On April 27th Circle K Stores in the Florida region hosted an annual golf and fishing tournament as a fundraiser for UCP, called FishStix. The tournament had four principle sponsors: Coca-Cola, Pepsi Co., Anheuser-Busch, and MillerCoors. The event raised over $450,000 for UCP in 2008 and looks to have an even bigger impact in 2009. This amount adds to the "more than $35 million [contributed] over the past 25 years" to the UCP affiliate network by Circle K.
Rolling out at 5:00AM, the first buses pulled away from the hotel and headed for the docks. Teams of Circle K management and vendors spread out through the surrounding bayou and out into the Gulf to try and catch the biggest fish.
Strong winds made the sea rough and boats were tossed around as they searched for fish.
At the end of the day, teams brought their catch back to the dock and weighed in. The weight of each fish measured against their competitors. The biggest fish caught that day was a 48 lb. Cobia that was nearly 5-feet-long!
On the golf course competitors battled the same strong winds all morning. The winning foursome still managed the impressive score of 58 in a best-ball format.
The event was a great success, and a bit of fun. Many of the competitors, sponsors and UCP staff look forward to attending again next year!
For more information about the Circle K annual FishStix event, contact Kerri Beeker at (202) 973-7120.
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