Tarpon Tournament
Silver Anniversary Year
May 18th to May 23rd, 2011
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Dear McFisherman,
The McDonald’s Faro Blanco Invitational Tarpon Tournament is quickly approaching. Gary Meagher and Bob Traa, Tournament Directors, will assist you with celebrating our Silver Anniversary of this annual event.
Attached you will find some information on a very fun-filled fishing trip to Marathon, Florida. Since we have a limited number of spots available, it is to your benefit to respond quickly as availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis. So please get your deposits in quickly. We had 94 people on last year’s trip and are expecting even more this year.
As we did last year, we will be donating any extra money over expenses from the tournament to the Ronald McDonald Summer Camp program. Last year, thanks to everyone’s participation, we donated $32,000.00 to the camp program. At last year’s Tournament we caught a record 184 Tarpon. This year we are out to break our all time record.
This years Tournament will be open to McDonald Owners/Operators, both past and present, McDonald’s Corporate personnel, and McDonald’s Suppliers and their guests. This year it looks like Fred Turner will be our “Grand Marshall” at our Tournament, so this will truly be a very special event! Fred will be riding around in our committee boat, saying hello, cheering you on, and giving everyone advise on how to catch a Tarpon. Fred is very knowledgeable an outstanding fisherman! Several of us from the Tournament had the unforgettable opportunity to fish with Fred in Australia on the “Great Barrier Reef” this past August which was truly the Fishing Trip of a Lifetime.
The format for this year’s trip will be as follows:
Arrival on Wednesday – May 18th, 2011 for the Welcome Party that will start at 6:30 PM.
We will be fishing on Thursday Evening May 19th, Friday Evening, May 20th, and Sunday Evening May 22nd .
You can plan on departing on Monday May 23rd you will be free to leave as early as you like.
Indigo Reef Resort will be our primary Resort again this year and they have put together a very special price for our Silver Anniversary Year. The City of Marathon has passed a local ordinance that requires vacation condos be rented for a minimum stay of 7 nights. So the deal we have this year is you will pay for 5 nights and get 2 free nights. Choose to come in a day early and stay a extra day after the Tournament, or two days early or two days after the Tournament. Or you can come in just for the normal 5 night stay and your cost will be the same and your unit will just remain empty for two nights. The only thing that is required is a deposit of $ 300.00 per unit which is completely refundable as long as you cancel by April 1, 2011. The balance of your condo cost must be paid by April 30, 2011 and can be paid with a credit card. Please let Bob Traa know how long you wish to stay (come early – stay later) so he can properly book your condo for you.
Last year Indigo Reef Association was one our sponsors, they donated $1,000.00 towards the cost of our event because of the number of Tournament participants that stayed in their facility. Last year we rented a total of 26 condo’s for a total rental of 138 nights and we had 74 people staying at Indigo Reef from our group. Last year we paid $259.00 per night plus 12 ½% county tax for our 5 night stay which totaled $1,456.87 per condo. This years price will be $275.00 per night plus 12 ½% county tax which will cost $1,546.87 per condo. This year they have also offered us a 5% rental rebate for all of the condo’s that we rent for the Tournament. The rebate will go directly to us in the form of a Sponsorship which will help increase the amount of money that we will raise for the Kids at the Ronald McDonald Summer Camp Program of the Delaware Valley. This could easily double the amount of Indigo Reef’s sponsorship for 2011 if we book the number of units that I have pre-booked. Last year everyone really had a Great Time because almost all of the people attending the Tournament stayed at Indigo Reef.
You can fly into your choice of Miami (125 miles away or Key West 45 Miles away) and now there are a few flight directly into Marathon . Airfare and car rentals arrangements should be made on your own. If you have any questions, please call either of us:
If you have any questions, please call either of us
Gary Meagher – (609) 617-0026
Bob Traa – (609) 645-1840 Ext 115
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