In a few short weeks the 9th Annual Christopher Ragusin POC Grand Slam Memorial Fishing Tournament will be taking place. As usual all of the festivities held on Friday, October 3rd and Saturday, October 4th will be taking place at the Port O’Connor Community Center Pavilion. Friday, October 3rd is our Captains Meeting and registration for anyone who has not yet done so. Registration will begin at 5:30; we will have a silent auction in progress, and be serving BBQ sandwiches with all the fixings for dinner. We will wrap the night up with a short meeting; at least one boat member must be present for the Captain’s Meeting. Saturday October 4th the weigh in begins at 3:00 and ends at 5:00 at the Pavilion. We urge the public to come out and see what the fisherman are bringing in. A Fish dinner will be served; awards are usually announced at 6:00 and then our live auction begins. You do not have to be a fisherman to enjoy the festivities of the Grand Slam. Anyone is invited to come out and support our cause.
A little background on what the POC Grand Slam has been able to do for our community and the surrounding communities: First we have been able to give around 54 – $500 dollar scholarships to Calhoun graduating seniors, and up to 10 continuing education scholarships. Every Christmas we adopt 5 angels (so we have had to pleasure of helping 40 children). Also, we have donated not only the money but our time to help other families hold benefits for a family member. We’ve made donations to help defray medical expenses, and funeral expenses and made monetary donations to each church, club, and organization in our town. This is just a small list of what we have been able to do over the last 8 years.
We are a small group of people who want to see our (friend, brother, father, uncle, cousin) memory stay alive throughout the years. We do this by our efforts of bringing everyone together once a year to raise money so that we are able to keep donating back to the community in his name. So we hope to see you out at the Port O’Connor Pavilion October 3rd and 4th.
For registration information, please call 361-935-8745 or 361-655-3521.
