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Win a CARIBBEAN TRIP! (Or maybe, win TWO!!) For each $20 worth of Donations to "H2O Planet" through 7/31/25 (during our "Shark Month + Women's Dive Day" Fundraisers) - recieve 1 Entry for each $20 donation increment. YOU CHOOSE THE RESORT: pick either GRAND CAYMAN (donated by Sunset House Resort) or Bahamas Liveaboards Cruises (donated to us by All-Star Liveaboards). For every $20 value donation, you'll receive 1 MORE ENTRY into the Trip Raffle.
Plus, inside our Auction, there are TWO MORE incredible trips, at deep discounts, that you can bid on: to PHILIPPINES (donated by Atlantis Resorts) and to Belize Turneffe Reef (provided by Blackbird's Caye Resort). Each Trip is valued at $3600 each. While formal "Auction Bidding" ends on Tuesday Night (7/22/25, 9pm, for Philippines and Belize) the "$20 Donation Trip Raffle" (for Bahamas and Grand Cayman) both remain open throughout "Shark Month" (until 7/31/25, 9pm) (so submit your donation of $20, $40, $60, $80, etc.... to recieve multiple entries into the "TRIP RAFFLE"). Please see specific details below.
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About our new Nonprofit Charity: "H2O Planet" makes Planet Earth better! As an approved 501c3 Nonprofit Educational Charity, all donations are also fully tax-deductible.
Created by Scuba Divers, our Volunteers focus on Community Improvement, At-Risk Youth, and Environmental Conservation - by supporting Underserved Populations (which may be racially, economically, or academically diverse). Activities include Underwater Trash Clean-ups (in oceans, lakes, and State Parks), training Emergency First Responders, teaching Inner-City Children to swim (to reduce drowning); and protecting Endangered Wildlife. Donations (of funds or in-kind products) help support our educational initiatives. Choose any Donation Value (or select "Other" to choose your own amount). Donations (to earn "Trip Raffle Entries") may be made through 7/31/25 (9pm) by Cash or Credit Card (either In-Person, through this Donation Page, on our Charity Website (https://H2O-Planet.org) or by phone to 860-745-7282. Thanks for supporting our Water Planet!
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More Details about the Trips: You'll receive 1 ENTRY for every $20 Value of your "H2O Planet" Donation (as our thanks to YOU, for supporting SHARKS during Shark Month). YOU choose which Trips you'd like to ENTER. You might win:
A) Bahamas All-Star Liveaboards (7 Day Cruise) - choose either "Blackbeards Cruises" or "Cat Ppalu" on All-Star Liveaboard - which includes ALL your Cruise/Hotel Room on board, ALL Meals, ALL Diving. Trip does not include "Personal Extras" (such as Dive Gear Rental, Marine Fees, or Airfare). Tjhis covers the Cruising Costs for 1 Guest (or choose 50% off, for each of 2 Guests). Earn 1 free Trip Raffle Entry, for each $20 donation increment.
B) Grand Cayman / Sunset House (3 Days / 2 Nights) - Includes 3 days of your Resort Hotel Room plus 2 Days of Boat Diving (2 tanks per day), Unlimited Shore Diving (3 days), and Daily Breakfast. Trip does not include "Personal Extras" (such as Alcohol, Dive Gear Rental, Spa, or Airfare). Earn 1 free Trip Raffle Entry, for every $20 donation increment to H2O Planet.
c) Atlantis Philippines Resort (7 days) - Includes your Hotel Room (YOU choose which resort, either Atlantis Dumaguete or Puerto Galera) - mplus ALL Meals and ALL Diving (usually 5 boats dives daily, including Night Dives). Trip does not include "Personal Extras" (such as Alcohol, Dive Gear Rental, Spa, Airfare, or off-resort Excursions). This Atlantis Trip is inside the Auction, available for bidding. The Trip's Value is $3600; opening bid is just $1000. Atlantis Auction remains open through 7/22/25 (9pm).
d) Belize Turneffe Reef - at Blackbird's Caye Resort (7 days) - Located near the World-Famous Blue Hole. Includes 7 Days Hotel Room, ALL Meals, ALL Diving, ALL Snorkeling, WiFi, Paddleboards, Kayaks - plus your Boat Transfer to/from the Isalnd. Trip does not include "Personal Extras" (such as Dive Gear Rental, Spa, Airfare, Alcohol, or Marine Fees). This Belize Trip is inside the Auction, available for bidding. The Value is $3600; opening bid is just $1000. Auction remains open through 7/22/25 (9pm).
Raffle Note: This Auction Software is only able to keep track of "amounts". For the Bahamas and Grand Cayman "$20 Donation Entries", the software can't ask you WHICH TRIP you want... but WE can (and we'll get in touch with every Donor, prior to the Raffle Drawing, to double-check and confirm their number of Entries - and which Trip (or trips) YOU would prefer we drop your Entry Ticket into (prior to holding the Drawing on 7/31/25). Thanks for your support of SHARKS and H2O Planet!