AMSA Representatives Attend the Centenial Challenge
AMSA President Bill Justice along with AMSA Vice President Howard Quillen visited Washington DC on April 24, 2008 taking part in the Centennial Challenge Celebration held on the West Steps of US Capitol Building. Afterwards AMSA took part in second ceremony held at the Department of Interior office building where AMSA was thanked by both Secretary of Interior Kempthorne and NPS Director Mary Bomar for being partners with the National Park Service with the donation to fund the aquarium project in the new Assateague Island visitor's center.
AMSA was also in attendance for the ground breaking for the center on Jan. 28, 2008 at which time AMSA presented a check for $50,000.00 to the National Park Service.
The donation qualified for matching funds set aside by the program announced by President Bush under the Centennial Challenge Program several months ago. This allowed Assateague Island National Seashore to have $100,000 for the Aquarium project, of which AMSA is the sole sponsor. The National Park Service will celebrate their 100th birthday in the year 2016 and the Centennial Challenge program is preparing them for this event in 2016.
If you would like to find out more about the role played
by our partners in the Centennial Challenge please get in touch with Howard Quillen at hquillen@dmv.com or Bill Justice at amsapresident@verizon.net from the Assateague Mobile Sportsfishermen's Association.
You can find additional information at http://www.nps.gov/2016/
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Assateague is an Island located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.
The Assateague Mobile Sportsfishermen's Association is an organization that was created to help preserve and protect the Over Sand Vehicle Section of the beach. Originally the organization was created in 1965 and was named the "Beach Buggy Association". AMSA has evolved to a great organization with over 1,500 members, numerous events including an annual Fishing Tournament, a Camporee, several beach clean-up sessions, assisting the National Park Service, take a kid fishing day, a Winter Gala, an Annual Expo and have become the true keepers of the beach by helping protect Assateague Island.
AMSA would like to thank everyone who has made a generous donation to help with our efforts to maintain access. 100% of these contributions will be used to maintain vehicle access to Assateague Island National Seashore. We sincerely appreciate your support.
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Message from the AMSA President
Members,
It has been a long winter it seems, but now is the time to oil the reels, put on the new line and clean up your favorite fishing rod. Why?... because we are right on top of enjoying the sport of surf-fishing on Assateague Island for another year.
Although these things need to be completed, remember to help educate fellow sportsmen and new enthusiasts to the sport. Take a few moments to offer assistance to anyone that would like to go out on the beach with their vehicle. Please share your knowledge of over-sand-use so that they may be responsible users to that area also.
As "Keepers of the Beach" (AMSA), it is our obligation to contact the Rangers of any misuse in that area or we will have a hefty price to pay in the end. Please get involved and help protect the enviroment and the beautiful Island. Please contact the Rangers by calling (410) 641-1441 and, if possible, have a description of the vehicle and tag number. This will make it easier for the Rangers to take action. AMSA is, has been and will continue to be "Keepers of the Beach".
Have a great fishing season and I hope to see you on the beach!
Bill Justice
2008 AMSA President
AMSA Partners with National Park Service
Assateague Island National Seashore and Recreation Area (AINSRA) on January 28th, 2008 broke ground on the new visitor center. This new center is planned to offer many new educational and informational programs and material to the over 300,000 of the 2 million visitors it gets every year.
This ground breaking ceremony was attending by senators, past and present, congressmen, representatives from various state and local Governments as well as representatives from other Federal Government agencies. Many representatives from various media venues were also in attendance. Several organizations made donations to the park service and presented them to Scott Bentley, Superintendent of AINSRA. Early in 2007, the AMSA Board of Directors made a commitment to make a donation to the new visitor center to support the new Aquarium.
The new aquarium is designed to be the center and focal point of the new visitor center. Included with the aquarium is a touch tank & smaller nursery tank. The aquarium is projected to cost an estimated $75,000.