Pieces of Oak Island to be auctioned online
TRURO, N.S. – Here's your chance to own a small piece of Oak Island.
Soil samples from drilling done for The Curse of Oak Island, a television program, are being auctioned online to raise fund for Colchester-east Hants Hospice Society and the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore.
“(Geologist) Terry Matheson was getting rid of some samples when he thought a lot of people would love to have a piece of the search,” said Mike Francis, program support coordinator with the hospice society. “He thought it would be great if people could get them and help charity too. He’s from Truro so he reached out to us. I’m a huge fan of the show so I thought it was amazing.”
The hospice society will receive 40 per cent of the money raised, with the rest going to the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore.
Two hundred soil samples signed by Rick Lagina, Marty Lagina, Craig Tester and Dave Blankenship will be up for auction, starting at $50 per bottle. There will also be 20 necklaces of polished Oak Island stone, created by Rick Lagina, available along with a few other Oak Island artifacts.
Items can be viewed online, beginning today (Thursday) at www.32auctions. com/oakisland and the Oak Island Shares the Dream auction will be live on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 7-9 p.m., at https://www.facebook.com/oakislandbook.
When the livestream ends the auction is over.
“I think it’s the mystery overall, and watching them try to unravel the mystery, that draws people to the show,” said Francis.
“I tried to book a tour ticket to the island once, but they were sold out, so getting to go to the island and being part of this was amazing.
“For hospice, third-party fundraisers like this mean so much. Any dollar from fundraising is a way to keep the doors open and services available.”