Spring 2021 Inshore Slam
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!
TEAM OF THE YEAR
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.
Virtual Walk/Run/Roll
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.
2019 Spring Slam Overall Team Winner
March 23, 2019
Team Breakfast Beer/Capt Buka Harris took FIRST PLACE in the Spring Slam! See all the Winners HERE: (Click link)
GTE Rolls out Future Change for Charity
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!!
Team Tighten TEN CLUB
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.
Charity GuideStar
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

Scholarship Recipients
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.
GTE Sponsors!
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. :)
2020 TEAM Sponsors
Supporting Disabled Injured
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Upcoming Events
Virtual Walk/Roll/Stroll
Winter 2020
Walk/Run/Roll/Stroll with us in our Virtual Fundraiser. Sponsored participants receive t-shirt, keepsake medal, runners goodie bag, bib. Walk for those who can't for $25 or be a Green Ribbon Team leader and get 10 team sponsors for a total of a $250 donation. Spinal Injured will be walking also during Sept, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month at their recovery centers in multiple ways! Stay tuned for info on a 5K we are planning for September.
Enter Virtual Walk and walk on your own time, wherever, whenever you prefer and log in your time for Tighten The Drag Foundation medal. More details on the WALK/RUN page.
Spring Inshore Slam Fishing Tournament
March 26-27, 2021
Join us at the Magnuson Resort for our annual Spring Inshore Slam tournament! Capts Meeting Friday 7-10pm . Tournament Overall Division fishing begins 12:01am. Photo Release Weigh In 3pm. Early PREPAID anglers will receive a Capts bag with items from our Sponsors. Registration OPEN online now!
Fall Inshore Slam Fishing Tournament
September 24-25, 2021
9th Annual Fall Inshore Slam & Awards Party at the beautiful Magnuson Resort Marina Cove. Capts Meeting 6-10pm; Tournament begins 12:01am Overall Division. Photo Release Weigh In 3:00pm. Awards Presentation, Raffle and After Party 2-6pm. Registration open ONLINE. Questions? info@tightenthedragfoundation.org
Duck Derby Race
TBA
Sign up to support our Spinal Cord Injured by purchasing a Duck for the race for $5 or a Quack Pack for $25. You can support one or all those who participate with a general donation . Derby race will be conducted at the Inshore Slam in the Magnuson Resort Pool. Help our paralyzed have a chance at recovery by sponsoring their therapy. Donate as a family! Four Quack Packs will pay for an HOUR of specialized therapy.
Golf Classic
TBA
Golf Classic- 8am Mega ticket includes all games and chance to enter special raffle. Golf ball Drop Raffle $10 per ball (or 3/$25) for chance to win 30% payback. Hole Sponsors $100 first time businesses, $75 previous supporters. Many Sponsorship opportunities and ways to help. More info coming soon.
We are a Florida based 501(c)3 non profit public charity. EIN-46-1427712
Funds raised through our events will provide scholarships that allow the Injured to attend Activity Based exercise therapy rehabilitative and recovery programs either in home with a personal trainer or in licensed facilities, participate in adaptive sports and enjoy recreational activities .
We also provide emotional support and guidance for the Injured and their family Caregivers.
We Support therapeutic Adaptive Sports programs and recreational outings for the injured to get back into a healthy lifestyle with improved Quality of Life.
Want to take a fishing trip or attend Archery camp? Need tuition for a day of water skiiing or surfing with a certified program? Let us know!
We have a network of support and resources for family Caregivers so that they can continue to offer optimal care for their loved one.
We are 100% Volunteer!
Your donations MAKE a DIFFERENCE to those who suffer life changing injuries of the spinal cord.
Tomorrow it could be YOU or a loved one in need of help.
A broken neck or back are commonly caused by vehicle accidents, sporting activities, accidental falls, violence or other types of trauma.
Someone in our country is paralyzed every 38 minutes. Insurances do NOT COVER specialized recovery therapy.
Injuries commonly occur to children and young adults age 16-30 but can happen to anyone at any age. No one is immune.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED to offer Rehabilitation, HOPE and Opportunity for Recovery!