Fishing tournament raises $11, 145

Buffalo, MN 09/23/2008--The second annual Buffalo Hospital Foundation Fishing Tournament raised more than $11,000 on Sept.20. Funds will help launch Project Lifesaver in Wright County and purchase the remainder of the Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) needed for area first responders.

"The community really showed their support for these life-saving initiatives. We sold 84 bobber sign sponsorships and doubled the number of fishing teams and proceeds from the silent auction compared to last year," says Karla Heeter, executive director of Buffalo Hospital Foundation. "We are on track to bring Project Lifesaver, which uses state-of-the-art technology to track lost children and adults dealing with Autism and Alzheimer's disease to Wright County this fall."

Tournament winners

Walleye

1st place: Nick Mueller and David Labadie, MD - 4.13 lb
2nd place: Harry Newman and Andy Nyarn - 4.9 lb
3rd place: Project Management Resources team: Jeff Roone and Joe Pufahl - 3.4 lb

Bass

1st place: Jacob Ullery and Brian Totman - 4.5 lb
2nd place: Jacob Ullery and Brian Totman - 3.14 lb
3rd place: Korey Larsen and Ryan Penanz - 3.12 lb

Northern

1st place: Bill Clough and Jon Clough - 7.8 lb
2nd place: Bill Clough and Jon Clough - 5.4 lb
3rd place: Bill Clough and Jon Clough - 4.4 lb

Thank you to all of our sponsors, fishing teams, the Maple Lake Jazz Band, Cub Foods of Buffalo, volunteers and to the tournament planning committee for a successful event.

Fishing tournament raises $11, 145

Tournament winners

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