Thanks! to all the supporters and participants of MAD 2015 Lewes. Our event is now officially scheduled to take place as planned. The following is the basic schedule of events and venues of MAD Lewes 2015:

Friday 9 Oct. 2015 @ 7:00 pm – Captains Meeting and “Meet & Greet” to be held at American Legion, Post 17 Lewes DE.
We will discuss our fishing plan and great door prizes for our captains.

Saturday 10 Oct. 2015 @ 5:00 am – Fishing event main registration begins at Bill’s Sport Shop, Hwy 1 Lewes DE.
Some Captains will depart from other prearranged locations.

Saturday 10 Oct. 2015 @ 9:00 am – Spouses “Coffee & Pastries” Veteran Benefits presentation Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant, Lewes DE.
An invitation is also open to significant others, military parents and children over the age of 15.

Saturday 10 Oct. 2015 @ 11:30 am – Spouses Eco Tour on board the Cape Water Taxi, Lewes DE.
This event is also open to invitation to significant others, military parents and children over the age of 15.

Saturday 10 Oct. 2015 @ 4:00 pm – Southern BBQ celebration to be held at American Legion, Post 17 Lewes DE.
Great Food, musical entertainment and door prizes for our Heroes.

Clem’s Seafood is a long time supporter of Military Appreciation Day Inc, at our Southport, NC Chapter.

Along with longtime volunteers, Jim and Becky Hedgecock, locals of of Southport, NC they donated bait and shirts for several Troops fishing the event, making it extra special for Jim and his Military guest fishing crew!

Jim and Becky have also brought their boat up to Morehead City, NC and volunteered their time and skills taking Troops and families out fishing and Becky has been a valued volunteer for our family activities and checking in the Troops in the wee hours of the morning on event days.

Hoping that Clem’s Seafood will continue to support Military Appreciation Day, we thank them for all their past generosity, and hope for a continued relationship n the future!

Clem’s Seafood not only sells bait but some great local catches so be sure to visit them when you are in the area!

Enjoy a few pictures aboard Jim Hedgecock’s boat the Teez-N-At-Em Too with his Military guest crew in Clem’s Seafood shirts!

Clem’s Seafood is located at:

4351 Long Beach Road
Southport, NC 28461
Phone: 910-457-6958 

Email: kathyclemmons44@gmail.com

Hours of Operation:
Monday – Saturday 8 am – 6 pm
Sunday 8 am – 5 pm

The first of four events, the Cape Lookout Shootout Tournament Series was held July 17-18 at the BoatHouse in Beaufort, NC.
The beneficiary of the series is Military Appreciation Day, who receives the proceeds from fish sales, and any other donations made from the participants.

MAD volunteers prepared and served some delicious barbecue and all the fixins for the Captain’s meeting on Friday July 17th. Hobo Junction as they are known did a fantastic job as usual, and there were numerous full bellies and compliments.

Last year, each winning boat donated $1,000 of their winnings on the spot!!

Saturday was tournament day and several MAD volunteers helped to dock the boats and 4 special guests from the Single Marines Program helped to gut the fish as they came in.
The tradition continues, the winning boat this year was “Mom Said No” and Captain Harvey Hoopes donated $1,000 of their winnings to MAD!

The next events for the Cape Lookout Shootout are:
August 28/29 (MAD will prepare and serve food again & dock help needed)
October 9/10 (Only dock help needed)
and the Championship on November 13/14 (Only dock help needed)

Back for event number 3 is the MAD Tidewater Virginia chapter! August 29th 2015 they will show the Nations Heroes a fun day on the water by going fishing and just having some fun!

Home base will be once again be Wallace’s Bait and Tackle on Dandy Point Road in Hampton. Many captains will depart from their dock or port of choice with all planning to have their troops back to Wallace’s by 3pm. While the troops are fishing family members are invited to participate in an afternoon of fun activities for the children that include games of skill with PRIZES for the winners, followed by a meal sure to please! Drinks, snacks and sno cones will be available for all. The activities will be ready to roll at 1pm

We need boat volunteers! Treat some new Military friends to a fun day on the water, with fish as a bonus!  Please click here to volunteer your boat, you won’t regret it!

We also need land based volunteers for dock help, Troop registration and general site volunteers! Get a tee shirt and a great sense of pride helping us say One, Simple, Thanks! to these Military Heroes!
Click here to signup and volunteer!

Let’s roll MAD Tidewater!

UPDATE May 24,
Military Enrollment for MAD 2015 Morehead City has been closed.

If you enrolled before closing, be sure to inform us as soon as you are not able to attend. We realize things change with your orders, but these volunteers are spending their time, effort and hundreds of dollars to get their boat ready to take you fishing! We have no-shows that make for empty boats at these events, and only you can help.

Also, If you got your registration in before the closing, you can review and revised your registration information using the Military Registration Status page. You can also check on your boat assignment status.

We have many, many shore based activities if you are not interested in fishing, these include:
· Kids dock side fishing derby.

· Kids coloring books and sidewalk chalk.

· Family boat rides around the harbor and State Port.

· One hour family fishing trips in nearby harbor.

· Carrot Island Wild Pony boat tour.

· Pirate Revenge ship where kids get to dress like pirates and shoot water cannons at a smaller renegade pirate boat.

· Scavenger hunt on Sugarloaf Island (includes USCG licensed Captain ferry ride)

· Horse and carriage rides.

· Bounce house and dunk tank.

· Free hot dog and hamburger lunch.

· Free snacks – popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones.

· Free face painting.

· Corn hole and other games.

· Park with slides and swings.

· Live music with three bands.

· DJ at City Park.

Selfie assistant volunteers will help use your device for taking your picture having fun!

Registration for active duty fishing participants and family members for Military Appreciation Day 2015 in Morehead City, NC. will begin on April 13, 2015 

Please check the Enroll page on that date to sign up. We will also have several professional kayak guides offering trips that day, please select if you are interested in that option, get to the fishing faster!

Remember we have numerous land based activities for family members and you to take part in as well:

Family Activities 9: am to 4:30 pm

• Kids dock side fishing derby.
• Kids coloring books and sidewalk chalk.
• Family boat rides.
• One hour family fishing trips in nearby harbor.
• Carrot Island Wild Pony boat tour.
• Pirate Revenge ship where kids get to dress like pirates and shoot water cannons at a smaller renegade pirate boat.
• “Island Life” themed scavenger hunt on Sugarloaf Island (includes USCG licensed Captain ferry ride)
• Horse and carriage rides.
• Bounce house and dunk tank.
• Free hot dog and hamburger lunch.
• Free snacks – popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones.
• Free face painting.
• Corn hole and other games.
• Park with slides and swings.
• Live music with three bands.
• DJ at City Park.
• Selfie assistant volunteers will help use your device for taking your picture.

The Tidewater Chapter has scheduled their 2015 event for August 29!

Registrations for Boats and Volunteers are now open.

See the Tidewater Chapter Page for more information.

The newest Chapter of MAD in Charleston SC has set the date of their first annual event

Boat registrations are open. See the Charleston Chapter Page for more information

Since MAD 2015 Morehead City is scheduled for May 30, it might seem a bit early to start taking registrations for boats and volunteers. However, we are already receiving requests to do so.

Now, I ask you, what can we do?

The boat and volunteer registration forms for MAD 2015 Morehead City are now open.

~~ Admin

Not even bad weather will keep us from treating some deserving servicemen
to a day of tautog fishing.

Capt. Willie Dykes, co-host of Outdoors Delmarva (WBOC 16), reports on Military Appreciation Day in Lewes, Delaware.