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Dear McFisherman,

The McDonald’s Faro Blanco Invitational Tarpon Tournament is quickly approaching. Gary Meagher and Bob Traa, Tournament Directors, will assist you with celebrating this annual event.

Attached you will find some information on a very fun-filled fishing trip to Marathon, Florida. Since we have a limited number of spots available, it is to your benefit to respond quickly as availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis. So please get your deposits in quickly. We had 101 people on last year’s trip and are expecting even more this year.

As we did last year, we will be donating any extra money over expenses from the tournament to the Ronald McDonald Summer Camp program. Last year, thanks to everyone’s participation, we donated $47,000.00 to the camp program. At last year’s Tournament we caught a 124 Tarpon. This year we are out to break our all time record which was set in 2008 of 184 Tarpon.

This years Tournament will be open to McDonald Owners/Operators, both past and present, McDonald’s Corporate personnel, and McDonald’s Suppliers and their guests. .

The format for this year’s trip will be as follows:

Arrival on Sunday – May 6th, 2012 for the Welcome Party that will start at 6:30 PM. We will be fishing on Monday Evening May 7th, Tuesday Evening, May 8th, and Thursday Evening May 10th . You can plan on departing on Friday May 11th you will be free to leave as early as you like. 

Indigo Reef Resort will be our primary Resort again this year and they have put together a very special price for our 26th Anniversary Year.

The City of Marathon has passed a local ordinance that requires vacation condos be rented for a minimum stay of 7 nights. So the deal we have this year is you will pay for 5 nights and get 2 free nights. Choose to come in a day early and stay a extra day after the Tournament, or two days early or two days after the Tournament. Or you can come in just for the normal 5 night stay and your cost will be the same and your unit will just remain empty for two nights.

The only thing that is required is a deposit of $ 300.00 per unit which is completely refundable as long as you cancel by April 1, 2012. The balance of your condo cost must be paid by April 15, 2011 and can be paid with a credit card. Please let Bob Traa know how long you wish to stay (come early – stay later) so he can properly book your condo for you.

This year someone else will be taking care of the rentals of the condos at Indigo Reef. It will be handled thru Florida Keys Rentals.

Last year we rented a total of 31 condo’s for a total rental of 217 nights and we had 100 people staying at Indigo Reef from our group. Last year we paid $275.00 per night plus 12 ½% county tax for our 5 night stay which totaled $1,546.88. This year’s price will be the same.

This year Florida Keys Rental will also be offering us a 5% rental rebate for all of the condo’s that we rent for the Tournament. This rebate will go directly to us in the form of a donation which will help increase the amount of money that we will raise for the Kids at the Ronald McDonald Summer Camp Program of the Delaware Valley. Last year everyone really had a great time because almost all of the people attending the Tournament stayed at Indigo Reef.

You can fly into your choice of Miami (125 miles away or Key West 45 Miles away) and now there are a few flight directly into Marathon . Airfare and car rentals arrangements should be made on your own. If you have any questions, please call either of us:

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