Blades Raise $24,550 During Charity Jersey Auction
March 25, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
Estero, FL - The Florida Everblades held their annual St. Patrick's Day Charity Jersey Auction on Friday, March 19th following their game against the Greensboro Generals. The Blades raised $24,550 during the annual event. Proceeds will benefit MDA, the Stan and Haney Draft Fund, the Jr. Everblades and Barbara's Friends. Forwards Keith Anderson and Tom Buckley's jerseys went for the highest price at the auction at $2,000 apiece. The entire listing of the jersey prices is listed below.
Since the announcement that Florida was awarded an East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) franchise, the club has touched thousands of children through a variety of educational programs, donations, special events and fan development initiatives. Throughout the Florida Everblades existence, the franchise has utilized the unique resources of our professional athletes, coaches, and staff to improve the quality of life throughout the SW Florida community by donating well over $200,000 to local charitable organizations, annually donating autographed merchandise to over 1,000 local charities for auctions, dinners and raffles and reaching over 50,000 students through Everblades educational assemblies, Education Day at TECO Arena and reading programs.
The Time is Now! The Everblades take on the Augusta Lynx in a pair of games at TECO Arena on Friday, April 2nd and Saturday, April 3rd at 7:30 PM. To reserve your piece of the action during the 2004-05 season call (239) 948-7825 or for single event tickets call Ticketmaster at (239) 334-3309. Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.tecoarena.com for more information on ticket packages, pricing and upcoming TECO Arena events.
Results of 2004 St. Patrick's Day Charity Jersey Auction
Vincent $ 550.00 O'Connell $ 600.00
Esdale $ 600.00 Berg $ 1,300.00
Heisten $ 450.00 Maund $ 1,150.00
Newman $ 500.00 Coalter $ 1,200.00
Van Buskirk $ 600.00 LeGault $ 750.00
Swampee $ 450.00 Forbes $ 800.00
McCullough $ 650.00 Shields $ 750.00
White $ 400.00 Anderson $ 2,000.00
Pagnutti $ 1,600.00 McNabb $ 700.00
Surma $ 600.00 Buckley $ 2,000.00
Brindley $ 750.00 McDonald $ 850.00
Thompson $ 700.00 Brown $ 500.00
Torney $ 600.00 Insana $ 1,000.00
Larose $ 650.00 Zepp $ 750.00
3- Blank $ 600.00 33- Blank $ 500.00
TOTAL $ 24,550
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