By TIFFANY REPECKI, trepecki@breezenewspapers.com, email. "Pirates in Paradise souleve money Food Bank"
Pirates in Paradise, "the curse of the Coral" raised more than $ 1,000 for the Harry Chapin food bank Saturday.
The event, who was born in Cape Harbour, return a boat parade, costume concours, a treasure hunt and activities for children, live music, and a challenge rum épicé. residents live in the parade route was encouraged to decorate home for a chance at a price.
Funds raised for charity in a raffle 50/50 t-shirts, sales and donations.
Deborah Dupuis, one of the organizers, said priest for $ 1,100 had got to the Harry Chapin Food bank.Process about the event, which held for an order for two years on Saturday the Halloween weekend, even worse than to benefit the Food Bank.
"For every $ which grew, seven dollars worth of food, '' he said.
If the participant Assembly, there was less ship in the parade this year. Dupuis, according to the event to be fired at least 20 ships, but there are only 10 ship Saturday. it cited, there is no event in 2009 as a reason for diminution.
'' We miss a year, '' Dupuis said.
Two women unfazed per year that participation in Pine Island residents had Not Hynds and Diane Nivens. dressed in the garb, a woman is a dressing, a woman said to him was the first time attending the event.
"She gets a lot of fun, like '' Nivens said."Has given us a chance to play clothes. "
Hynds call the event great, and he said he was at the boat favoris.
"It was just unique, '' he said.
Nivens agreed, but added that both participants did a good job.
"All things have a of prosecution for their efforts, '' he said.
Asked their bénéficiant most, and their wives by said '' wine '' and costumes.
"Wenches were pretty trashy, '' Hynds laugh.
According to organizers of the event, was the first year that the event returns a treasure hunt for the children. participants gave a Cape Harbour promenade four to find treasure, which included candy and other goodies.
Paul and Tammy Auger let children on Saturday to search for. two ears for toe Dressed like a pirates, Alysson 6 and 3-year-old Meagan to can have a great time, especially after all bonbons and threat.
'' They love treasure chasses, '' Tammy Auger said.
It was the first time the family assist Cape celebration as well that the festival in Fort Myers Beach. He said that the event "as amusement".
'' They love, '' Auger said his daughter. "They have fun. "
Asked if he would change anything for the next year, she suggested that family treasure hunt taking two store for Parliament to receive a traiter rather than after a four-. Auger said that this would be parents for storage and may lead to a purchase.
Auger added that the event could increase was better.
'' I don't think enough people who know about this, '' he said.
Joints in the Harbour-5785 conduct, unit 108, was the organizers of the event.
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