Bid Live Online to Have Your Image Included in Professional Mural

Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction broadcasting services, today announced that it will provide live, online bidding for a charity auction to benefit the Downtown Wilmington Community Improvement Corporation (DWCIC) of Wilmington, Ohio on March 25, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Bidders will be competing for the opportunity to have their likeness included in a 1600 square foot mural that is being painted on the side of a Main Street building in downtown Wilmington.

[ClickPress, Wed Mar 21 2007] Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction broadcasting services, today announced that it will provide live, online bidding for a charity auction to benefit the Downtown Wilmington Community Improvement Corporation (DWCIC) of Wilmington, Ohio on March 25, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Bidders will be competing for the opportunity to have their likeness included in a 1600 square foot mural that is being painted on the side of a Main Street building in downtown Wilmington.

The DWCIC has partnered with the City of Wilmington, Honnerlaw & Peelle Auctions, and mural artist Jason Morgan to auction of the opportunity to pose as a model for 27 of the figures to be included in the Mural.

Auctioneer for the event, Grant Peelle, describes it, “(as) the Sistine Chapel meets Where’s Waldo at what may very well become the “Who’s Who” rubbernecking event of the year in our rural community of 12,000.”

Online bidding for the mural has been added to ensure that anyone who wants to have their image rendered by a professional artist may have the opportunity to do so.

“Even though the mural will be painted here in Wilmington, we want people from across the globe to have the opportunity to have their likeness created by a world renowned artist,” said committee member Steve Brown. “By offering live Internet bidding, we are reaching the broadest audience possible. Everyone from art enthusiasts to philanthropists to creative gift givers can get in on the excitement by bidding online.”

To register to bid for this auction, bidders can log onto www.proxibid.com. Once on the Web site, bidders can view the online catalog, post pre-bids or absentee bids and can also bid live during the actual auction.

About Proxibid
Proxibid is the premier provider of live Internet auction broadcasting services. With Proxibid, bidders have access to real auctions, with real auctioneers, from the comfort of their home or office. Bidders can view auction catalogs, post pre-bids and participate in real-time Internet bidding via Proxibid’s powerful auction portal. As a leading pioneer of live Internet bidding technology, Proxibid continues to lead the marketplace by offering an unparalleled level of customer service and support.

To learn more about Proxibid, please log on to www.proxibid.com.

About the DWCIC Mural
The age, gender, pose, and general characteristics for each of the 27 figures have been pre-determined by the artist and are available for review at the mural portrait auction Web site at www.muralauction.com. Figures include children and adults as well as a cat and two dogs.

The funds to create this mural were donated by an anonymous donor and the net proceeds from the benefit auction will go to the DWCIC Art Fund to support future public art projects in downtown Wilmington, Ohio. All professional services for this auction are being donated. Potential bidders should review the auction rules in advance of the auction, available on the auction Web site.

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