The Birchtree Center, a not-for-profit in Portsmouth serving children and youth with autism, will auction off four box seat tickets for Game Two of the World Series in a telephone auction ending Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at 3:00 pm ET. The Portsmouth law firm of Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown donated the tickets to The Birchtree Center for the auction. One hundred percent of the auction proceeds will benefit The Birchtree Center, and the winning bid will be tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.
Game Two of the World Series will be held at Fenway Park on the evening of Thursday, October 25, starting at 8:00 p.m. The box seats are located in Section 17, Row 5; for a seating chart, see below. The four contiguous seats will be sold together in a single package; bidding will start at $1500.00 for the package. Bids will be accepted by telephone at 603-319-4843 starting October 22 at 3:00 p.m. ET and ending October 24 at 3:00 pm ET.
Bidding Procedures
Those wishing to place a bid should call 603-319-4843 and leave a message that includes the following information:
- Your full name
- Your phone number
- Your mailing address
- Your bid amount
Please note that you must follow the voice prompts and press the pound key (#) twice after you have recorded your message.
BIDS MUST BE PLACED IN $100 INCREMENTS (for example, a bid of $1,600 is acceptable, but a bid of $1,550 is not). Bidding starts at $1,500.00 for the package of four seats.Every hour on the hour (except between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m), the auction administrator will review all messages and update this blog and the telephone message with the amount of the highest bid received so far.
Due to Commonwealth laws regarding ticket selling, residents of Massachusetts are not eligible to bid in this auction. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible, but state law may prohibit residents of other states from participating in this auction.
Determining the Auction Winner
At the close of bidding on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at 3:00 pm ET, the auction administrator will review all messages received before the deadline. In the event that the highest bid amount has been offered by more than one bidder, the attorneys at Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown will select a winning bidder and a "runner up" using a blind random drawing.
The winning bidder and the next highest bidder or "runner up" will be notified by telephone. To obtain the tickets, the winning bidder must present a certified bank check or money order, payable to The Birchtree Center, at the offices of Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown at 439 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24, or between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and noon on Thursday, October 25, 2007.
If the winning bidder is unable to submit valid payment before noon ET on October 25, 2007, then the tickets will be sold to the next highest bidder or "runner up."
About The Birchtree Center
The Birchtree Center, a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization established in 2002, operates the only educational and treatment program certified by the New Hampshire Board of Education that focuses solely on the special needs of children and youth with autism. At its facilities at 33 Jewell Court in Portsmouth, N.H., and through a statewide outreach program, teams of highly qualified professionals design comprehensive programs to meet the unique educational needs of students with autism aged three to seventeen years. With these scientifically tested instruction methods, children and youth with autism can develop the communication, social, behavioral, academic and life skills necessary to live a more productive and independent life. For more information, see http://www.birchtreecenter.org/.
About Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown
The Portsmouth law firm of Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown donated the tickets to The Birchtree Center for the auction. One hundred percent of the auction proceeds will benefit The Birchtree Center, and the winning bid will be tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.
The law firm of Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown looks forward to Birchtree raising monies to help more students with autism. “Our firm is privileged to help The Birchtree Center,” reports Timothy Coughlin, a partner at Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy, & Lown of Portsmouth. “We have established this auction as part of a series of community services that coincide with our motto of “Lawyers Doing Good.” We are now asking the community to step up and help the kids at Birchtree by placing a generous bid for these invaluable tickets!”
Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown is a full service Portsmouth law firm assisting clients with all types of legal concerns, including personal injuries, workplace accidents, and other matters such as divorce, estate planning, and business transactions. Members of the firm have continually assisted the community by involving themselves in helping several non-profit institutions in the Seacoast such as the Birchtree Center. For more information, go to the firm’s website at http://www.nhtrialattorneys.com/.
Seat LocationsThe seats are in the infield grandstand in section #17. The location is marked on the diagram below.
The photo below was taken from these seats during the 2004 World Series.
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