Ocean City Fishing Club Collects Over $500 In Donations, Over 100 Pounds In Food

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City Fishing Club collected $552 in donations and 102 pounds of food for the Ocean City Community Food Cupboard during its Open House on Thursday, Aug. 3. The two-hour Open House drew 1,070 visitors, according to the fishing club.

Club members unlocked the gate to their historic pier at 14th Street and the Boardwalk and welcomed in guests for a tour and surfcasting demonstrations. Visitors were encouraged to bring non-perishable food or make cash donations for needy citizens.

Many visitors were tourists from throughout the United States, but more than a few were from Ocean City. “I’ve lived here 50 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever been on the pier,” one visitor confided.

The event, part of the city’s Family Night on the Boardwalk, was the second one of the 2017 summer season. No more are scheduled this year.

Attached images were provided by the Ocean City Fishing Club

Photo #1: Sean Murphy, 14, of Pittsburgh, PA, donates a box of oatmeal to the Ocean City Community Food Cupboard during the fishing club’s Open House on August 3.

Photo #2: Liam Gerry, 7, of Ocean City, grasps a wriggling weakfish that OC Fishing Club trustee Bob Dever (behind him) had just caught during the Open House. Liam then returned the fish to the ocean.

Photo #3: Four-week-old Micah Schray of Allentown, PA, was the youngest visitor to the Ocean City Fishing Club’s pier on August 3. Holding him is his mother, Jenna.