Longview firefighters are teaming up with longshoremen of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 to host a fishing derby Sept. 2 to raise money for charity.Part of the funds raised will provide coats for children in winter through the organization Operation Warm.
Money raised will go to the Longview Union Firefighters Benevolent Fund and the Longview Longshoremen’s charity fund. The Benevolent Fund distributes money to local families during the holidays, helps families who’ve been affected by fires, provides coats for kids in the winter through “Operation Warm,” sponsors local youth sports teams, supports cancer victims and much more.
The first-place winner will get $500. The cost for a team to enter is $100.
Weigh-in starts at 3 p.m. at the ILWU Local 21 hall at 617 14th Ave. in Longview.
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