Record-breaking $33 million raised at Naples Winter Wine Festival for at-risk children

Writer: Rachel Murphy
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Auction begins for Naples Winter Wine Festival 2024 (CREDIT: WINK News)

A record-breaking $33 million was raised at the Naples Winter Wine Festival Auction. The money benefits at-risk children.

There were a total of 50 lots bid on during Saturday’s auction. The lots went for $533,000, on average. All proceeds go to Naples Children and Education Foundation (NCEF), which will then approve grants for 60 local charities in Collier County.

The highest amount for a single live auction lot was $2.7 million for a seven-night Mediterranean cruise for six couples aboard the 312-foot superyacht M/Y Whisper.

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