17th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament

17th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament
May 13, 2023
"Fishing for a Cause"

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And just like that.... it's a wrap. "Fishing for a Cause" presented by First Horizon Foundation. HUGE Thank you to our anglers, captains, and mates who weathered 18 knot winds and 8 foot waves to join us. Also thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteers. We had 105 anglers and 26 boats. Anglers weighed their heaviest dolphin catch at Curly's Coffee and Marina in Marathon. We are so grateful that we raised $68,000 for Habitat Middle Keys which will be used directly toward our newest build, "Bell Haven" scheduled to be complete in October 2023. New affordable home units which will be purchased by hard working residents at a 0% interest loan.

1st Place Lady Angler: Katie Lewis — 11.4 lbs
2nd Place Lady Angler: Kelsey Ganci — 9.4 lbs
3rd Place Lady Angler: Sandy Seefried — 8.4 lbs

1st Place Junior Angler: Tripp Avera — 22.6 lbs

1st Weekend Warrior: David Trausch — 9.2 lbs
2nd Weekend Warrior: Carolyn Stash — 8.6 lbs
3rd Weekend Warrior: George Pulham — 8.2 lbs

1st Place Pro: Alex Lewis — 19.2 lbs
2nd Place Pro: Codie Darie — 12.6 lbs
3rd Place Pro: Joe Marino — 9.4 lbs

Thank you to everyone who made this such an amazing and wonderful event!!!



16th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament

16th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament
May 6-7, 2022
"Fishing for a Cause"

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And just like that.... it's a wrap. "Fishing for a Cause" at The 16th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament presented by Keys All Area Roofing and Construction. It was a wonderful success!!!!!

We did a rolling Captain's Meeting at our office versus gathering so that we COULD GATHER TOGETHER at the Awards Banquet. It was so wonderful to see all of our amazing anglers faces as we came together for food, drinks, fun and awards at Key Colony Inn. It was a great day to fish and support Habitat.

Thank you to our anglers, captains, mates, sponsors and volunteers.

We had 156 anglers and 40 boats. Anglers weighed their heaviest dolphin catch at Curly's Coffee and Marina in Marathon. We are so grateful that we raised $65,000 for Habitat Middle Keys which will be used directly toward our newest build, "Bell Haven" where we will be creating 9 new affordable home units in 2023 which will be purchased by hard working families in Marathon at a 0% interest loan.

1st Place Lady Angler: Janet Dwyer — 33.6 lbs
2nd Place Lady Angler: Kelly McMahon — 19.8 lbs
3rd Place Lady Angler: Marisela Baraniewicz — 16.4 lbs

1st Place Junior Angler: Ethan Wohlers — 10.0 lbs

1st Weekend Warrior: Joe Ptashinski — 38.6 lbs
2nd Weekend Warrior: Nathan Bartlett — 25.2 lbs
3rd Weekend Warrior: Erika Goodman — 23.2 lbs

1st Place Pro: Eddie Markiewicz — 21.0 lbs
2nd Place Pro: Dawn Norakas — 20.6 lbs
3rd Place Pro: Johnathan Sanchez — 18.2 lbs

Thank you to everyone who made this such an amazing and wonderful event!!!

2022 Sponsors and Build Partners



15th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament

15th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament
May 7-8, 2021
"Fishing for a Cause"

And just like that.... it's a wrap. "Fishing for a Cause" at The 15th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament presented by Keys All Area Roofing. It was a wonderful success!!!!!

We were unable to hold the Captain's Meeting and Awards Banquet yet again, but we were able to fish and support Habitat.

Thank you to our anglers, captains, mates, sponsors and volunteers who responsibly arrived at the weigh in on May 8th.

Thank you to Key Colony Inn for partnering with us to provide meal vouchers to use safely in their own time, in lieu of the meetings so everyone still received an appetizer and meal that we would have had at the events for their registration donation.

We had 140 anglers and 45 boats. Anglers weighed their heaviest dolphin catch at Curly's Coffee and Marina in Marathon. We are so grateful that we raised $60,000 for Habitat Middle Keys which will be used directly toward our mission which includes the building of 11 new affordable home units in 2022-2023 which are purchased by hard working families in Marathon at a 0% interest loan.

1st Place Lady Angler Kunstler
2nd Place Lady Angler Ardis
3rd Place Lady Angler Dillistin

1st Place Junior Angler Kiki Hewlett

1st Weekend Warrior McDonnell
2nd Weekend Warrior Thompkins
3rd Weekend Warrior Stokes

1st Place Pro Taylor
2nd Place Pro Deno
3rd Place Pro Burrows

Thank you to everyone who made this such an amazing and wonderful event!!!

2021 Sponsors and Build Partners



14th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament

14th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament
June 26-27, 2020
"Fishing for a Cause"

And just like that.... it's a wrap. "Fishing for a Cause" at The 14th Annual Mother’s Day Dolphin Tournament was one for the BOOKS this year. Scheduled for May 8-9th 2020 presented by Keys All Area Roofing was postponed to June 26-27 due to Covid. Given this years challenges, it was a wonderful success. We were unable to hold the Captain's Meeting and Awards Banquet yet we were able to fish and support Habitat. Thank you to our anglers, captains, mates, sponsors and volunteers who responsibly arrived at the weigh in on June 27th. Thank you to Key Colony Inn for partnering with us to provide meal vouchers to use safely in their own time, in lieu of the meetings so everyone still received an appetizer and meal that we would have had at the events for their registration donation. We had 100 anglers and 26 boats. Anglers weighed their heaviest dolphin catch at Curly's Coffee and Marina in Marathon with NO crowds; MASKED and 6 feet apart. Habitat is grateful we raised $47,000 (vs 66k last year) for Habitat Middle Keys which will be used directly toward our mission which includes the building of 11 new affordable home units in 2021-2023 which are purchased by hard working families in Marathon at a 0% interest loan.

1st Place Lady Angler Jennifer Reid
2nd Place Lady Angler Kelly Paul
3rd Place Lady Angler Maria Brandvold

1st Place Junior Angler Tony Palma

1st Weekend Warrior Richard DeLeon
2nd Weekend Warrior Theodore Ferguson
3rd Weekend Warrior Matthew Bliss

1st Place Pro Frank Betz
2nd Place Pro Steve Streenstra
3rd Place Pro Robert DeLeon

Thank you to everyone who made this such an amazing and wonderful event!!!!

2020 Sponsors and Build Partners


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