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Pakula
Friendly Tournament
Port Stephens, February 2006
Following the
resounding success of the Pakula Friendly Tournament over the past two
years, the organisers are striving to make the 2006 event the most
successful ever. For those that are not aware of the event, it is an
innovative game fishing “get-together” where all participants strive to
help each other learn, whilst achieving the great benefit of raising
money for charity. It is with the help of companies and individuals
willing to donate items for our auction, that we hope to achieve this
goal.
The birthplace
of the inaugural Pakula Friendly Tournament was the game fishing
website, The Marlin Bar (http://www.pakula.com/marlin/). It was here in
2002, that after years of knowing names and not faces, a few Marlin Bar
members decided to get together for a few days fishing. Fuelled by Peter
Pakula’s wife Jo and her incredibly brave recovery from Breast Cancer,
Peter and the organisers decided that rather than host a traditional
competitive tournament with rules and prizes, that there would be
neither of these things and that the anglers knowledge and charity would
be the winners. From this, the Pakula Friendly Tournament was born,
being held in Port Stephens in February 2002,2003,2004 & again in
February 2005. With anglers paying a small entry fee and an internet
based auctions that runs prior to each event, over $75,000 dollars has
been raised, every cent of which has been donated to the National Breast
Cancer Foundation and Camp Quality.
It is in this
area that we ask your support. This years’ Pakula Friendly Tournament is
again donating all money raised to charity. We are seeking companies to
donate auction items to assist us. Any item can be donated, with all
auction lots being listed on the Pakula Friendly Tournament website.
Bids are recorded by email and the auction closes prior to the
tournament weekend.
The Pakula
Friendly Tournament website is linked to the dedicated game fishing
discussion board, the Marlin Bar (http://www.pakula.com/marlin/), which
has over 650 members from 20 countries and receives more than 3000
unique hits per month. Rarely do sponsors have the opportunity for
exposure in such a captive environment.
Should an
organisation be able to assist us with a donation, the item will
appear on the Pakula Friendly Tournament website at
http://www.pakula.com/PFT6
and the donator of the item will be listed. A hyperlink to the
organisation’s website can be provided. Again, this represents a
fantastic opportunity for exposure to a group of dedicated game
fisherman from all over the world, whilst at the same time assisting us
in raising money for charity.
We hope that
many support us and be part of this fantastic event. Should you require
any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the
undersigned.
Kind Regards
Pakula Friendly Tournament
Matt Sanders and Brett Chain
Organising Committee
PAKULA
FRIENDLY TOURNAMENT
c/- Matt Sanders PO Box N445
Grosvenor Place Sydney NSW 1220
Ph: 0419 251 749 Fax: 61 2 9252 2011
c/- Brett Chain
Ph: 0408 46 49 45 Fax: 61 2 9629 1041
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