The Bay Area Bassmasters, the world’s largest B.A.S.S Nation “Buddy” Team Tournament Trail Bass Fishing Club, has set a new record with their annual donation to Gulfside Hospice for $9,129.21, making their total more than $51,250 donated to Gulfside Hospice since 2009.
The funds were raised during the group’s 2020 fishing season through the Ina Mahoney Hospice Challenge, despite the challenges many have faced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
This annual tradition began when Ina Mahoney passed away on Gulfside’s service in October 2009. Shortly afterward, the fishing club members rallied around Tom, Ina’s husband and president of the Bay Area Bassmasters and started the annual challenge to raise money for Gulfside as a way to say thank you for the care provided to Ina and her family.