PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7th Annual HOPE FROM HELEN SURF SILENT AUCTION
TO BENEFIT local & global charities
On Friday, December 2, 2011 join the local community for an amazing night of fun, food, music, and friends - all to support charity. The 7th Annual Hope from Helen Surf Silent Auction will take place from 6:30-9:30pm at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville Beach, NC. The event is sponsored by WBLivesurf.com, Blockade Runner, and Tower 7 Restaurant. Admission is free.
Auction items include autographed surfboards, local art, framed photographs, jewelry, vacation packages, skateboards, snowboards, shoes, bicycles, spa packages, shopping sprees to area retailers, and many more amazing items. In addition, there will be a raffle with prizes given away throughout the night. Tower 7 Restaurant will provide food and local musicians, Selah Dubb and Shine, will perform live music for the event.
Hope from Helen (HFH) is a 501(c) 3, non-profit charity that supports local and global charities dedicated to health, education, the environment, animal welfare, and individuals and families in need. HFH was started in 2005 in honor of Helen Butler, who fought a courageous battle against lung and breast cancer. Helen was the mother of Sweetwater Surf Shop managing partner and WBLivesurf.com owner, Tony Butler.
In the last few years, nearly $325,000 has been raised for different charities. Past recipients include the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), American Cancer Society, Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter, PAWS Place, Southport Oak Island Animal Rescue, New Hanover Humane Society, Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital, Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, Life Rolls On, Adopt an Angel, Surfers Healing, Surfrider Foundation, Pink Ribbon Project and many more. In addition, the memorial fund has provided support for local families facing serious and terminal illnesses.
Anyone interested in donating items for the auction or raffle may drop them off at Sweetwater Surf Shop at 10 N. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach during normal business hours. Donated items must be received by November 28th. Donations received after November 28th will be included as raffle items. All donations are tax deductible and a tax donation receipt will be given when the item is donated.
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For more information, visit Hope From Helen on Facebook or www.wblivesurf.com or contact Tony Butler at Sweetwater Surf Shop at (910) 256-3821 or tony@wblivesurf.com.