Tickets on sale for Fifth Annual Tux & Trees Gala
Tickets to the fifth annual Tux & Trees Gala, Southwest Florida s most philanthropic holiday event, are now on sale. This year s Tux & Trees Gala will be held at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers on Saturday, Dec. 3.
The black-tie optional gala and live auction has raised nearly $215,000 in its first four years. Tickets are $100 per person and are available online at tuxandtrees.com. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 652-1649.
Local television personality Carley Wegner and charity auctioneer Scott Robertson will co-host this year s Gala.
For the last two years, Southwest Floridians have turned their day around with Wegner, the charismatic hostess of the Morning Blend on Fox-4. Wegner is a native Floridian and a graduate of Florida State University.
Robertson has conducted charity auctions in 10 states, and worked with numerous celebrities, including Lily Tomlin, Sharon Stone, Meryl Streep, and Norman Schwartzkopf. He s helped a number of Southwest Florida organizations to raise funds.
The Tux & Trees Gala is the exciting conclusion of the Festival of Trees, a holiday showcase of 26 beautifully decorated trees, holiday wreaths, and more at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers River District. The showcase is open to the public for holiday viewing from Nov. 28 through December 2.
Other Festival of Trees special events include the opening weekend s Children s Holiday Workshop (Nov. 25-27) and the Festival Family Fun Night (Nov. 30).
The Festival of Trees and the Tux & Trees Gala are the signature fund-raising events of the Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation, which supports programs and services for people with disabilities and other disadvantages in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties. More information about Goodwill s programs and services is available at goodwilswfl.org.
Source: Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation
Tickets on Sale for Fifth Annual Tux & Trees Gala
Tickets to the fifth annual Tux & Trees Gala, Southwest Florida’s most philanthropic holiday event, are now on sale. This year’s Tux & Trees Gala will be held at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers on Saturday, Dec. 3.
The black-tie optional gala and live auction has raised nearly $215,000 in its first four years. Tickets are $100 per person and are available online at www.tuxandtrees.com. Tickets can also be purchased by calling (239) 652-1649.
Local television personality Carley Wegner and charity auctioneer Scott Robertson will co-host this year’s Gala.
For the last two years, Southwest Floridians have turned their day around with Wegner, the charismatic hostess of the Morning Blend on Fox-4. Wegner is a native Floridian and a graduate of Florida State University.
Robertson has conducted charity auctions in ten states, and worked with numerous celebrities, including Lily Tomlin, Sharon Stone, Meryl Streep, and Norman Schwartzkopf. He’s helped a number of Southwest Florida organizations to raise funds.
The Tux & Trees Gala is the exciting conclusion of the Festival of Trees, a holiday showcase of 26 beautifully decorated trees, holiday wreaths, and more at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers’ River District. The showcase is open to the public for holiday viewing from Nov. 28 through December 2.
Other Festival of Trees special events include the opening weekend’s Children’s Holiday Workshop (Nov. 25-27) and the Festival Family Fun Night (Nov. 30).
The Festival of Trees and the Tux & Trees Gala are the signature fundraising events of the Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation, which supports programs and services for people with disabilities and other disadvantages in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties. More information about Goodwill’s programs and services is available at www.goodwilswfl.org.
The Festival of Trees and Tux & Trees Gala are presented with the assistance of sponsorships from The Home Depot, the Fort Myers News-Press, D’Latinos Magazine, Azteca America SWFL and Sunny 106.3. Additional support is provided by Gulfcoast Consulting Group, Inc. and Westco Builders of Florida, Inc.
Source: Goodwill Industries