Caring for Life Gala

Hospice of the Chesapeake held its Caring for Life Gala on April 22nd in The Hall at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover. The event brought in more than $550,000 that will support the organization’s hospice, supportive and grief care programs, and services provided to patients and families in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and Prince George’s counties. Guests enjoyed an evening that included dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions and musical entertainment by The Reagan Years.

20th Annual Rockfish Tournament

A rite of spring, the Boatyard Bar & Grill’s 20th Annual Rockfish Tournament was held on Saturday, May 6th. Fifty-nine fishing boats competed in the catch-photo-release tournament for the largest striped bass caught in Chesapeake Bay waters. The after party and awards presentation were held on the grounds of the Boatyard Bar & Grill in Eastport, Annapolis.

Boatyard owner Dick Franyo (pictured far left in the First Place photo) explains, “We purposely have made the tournament not a big, competitive ‘cash prize’ event, but rather a rite of spring, an environmental awareness day, and fundraiser for three great causes.”

Proceeds from the event benefit three main organizations/causes: the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland, and the Annapolis Police Foundation’s Youth Fishing Camp.

Photography courtesy Boatyard Bar & Grill.