NPAA Members Work to Raise Money for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
Feb 19th, 2014 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Feb 19th, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Once again, we had a heck of a show for a great cause! First and most importantly we raised $7,147 for St Jude Children’s Hospital. We had a sold out house for both days and we had just great audiences that have a true passion for walleye fishing. The following is a list of sponsors that made all this possible.
1. Vic’s Sportcenter – The Vatalaro family not only supplied the pasta, sausage and pizza but also let us use their awesome facility for two days. Thank you so much. You guys are the best.
2. Smart Troll – Donated a revolutionizing technology Smart Troll Speed, Temp, and Depth at the lure system.
3. Lowrance Electronics – Chris donated an Elite 5 HDI unit and countless hats. We also had an awesome display so we could play with the new HDS units.
4. Worldwide Marine Insurance – Bob donated a generous amount of cash for food and refreshments.
5. Cisco Fishing Systems – Dennis and David donated a $250 gift certificate for each day of the raffle.
6. Abu Garcia – They donated 2 of the new Vendetta telescopic trolling rods.
7. Modog rod rack systems. They donated an awesome rod rack for a 620 or 621 and several cup holders that hold pliers or tools.
8. Big Papa Sports – Bob donated several soft tackle blade organizers, planer board and bottom bouncer organizers.
9. Pro Cure Bait scents – They donated several bottles of scent.
10. Erie Outfitters – Craig donated two Diawa trolling reels and spinning reels.
11. Northcoast Custom Rods – Mitch donated two $100 gift certificates for the raffle.
12. Offshore Tackle Company – They donated offshore tackle planer boards, tattle flag kits, several tadpoles – including the new #3, line clippers, and offshore apparel.
13. Rodmakers shop – Ray donated several trolling rods and a couple rod a reel combos.
14. Rapala – Marty donated two soft tackle bags.
15. Fenwick – Donated a 6’6″ EliteTech Walleye jigging rod.
16. ReefRunner Tackle Company – Scott donated a bunch of ReefRunners in different styles and colors.
17. Silver Streak – Chip donated several pre tied harnesses, blades, and spoons.
18. JT Custom Tackle – Jon and Jeff donated 6 boxes of harness beads.
19. Berkley – They donated Gulp, Powerbait Scent, and Big Game mono
20. P.J. Kerr – Donated a charter on Lake Erie
21. Fish Crazy Charters – Virgil donated a night fishing charter.
22. Sea Choice – Donated several tools including pliers, knives, and de-hooking tools.
23. Starcraft Marine – The Starcraft family donated several T-shirts for the event.
24. Samoskys – Donated all those delicious cookies with the great food we had.
Special thanks to David Miller for letting us use the PA system and Randy Moulder who donated the MO Dog back to the auction to raise more money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
So there you have it, what a group of great people and sponsors. Again thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for making all this possible. A special thank you to girls, Julie Zart, Jen Knippenberg and Amy, and Vanessa Vatalaro for their work to make this a huge success.
We’ll see you on the water…
The Walleye Wisdom Crew