Over the past four years (2022 thru 2025), the Key Colony Beach Fishing & Boating Club has donated more than $68,000 to local community organizations including:
- City of KCB - Beautification Giving Tree
- City of KCB - Dog Park
- City of KCB - Memorial Bench
- City of KCB – Golf Course equipment
- City of KCB - Pickleball court equipment and improvements
- City of KCB – Police
- City of KCB - Sailfish Statue
- City of KCB - Marble Hall
- Dolphin Research Center
- Florida Keys SPCA
Suzan Redding of the Key Colony Beach Fishing and Boating Club presents a check to Tara McFarland, the Director of Operations at the Florida Keys SPCA Marathon Campus. This generous amount will provide food, enrichment and medical care for the animals at the FKSPCA. The donation is sincerely appreciated by all at the FKSPCA, especially the animals.
2026 Photo with Jerry Regan and SPCA operations manager Tara Vickrey along with Freya (adoptable!) for club’s donation. Several Club Members volunteer at the SPCA as a dog trainers/walkers and appreciate the club’s support very much!
- Grace Jones
- Independence Cay
- Jose Wejebe Memorial Fund
- K.A.I.R.
Director Marj Roberts accepts our annual donation for K.A.I.R.
- Kirk of the Keys
- Marathon Community Theatre
- Marathon Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc
Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc. chief executive officer, Sheryl Schwab and assistant Katie receive our Club donation from director at large Joe Schmidt and Florence Schmidt. The Domestic Abuse Shelter is moving back to Marathon into a recently purchased and undergoing renovations property. They are very grateful for our generous donation.
Joe Schmidt presented our annual donation to our local Domestic Abuse Shelter.
- Marathon Elk's Lodge #708
In 2026 our donation is going towards renovating the bathrooms
- Marathon High School Scholarship
Check presentation to the Marathon High School scholarship fund in memory of Tyler Wright.
Photo: from left is Kevin Bowes with Community Foundation, Rebecca Keemun from High School, Kristen Warren Asst Vice Principal, Tim Husel Commodore and Carmen Slusher Vice Commadore of Key Colony Fishing and Boating Club and Jerry Regan scholarship committee.
- Marathon Wild Bird Center/Sanctuary
Kelly Grinter, Director at the Marathon Wild Bird Center accepts our 2026 annual donation. Don’t forget to support the center over the summer months with fish for Rita and other flightless birds. Reach out to Kelly at 305-393-3495.
- Moose Lodge #1058 Building & Veterans Funds
Joe presented Lodge President, Fran Hagemann, with our donation to the Marathon Moose Building Fund.
Joe Schmidt (and most of his family) presented our annual donation to the Marathon Moose Lodge Veterans Fund to Ken Hagemann, Valued Veterans Chairman.
- Navy Seals Vets
Marathon Elks ER and wife accepting our donation for the Navy Seals Vets.
- Pigeon Key and Marine Science Center
- Ron Sutton Kids Fishing Derby
The Kid's Fishing Derby has become an annual event sponsored by the Cities of Key Colony Beach, and Marathon, hosted by the Key Colony Beach Police Department and sponsored by the Key Colony Beach Fishing and Boating Club. Read more about that on Ron Sutton Memorial Kids Fishing Derby
- Salvation Army
- San Pablo Catholic Church Food Bank
- Shriners of Marathon
Joseph Stickney, president of the local Shrine Club, receives our donation. Contributions go directly toward transportation expenses for children undergoing treatment and their parents, wherever that may be.
Joe Stickney and Club President Kurt Joseph accept our annual Shriners Club donation. 100% of our donation goes to caring for children in need of life-saving medical care and transportation.
- St Columba / The Hammock House After School & Summer Camps
And also for 2026 ...
- Troop 573 - Boy Scouts
- Tunnel to Towers
- Turtle Hospital
- US Coast Guard of Marathon
- US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 13-2
- USF Foundation Keys Marine Lab Coral Restoration
