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Support CREW with your Year-End Gift: #GivingTuesday #give2CREW

#GivingTuesday – A Call to Action

CREW Giving Tuesday Banner

The CREW Trust is wrapping up its 25th anniversary year with a year-end giving campaign centered around #GivingTuesday, on December 2nd, 2014 and lasting through December 31st. Help us raise $25,000 by the end of the year for our Education Fund. Donate online today at https://crewtrus.mystagingwebsite.com/donate/.

Donors of $250 or more receive 4 general admission tickets to the CREW Concert and Silent Eco-Auction on March 21st, 2015.

Donors of $150 will be entered into a drawing for a variety of nature-related books.

All donors of $25 or more will receive a link to a special set of CREW Wildlife photos taken by some of the best photographers in the area.

Your gift is an investment in the future of southwest Florida – helping us to provide more high quality environmental education experiences for people of all ages – cradle to grave! Last year CREW hosted 176 trail-based programs, reaching over 4,600 people – pre-schoolers to retirees! In addition, we attended 31 area festivals and outreach events, sharing the CREW story with over 10,000 others. With over 42,000 annual visitors to the CREW trails, there is much more to be done.

Help us make a difference. Give big. Give small. But give today.

Thank You

 

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Dec. 13th Geocaching Day offers free tickets to CREW Concert

Saturday, December 13, 2014 will be a geocaching day with a twist at the CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trails near Naples. Ten tokens will be hidden in ten of the 35+ caches on the preserve. Find a token and return it to the CREW Geocache Day leaders for a $15 general admission ticket to the 2015 CREW Concert on March 21st, 2015. Limit – 1 ticket per person.

Come out to the CREW Bird Rookery Swamp for this special CREW Concert Cache Day and enjoy one of the most wild and scenic landscapes in south Florida. The event starts at 9 AM with an introduction to the CREW followed by JunglePete’s famous geocacher icebreaker and instructions on how to use GPS units (if necessary). There are 35+ caches, plus new ones to be discovered. Bring plenty of food and water and wear appropriate hiking attire.

Required equipment is a GPS unit or a smartphone with the geocaching app. The event details and cache coordinates are available on the geocaching.com website at http://coord.info/GC5G33K. You can register there or on Eventbrite.

The March 21st CREW Concert and Silent Eco-Auction, featuring the Sarah Hadeka Band and The Juice, is the CREW Trust’s largest annual fundraising event.

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12/6 Car Wash to Raise Funds for Bird Rookery Viewing Platform

Eagle Scout candidate Steven Rapp is on a mission. He’s planning to build a viewing platform with handicap accessibility at the Bird Rookery Swamp parking area. His project, called A View for All, includes a flat platform that extends over the pond near the parking lot, providing easy access from the handicap parking spaces onto the platform for visitors with disabilities to be able to get close and view the birds and other wildlife that frequent Bird Rookery.

As an eagle scout candidate, Steven must prepare the design, get all the appropriate permits, recruit volunteers to do the labor, and raise funds for materials for the project.

Part of his fundraising strategy includes a Car Wash scheduled for Saturday, December 6th, 2014 from 8 AM to noon at G’s General Store at the corner of Oil Well Road and Immokalee Road in Naples. The requested donation/cost is $5.00 per car wash.

So, come on out and support this great project and help Steven create “A View for All” at Bird Rookery Swamp!

A View for All Rapp
Description of and rationale for the project by Steven Rapp
A View for All Rapp 1
Platform design

A View for All Rapp 2

 

 

 

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2014 CREW Stanley Hole Golf Tournament Set for November 7th

Golfers at the CREW Golf Tournament
Golfers at the CREW Golf Tournament

The CREW Trust only holds two fundraisers each year – and this is one of them! Come support CREW and play a round of golf. Our annual CREW–Stanley Hole Golf Tournament is always fun, ever entertaining, and a great way to network, meet new people, and helps to support CREW’s mission to protect our watershed.

2014 Tournament
WHEN: November 7, 2014
WHERE: Old Corkscrew Golf Club, 17320 Corkscrew Rd., Estero 33928
TIME: Shotgun Start at 8:30 AM (Registration 7:30 – 8:15 AM)
Entry Fee: $100/player or $400/foursome
Hole Sponsorship: $500

Download the hole sponsor and player registration form here….

CREW Stanley Hole Golf Tournament Registration Form 2014

  • Thanks to our major sponsors for this event:
    Hole Montes, Inc.
    Lewis, Longmann & Walker
    Everglades Golf Course Superintendents Association
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Save the Date: 2015 CREW Concert & Silent Eco-Auction

Mark your calendars now, and plan to join us for an unforgettable evening of food, fun, music, and bidding at the 7th annual CREW Concert & Silent Eco-Auction, March 21, 2015 6:00 PM, Riverside Park, Bonita Springs, FL. This year’s concert will feature The Juice & The Sarah Hadeka Band.

CREW Concert Save the Date flyer

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25th Anniversary Horseback Ride at CREW

HorsesThe CREW Trust is partnering with Caloosa Saddle Club members to offer a first-ever guided horseback ride at CREW on Friday, March 21, 2014. The ride will be approximately 15 miles through parts of Flint Pen Strand and around the Bird Rookery Swamp tram loop. This special ride requires participants to bring their own horses, water, snacks/lunch, and horse and rider to be in good riding condition for a long (15-mile) ride. Coggins papers must be current and presented at the entrance on the day of the ride.

Pre-registration is required before noon on March 20th. Register online at http://goo.gl/gdQXVn 

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CREW Announces 2014 Concert Sponsors

The CREW Trust is pleased to announce the following businesses, organizations, and individuals as sponsors for our 25th anniversary concert and silent eco-auction to be held March 1st. Thanks to each of them for their financial support. Please let them know how much you appreciate their support of CREW!

Grady Minor Logo Lindblad logo   ColasPrintShacklogo   GSMA logo cropped   Hole Montes Logo (NEW-12_12)            Wolok logofree market financial  TeamHollyCPALogo   BCF Logo   cnl bank logo   BDN_Scripps_Ban_vert logo     EGCSA Gator    BSU logo   CH2MHILL_Logo

If you’d like to be a sponsor and see your logo here, contact Brenda Brooks at 239-657-2253 or brenda@crewtrus.mystagingwebsite.com.

Our 25th anniversary concert and silent eco-auction will be held on March 1st 2014, 6:00 PM at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs FL. Tickets are on sale now at http://crewconcert2014.bpt.me/

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CREW Trust at Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival Nov. 23

2013 CHNF FlierThe CREW Land & Water Trust will be at the Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival on Saturday, November 23, 2013. Come visit our interns, Kersey and Ben, who will be staffing the CREW table and handing out brochures, program fliers, and information about CREW and the trails. There will be other environmental organizations, guided walks, food, kid’s activities, and more at the festival. The Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival is one of dozens of festivals the CREW Trust supports during the year.

The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP) has supported CREW’s mission for many years through grants for some of our programs and supplies. We appreciate the opportunity to support them in return. SO, come on out and bring the family for a fun day!

 

 

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