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Your auction donation helps women and children find safety, rebuild their lives, and look forward to a brighter future.

Every item donated to The Venetian Ball auctions helps fund shelter, counselling, and programs for women and children escaping abuse. From beautiful products and unique experiences to one-of-a-kind treasures, your generosity brings joy to our guests and hope to those rebuilding their lives.

Fill out the form below to submit your auction item.

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The Venetian Ball Auction Submission Form

Name

First Last

Phone

Email

Are you representing yourself or a company?(Required)

Representing myself

Representing a company/organization

If you are representing a company, please give its name here as you would like it to appear in our silent auction catalogue.

Company Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Mailing Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

How did you hear about The Venetian Ball?

HWP Gala Committee Member

Social Media

Halton Women's Place Website

Name of Auction Item(Required)

Description of Donation(Required)

*Please provide a detailed description of the item you are donating. If you are donating a gift basket, please include a list of items included in the basket.

Total Monetary Value(Required)

Do you require a charitable tax receipt?(Required)

YES

NO

*Please note that tax receipts cannot be issued for donation of services and gift cards donated by the issuer, as per Canada Revenue Agency guidelines.

Please upload any documentation you have confirming the fair market value of the item you are donating (ie. receipt, invoice, company letter stating value, screenshot, etc.)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

*Items with a value of $1,000 or more must include the original receipt (if purchased) AND a professional appraisal of value by a third party (that is, someone who is not associated with either the donor or Halton Women's Place).

Do you require a representative from HWP (staff or volunteer) to come pick up your donation?

Yes, I would like an HWP representative to come pick the item up from my home or place of business

No, I am able to drop off the item(s) I have donated to the Burlington shelter location

I have made arrangements already with an HWP Gala Committee Member, who will deliver the item on my behalf

I'm not sure and would like HWP to follow up with me to make arrangements

My item is a digital gift certificate and will be emailed to HWP

*Items for our Silent Auction must be delivered to HWP's Burlington location, or picked up by HWP staff/volunteers no later than Feb 1st. PLEASE NOTE you need to confirm a date and time for drop off with someone on the Development team BEFORE you arrive at the shelter. For PICK UP, if the item you are donating is valued at $500+, we kindly ask that you are present for the pick up to sign our donation pick up form. Gift certificates that need to be emailed should be sent to kmckenna@haltonwomensplace.com also by Feb 1st.

Preferred Date in January 2026 for Pick Up OR Drop Off of Item(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

*Items can ONLY be dropped off to the Burlington shelter on weekdays (Monday-Friday) during business hours (8:30am-4:30pm). PLEASE NOTE you need to confirm a date and time for drop off with someone on the Development team BEFORE you arrive at the shelter. When arriving at the shelter to drop off an auction item, please let the staff at reception know the name of Development staff you arranged with to meet you. A member of the HWP Development team MUST BE PRESENT for all drop offs and will require you to sign a form confirming the acceptance of your donation. Should you need to arrange a drop off outside of business hours, please email kmckenna@haltonwomensplace.com.

As our silent auction will be online and includes up to 3 photos, please feel free to upload any promotional photos or logos you would like us to use on your silent auction listing.

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 100 MB, Max. files: 3.

Is there anything else you would like us to note about your donation?

Name

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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