Save the date! Our Sportsperson of the Year Dinner is going to be held on Saturday evening on November 8th. Once again, the dinner will be held starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Captain’s Inn located at 304 E Lacey Rd., Forked River, NJ. This is a dinner you don’t want to miss, just ask anyone who has attended over the last three years what they thought of it. It's going to be a great event again this year. This sit-down dinner starts at 5 PM with Cocktail hour. Appetizers will include bacon wrapped scallops, mini crab cakes, calamari and pigs in the blanket. A cheese and cracker platter along with bruschetta and toast will also be placed at each table. That will be followed by a dinner beginning with a house salad and stuffed shells with vodka sauce. Then you will have your choice of 4 entrees, prime rib, a broiled seafood combo, chicken marsala and salmon pecan. All entrees will come with potatoes and vegetables. Finally, dessert will consist of Tartufo & mini pastries. Coffee, tea and soda are also included. There will be a cash bar.
We will have approximately 50 Door Prizes, 60 Tricky Tray prizes, and silent auctions along with a huge 50/50 for the lucky winner We will have a lot of really nice prizes including some for the ladies. We are requesting that our member clubs and individuals donate something for our raffle and/or our silent auction, or perhaps a bottle for our basket of cheer or even tackle that you have not used but is still in great shape. To make a donation, please contact Don Marantz at (908) 347-1434. Tickets are $100 per person. John Toth will be handling the ticket sales as well as the seating arrangements this year. John can be reached at tothjohn@verizon.net or at (732) 656-0139. If John cannot be reached, please contact Mickey Sherry at marcandiori@gmail.com or (732) 421-6668. John may be on vacation for several days in October.
The price for the dinner is $100 per person to keep pace with the rising cost of food. This dinner is a fundraiser for the JCAA for it to continue protecting the rights of all anglers who fish in New Jersey.
Also, there are 4 entrees to choose from and please ask your members which of these entrees they want to have as their dinner selection. Please provide me with this information so that I can pass it on to the Captain’s Inn so that they can know how much food to prepare for each entrée.
Nominations for the Sportsperson of the Year will be made at the JCAA’s General Membership Meeting on September 30th. Start NOW to think of who from your club should be nominated to receive this prestigious award!
When writing up your nomination, please do not write several pages for it. Present your nomination in just a few paragraphs and focus on the major points about why your club member should receive the award. When we meet in September to hear your nomination, the reading of a few paragraphs will make your nomination easier to comprehend to our membership than reading several pages of it.
Village Harbour Fishing Club Nominates Stan and Greg Cudnik for JCA Sportsperson of the Year
The JCAA Sportsperson of the Year Award celebrates exceptional achievement, dedication, and integrity in sports. This prestigious accolade is intended to recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding performance, sportsmanship, and leadership within their sporting discipline over the past year. The award not only promotes excellence but also highlights the values that contribute to the holistic development of athletes and the sporting community at large.
Here are some reasons why Fisherman's Headquarters owners, Stan and his son Greg Cudnik, should receive this award. The Jersey Coast Anglers Association has been a recipient of the generosity of Fisherman's Headquarters many times over the years. Stan and Greg were the first business to advertise in the JCAA Newspaper, and they've continued to advertise with JCAA for over 35 years. They were also the first to come aboard as a port sponsor for the JCAA Fluke Tournament, and for the 27 years the tournament has been in existence. Stan and Greg have also been very generous in supplying the top prize for a high rollers raffle and consistently support signing letters for environmental and fisheries issues.
In addition, both were the first ones to sign up supporting JCAA’s effort to make striped bass a game fish in New Jersey, including going up against other organizations and tackle shops that weren’t supporting the game fish effort. Fisherman's Headquarters has always been involved in fisheries and environmental issues, and that has continued since they opened their tackle store in 1985. Their generosity also extends to many fishing clubs and organizations in the New Jersey area, and Greg in particular has become more involved in fisheries issues and serves both as an advisor and attending meetings whenever he can. Fisherman's Headquarters, like JCAA, focus not just on the present, but more importantly, on what the future holds. For their continued loyalty and support, the Village Harbour Fishing Club strongly recommends their receipt of this prestigious award.
