The John R. Rhodes Scholarship Dinner is an annual event focused on building Algoma University's most prestigious scholarship as well as honour a student recipient and a local honouree, all in the memory of John R. Rhodes impact on this community.
New this year the Algoma University Visual Arts department has created an art auction to not only celebrate the talent within our University network, but to support the Visual Arts program, a cornerstone of the local arts community. All proceeds will help grow Visual Arts programming for students at our Sault Ste. Marie campus
What happens if I win?
After the auction closes, if you have won an item, you will receive a confirmation email, which will contain pick up instructions. For any auction related questions, please email Logan at [email protected]!
All credit card charges will be from VILLAGE MEDIA or SOOTODAY.
Fulfillment of auction items is handled by the Algoma University.
For any questions related to bidding or user accounts please email [email protected]
For any questions related to auction items, please email [email protected]
Please READ THE RULES, particularly the part about credit card authorizations. In short, each time you place a bid, the system places a hold authorization for that amount on your card. When you are outbid, the hold is released. If you bid $50 on ten different items, this means $500 of your available balance will be unavailable until you're outbid. Any winning bids at the end of the auction are captured - meaning your card is charged. Buy Now items will be charged to your credit card at the time of purchase. We recommend you use a credit card, not a debit card for this auction. A released hold may take several days to reflect on your statement.
The Algoma University Charity Auction (the “Auction”) is sponsored by Village Media, Inc., 298 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1Y7 (the “Sponsor”). This Auction is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook or Instagram.
You must register for a SooToday.com user account in order to bid in this auction. If you have registered for a SooToday.com account previously, such as for the classifieds, please log in and use that account. Registration only takes a few moments. Register or log in here: https://www.sootoday.com/account/register. You must be logged in on SooToday.com in order to place bids. Please keep your login credentials safe. We highly recommend logging out of your account if anyone else will be using the same computer. At our sole discretion and for any reason, SooToday retains the right to revoke an account and cancel any bids placed by that account. In the event an account is suspended or bids are cancelled, the account holder will be notified by email. If you have problems registering or logging in, please reach out to our customer service department at [email protected].
All registration and bidder information shall remain confidential within Village Media Inc. We will not share your information.
i) Location and Dates
Bids for this auction can be done online (October 7-12) or in person (Oct 12 only). The online portion of this auction is operating on https://www.sootoday.com/. To place a bid in person, do so between 6pm and 9pm Toronto time at The Machine Shop, located at 83 Huron Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 5P9. In person bids still require you to have a device that can access the auction portal by scanning the onsite QR codes which will direct the bidder to https://www.sootoday.com/. Data rates apply. This auction commences at 12:00 pm Toronto time on October 7, 2023 and concludes at 9:00 pm Toronto time on October 12, 2023.
ii) Bidding / Buy Now Mechanics
Bidding requires being logged in to a registered SooToday.com user account. SooToday accounts are free and can be created here: https://www.sootoday.com/account/register
To place a bid on an item: 1. Enter at least the minimum bid amount specified. 2. Enter your credit card information to pay for the item (see iv. below). 3. Check off the anonymous box if you wish to bid anonymously, otherwise your SooToday account username will be displayed publicly in the list of winning bids. 4. Finally, check off the "confirm bid" box to confirm the information entered is correct, and then click "Bid". This will place an authorized hold on your credit card as specified in section iv below.
