FMO Charity Auction item # 2 - Day trip to Everglades City & airboat ride
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FMO Charity Auction item # 2 - Day trip to Everglades City & airboat ride
Our FMO Sarasota weekend in April will be coming up soon. We are conducting a charity auction to raise funds for FMO’s student scholarships. Please see below the second of two auction items we are releasing at this time
If you have an item you would like to donate for our FMO Sarasota auction in support this very worthwhile cause, please contact either Bob at [email protected] or Eric at [email protected]
Good luck with your bidding,
Eric Belisle, FMO Chairman & Bob Barnhart, FMO Director
FMO Charity Auction item # 2 - Day trip to Everglades City on Bob’s
Statement for lunch and airboat ride thru the Everglades
On a day mutually agreed upon by the party’s, we will start out on Bob’s Statement CC from Marco Island about 10:30 AM and have an interesting ride through the 10,000 Islands making our first stop 15 miles south of Marco at Indian Key to view the white Pelican colony before heading up the Baron River for lunch at Everglades City. After lunch we will idle over to Speedy’s Airboat Tours and take a 1 hour airboat ride through the Everglades looking for wildlife. After our airboat tour we will head back to Marco Island arriving by 4:00 PM.
This auction is for 2 people however the winner will have the option to invite up to 4 additional guests along at an additional cost of $ 150.00 per person payable to FMO. The expense of the airboat ride is included however lunch is at each individuals expense.
A complimentary FMO social membership is included.
Minimum bid - $ 400.00 ( 2 people )
Note : Bids will be accepted by e mail ( [email protected] ), by posting on FMO’s Facebook page, or FMO’s OSO forum up until 8 PM Sat. February 28 / 16.
Thank you for supporting FMO’s student educational scholarship fund
If you have an item you would like to donate for our FMO Sarasota auction in support this very worthwhile cause, please contact either Bob at [email protected] or Eric at [email protected]
Good luck with your bidding,
Eric Belisle, FMO Chairman & Bob Barnhart, FMO Director
FMO Charity Auction item # 2 - Day trip to Everglades City on Bob’s
Statement for lunch and airboat ride thru the Everglades
On a day mutually agreed upon by the party’s, we will start out on Bob’s Statement CC from Marco Island about 10:30 AM and have an interesting ride through the 10,000 Islands making our first stop 15 miles south of Marco at Indian Key to view the white Pelican colony before heading up the Baron River for lunch at Everglades City. After lunch we will idle over to Speedy’s Airboat Tours and take a 1 hour airboat ride through the Everglades looking for wildlife. After our airboat tour we will head back to Marco Island arriving by 4:00 PM.
This auction is for 2 people however the winner will have the option to invite up to 4 additional guests along at an additional cost of $ 150.00 per person payable to FMO. The expense of the airboat ride is included however lunch is at each individuals expense.
A complimentary FMO social membership is included.
Minimum bid - $ 400.00 ( 2 people )
Note : Bids will be accepted by e mail ( [email protected] ), by posting on FMO’s Facebook page, or FMO’s OSO forum up until 8 PM Sat. February 28 / 16.
Thank you for supporting FMO’s student educational scholarship fund
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Shortly after the auction opened we received an opening bid of $ 450.00 from David Gronke, Chicago. Thank you David !
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We now have a new lead bidder with Mike Morin coming in at $ 600.00. Thank you Mike !
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David Gronke / Chicago is current top bidder at $ 850.00. Auction closes at 8 PM Sat. February 28 / 16.
Thank you, Bob
Thank you, Bob
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It is now 8:01 PM and the auction is closed. We are pleased to announce that Jim Currier is the winner with a bid of $ 900.00. Thank you Jim and all those who took part in the auction in support of FMO’s student scholarship fund.
Thank you,
Bob, Eric and the FMO board of directors
Thank you,
Bob, Eric and the FMO board of directors
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