John Crews’ autism themed tournament jersey worn at the Lake Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series event is now up for auction, with all of the proceeds going to the Autism Society. The jersey has been signed by Crews and is up for bid here.
“Last year we raised some awareness and raised a great amount of money for autism." Crews said. "I know that our awareness efforts have been much better this year and I hope the fund-raising portion does the same. We tried to have a little something for everyone’s price range who wants to donate through our various items.”
In addition to the jersey, Crews asked all the Elite pros at the Lake Guntersville event to run specially made “Fishin’ With A Mission” autism awareness flags from their light poles. There will be various rounds of auctions for the flags to maximize donations and to give more people a chance to bid on them. Round 1 of the flag auctions features flags from Kevin VanDam, Ish Monroe, Chris Lane and more than 20 other pros, with proceeds going to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation (www.flutiefoundation.org).
Skeet Reese’s autographed flag will have a separate auction as the champion of the event since Elite Series emcee Dave Mercer is offering a $1,000 donation for it. If Mercer is outbid, he'll donate his bid along with the winner's bid to Autism Speaks (www.AutsimSpeaks.org).
Flags signed by Crews are available at www.MissileBaits.com for $100 each and benefit the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center (www.braacroanoke.org). Subsequent rounds of flags will be auctioned off as they become available and will benefit additional autism-related charities.
