Sept
27, My CMT Journey continues....
Last
weekend was our ,1st
Annual Shark Tournament, CMT Fundraiser. I arrived at 7:45 to a muddy, drizzly day. I
pulled my walker out of the car and pushed in the mud to get to the
table where we were registering our fishermen and women. Sat with my
coffee and said a prayer before the day started. A few people arrived
and sat waiting for our boats to come. My son, Joel, tried calling
me but I was busy registering our fishing team. A few minutes later,
a distraught Joel comes barreling in to announce our Captain Dave's
boat would not start this morning and Captain Steve sent a text
message saying he was out of town and would not be coming. Those were
the two boats we had arranged to fit out team of 7 people. Captain
Dave tried contacting other fishing captains he knew to help but to
no avail. I called a family member who does charters and she
announced that no one was going to go out in this weather she
recommend we cancel and reschedule. Well we have sandwiches and
salads already made, we have people coming from two hours away, and
we have people already standing by waiting. One thing about those of
us who have CMT is quitting is never an option. If anyone one knows
what it's like to persevere it's people with disabilities. So once
again I prayed and prayed hard. A team of fishermen and women came to
register and had their own boat. “Do you have room for more?” I
asked. They didn't. So off they went. We still have 4 people who
showed up and are waiting. Two people from the other coast called and
said they would come for lunch but canceled fishing. Finally a friend
of my sons came with his team and was able to fit the four men
waiting on their boat. Thank You, Lord. Now that we had the fishing
team out it was time to set up for the lunch and raffles. A half hour
after our fishing team departed the heavens opened and it poured for
over an hour. Thankfully no lightening. Another family heard about
our tournament on the CMT facebook page and drove two hours to
support this fundraiser. Our out of town guests had a son, Anthony,
age 13, first in their family who was diagnosed with CMT. We had the
opportunity to share information and support. My sister, Patty, a
CMTer, and other family members helped set up our lunch and raffles.
Joel took a few land lovers along with our new friend Anthony and
fished off the bridge. I went around with my scooter to introduce
myself and help sell raffles. We had over 40 people show up for
lunch. Our fishing teams arrived and we took pictures, gave out
prizes and raffled off some great gifts. No sharks were caught but it
was a great time for CMT friends and family to come together in
fellowship and fun. We are still accepting donations so if you
haven't given and would like to you can give to
http://www.cmtausa.org/url/sharkchallenge.
or to the MDA http://www2.mda.org/goto/CMTChallenge
A
very special thank you to all our friends and family for coming out
to this event and supporting us. With your help they will find a
cure and stop the progression of CMT.
A
round of applause goes out to the following businesses for their
generous gifts.... Olde Fish House Marina, Joel @239 Mobile
Detailing, Capt DJ at Florida Sons Fishing Charters, Capt Cathy Eagle
@ Capt Jack's Boat Tours , Publix, Danny Yates Landscaping, Marine
Trading Posts, Barnichol Hardware, Regenica by Stephanie, Vapin Apes,
Rob's Bait and Tackle, Cape Tool and Tackle,Anderson Tackle,
Applebee's, Outback, Island Grill, Olive Garden, Perkins, Bonefish
Grill, The Morrings, Saltwater Smoke House, Bubba's, Jets Pizza,
Target, Golden Corral and Winn Dixie,
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