🍊FLORIDA CITRUS FUNDRAISER🍊
Florida's Finest Citrus, Fresh for You!
Fundraiser Pre-Sale Order Period LIVE
Pick Up Orders: September 1 - November 12 | Shipped Orders: September 1 - December 15
Pick Up Orders: September 1 - November 12 | Shipped Orders: September 1 - December 15
The Mandarin Community Club invites you to champion our cause to preserve Mandarin's beauty and history. By purchasing fresh Florida citrus, you'll support the club's important mission and the state's struggling citrus industry, reduced by 90% in the past decade. Every purchase strengthens our community and the resurgence of Florida's legendary industry.
Individuals strolling in a citrus grove in Mandarin, Florida circa late 1800s.
 1,000s of acres are being converted to screened in groves throughout Florida under the CUPS program.
Since 1923, the Mandarin Community Club has served as a vital part of the Mandarin community. This year we’re partnering with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, the largest voice for Florida agriculture, for a fundraiser that supports both our club’s mission and the state’s struggling citrus growers.
Florida’s citrus industry has been hit hard. Production that once reached 300 million boxes in the early 2000s has fallen to roughly 14–15 million boxes in recent seasons, largely because of citrus greening, server weather, and development. Many commercial groves have disappeared. One of the most innovative tools Florida is using against greening is the Citrus Under Protective Screens (CUPS) program. Trees are grown inside large screened structures that keep out the Asian citrus psyllid, the insect that spreads the disease, while also shielding fruit from wind and sun damage. The red grapefruit offered this year ranks among the first large-scale CUPS harvests available to the public. Because the trees are fully protected, the fruit is free of greening and represents some of the finest quality the state has produced in years. Through our partnership with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, you can taste the results of that innovation. Every purchase helps the remaining Florida growers, supports a century-old community institution that has served Mandarin for over 100 years, and brings high-quality Florida citrus to local tables this holiday season. |
Citrus portrait painted by Harriet Beecher Stowe in the late 1800s while in Mandarin.
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Through the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, we are thrilled to offer new citrus options, lower prices, and the unmatched flavor of Sunshine State fruit at its best. This season’s lineup will feature three delicious choices: classic Florida navels, North Florida satsuma mandarins, and premium red grapefruit grown under the CUPS program.
To place your order:
To place your order:
- Visit our online fundraiser page: Order Now
- Select from our available citrus options (details below).
- Complete your purchase. Pick up will be encouraged at our Mandarin Community Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, December 4. All orders must be picked up from the Mandarin Community Club by Sunday, December 6 or risk the order being donated to the food bank.
Optional Shipping Details
Individuals wishing to share the taste of Florida this holiday season can ship nationwide (excluding Hawaii and Alaska)! The $18 shipping is included in listed price.
Three shipping options are highlighted below. Those wishing to ship must select items labeled "SHIPS DIRECT" on website.
Individuals wishing to share the taste of Florida this holiday season can ship nationwide (excluding Hawaii and Alaska)! The $18 shipping is included in listed price.
Three shipping options are highlighted below. Those wishing to ship must select items labeled "SHIPS DIRECT" on website.
- During check out, type in your desired address at in the “Additional Info” section. Simply type in the Name, Address, City, State, and Zip Code of the individual you are wanting to send citrus to in the “other notes” box!
- Orders will be shipped to arrive the week of December 21 just in time for Christmas.
