Auction

• A large crowd of people gathered in the pavilion at the Abaco Beach Resort for the annual Abaco Pathfinders fund raising auction. The goal of this auction is to provide academic and vocational scholarships to as many deserving young Abaconians as possible.
• It all starts with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and then a roast beef buffet dinner. As we always say at SHYC - fill their bellies with cocktails and they will buy more.
• There were 164 items in silent auctions ranging from grocery store gift certificates to dinners and fishing trips. Mike really wanted the fishing trip, he kept bidding up but when he walked away they closed the bid and he lost.
• The regular auction raised $140,000. Some of the items were airline and ferry tickets, handcrafted pieces and artwork, one week stays at places like Aspen, Colorado, Paris and Canyon Ranch. The auction also included a 33 foot Pearson sail boat and a 22 foot Rosborough Sea Skiff. It was something else.