News from the Ocean City Fishing Club
During a two-hour Open House at the Ocean City Fishing Club (OCFC) on August 3, 1,070 visitors donated $552 and 102 pounds of food for the Ocean City Community Food Cupboard.
Club members unlocked the gate to their historic pier at 14
th Street and the Boardwalk and welcomed in guests for a tour and demonstrations of surfcasting.
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.
Visitors were encouraged to bring non-perishable food or make cash donations for needy citizens.
Many of them were tourists from throughout the United States but more than a few were neighbors. “I’ve lived here 50 years,” one curious visitor was overheard remarking, “and this is the first time I’ve ever been on the pier.”
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.
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.
