Pennsylvania bass tournament proceeds to support traveling memorial wall
FLW Tour pro Dave Lefebre to attend June 13 event to benefit American Veterans Traveling Tribute Display
MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Bassmasters of Crawford County, Meadville, Pa., will host a team bass fishing tournament on Presque Isle Bay on Sunday, June 13. The annual Presque Isle Bay Father’s Day Buddy Event will launch from Marina Bay on Presque Isle State Park beginning at 6 a.m. and commence at 2 p.m. Anglers will be limited to Bay waters only and an entry fee of $100 per two-man team will be collected the morning before take-off.
Local angler and FLW Tour pro Dave Lefebre, who won this event back in 2006, will be on hand at the weigh-in to meet fishing fans and sign autographs. Lefebre won’t be fishing in this year’s tournament, but added that he would love to participate.
“Boy, I’d love nothing more than to fish a tournament on the Bay, especially this time of year,” said Lefebre, but it’s not my stage anymore.
“I like to support causes like this one, and be there for the weigh-ins, meet the fishermen, and stuff like that. It will be a great event I’m sure; lots of father and son teams, tons of big fish weighed in, and it is all for a great cause.”
All proceeds will benefit the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Display which will aid in bringing the memorial wall to Erie, Pa., this August.
About the `Wall’
The traveling tribute is a true depiction of the great sacrifices made throughout the history of the United States. It consists of:
• Displays representing statistics from every war/conflict that the USA has been involved in.
• A series of World War II panels portraying the entire timeline of events.
• A Korean War tribute representing the timeline of the entire conflict with corresponding battle maps and photos.
• The Traveling Vietnam Wall – 80% replica (largest replica) of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. The “wall” stretches over 380 ft long from end to end and contains all 58,253 names. The “wall” is current through 2009 and is constantly being updated to accurately pay tribute to those who died during the Vietnam war.0
• A timeline, series of facts and figures, and a display of art from Vietnam veteran artists depicting patriotic and veteran themes.
• A display of USA founding and significant historical documents including the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other historical documents.
• Panels for honoring Law Enforcement and Firefighters with pictorial display.
• A panel memorializing the casualties at the Ft Hood 2009 shooting.
• Pictures of each of our commanders in chief throughout history.
• A 9/11 tribute with the names of all 2984 casualties organized by where they were located at the time of death.
• The AVTT “Gold Dog Tag” display. This one of a kind tribute honors those who have fallen and to which there is not currently a memorial for their honor and remembrance. Each dog tag permanently records the casualty information (full name, branch of service, rank, date and location of casualty) for that American Hero. This tribute is updated constantly and would be accurate to the day it would arrive at your location. Currently the AVTT Gold Dog Tag display is the tribute to those who have fallen 1) In hostile military actions between the end of Vietnam and the 9/11 attack and 2) As a member of the armed forces who have given their life in the Global War on Terror.
To learn more about The Wall, American Veterans Traveling Tribute, visit www.avtt.org.
For tournament application, more information, or to schedule an interview with Dave Lefebre, e-mail Eric Marsh at [email protected] or call (814) 382-0686.