Friday, June 3, 2011

Annual Wentworth Marina Striped Bass Tournament Returns

NEW CASTLE—
The fourth annual Wentworth Marina Striped Bass Tournament for Kids returns June 12, with a brand new category for entrants. The alumni category now allows anyone who fished in any previous Striped Bass Tournament as a youth entrant to participate in this year’s tournament.
The popular catch and release fishing tournament for Striped Bass added a Mackerel division in 2009 to increase the opportunity for success for its youngest participants. Fishing begins at sunrise Sunday, June 12, and concludes with an awards ceremony and entertainment on the Marina docks by 2 p.m. Registration is limited to the first 100 entrants. Thirty-five spots will be available on a Tournament vessel for Mackerel Fishing, on a first come, first serve basis.
Organized and managed by the Little Harbor Charitable Foundation Board, each year the Tournament supports a designated beneficiary organization in service to children and youth on the Seacoast.
This year, Tournament proceeds will build upon the success of a 2010 initiative to expand development and delivery of enrichment service programs and opportunities for children and families living at Cross Roads House and the Portsmouth Housing Authority.
Lead sponsor Mercedes-Benz is joined once again by a number of returning organizations, including Holloway Automotive, WMUR-TV 9, Wentworth Marina, Pro-Mariner, Mark and Eva Stern Foundation, Clear Channel, Bid2Win Software, Inc., Construction Services of NH, Center for Assessment, Actio Corporation, Seacoast Media Group, and many others.
Little Harbor Charitable Foundation is credited with gifting over 57 programs and raising over $1.5 million dollars in support for Seacoast area organizations since 1997.
Sponsor funds, 100% of which is annually channeled directly to the designated beneficiary organization, have subsequently assisted thousands of children with basic health, welfare, education services and crisis care in addition to stimulating interest in and access to the arts and personal enrichment opportunities.
Please visit www.stripertournament.com for additional information and your application.
Photo caption: Pictured is a participant in the original Wentworth Marina Striped Bass Tournament in 2008. The event, now its fourth year, will take place on June 12. (Photo courtesy www.lhcfonline.com)