ZOMBICON 2011 Downtown Fort Myers

Welcome to The Senecal Team's first blog post, we're new at this so your positive feedback or information you would like to see posted would be appreciated.  We hope to be informative about the area as well as posting Real Estate related news.

Everyone already knows about our sunny, warm weather and our beautiful beaches.  We have great outdoor activities year round like boating and golf, but have you checked out downtown Fort Myers lately?

Well, last night ZOMBICON 2011 was held downtown and it was CRAZY...and we mean a good kind of crazy.   There were so many zombies downtown that they probably outnumbered the "survivors" or non-zombies 3 to 1. 

The theme was to be The Silver Screen and we did see a few Marilyn Monroe zombies, a Charlie Chaplin, Clarke Gable, Carmen Miranda and Indiana Jones.  The streets were crowded with zombie families, zombie older couples and groups of zombie teens.
 
Fort Myers was also attempting to break the the Guinness World Record For The Largest Gathering of Zombies last night, which according to Guinness the record was set on October 30, 2010 in Asbury Park, NJ, with a total of 4,093 zombies.  We can't wait for the statistics to be released because it sure seemed like there were more than 4,093 zombies downtown last night. 

It was not all about fun last night though, the event is sponsored by Pushing Daizies, Inc., a non profit organization using artistic means to benefit the local community while making charitable contributions to local and state organizations.  Non-perishable food donations were collected for the local Harry Chapin Food Bank and the event helped support Lee Memorial Blood Center and The Art House Foundation. 

We were sorry that we did not dress as zombies, yes we were "survivors" which is pretty boring.  We still had a blast and we ran in to a few friends which happens wherever we go in Fort Myers.   Next year we will be there with our ragged clothes and makeup on for sure!   If any of you attended Zombicon last night please feel free to post your photos here, we would love to see them! 

The Senecal Team


Preview for tomorrow's blog:  We'll be stopping by Cool Hand Luc's this afternoon for a cup of locally roasted coffee and homemade vegan ice cream.   Stop by tomorrow and we'll tell you all about this local business that specializes in ethically produced hand made treats.