In the event you are outbid by someone, you will be notified by email automatically. The highest bid on the item, provided the reserve price (if set) was met, will be declared the winner of the item. You must be prepared to pay for the item you commit to buying. Your credit card will be charged if you win the auction. Make sure you read the description and understand what the item is before placing a bid. Bidders can bid multiple times on the same item over the course of the auction in an effort to achieve the highest bid. Every bid placed could potentially be the winning bid, so please, participate carefully and mindfully. Every bid placed is binding and constitutes a legal agreement from the bidder to Village Media Inc. to purchase the item for the bid amount entered by the bidder. If you are very actively bidding, your bank may think this activity is fraud and begin blocking transactions. If this occurs, please contact your bank to identify these transactions as legitimate.
iii) Retraction
You can only retract a bid if it is obvious to Village Media Inc. that the bid was erroneous. For example, if you meant to bid $50 but bid $500 on a $100 item. If this occurs, please contact us immediately at [email protected].
iv) Credit Cards - Authorized Holds and Collection
Bidding on an item requires you to provide a valid credit card. Winning bids will be charged at the conclusion of the auction, or immediately in the case of a BUY NOW item. Placing a bid will authorize a transaction on your credit card and place a hold in that amount on the card. Subsequent bids on the same item will supersede and replace that authorized hold on the card. Bids on separate items will result in multiple authorized holds on the credit card -- one for each of those bid amounts. It is important to note that an authorized hold on a credit card reduces your available credit. For example, bidding $50 on ten different items will result in ten $50 holds placed on the card, for a total of $500.
An authorized hold will be removed from your card if and when you are outbid on that item. It may take up to a week for your bank to process the removal of an authorized hold. Credit Unions are known to be much slower in processing this.
The winning bid amount will be charged to the highest bidder's credit card at the conclusion of the auction, and all outstanding authorized holds will be removed. If you are very actively bidding , your bank may think this activity is fraud and begin blocking transactions. If this occurs, please contact your bank to identify these transactions as legitimate.
v) Conclusion
Within a few hours of the conclusion of the auction, all winning bids will be processed. Winners will be notified by email, and the winning bid amounts will be charged to the credit cards provided.
At the conclusion of the auction, the winning bidder will be notified of the item they have won. This email will include details on how to pick up your item.
Gift cards or gift certificates have no cash value and cannot be redeemed or exchanged for such. Be aware that some gift cards for specific products/services can legally have an expiry date. Gift cards NOT for a specific product or service legally cannot expire. For more information regarding gift card regulations as set out by the Province of Ontario, click here.
This Auction is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry, with the exception of employees of the Sponsor, its parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, franchisees, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, Auction administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production or distribution of Auction materials and those living in the same household or any of their immediate family (spouse, parent, child or sibling).
By participating in this Auction, participants acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Rules. Participants who do not comply with any of these Auction Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
In the event an Auction is identified as being open to individuals who are under the age of majority, those individuals who are under the age of majority must have the consent of their parent or legal guardian to participate in the Auction in accordance with these Auction Terms and Conditions.
Gift cards will not be mailed or sent out to winning bidders via courier, they must be picked up in person. Winning bidders will be required to show government issued photo ID at time of pick up.
The winner (or winners) of this Auction must sign the Sponsor’s Winner Release to: (i) confirm compliance with the Auction Terms and Conditions; (ii) agree to accept their prize as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, and, if this Auction is marketed on Facebook and/or Instagram that does not constitute being endorsed by either. Facebook and/or Instagram, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development and execution of this Auction (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of a prize or any travel related thereto, and the use of an entry by the Sponsor, suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of this Auction to perform or deliver any goods or services, any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner with any aspect of this Auction or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, guests, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s participation in this Auction and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant of the prize as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by an entrant with any of these Auction Rules or participation in this Auction and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant of a prize and the use of the entry by Sponsor.
The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate entry information which may affect a person’s ability to participate in this Auction or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries which fail to fully comply with these Auction Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Release forms; (iv) injury or damage to the entrant’s computer or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding this Auction or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the entrant’s participation in this Auction or the receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any travel related thereto and the use of their entry by the Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer “hackers” or otherwise; (vii) late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner; or (viii) late or un-received replies to any Auction-related communication from a potential winner.
The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Auction at any time and in any way, without prior notice. Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Auction is not capable of running as originally planned for any reason, the Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Auction at any time and for any reason.
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Closed on Thursday, October 12, 2023 8:59:00 PM
