Cow Parade Auctions

They paraded through West Hartford Center last year, and now they are heading off to the auction block.

The CowParade West Hartford online auction begins March 1, 2008. Featuring over forty masterpiece cows, the auction benefits Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut® and the West Hartford Library Foundation, along with other local non-profit organizations.

Bidding Dates. Bidding will open on all cows on March 1, 2008. The cows are grouped into five herds. Each herd closes on a separate date, beginning with Herd 1 closing on Monday, March 11. Herd 5 concludes the auction, which closes for bidding on Thursday, March 21.

To make a bid please visit:
http://www.cowparade.cmarket.com

Cow Parade West Hartford

The Cows are coming home to West Hartford Center! After an evening kick-off event tonight, the artistically designed fiberglass cows will be put out on the streets of West Hartford, and will be on display throughout town when West Hartford residents wake up the following morning!

A total of 59 Cows will be on display throughout the town center through January 4th.

Many of the cows from CowParade West Hartford 2007 will be sold at an auction at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 26th. Other CowParade West Hartford 2007 cows will be sold at an online auction. 50% of the proceeds from these auctions will benefit the three official charities of CowParade West Hartford 2007: Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Connecticut Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the West Hartford Public Library. The other 50% of the auction proceeds will go to charities chosen by the businesses and organizations that have sponsored CowParade cows.

Official CowParade merchandise is available at The Greeting Shoppe on Farmington Avenue.

For photos, info and directions please click here.