It's that time of the year! Are you ready for some deals on wake gear?? We are gathering wake goodies for our 10th Annual WakeWorld Charity Auctions. We've raised over $67,000 in past years and we're looking to add to that total with your help. Last year alone we were able to donate over $10,000 worth of toys and cash to Toys for Tots (
http://tinyurl.com/k3sqgl8).
Normally, we donate all profits from our annual fundraiser to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. However, this year the wakesports community has incurred some serious tragedies to two riders; Brad Smeele (paralysis) and Matt Manzari (electrocution/burns). Therefore, we’re going to split the profits from this year’s fundraiser three ways with a third each going to Brad and Matt’s recovery funds and a third going to our standing commitment to Toys for Tots.
WakeWorld will again be running online auctions of donated items from companies and individuals in order to generate money to donate towards these causes. 100% Of the profits from these auctions will be split evenly between the
Brad Smeele Foundation,
Matt Manzari’s Recover Fund and
Toys for Tots.
We need you to get the word out to your favorite wake shops and wake companies so that they'll donate some goodies to the cause. If you or your company are interested in donating something, hit me up at
gobig@wakeworld.com.
Auctions will run for a week starting on Tuesday, 12/2. Be sure to get your bid in to help a great cause and get a great deal at the same time.
Before I even announced it, we had some regular donors chime in with commitments!! As the donations come in, we will list them here.
Thanks for your help!!