The REturn of REEF

After a one-year hiatus, the Ransom Everglades Epic Fishing tournament returned to Biscayne Bay on May 8, attracting 18 boats of anglers who resumed the REEF tradition of fishing for fun and bragging rights while supporting Breakthrough Miami. An RE eighth grader – Vlad Ponomarenko ’25 – notched the day’s most impressive haul, reeling in a pair of tuna each weighing 24.8 pounds. REEF co-chair Peter Diamond ’92 logged a 17.4-pound dolphin, the largest in that category. Photo Gallery
Diamond fished from the Stone Goats boat, and Ponomarenko – who earned Junior Angler recognition – fished with Team Vlad. Pia Drulard ’24 of the Glades boat earned the Lady Angler title.
 
The fishing began after a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. The event raised more than $27,000 for Breakthrough Miami and the school’s waterfront, bringing the total since the event’s inception to more than $175,000. Some anglers donated their catches to Camillus House through the Marine Education Initiative; others shared with teams of researchers from Nova Southeastern University and RE’s marine field research team.
 
The event was organized by RE’s advancement office and event co-chairs Diamond, Elana Oberstein-Harris ’93, Pearce Klevan ’97 and Kevin Grossfeld ’95. Executive Printers of Florida (David and Jo-Anne Gardner), served as presenting sponsor. Andy Ansin ’81 and Jeff Miller ’79 served as honorary chairs.
 
Other sponsors: Lion Financial (Michael Simkins ’95), Baumann Cosmetic Dermatology (Roger Baumann ’85 and Dr. Leslie Baumann) and the Bolduc Family. School sponsors and community partners:  Saul Ewing Arnstein and Lehr LLP (Kevin Grossfeld ’95), Fairlaw Firm (Brian Pollock), Coastal Building Maintenance (Lou Moll ’97), The Monica Burguera Foundation and The Guy Harvey Foundation.

Make plans to join us for the tenth annual REEF tournament on Saturday, May 7, 2022. 

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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.