Surf and Song organizers give thanks
To the editor:
The Surf and Song Foundation held a pre-festival fund-raiser at the Nauti Turtle this past Sunday, Sept. 4, that was a raging success!
We raised over $3,000 for our foundation, which supports the “Navigating Autism” program at the Southwest Florida Children’s Hospital.
This success was due to the generous and dedicated support of a host of sponsors, musicians and volunteers. And, of course, our awesome host, the Nauti Turtle and their professional and fun staff particularly Danny Rubush, the bar manager, who helped us organize this great day and night of music and frivolity!
We’d like to publically thank the following sponsors: Gulf Shore Events, KSA Audio, the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Shoeless Joe’s at the Bell Tower Shoppes, the Island Inn on Sanibel, The Club at Barefoot Beach, the Fort Myers Beach Holiday Inn and Pincher’s Crab Shack, The Outrigger, Castaways, Charley’s Boat House, The Sandbar and Grill, Esterra Salon and Spa, Rivard Studios (Costa Carmel, Cali.), The Beach Bulletin, Arthur Murray Dance Studios, Hooters, Escape Salon and Spa, The Island Sand Paper, Print Shop Ink, Sentsy Candles, the Lazy Flamingo, Capt. Jimmy and Capt. Joey Burnsed, the Cigar Bar, the City Tavern and Skye’s Mexican Restaurant.
Thanks also to musicians: Ghost Radio, The New Vinyls, No Way Jose, The Troublemakerz, Drunk Monkeys, Wallow Sound, the George Lewis Project, Anthony Wayne, Jeff Lyons, James Wilder, Tommy and Adam Pooler and Fritz Caraher.
And, last but certainly not least, our sincere thanks go out to ALL of those that came to the event. Your generosity and energy are amazing once again demonstrating the giving spirit that has always shined on and around Fort Myers Beach!
It’s a credit to our community and locals who give so generously to support the families and their kids that deal with autism! Hope to see you ALL at the next event!
Fritz Caraher, Surf and Song Foundation president and founder
Mike VonPlinsky, Surf and Song Foundation executive director