Bite Back Against Sex-Trafficking. 

Join the online auction for your chance to own a beautiful 16-foot fiberglass Great White Shark. 

Your bid helps rescue and restore underage sex-trafficking survivors!

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The famous Fort Myers Joe’s Crab Shack giant shark is up for auction and will make a beautiful addition to your decor. All proceeds go to help finish a new anti-sex trafficking safe house in Honduras with Builders International.

The Cause

Sexual abuse and exploitation permeate the streets of Honduras. This new safe house will provide a place for exploited women and children to escape the horrors they are trapped in and find hope, healing, and restoration through the love and power of God

For your gift of $100 or more, we’ll send you a replica of the shark!

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There is currently no safe house in the entire country of Honduras dedicated to the restoration of survivors of sexual exploitation. We are excited to be partnering with Project Rescue to help them provide the first safe house in all of Latin America! It will be a safe place for the intervention team to lead victims of sexual abuse and trafficking through a healthy restoration process. This specific location will focus on minors under the age of 18.

The new Project Rescue Safe House will provide a safe living environment for girls after they are rescued from the streets. These girls who have experienced so much terror in their young lives will have the opportunity for long-term care in a loving family atmosphere, which will prevent them from being placed in a Honduran orphanage. They will go through a restoration process while receiving professional medical and psychological care and a quality, private education - all of which will set them up for a successful future.

The Shark Story
On Friday, May 30, Fort Myers local, Pete Towle, along with his son-in-law, Matt Shelton, were near the now closed Joe’s Crab Shack, and heard the giant shark had been thrown in the dumpster. He pulled in and found a gentleman in the dumpster who had claimed the shark, now discarded in the trash.

Pete is a philanthropist with a heart for helping people, and he felt like this would be a fantastic opportunity to ensure the legacy of the shark lived on while also being utilized to help do something great for humanity.

Pete decided to use this as an opportunity to help finish a safe house for underage victims of sex trafficking in the country of Honduras with Builders International.
The shark auction is now active and will end at 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 26, 2025, with the conclusion of Shark Week.

For your gift of $100 or more, we’ll send you a replica of the shark!

About Builders

 At Builders International, we believe every person deserves a place to find hope. We connect our generous community with effective leaders serving people in need around the world, who simply need a building to expand their reach and serve even more hurting people.

"Everyone deserves a PLACE to find HOPE" - Ryan Moore

Together we build PLACES where people find HOPE!
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