Frequently Asked Questions
Bidding
- Q. When will bidding take place?
- A. Bidding will run from Friday February 26th, 2010 (8:00 am) to Sunday March 7th, 2010 (6:00 pm).
- Q. If my bid is the highest when will I be contacted to pick up and pay for my chair?
- A. Monday March 8, 2010.
- Q. Will I be notified if I have been outbid?
- A. If you have supplied a valid email address, you will receive notification that you have been outbid.
Chair Pick-up/Payment
- Q. How long do I have to claim my chair?
- A. All chairs must be picked up and paid for at the IKEA Ottawa store by Wednesday March 17, 2010 by 9:00 pm.
- Q. Where do I pick up my chair?
- A. At IKEA Ottawa – 2685 Iris St. Pinecrest Shopping Mall.
- Q. I live out of town. Can my chair be couriered to me?
- A. In order to ensure that the maximum amount of funds are given to the School Breakfast Program and to reduce the chance of damage to the chairs we are unable to courier the chairs to winning bidders.
- Q. How do I pay?
- A. Payment will be accepted at any cash lane at the IKEA Ottawa store. A record of your bid will be on file at the IKEA Ottawa cash department.
- Q. Do I get a charitable tax receipt for the chair?
- A. Due to Canada Revenue Agency regulations, we are unable to issue a tax receipt.
- Q. Where does the money go from my auction bid?
- A. All funds raised through the auction bids will go directly to the OCRI School Breakfast Program to help provide nutritious morning meals to school children. 100% of the funds will be used for the nutrition component of the program.
The OCRI School Breakfast Program has been supporting nutrition programs in schools since 1990. The program currently provides a nutritious start to the day for 11,000 students in 146 schools in Ottawa. All four school boards (Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre Est, Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est Ontario, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, and Ottawa Catholic School Board) participate in the program.
Children who arrive at school hungry do not perform well in the classroom. Numerous studies have shown that students who are fed are more alert, develop greater self-esteem, have better attendance and fewer discipline problems. Children who receive a healthy, nutritious head start to the day show a marked improvement in academic achievement.
OCRI owns all legal components of the auction and is the party responsible for defining, managing and running all aspects of this auction. IKEA’s responsibility in this is to act as a money collecting agent on behalf of OCRI.
For more information on the program and how it operates visit http://www.ocri.ca/schoolbreakfastprogram/sbp_faq.asp.