This brings total NWWF online auction proceeds to nearly $6 million since inception in 2015, helping to fulfill the mission of the Naples Children Foundation
The Naples Children Foundation (NCF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), announced that its 12th annual online auction was another success, bringing in more than $1 million. This year’s online auction lots brought in a staggering $742,500 with the balance being directed to Fund a Need. This year’s proceeds bring the total amount raised through the online auction lots to nearly $6 million since its inception in 2015.
The online auction attracted bidders from across the country, giving them the chance to bid on over 100 amazing auction lots, including rare collectible wines, private wine tastings, over-the-top dinners with well-known chefs, exotic vacations, custom art, luxury excursions, sports and more.
This year’s top grossing online auction lot was “An Unforgettable Bahamas Escape at The Abaco Club – Golf, Dining & Island Adventures” sold for $31,000. Three couples will enjoy a five day, four nights’ stay in a private, luxury Bahamas home at The Abaco Club. Brimming with adventure and entertainment, this package features boating, culinary experiences, golf, spa treatments, water sports, cultural experiences and more. Depending upon the time they book, the guests will get the choice of luxurious residences, including Je t’aime, a three-bedroom, three-bath house; Ruff Life, a five-bedroom, four-bath house; Permit Paradise, a four-bedroom, four-and one-half bath house; and Sugar Cay, a six-bedroom, five-and-one-half bath house. Dining and cultural experiences include a welcome Champagne reception and a five-course water view wine dinner curated by an executive chef and sommelier, or a farm tour and farm-to-table dinner experience. Also included are unlimited rounds of golf on The Abaco Club’s championship seaside course, ranked number one in The Bahamas, a private lesson with the resident golf pro and a “meet and greet” and photo with Club Ambassador and Open Champion Darren Clarke. Also included is a private padel/tennis/pickleball clinic with a legendary racquets pro…