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 Harvest Immersion with Opus One                          North America. The winners will receive Roundtrip Business Class
        - The iconic Napa winery is offering a                     Airfare to London in February 2019 and spend four nights at The
        Three-Magnum Vertical of Opus One                          Connaught Hotel, where they will visit the Bentley factory in Crewe
                                                                   to meet with the design teams to personally spec out their vehicle.
        (2011, 2012 and 2013) and a three-day
        “Harvest Immersion” experience at Opus                             his year, Naples Children & Education (NCEF) has
        One in Napa Valley in September 2019.                              announced that they will target Children’s Mental
        The winning couple and three guest couples will stay at Ink House   Health for its annual Fund a Need initiative at the 2019
        in Rutherford for three nights enjoying a series of unique dining   T Naples Winter Wine Festival. Every year, the live auction
        experiences.  This includes dinner at the new Opus One Veranda   includes an auction lot item dedicated to welcoming donations
        prepared by a globally renowned chef, lunch at the “Tree House”   for the selected cause. As the need for expanded access to proper
        at Auberge du Soleil, dinner in The French Laundry’s private   mental and behavioral health care becomes more urgent, NCEF
        dining room and dinner in the Opus One Salon prepared by chef   is taking the proper steps to provide better healthcare for at-risk
        Gabriel Kreuther. Guests will also join winemaker Michael Silacci   children in the Collier County community and has selected this
        for tastings and participate in the harvesting of grapes. Ground   timely and important cause for the 2019 Fund a Need initiative.
        transportation throughout the stay will be included.       If you’d like to support our cause, please visit https://www.

         Privately Guided “Special Access”South African Safari -   nwwfonlineauction.com/Browse/C201247/FundANeed.
                                                                      “The need to provide proper mental and behavioral health care
                               Discover some of the world’s most
                                                                   is more prevalent than ever in our community,” said 2019 NWWF
                               remote lands and wildlife with a
                                                                   Co-Chair Jeannelle Brady. “Our community relies on the Naples
                               12-night safari experience in Tanzania
                                                                   Winter Wine Festival to raise as much money as possible to help
                               and South Africa. One couple will
                               begin their adventure in Kilimanjaro to   as many children as possible. We’re thankful for the incredible
                                                                   amount of support we’ve received from our sponsors, guests and
                               spend a night at the Legendary Lodge
                                                                   trustees and we’re looking forward to raising awareness and funds
        in Arusha before hopping on a charter flight to Katavi National
                                                                   for this important cause.”
        Park for three nights in a luxury en-suite tent at Chada Katavi in
                                                                      Ticket packages to the Naples Winter Wine Festival are
        Western Tanzania. They will spot giraffe, hartebeest, zebra, impala
        and elephants before jetting off to the Mahale Mountains for four   limited to 600 guests and start at $12,500 per couple. A $30,000
                                                                   package, which includes reserved seating for a party of four at a
        nights in a luxury en-suite tent at Greystroke Mahale on Lake
                                                                   Vintner Dinner and under the Festival tent, is also available. To
        Tanganyika where they have the option of partaking in a Ntakata
                                                                   inquire about tickets to the Festival, please contact Barrett Farmer
        Forest “special access” experience to view animals such as chimpan-
                                                                   at barrett@napleswinefestival.com or 239-514-2239.
        zees, leopards, zebras and lions. The couple will then head back to
        Kilimanjaro for the second part of their journey to South Africa to   For all press-related inquiries, please contact
                                                                   naples@sunshinesachs.com or 212-691-2800.
        join conservation filmmaker, photographer and expert guide James
        Suter on a four-day privately-guided safari through Kruger Na-
        tional Park. They will spend two nights at Singita Lebombo Lodge   ABOUT NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL
        in the Lebombo Private concession and two nights at Singita
                                                                       The Naples Winter Wine Festival, one of the world’s
        Sweni Lodge in Kruger National Park where they can participate   most prestigious charity wine auctions, offers a weekend of
        in tracking, mountain biking, archery, massages and a visit to the
                                                                     unforgettable memories. Guests enjoy world-class food and
        Singita School of Cooking. Ground transfers and internal charter
                                                                     wine during intimate dinners in private homes and are invited
        flights will be included throughout the 12-night trip.
                                                                     to bid on once-in-a-lifetime travel and wine experiences during
         Europe & Ancient Cities Private Jet Tour - Witness the     an electrifying live auction. Since its inaugural event in 2001, the
        world’s most historic landmarks on a 14-day world tour via 15 pas-  NWWF has raised more than $176 million, making a profound
        senger private jet. One couple will begin their group adventure in   difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of children.
                                                                     ABOUT NAPLES CHILDREN & EDUCATION FOUNDATION
        Luxembourg where they will enjoy three-nights’ accommodations
        at Le Royal Hotel, then head to Belgrade, Serbia for three nights
                                                                       The Naples Children & Education Foundation, the
        at the Square Nine Hotel followed by a day trip to Varna, Bulgaria.
                                                                     founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival,
        The couple will then fly to Yerevan, Armenia where they will spend
                                                                     is improving the educational, emotional, and health outcomes
        three nights at the Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan before head-
                                                                     of underprivileged and at-risk children. Through its annual
        ing to the beautiful city of Petra, Jordan for two nights at the Mov-
                                                                     grants and strategic initiatives, NCEF has impacted over 45
        enpick Resort Petra. The trip will conclude with three nights in
                                                                     of the most effective nonprofits in the community, providing
        Vienna, Austria where the couple will rest at Hotel Imperial before
                                                                     275,000 children with the services and resources they need
        heading home. All private jet flights, meals, luxury transportation,
                                                                     to excel. NCEF’s unique approach, which emphasizes
        local guides and sightseeing fees will be included in this package.
                                                                     collaboration between organizations and bridges public and
         Driving in Style - Car enthusiasts will have a chance to take   private resources, has become a blueprint for how to transform
        home one of the first Bentley Continental GT Convertibles in   a community, one issue at a time.
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