Area anglers can fish for a cause on April 10 when Coldwell Banker Exclusive Realty & Management presents its 1st Annual Bass Fishing Tournament at Lake Hartwell.
The entry fee for the tournament is $10 per person plus the donation of a needed item for Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, the 
beneficiary of the event, according to Coldwell Banker Realty & Management Managing Partner Trent Smith.
Needed items include:
- Gift cards
- Laundry detergent
- Bed linens (twin)
- Comforters (twin)
- Pillows
- Cases of water
- Duke’s mayonnaise
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
“Our goal is to host one community outreach program per quarter,” Smith said. “In real estate, the success of the community is our success, and we want to find ways to give back.”
The April 10 bass fishing tournament will begin at safelight at Green Pond Landing on Lake Hartwell and continue until 3 p.m. There is a guaranteed payout of $2,000 for first place.
Food and prizes also will be part of the event, including a set of Michelin tires. Grits and Groceries will be on site at 3 p.m. selling some of its signature items, with a portion of proceeds from food sales going to Connie Maxwell.
Sponsors of the 1st Annual Coldwell Banker Exclusive Realty & Management Bass Fishing Tournament are:
- Portronics Fishing World
- Wolf Plumbing
- Anderson Heating & Cooling
- Tactical Sonar
- Coastal Tree Service
- Calyx Outdoors
- Michelin
- The Pump House
- Home Trust Bank
- M&W Marine
- Staff Zone
- Palmetto State Bassmasters
- Grits and Groceries
- Common Threads
- Hard Wired Electrical
For more information or to register for the fishing tournament, contact Rusty Nickles at (864) 554-9267. Anglers can register in advance or on tournament day. To pre-register, make check payable to Rusty Nickles and mail to P.O. Box 433, Hodges SC 29653.
Those unable to participate in the tournament but wishing to donate items for Connie Maxwell Children’s Home can drop them off at Coldwell Banker Exclusive Realty & Management, 1008 North Main Street, Anderson SC 29621.
About Connie Maxwell Children’s Home
Founded in 1982, Connie Maxwell Children’s Home is a 501c3 nonprofit organization offering foster care, residential care, family care and crisis care. The organization serves more than 200 children and their families each year from campuses in Greenwood, Orangeburg, Florence, Mauldin and Chesterfield.
