://dbjohnsen.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Panzica Construction Company

Panzica is rooted in building as we started as a small general contractor in 1956. For clients that prefer the traditional design-bid-build approach, Panzica still serves as a general contractor. Our experienced team reviews the plans and specifications for each project and creates a detailed construction plan to be executed by a cohesive construction team of skilled subcontractors and suppliers. We have long-standing and trusted relationships with subcontractors and suppliers that have been fully vetted through our pre-qualification process. This combination of unmatched experience and services is what sets Panzica apart in the industry.

Website:  https://panzica.com/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DCW Employee Benefits Consulting

We bring enterprise expertise and services to the middle market, offering unmatched support while optimizing employee benefits. Let us simplify complexities, streamline operations, and prioritize your workforce's well-being while saving you time and money.

Guiding you through complexities to ensure both financial stability and employee well-being.

An education and engagement strategy that benefits employees and simplifies operations for your business.

Human support for complex issues and AI-powered resources for immediate answers to common questions.  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Light of Hearts of Villa

Quality, Faith-Based Assisted Living and Memory Care Center for Seniors

Light of Hearts Villa provides premier residential senior living services in a warm welcoming environment. We have seniors 60+ years of age of all faiths on a picturesque campus in historic Bedford, Ohio. As a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, we offer compassionate, faith-based, person-centered care that is individualized to meet the special needs of your loved ones.

Website:  https://lightofheartsvilla.org/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Friends of the Foundation Donations

Jeffery Scott

Debi Campbell

Ray & Sharen Naylor

Daniel Toaz

Laurel & Dina Bruno

Ed & Beatrice Romito

Mike and Kathy Romito

Hudson Wines

Linda & Mark Hansen