Unique Experiences

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Lunch or Dinner with Emmy-Award winners Jonathan & Christine Bird in North Reading, Massachusetts

This is the powerhouse team that run the non-profit organization Oceanic Research Group. They are the creators of the Emmy Award-winning family underwater educational adventure series, Jonathan Bird’s Blue World, that airs across the USA on public television.

Christine Rooney-Bird, M.D. is a physician, cinematographer, photographer and writer. Co-creator and Executive Producer of Jonathan Bird’s Blue World, she is an  active diver and has been inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame.

Jonathan, a cinematographer and producer, is also a widely-published author, underwater photographer and speaker. He has authored seven books of underwater photographs, and is a member of the Wyland Ocean Artists Society. His articles and images have been published in dozens of books, calendars, and magazines including National Geographic, National Geographic World, National Geographic Kids, National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Traveler, International Wildlife, Caribbean Travel and Life, Ranger Rick, every U.S. dive magazines and many foreign magazines.

Jonathan has directed and produced more than 20 films, winning two Emmy Awards and two Cine Golden Eagles. His films have been shown worldwide on networks such as National Geographic Channel, PBS, ABC, USA Network, Discovery and even the SciFy Channel. His films include: Sharks, Masters of Survival, Sharks: Predators with a Purpose, and Sharks: Deep Trouble for the National Geographic Channel.

 www.jonathanbird.net

Item Special Note

Being auctioned is dinner or lunch with two of the world’s foremost shark experts or celebrities. It is a unique opportunity to “talk shark” face-to-face, one-on-one, with real experts on sharks. 

How it works:

1. Bid on a celebrity, shark scientist or conservationist that lives or works in your area, unless you are willing to drive or fly to meet them in their area.

2. The winning bidder pays for the lunch or dinner and may bring as many guests as he or she wishes.

3. We will introduce the winning bidder to the celebrity, scientist or conservationist. The two of you then set a mutually agreeable  date, time and place to meet within one year of the close of the auction.

All winning bids are charitable contributions deductible from US Federal 2013 income taxes.  Funds raised by the auction will be used to support shark research and conservation programs.