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Plan to Attend in 2008!
Don't
miss out. Join us for Great Fun, Great Cause, Great Prizes.
New dates have been set for 2008. The
marathon is set for Gimli, MB March 8th and 9th, 2008.
Event Prizes!
Plenty
of prizes will be handed out. Thanks to the various companies who donated
items to be awarded as prizes. We are already making plans for 2008. If your
company is interested in offering prizes or donations for this event please
contact us.
Cheque Presentation
Marathon 3 year total reaches almost $50,000 dollars. With
your support, we were able to present a cheque for $15,000 dollars to the Never
Alone Foundation. The cheque presentation was made during
NEVER ALONE LUNCHEON, held Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Thanks
to the participants and companies who have shown their support for the
marathon. Follow the link for more information.
PROCEEDS
INFORMATION
Top Pledge
Earners!
Start collecting donations now. Your work can pay
off! $100.00 Gift Certificates from Korvelson’s IGA and Gimli were
handed out for the top 20 Pledge earners in 2007! In addition, there was also a
presentation of the Allen Reimer award for most money raised.
Allen Reimer Award
This annual award
continues to reward our top pledge earner. In 2006 a
new award was created in appreciation of Allen Reimer's contribution to this
event. A plaque was created in his name. This following his passing and a brief
and courageous battle with cancer. It will be awarded each year to the
participant raising the most donations.
April 15, 1971 - February 17,
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Glen
Konowalchuk Walleye Warrior Marathon Committee wrote: Al was a great help
in the 2005 Walleye Warrior 24 Hour Ice Fishing Marathon and in 2006, his
workplace Naylor Publications handled all of our promotional and communication
materials (posters, magazine ads etc.) and was a key player in the success of
the event.
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New Sponsors
Welcome
Our Sponsors play a key role in this event. Contact
us to find out how your business can show their support. We welcome cash and
prize donations towards the event.
We would like to encourage visitors to
this site to show our sponsors your support and patronage.
CLICK HERE - SPONSORSHIP
Volunteers Needed:
Events
like this one takes support from the volunteers. Follow this link for more
information. More on
Volunteering. We will be adding further pictures of some of the people
volunteering for the event. Planning is underway to make 2008 a success. Would
you like to be part of the team? Please contact us. We will pass on your name
to the appropriate person. Let us know how you can help out.
CLICK HERE - CONTACT
US
Allen Riemer
Award Recipient
Shawn Bjornsson has received this
honor for the past 2 years.
Shawn Bjornsson wrote to
us:
Thanks for doing a great job. My father passed away in May 2005 .
He was a great fishing partner of mine. Unfortunately he never made it to this
event but he would be proud of everybody for a job well done. The real winners
of this event were all the volunteers who donated there time for a great cause.
I have a quote on my office wall which says You make a Living by what you
Make. You make a life by what you Give. Thanks and less than 360 days till
the next tournament.
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Glen Konowalchuk Walleye Warrior Marathon Committee Chair
presents the 2007 award to Shawn Bjornsson (right) |
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Shawn Bjornsson also
wrote:
I'm very fortunate to have great friends and family who I can
ask for donations for this great cause. I'm also very lucky to deal with some
great companies who support me. I've lost a couple of uncles, a couple of
friends and a few clients and a great fishing partner (my father) to this awful
C WORD. I'm very optimistic that we will find a cure for this disease if people
continue supporting these events. I used to get teased because I could never
say no to a children's charity and now Cancer charities are also on the top of
my list.
Keep up the great work and let's make this the largest Ice Fishing
Derby in Manitoba. Have a great day and we'll talk soon.
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