(Fort Myers Beach, Fla. – October 20, 2009) – A once in a lifetime opportunity for insider access to the 2010 ACE Group Classic is one of over 100 exclusive items that will be auctioned off to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate during Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina’s “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” events. The silent auction will take place at Bayfront Bistro on November 7.
“We’re amazed at some of the generous donations we’ve received for the auction,” said Joe Yerkes, President of Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina & Bayfront Bistro. “Things like the ACE Group Classic packages, dining and cruise experiences are sure to raise a lot of money for a great cause.” The ACE package includes a place for a foursome in the ProAm, dinner the night prior, passes for four to walk inside the ropes on one day of the tournament, 12 tickets to the Champions Club hospitality area, four rounds of golf (one foursome) at TPC Treviso Bay, and four golf bags (one per player) worth $700 apiece. Two packages will be available to bid on
The unique silent auction items are collectively worth more than $100,000. Others items include:
- A weeklong cruise for four couples to 10,000 Islands or sunset cruise for 20 from Gulf Island Adventures
- Dinner at your home for you and guests prepared by Bayfront Bistro Chef Marbin Guzman-Avilez Sr. or Angelina’s Chef Nick Costanzo
- Memberships to Useppa Island Club, Massage Envy, or Blue Coyote
- A cashmere wardrobe from Castle Knitwear IrelandOriginal art pieces by local fish and wildlife artist Steven B. Turner, including a new piece, “Chasing the Cure,” painted to commemorate the “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” events
- Weekend getaways, spa services, fine wines and much more!
Boaters, sailors, exotic car enthusiasts, families and guests young and old will all find something of interest at Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina’s first “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” Waterside Festival on November 6 and 7, 2009, at Snook Bight, 4765 Estero Blvd, located behind the Publix Shopping Center on Fort Myers Beach, or for boaters at Bay Channel Marker 27, VHF Channel 72, GPS 26’26.205 N 81’55.160W.
The weekend will start with an exclusive wine dinner and auction at Bayfront Bistro, the newest and most exclusive waterfront restaurant in the area. The festival continues the next day with a complimentary event open to the Public on Saturday, November 7, at the marina. Waterside activities include a boat show held in partnership with Marina Max, antique car show, in-water boat show and demonstrations by Sea Ray Yachts, as well as hands-on demonstrations of all-new piloting systems from MerCruiser.
Live music will be performed throughout the day by The Eric Stone Band along with an “All Aboard Cocktail for the Cure,” BBQ Extravaganza, and a silent auction and raffle.
A portion of the dinner and all proceeds from the auctions and raffles and chance drawings will directly benefit the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate whose promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.
The festival is free and open to the public. The wine dinner is $100 per person, reservations are required, seating is limited. For dinner reservations, call 239-765-4371 or for more information about the events, please visit www.allaboardfest.org.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our local community. Established in 2002, the Southwest Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to furthering the Komen promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure joins 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Southwest Florida Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has invested over $4 million in the fight to end breast cancer. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stay in Southwest Florida. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information: http://www.komenswfl.org (239) 498-0016.
