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RECORD TURNOUTS FOR 1000+ Last season over 1000 of for Camp Skyline in Almont
ON THE WATER CHARITIES Participants! us participated in “on the wa- and the Fowler Center in
ter” charity events and raised Mayville.
over $100,000!
All of these events sell
Included in this total were out quickly. The events are
five June, July, and August limited to around 60 boats
fundraising events using and 100 PWCs due to
boats, PWCs, and kayaks dockage availability at the
held for Michigan Special “pit stops” - so filling your
Olympics, a July Poker Pad- boat is helpful to allow more
dle hosted by the Algonac boats to participate.
Lions Club during the annual
Pickerel Festival, and an Au- Many on shore events are
gust 100 person PWC ride for hosted year round for MI Spe-
Autism Awareness now in its cial Olympics by the Wertz &
3rd year raising over $8,000 Water Warriors and are listed
on their Facebook pages.
“Nine Mile Tower” in St. Clair Shores
2019 marks the 20th anniver- Tiger and Michigan Hall of Fame Warriors are the main sponsor of
sary for the “July Fun Run” member Vic Wertz who had a dream these Winter Olympics and donate
hosted by the Wertz Warriors. to completely underwrite the Spe- $285,000 each year for 900 special
For those unfamiliar with this group, cial Olympics Michigan State Winter athletes competing in six different
founded in 1981 by former Detroit Games. Their events include a 900 winter sports. Since 1982 the Wertz
mile endurance snowmobile ride in Warriors have raised over $9.7 million
northern Michigan, and several other for SOMI.
year round fundraising events. Vic
Wertz’s dream is a reality - the Wertz
Wertz Warriors Presents July Wertz Warrior Fun Run for Michigan Special Olympics -
$285,000 each year Bad timing for a group of kayakers as 65 boats blasted by on
to sponsor the the Detroit River heading to our next stop.. sorry about that!
Winter Michigan
Special Olympics
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