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By NPT Staff - July 30th, 2020

A 1972 Mercedes Benz is one of the items up for bid at Friends of Acadia's annual benefit/FOA

A 1972 Mercedes Benz is one of the items up for bid at Friends of Acadia's annual benefit/FOA

This year’s Annual Friends of Acadia Virtual Benefit is open to all with no cost to register. 

For more than three decades the FOA Benefit has been considered one of the high points of the summer season on Mount Desert Island and an important fundraiser for FOA’s conservation work on behalf of Acadia. Seating capacity and other limitations meant only a few hundred could attend each year. 

Now, with gatherings of more than 50 people still prohibited due to the coronavirus, the Benefit has been reimagined. The virtual live and silent auction, and other activities are now open free of charge to all who register. 

“As we’ve seen with other gatherings such as our annual meeting, conducting virtual events has allowed us to expand access to scores of people who may have been unable to attend in the past,” said Benefit organizer Shawn Keeley of FOA. 

Registrants can bid on incredible trips, artwork, retired trail signs, unique items, and even a 1972 Mercedes. 

Participants will learn about the Acadia Resilience Fund to help the park address challenges related to the pandemic and have an opportunity to virtually raise their paddles to support this initiative. 

The benefit is set for Saturday, August 8, at 7 p.m. The silent auction opens on Aug. 1, and continues until after the close of the formal event. 

To Register by phone text the word: ACADIA to 843-606-5995 and follow the link. 

Online, visit EVENT.GIVES/ACADIA and click LOGIN/REGISTER. 

There is no cost to register and no purchase or bidding is required. 

To see auction items ahead of time visit EVENT.GIVES/ ACADIA or stop by 147 Main Street in Northeast Harbor where Mount Desert 365 has donated display space. 

Every Friday until the Benefit on Aug. 8, anyone who is registered for the event will be entered to win a fantastic giveaway packages that include a Friends of Acadia hat, limited-edition Acadia National Park Carriage Road Bridges poster, the award-winning book of Tom Blagden photography, a pair of trekking poles, and replica trail sign. 

Visit event.gives/acadia to find out more! 

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