Party with the Power Squadron, January 28th

Come join the party to find out why boaters have more fun at the Marco Island Sail and Power Squadron Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Party on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the San Marco Catholic Church Parish Center from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 per person. To order tickets in advance, contact Dave Chaney at 440-804-6398, or email chaneybuckhorn@gmail.com.

The annual Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Party is the Marco Island Sail and Power Squadron’s only fundraiser. All of the money raised is used to sponsor safe boating classes, vessel safety checks, channel marker surveys, and the lifejacket “Wear IT” campaign.

Dave and Linette Chaney, co-chairs, report there are over 200 items donated from local businesses and our sponsors to be won by winners who purchase raffle tickets and bid on the outstanding silent auction items. Raffle winners can expect to win gift certificates for restaurants, groceries, salons, clothing stores, barber shops, car washes, miniature golf, dry cleaning, gym memberships, one-hour massage, kayak tours, and many more useful items. A sampling of our unique silent auction packages include yacht, catamaran, and sightseeing cruises, Everglades bike tours, resort stay, Marco Island helicopter tour, a March Madness brewery party, a learn to scuba in your own pool party, art, home decor, home goods, salon packages, multiple top rated wine baskets, and many home services.

The Marco Island Sail and Power Squadron’s Emcees, Commander Dave Chaney, District Commander Gene Burson, and Past Commander Wanda Burson will be center stage at the event to announce winning tickets for raffle prizes every seven to ten minutes. The highest bidders for the silent auction will be announced at 7:30 PM, along with the guaranteed $250 cash door prize, and the 50/50 drawing for an amount determined by the number of tickets sold.

Kitchen Chair Susan Cole reports that party goers can expect to feast on delectable succulent shrimp, melt in your mouth meatballs, crisp salmon canapes, delectable cannoli’s, lavish cheesecake, and so much more. Free wine and beer will be served by the MISPS past commanders. Soda, water, and coffee will be provided. The party’s food tables will be colorfully decorated with a nautical theme by MISPS Decoration Chair, Rhonda Gloodt.

As they begin their 45th year of service to the Marco Island community, the members of the Marco Island Sail and Power Squadron look forward to welcoming all for an evening of fun, food and drink, winning, and camaraderie at the Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Party.