Stronger Line.........

This week I have talked with Croft State Park office, and they said as long as I tell them the day I am welcome to have a tournament whenever. Also, I have spoken with the MAW foundation and they told me that I was welcome to donate the money from the tournament to them. I also might move the tournament to Lake Craig, simply because I've heard they have a healthier fish population. My next step now is getting a separate account for the tournament funds.

If you have any suggestions or questions, please feel free to email me at:

lanemiccio@gmail.com

New boat........

With the proposal behind me, and renewed confidence in my project, it seems that things are back on track. I have spoken with a few people with knowledge on the subject and everyone has told me that Lake Johnson allows events, I may not even have to ask permission from them to host an event at all. But I will ask anyway, and hear their opinion.

Hopefully all will go well, and even if the MAW foundation doesn't allow me to sponsor, I have a better idea. We raise the money, and if we meet the goal for the amount to sponsor a child, then we sponsor a child from the upstate. If not, then we just donate the lump sum raised to MAW foundation. All I have to do now is get the board onboard.

Tying Knots.......

Over the last week my focus has been on sponsors. Luckily, I've gotten two solid ones, along with some probably's and a lot of maybe's. The big problem though is that not all of my sponsors are local. In fact, half of the possible sponsors are companies based out of Florida or California.

Here's a short list of the more likely donors.

Happytrailers HD (www.happytrailershd.com)

Stephen Stinson Photography (stephenstinson.com)

Wachovia, a "Wells Fargo Company"

Quest Insurance

Giddyup Fishing Charters (captgiddyup.net)* Interesting one

Blackwood Entertainment Group (no website, but you can verify it is one by googling it)

A guy I know named Joel Schechter, a lawyer in Naples, Florida. (Can't remember his law firm name)

Hopefully, I can bag all of these.

Possibly

Tietex

Academy Sports

Dick's Sporting Goods

SCDNR

These all might not be the friendliest companies to convince, but you never know.