Andy Templeman from his hospital bed - $ 95,000. Andy underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix and was in very tough shape a short while ago. Kevin tells me he is now doing much better. All of us at FMO wish Andy a speedy and full recovery.

E mail submission from Erik Thomsen - $ 62,750.

No Problem Bob,
I will be on the Thanksgiving Run and will get it then...
Thanks Allot,
Paul

Submitted by Laurel Fuller and Kris Asquith while screwing around with Glen's iPad ( LOL ) - $ 82,000.

This is a compilation of submissions so far, high to low:

Andy Templeman - $ 95,000

Luarel Fuller / Kris Asquith - $ 82,000

Matt Lamb - $ 85,000

Melissa Carlson - $ 80,000

Ed Noykos - $ 79,489

Nathan Reid - $ 75,500

Tom Camisa - $ 68,428

Erik Thomsen - $ 62,750

Jack Hussey - $ 61,100

Paul Perzyk - $ 54,000

Jim Styke - 47,000

Dan Peck - $ 42,850

Kevin Templeman - $ 32,826

Lance Stahlman - $ 31,500

Bob - put me down for 85k.

Matt

Got it Matt. 40 minutes to close. The stakes are high ! LOL

FMO Trivia Question # 2:

How much money has Ft. Myers Offshore contributed to charitable causes since the group first started getting together in 2005 ?

Answer:

Well we have 14 entries with the range of submissions from a low of $ 31,500 to a high of $ 95,000. The correct answer is $ 71,000 so our winner is Tom Camisa with his submission of $ 68,428. Congratulations Tom.

Here is a summary of FMO's charitable contributions since our early beginnings in 2005. ( not 2006 as previously stated )

In 2007 we held a fund raiser for Jennifer Molter who survived a tragic offshore boating accident ( not an FMO boater ) off Marco Island in January of 2007. Sadly, Jennifer lost 3 family members and a friend that day. We learned of Jennifer's desire to go to college and raised $ 26,000 and established the Jennifer Molter Trust to help her achieve her goal.

Later in 2007 we also raised $ 5,500 for a young woman in the offshore boating community that had become ill and needed help with some large medical expenses.

In 2008, on behalf of FMO, I turned my record breaking run from Key West to Cancun and back into a fund raiser to further help Jennifer and top up her Trust. That added $ 8,000 to the Jennifer Molter Trust.

Later in 2008 we incorporated FMO and were registered in the State of Florida as a 501 (c) (3) charity. A part of that process required a clear mission statement and we decided to focus on establishing a fund and awarding scholarships each year to worthy students entering college, university or other institutions of higher learning. In the spring of 2009 / 10 / 11 & 12 we have awarded 21 scholarships at $ 1,500 each.

So the grand total of all of that is $ 71,000, an accomplishment that FMO can be very proud of.

Thank you all who participated

Bob Barnhart
Chairman, FMO

Report on Jennifer and Tom in NJ
 

I should also mention that Jennifer Molter continues to do very well and has been both schooling and working in the years since and has matured into a fine young lady. She is now 22 and mature beyond her years. We keep in contact from time to time and she gives us updates a couple of times each year. She often expresses her gratitude for what FMO has done for her.

Also I spoke to our contest winner Tom Camisa this evening. As some will know while Tom has a home in Cape Coral, his primary residence is in New Jersey. He has survived Hurricane Sandy with some, but minimal property damage. The water came up to his garage floor but fortunately did not enter his home. The boat was on the trailer at the house and while the water came half way up the trailer, it did not float away. He advises the water is receding but there is work to do and some of his neighbors and friends were not so lucky.