Author: Useppa

By Ray George, President of the Fire Board of Directors

On April 12, 2014 the Useppa Fire Department held their bi-annual
Fundraiser. Thanks to your generosity the event was a wonderful success.
The Fire Department raised just slightly over $157,000 net of expenses.
This was far and away our best event ever and it was all due to the
wonderful generosity of our members and guests. The Fire Department will
now be able to achieve our goal of becoming Advanced Life Support
qualified. Special thanks to the “Patrons of the Fire Department” category
who made cash donations of $5,000 or more.
Also special thanks to “Fire Chiefs” who made cash donations of $1,000 to
$4,999.
Thanks to our Live Auction donors.
A big Thank You to all who donated to our Silent Auction and those that
bought the items.
Finally to those members who pledged $1,000 for the leased car that goes to
a Wounded Warrior a special thank you.
Useppa is a very special place and your generosity and support for the Fire
Department will help keep the Fire Department able to provide our services
to all residents and visitors.

Photos by UseppaGin

Useppa Island is celebrating our Mothers for the entire weekend of May 9-11 by offering all Members, including Collier Dining Members, and their Guests 30% off rack rates for all our Collier Inn Rooms and Suites and Island Rooms and Suites. For our boaters, both members and guests, our dockage all weekend will be just $1.15 per foot, per day.  Finish this beautiful weekend at the Collier Inn with a specialty brunch and live guitar music by Buzz Mallet, Saturday night, 6-8pm and Sunday, 12-3pm poolside.

Let her be swept away to peace and cool island breezes!

Remember to call Reception for reservations for accommodations and to register your guests at 239-283-1061.

For all dining reservations at the Collier Inn call 239-283-4443.

We hope everyone can come out for our Kentucky Derby Happy Hour tomorrow at The Tarpon Bar from 5:30-7:30pm! Don’t forget your interesting hat for the contest! Also, the drawing of numbers to see if you will win a free bar tab for the night!

It was great seeing all the families and friends out on Useppa for Easter!  Here are the rest of the pictures from Easter Weekend that did not fit in any of the other Easter albums.
We would like to thank Hilary, our Groups & Events Coordinator, for all she did to make all the events for children happen.

As always big thank you to UseppaGin for the photos.

For more Easter Egg hunting fun, Click Here!

And there were eggs everywhere…..

Special thanks to our Guest Services Manager Shannon for making sure the Easter Bunny stopped by Useppa Island!

Photos by UseppaGin

And so Easter began on Useppa with a Sunrise Service…..

Photos by UseppaGin

Easter Izaak Walton Kids’ Fishing Tournament

Photos & Story by UseppaGin

 Kids back and forth up and down the dock either holding a rod with the fish they caught or the shrimp they were using to catch the next one. Grownups were equally busy cheering the lucky ones, consoling the others, baiting lines, netting a catch, and just having old-fashioned fun.

Captain Ken sets the standards. Hands are raised taking the good sportsman Fisherman’s Oath before the first fish is caught. Resident Manager Donald Beckstead measured fish, helped put bait on a line, and when necessary helped a new fisherkid reel in a catch. Sheepshead, Ladyfish, a Flounder and more were all caught and released.

Then in an hour it was over.

Trophies were awarded for Most Fish, Biggest and Smallest Fish, First Fish, and Last Fish. A Master’s Prize was awarded to the best older fisherkid, and the Izaak Walton Hat Prize went to the child best exemplifying the Izaak Walton spirit of good sportsmanship. There were Blue Ribbons and candy for everyone … except the grownups. They got smiles, big ones and memories to take home.