BUEI reaches for the stars
Several of the stars who appeared in The Deep will appear for the launch of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute?s new education endowment initiative.
This week BUEI consultant Wendy Tucker confirmed that the following celebrities would be appearing: actor Lou Gossett Jr, author of The Deep and Jaws Peter Benchley, director Peter Yates and actor Bob Minors.
Ms Tucker said Jacqueline Bissett was currently filming in London, but hoped to finish by May 7 to arrive for the event the following evening. But Ms Tucker could not confirm the arrival of actor Eli Wallach, who also starred with Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The Deepreunion fundraiser is set to take place on May 8 and proceeds from the evening will be used to launch the BUEI Educational Endowment, which will secure the future of the BUEI educational mission.
The fundraiser will consist of a cocktail party, dinner and a silent auction. Some of the unique auction items include: a dive with Peter Benchley and Teddy Tucker on the wreck of theThe was the inspiration for the best-selling novel The Deep; an air tour of the Island with scientists of the Bermuda Sea Level Rise Project to view erosion caused as a result of Hurricane Fabian; and hand made jewellery created specifically for the event.
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