Unity scholars to go fishing for dollars July 26

UNITY (July 14): The lagging economy is not expected to dampen enthusiasm for the 7th Annual Get Hooked on Unity Weekend, formerly known as the Unity College Fishing for Scholarships Tournament.

More than $180,000 in scholarships to Unity College, including one fish tagged for a four-year and another for a one-year scholarship, with additional prizes will be available during the fishing tournament on Sunday, July 26, at Unity Pond. Tournament participants must be current or accepted and deposited incoming Unity College students and be registered.

Rules and regulations will be read at 7:25 a.m. with the start taking place at 7:30 a.m. at the Unity Pond boat launch on Kanokolus Road off Route 202 in Unity. The horn start to the tournament will feature 200-plus participants and their registered fishing partners rushing to the water and launching their boats. The tournament will conclude with a horn stop at 1:30 p.m. The award ceremony and farewell reception will take place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the gym on the Unity College campus, 90 Quaker Hill Road, Unity.

The full schedule of events for Get Hooked on Unity Weekend is online at http://www.unity.edu/Visitors/SummerPrograms/FishingForScholarships.aspx.

For more information contact Alumni Relations and Events Coordinator Kate Grenier at 948-3131, ext. 301, or by e-mail at kgrenier@unity.edu.

Unity College is a small private college in rural Maine that provides dedicated, engaged students with a liberal arts education which emphasizes the environment and natural resources.