5th
Annual Hooks for Heroes Fishing Tournament Returns to Stamford, CT on Saturday
June 25
Over 150 fishermen, disabled military veterans and their
families will participate in the 5th annual Hooks for Heroes Fishing Tournament
to benefit wounded U.S. military veterans from the Walter Reed National
Military Medical Hospital and Connecticut veterans. The event will take place
Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Halloween Yacht Club (HYC), 10 Seaview Avenue in
Stamford, Connecticut. There is an entry fee of $35 per fisherman, which
includes both breakfast and lunch. The day starts with breakfast at 5:15am and
post-tournament lunch and awards at 1:30pm.
Since its inception in 2012, the Stamford Hooks for
Heroes event, it has raised over $30,000 for U.S. veterans. Even a very windy
and rainy 2015 tournament could not deter over 150 competitors, including some
40 wounded veterans and their families, for a day of fun and fishing on the
Long Island Sound.
A promotional video with past event images can be viewed here:
This year there will be two competing fishing categories:
largest bluefish and largest bass by weight. The largest bass caught in the
2015 tournament was 36 pounds. The event will also include a live band, a
military flyover, a water cannon salute by the Stamford Fire and Police
Departments and the participation of active members of the CT National Guard
1048th Division and the U.S Coast Guard.
“As a veteran myself, I am proud of what the Halloween
Yacht Club membership has done in helping wounded veterans. Over the past five
years the event has grown more popular and 2016 will be better than any before
it, with 100% of the proceeds going to veterans charities,” said Pat Buzzeo,
chairman of the Stamford Hooks for Heroes fishing tournament, hosted by the
Halloween Yacht Club.
All proceeds benefit Operation Gift Cards which provides
Post Exchange Service gift cards, used to purchase basic necessities, for
service men and women and their families receiving treatment at the Walter Reed
National Military Medical Hospital.
To register a boat or team of fishermen, please visit http://www.hooksforheroes.us/ and
click the “GIVE” logo at the top right of your screen, visit the HYC webpage,
or make a direct donation through PayPal. You may also call Tucker Costanzo at
(203) 223-2314 or Pat Buzzeo at (203) 559-5205 for registrant or donation
information.
All U.S. Mail entries must be received by June 23, 2016
addressed to: Halloween Yacht Club, 10 Seaview Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902.
Make checks payable to “Operation Gift Cards.” Registration is also open the
morning of the event at the club.