The elegant Tux & Trees Gala is the culmination of the Festival of Trees. 
This black-tie fundraiser benefits the programs and services of Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida through the Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation.

This fully-catered evening begins with valet parking and ends with decadent desserts and the opportunity to bid on spectacular holiday trees at a live auction.  Guests will be delighted by the gorgeous trees, beautiful wreaths, and lavish silent auction packages available.

After a cocktail hour, entertaining auctioneer Scott Robertson hosts the exciting live auction, which ends when all of the trees have found new homes.

The Gala is hosted at the beautiful Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in the
Fort Myers River District on Friday, December 4, 2009.

A list of the trees which will be available for auction at Tux & Trees is on
our main page.

Our silent auction will feature beautifully decorated holiday wreaths, along with many amazing experiences, items, and gift packages, including:

Boston Red Sox spring training tickets and gift pack
Weekend getaway at the Clewiston Inn
Three months of music lessons from Contemporary Music Cooperative
Private dinner for six in the Finemark corporate dining room
Fitness coaching/training package from PhysioFit Coaching, Inc.
Airbrush tanning and makeup package from LPH Designs
Foursome for 18 holes at Magnolia Landing
Dinner at your home prepared by the Morgan House
Dinner for two on the Sanibel Harbour Princess
Brighton necklace
Gift basket and gift certificate to Doc Ford’s Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill
Chocolate basket from Norman Love Confections
Four tickets to a Florida Everblades game
Football party package from Hogbody’s
Suite for 10 people at a Fort Myers Miracle game
Riding lesson from Hunter’s Sound Stable and Ever After Welsh Ponies
Two-night stay at Hyatt Regency Coconut Pointe
Cupcakes from Lissy’s Cupcakery
Gift Certificate to the Key West Express
Family membership to the Naples Botanical Garden
Riverboat cruise for two on the Capt. J.P.
Snyderman Shoes gift certificate
Gift certificate to Rib City
Four tickets to the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
Gift Certificate for Bass Pro Shops
Gift Certificate to Randy’s Fishmarket Restaurant
Four tickets to the Symphony at the Naples Philharmonic
Two tickets to the Southwest Florida Symphony
One-night stay at the Tarpon Lodge
Tickets to the Florida Repertory Theatre
Gift certificate to the Verandah Restaurant
(some items will be bundled into gift packages)