CVB greenlights over $200,000 in event funding

By KEVIN RICH
Special to the PRESS

The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board heard reports from their subcommittees and voted on a block of special events funding requests during their Wednesday, Jan. 24 meeting.

The Board approved more than $200,000 in events funding for the following:

• WOWE (January) $2,000
• Splash South Padre Island (April) $25,000
• Sand Crab Run/Fat Tire Bike Race-Bill Gardner (April) $4,000
• Shallow Sport Tournament (May) $2,500
• Jailbreak (May) $30,000
• Dargel Boat Fishing Tournament (June) $2,500
• Texas International Fishing Tournament -TIFT (August) $15,000
• Ladies Kingfish Tournament – LKT (August) $5,000
• American Petroleum Institute (API) Fishing Tournament (August) $2,500
• Fish for Hope (August) $2,500
• Wahoo Fishing Tournament (September) $25,000
• JJ Zapata Fishing Tournament (September) $2,500
• Shallow Stalker Fishing Tournament (September) $2,500
• South Padre Island Triathlon (September) $3,500
• SPI Nature and Tourism Hallowings (October) $35,000
• SPI Fishing Days (October) $5,000
• Take a Kid Fishing Tournament (October) $2,500
• Elite Redfish Championship (October) $25,000
• Raul Alcala Gran Fondo (November) $10,000

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