Hooked On A Cure Fishing Touney Aug. 27-28 at OSO

Hooked On A Cure Fishing Touney Aug. 27-28 at OSO

The First Annual Hooked on a Cure Fishing Tournament, hosted by OSO at Bear Point Harbor will be held Aug. 27-28 in Orange Beach. The tourney includes inshore and offshore divisions, and proceeds benefit cancer patients at Children’s of Alabama.
Entry fee for four person teams is inshore – $250 per boat, and offshore – $500 per boat. There is also a calcutta, jackpot category and landlubber entry.
The captains party will be held Aug. 27 upstairs at OSO at Bear Point Harbor beginning at 5 p.m. It includes dinner, drinks, live music and a live auction.
The weigh-ins are from 4-8 p.m. on Aug. 28 and all boats must be under the bridge by 6 p.m. The awards ceremony follows. Registration forms are available at Bear Point Harbor (5749 Bay La Launch Ave., Orange Beach), or online at give.childrensal.org.
Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children. Ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state.
With more than 3.5 million square feet, it is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States. Children’s offers inpatient and outpatient services at its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services provided at Children’s South, Children’s on 3rd and in Huntsville and Montgomery. Primary medical care is provided in more than a dozen communities across central Alabama.
Children’s is the only health system in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty and Children’s full-time physicians as well as private practicing community physicians.