March 26-27, 2021

We are SO READY for a great 2021 tournament fishing season! Register for Spring to be eligible for the TEAM OF THE YEAR and be sure to visit the Power Pole Capts Cash page to sign up for Contingency money if you are fishing with a PP Shallow Water Anchor! SEE YOU THERE!

December 2019

What do our Scholarship families have to say about being a part of our program...Potential SPONSORS please watch to better understand who we are and what we do...

September 29, 2019

Congratulations to TEAM Rats on da Cheese for taking home the Team of the Year 2019 with 181.50 total inches for Spring and the Fall.  Team Breakfast Beer/Capt Brian Harris finished 2nd with 179.00." Third Place was Nauticole Marine/Manny Chmielewski and 4th Team Slade Em/Marty Slade.  Team Rats on da Cheese from Bradenton were awarded  GTE gift cards to each individual angler. Looking for a SPONSOR for this category for 2020. 

September 28, 2019

The Fall Inshore Slam was another success! Congrats to Team Kolton guided by Capt Mike Goodwine for their 1st Place finish in the Adaptive Division with a slam of 72.5 inches. Check out the 2019 Fall Slam page for all the results.

Annually

Walk for those who can't! Walk as a First Responder, a Nurse, a Mom or in memory of a loved one to help others who have suffered near fatal and life changing injuries that left them paralyzed.  Choose your team or walk for ALL. Encourage family, your employer and others to support you as you make a difference in the lives of some amazing individuals who need a HAND UP. 

March 23, 2019

Team Breakfast Beer/Capt Buka Harris took FIRST PLACE in the Spring Slam! See all the Winners HERE: (Click link)

March 1, 2019

We are SO honored to be partnered with GTE and be the FIRST charity that was chosen to be the recipient of the Future Change program! It's SO exciting to know that we are going to be able to help MORE of those suffering this injury in MORE ways! It's so simple for GTE members (Free to join) as they use their debit cards for purchases, GTE will automatically round up your change from the transaction and send it to the Tighten The Drag Foundation Scholarship Fund. All you have to do is sign up for the Future Change program once you are a member and you can continue to save change for our Quality of Life program all year or you can change your charity at the end of  any month to benefit other worthy causes that GTE has selected to be the charities they support. We hope you will ALL help with this painless way to give! The burden is not heavy when we ALL lift!!

November 14, 2018

Be a Team Tighten TEN for THEM Donor! You can donate $10 on a recurring monthly basis through our Paypal account to pay for an hour and a half of specialized recovery therapy for one of our injured.  EVERY Donation matters!  Help someone who is paralyzed get back on their feet!  It's so easy, click the link below and check the recurring payment box and enter your monthly amount. You can do $10 (or more) to make a difference in the life of someone with spinal cord injury. 

November 2019

Our organization once again earned a Platinum Seal of Transparency  (Highest level) on @GuideStarUSA! Now our community and potential donors, funders, and key decision makers can see our commitment to transparency and easily contact us for more information. Check us out: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-1427712

Ongoing

When you make your purchases online through Ebay or AMAZON SMILE, be sure to choose Tighten The Drag Foundation as your charity! We receive a very small donation for each purchase but every bit helps!

April 2017

Title Sponsor GTE Financial has made Tighten The Drag Foundation its CHARITY OF THE MONTH for the month of MARCH each year. In 2019, their employees raised over $20,000 for individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries. GTE Exec VP/COO Chad Burney suffered a Spinal Cord Injury himself as a result of a fall from a hunting blind in 2014. Chad now sits on the Board of Tighten The Drag Foundation as the Director of Partnerships helping to develop corporate sponsorships to fund the Quality of Life Scholarship Programs.  

January 2017

We are so proud to announce the support of GTE Financial as a business that cares about those with disabilities. Their support will change lives and offer HOPE for those recovering from catastrophic spinal cord injuries. Sign up as a GTE member in any of their 23 branch locations in 14 cities and donate to Tighten The Drag Foundation in their Future Change program starting March 1, 2019! For every purchase you make using your debit card, you can "round up" your purchase and delegate those funds to go to our charity to help fund Spinal Injury Recovery. If you already have a GTE account, you can personally start the program now and just make a donation on your own until March 1. :)  

January 1, 2016

What are the injured that we support doing today? Well check out the updates on their therapy progress, adaptive activities, accomplishments, fundraising efforts and more as we continue to support them on their journey to recovery.