To cap off its "Save Your Community Health Center" fundraising campaign, the BBGifts4BBHealth mobile and online auction kicks off at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 and runs through 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 (Giving Tuesday).

The Health Center is using the platform CharityAuctionsToday.com. The bidding competition will be nationwide, but most of the items are from the Boothbay region. All proceeds will benefit the non-profit community health center, which is open six days/week in the Meadow Mall at 185 Townsend Ave in Boothbay Harbor.

The link to the auction is: charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/bbgiftsforbbhealth-27594.

Here's are some highlights of what you'll find to bid on:

Experiences:

• A private tour of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• A custom cruise for 20 on the Nellie G II
• Whale-Watch/Puffin Cruise (Cap’n Fish)
• A Harbor Sailing Cruise on the Eastwind or the Lazy Jack

Food

• Baked stuffed lobsters personally prepared by Stephanie Hawke and Sarah Giles and delivered to a Boothbay area home
• Steamed lobsters, courtesy of Atlantic Edge and Fred Kelly
• 3 months of assorted chocolates from Orne's Candy delivered to the lucky person of your choice
• A gift certificate to Wannawaf for summer treats

Family Vacations:

• A whole salt water farmhouse for Christmas 2021 (sleeps 10, pet-friendly)
• A weekend or a week's retreat in Southwest Harbor (sleeps 9)
• A family vacation with saltwater pool & dock during Windjammer Days (sleeps 12; pet friendly)
• A gift certificate towards a stay at the Five Gables Inn in East Boothbay

Artwork from Local Artists –These artworks will be on display at the Health Center for the next two weeks. They can be seen during office hours (Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.):

• Ed Brown
• Rick Dickinson
• Helen Farnham
• Richard MacDonald
• Susan Margonelli
• Corinne McIntyre
• Dana Moses
• Fran Scannell
• William Spring
• Dennis Volpe

Gift Certificates to Local Restaurants, including:

• Boathouse Bistro
• Mine Oyster
• The Thistle Inn

And many more unique and interesting items and services highlighting the Boothbay region.

The Health Center is still welcoming auction items. More will be added during the course of the auction, so check back daily. To donate a Boothbay area-themed item, please email Patty Seybold (pseybold@customers.com).