The Animal Refuge Center is proud to announce the 27th annual Starlight Auction on Saturday, Nov. 27 at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa. The Starlight Auction is ARC’s signature event and main fundraiser for Southwest Florida’s largest no-kill shelter. “This is an exciting time at the Animal Refuge Center,” says board vice president […]
For the Animal Refuge Center, the Starlight Auction is the biggest fundraiser of the year, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars every year to keep the li
ARC to hold Casino Royale fundraiser
By CHUCK BALLARO - | Apr 21, 2021
If you’re in the mood for some blackjack and a shaken-not-stirred martini, one of the signature fundraisers in Southwest Florida is back.
The Animal Refuge Center has announced it will hold the eighth-annual Casino Royale 007 fundraiser on Saturday, May 15, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Estero.
Tickets and sponsorships are still available for the James Bond-themed event, which had to be cancelled last year because of the pandemic.
“We’re glad to be bringing it back this year because last year was touch and go and nobody was having one of those large-scale events,” said ARC Board Vice President Rob Spicker. “We got lucky in that we had a successful Starlight Auction in November and through the CARES Act we got some payroll support, so we didn’t feel the impact we were afraid we would feel.”