Tag: Boca Grande Charities

It takes a lot of hard-working people to make the GIKC as successful as it is

To the Editor: What a great year for the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament. Records were broken with 81 tarpon released, and we raised $42,000 for community charities! The Board of Directors...

Kids Classic up next this weekend

June 1, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE For eight years now, kids have eagerly looked forward to having their day in the spotlight in Boca Grande Pass. Each one gets on the boat the day of the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic...

Get ready for some outdoor music in the park with Sand Dollar Sessions

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment, News

Boca Grande Charities will host its second free outdoor concert on Wednesday, Dec. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. This year’s Sand Dollar Session, “Laying Down the Music,”...

Many GIKC ‘thank yous’ to go around

Thank You! The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the 2017 Gasparilla Island Kids’ Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. The kids had...

Layin’ down the music at Sand Dollar sessions tonight

Boca Grande Charities will host the first in a series of free outdoor concerts at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday, April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring the musical stylings of Marty Moss and...

Letter to the Editor: Many thanks for another successful Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

To the Editor: The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. In five short...

Haag team takes first in Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

A release by second place team Tracy Lynn with Capt. Willie Mills. BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There were 120 excited kids in Boca Grande Pass on Saturday, June 6, all waiting to catch that winning silver...