Brendan Borek loved life, and life it seemed, loved Brendan. An avid surfer, gifted artist, and an agile soccer player, his teenage years mirrored life at its fullest.
Gala of Friends - Stone Harbor Yacht Club - Saturday, April 10
5th Annual Bass Barn Golf Tournament for Brendan’s Fund - Friday April 23
Jersey Shore Parrot Head Club Spring Frenzy - Saturday, April 17
20th Annual Spirit Walk hosted by Wildwood Catholic HS - Sunday, May 2
Hyperflex Beach Splash - Golden Inn - July (Date TBA)
Crab Cakes at Sylvester’s - Monday, August 16
Artists & Friends Art Show -Avalon Yacht Club -Tuesday, August 17
Pizza at Circle Pizza-Wednesday, August 18
Pancakes at the Fishin’ Pier Grille - Thursday, August 19
Skate Jam hosted by Method Skate & Avalon Rec. Dept. - Friday, August 20
Movie Night - Community Hall -Friday, August 20
20th Annual Brendan Borek Surf Memorial - Saturday, August 21
20th Annual Homecoming Party - Saturday, August 21
4th Annual High Tides Striper Tournament hosted by CMCo Carpenter’s Union Local 1743 - November 6
8th Annual Cape Fitness Turkey Trot - Thanksgiving Day Nov 25
The 7th Annual Cape Fitness Turkey Trot took place on Thanksgiving morning. A record 220 walkers/ runners participated. It was a beautiful morning to “get fit before you feast”. In addition to our runners and walkers we had some participants on bikes and on horseback this year. A great time was had by all. A special Thank you to Elise and George Rohana for putting the event together and to all the participants from Lower Cape May Regional.
The 3rd Annual Hugh Tides Striper Tournament took place on November 7, 2009. Mother nature cooperated and the 74 boats that fished the tournament had a wonderful day of fishing. A record 72 fish were weighed in, top honors went to Jim Mcllhinney with a 52.7lbs striper caught on Just Released. Second place went to Mike Cianci on Rajun Cajun with a 49.7lbs fish, Third place went to Quinn Overcash on No Name with a 42.5lbs fish, Fourth went to Sean Singley on Hooked Up ll weighing in at 39.35lbs, and Fifth went to Frank Gregorio on Just Released weighing in at 39.05 lbs. In the Children’s Category: First place went to Sean Emigholz (9 years) with a 35.95 striper, Second place went to Michael Pikora (12 years) with a 23.7lbs and Third place went to Sydney Unsworth (9 years) with a 23.10lbs striper. A big thank you to all of the anglers and especially Capernters Local 1743 who organized the event. For additional information about the tournament check out www.hightidesstripertournament.com
Brendan’s Fund now has a facebook page. We would like to thank Mark Scarpa for all the work he has done setting up our page. You will find information about our events on the page as well as a history of the fund. Become a fan of the Brendan Borek High Tides Memorial Fund today.
