Registration for Annual Surf & Turf Fundraiser Now Open

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Aug. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Registration is now open for the third annual Surf & Turf Experience fundraiser to benefit Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC). The fundraiser will take place from Oct. 16-18 at South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island. The three-day, two-night sportsman’s weekend consists of three-person teams competing in fishing and golfing contests.

The weekend activities include a fishing and golf tournament, accommodations at the South Seas Island Resort, evening cocktail receptions, breakfast and lunch. The $1,500 entry fee also includes the Friday evening dinner and casino night and the Saturday evening dinner featuring an auction and awards ceremony. In addition, players will receive custom, limited edition apparel and a special commemorative gift.

All proceeds from the event will support the mission of DVIC to educate, train and create meaningful employment opportunities within the insurance industry for disabled veterans.

To register or become a sponsor of the event, contact Stacey Mercado at 239-433-7189 or SMercado@BBandT.com.

ABOUT DISABLED VETERANS INSURANCE CAREERS

Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers is a not for profit 501(C) 3 organization, established in 2011 with the mission to educate, train and create meaningful employment opportunities within the insurance industry for disabled veterans. The organization’s operating board consists of: retired U.S. Army Major General, James L. Dozier; Roger C. Mercado Jr. of Community Cooperative Inc.; Gary V. Trippe CIC, co-founder and chairman of Oswald Trippe and Company; retired insurance agency executive Gay Trippe; John Pollock CIC, Florida regional president of BB&T Insurance Services; retired U.S. Army Colonel Thomas A. Dials, chairman emeritus of the Armed Forces Insurance Corporation; Dr. J.R. Harding of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; former U.S. Air Force Captain and professional speaker, Wayne Smith; and Todd E. Gates, chairman of GATES commercial general contracting firm. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Gary L. Bryant is the president and CEO of DVIC. For additional information, call 239-433-8523 or visit www.DVIC.us.