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Event Description
This is a night for the people who love Longboat Key. Three local restaurants -- Harry's Continental Kitchens, The Lazy Lobster, and Lo' Key Island Grille. Small bites and a paired drink at every stop. An outdoor evening with great neighbors, a cold glass in hand, and the sound of the Gulf Coast in the background.
The Longboat Key Turtle Crawl raises funds for Longboat Key Turtle Watch, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that has been protecting sea turtles on our beaches since 1969. Every ticket goes toward the people who walk the sand at dawn so the turtles can keep coming home.
$100 per person (plus tax & processing) | Limited to 150 guests
What's Included
• Small plate at each of three restaurants
• Paired wine or cocktail at each stop
• Event swag
• Raffle entry
• Longboat Key Turtle Watch information and merchandise on site
Good to Know
• Park at your starting restaurant for the evening
• Your starting location and color-coded wristband will be at check-in
• All three restaurants will host the event outdoors
• Tickets are non-refundable
Booking with a Group?
Contact us at turtlecrawl@ryderwild.com to keep your crew together and start at the same restaurant. Group requests are first-come, first-served.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Adoption of (2) Turtle Nests
Title recognition: "Presenting Sponsor" on all event materials
Logo + link on event website (most prominent placement)
Logo on all printed materials (flyers, posters, signage at all 3 venues)
Logo on event swag/tumbler
3 dedicated social media posts (pre-event)
Featured logo placement in event eblast
Display space at all 3 restaurant venues
Verbal recognition during the event
4 complimentary tickets
Adoption of a Turtle Nest
Logo + link on event website (featured)
Logo on event signage at all 3 venues
2 dedicated social media posts (pre-event)
Logo in event eblast
Display space at 2 venues
3 complimentary tickets
Name a Turtle Nest
Logo + link on event website
Logo on event signage at all 3 venues
1 dedicated social media post (pre-event)
Name/logo in event eblast
Display space at 1 venue
2 complimentary tickets
Name + link on event website
Name on event signage
Social media mention (shared post tagging sponsor)
Name in event eblast
1 complimentary ticket
Interested in donating an item for the raffle? Email turtlecrawl@ryderwild.com.
SHELL OUT FOR A GREAT CAUSE
Longboat Key Turtle Watch has been walking the beaches of Longboat Key since 1969 -- watching for nests, protecting hatchlings, and educating the community about the sea turtles that call our shores home. Founded by a handful of dedicated locals who covered the entire island that first year and found 9 nests (all of which hatched), the organization has grown into one of the oldest continuously active sea turtle conservation groups in Florida.
Today, Longboat Key Turtle Watch is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization permitted with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under Mote Marine Laboratory. They monitor sea turtle nesting and hatching on the Manatee County portion of Longboat Key, run volunteer and education programs, and continue the quiet, essential work of protecting a species that depends on our care.
A portion of every ticket sold, along with proceeds from sponsorships and the event raffle, goes directly to support their mission.
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