BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:WorCo X-WR-CALNAME:Marlins For Mason BEGIN:VEVENT UID:359672026-08-01 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 LOCATION:9659 Golf Course Road\nOcean City Maryland 21842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=9659 Golf Course Road\nOcea n City Maryland 21842;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=9659 Golf Course Road:geo: 38.326916,-75.108254 GEO:38.326916;-75.108254 SUMMARY:Marlins For Mason CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:We are proud to announce that the 4TH ANNUAL\n[https://marlins formason.com/marlins-for-mason-tournament/] MARLINS\nFOR MASON TOURNAMENT \n[https://marlinsformason.com/marlins-for-mason-tournament/] will be\nhe ld JULY 30TH\, 31ST\, AND AUGUST 1ST\, 2026 at the OCEAN CITY\nMARLI N CLUB and SUNSET MARINA in OCEAN CITY\, MARYLAND. Marlins for\nMason is a 501(c)(3) non-profit marlin release tournament benefiting\nthe Dravet Syndrome Foundation.\n\nMIGHTY MASON PRATHER [https://marlinsformason.com /] is a beloved\n7-year-old member of the Ocean City fishing community wh o lives with\nDravet Syndrome\, a rare\, catastrophic\, and lifelong form of epilepsy\nthat significantly affects all aspects of life. Mason suffers from\nfrequent severe and prolonged seizures\, developmental delays\, and has\nfeeding and mobility issues.\n\nDuring his brief life\, he has had h undreds of seizures\, innumerable ER\nvisits\, and frequent hospitalizatio ns. The treatments are both limited\nand ineffective\, and nearly a quarte r of children with Dravet Syndrome\ndie before adulthood. Currently\, ther e is no cure for this\nlife-shattering condition.\n\nBecause Dravet Syndro me is rare\, very little money is spent on\nresearch. The DRAVET SYNDROME FOUNDATION\n[https://marlinsformason.com/] is dedicated to finding bette r\ntreatment options and someday\, a cure. We launched Marlins for Mason\n to help find a cure and raise awareness in honor of Mason and the\nothers who suffer from this calamitous condition.\n\nIn 2025\, MARLINS FOR MASON  donated $682\,550 to the Dravet Syndrome\nFoundation. This was once ag ain the largest donation they have ever\nreceived. In less than two years Marlins for Mason had donated\nover $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS to the Dravet S yndrome Foundation\,\nindependently funding three large research projects through DSF.\n\nThe money raised through Marlins for Mason in 2024 funded a\ntransformational science grant at the Allen Institute to test a\npoten tial new gene therapy for Dravet Syndrome that would directly\ntarget impa cted brain cells _“Circuit Selective Whole SCN1A Gene\nDelivery for Dra vet Syndrome.”_\n\nIn 2023\, Marlins for Mason funded _“Therapeutic b enefit of MGE\nprogenitor cell transplantation in a rabbit model of Dravet \nsyndrome”_ also looking at potential future treatment options for\nDr avet. We look forward to announcing the 2025 research project soon.\n\nMa rlins for Mason is a 100% nonprofit fishing tournament and\nfundraising ef fort\, all money raised is donated directly to research\nto search for bet ter treatment options for Mighty Mason and all those\nwho suffer from Drav et. Marlins for Mason is making a big impact on\nthe Dravet Syndrome world and with your help we will continue to work\ntowards better treatment and hopefully someday a cure.\n\n_PLEASE JOIN US IN 2026 AS WE FIGHT FOR A BE TTER FUTURE FOR ALL THOSE\nWHO LIVE WITH DRAVET._\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We are proud to announce that the \;4th Annual \;Marlins for Mason Tournament \;will be held \;July 30th\, 31st\, \;and \;Aug ust 1st\, \;2026 \;at the \;Ocean City Marlin Club \;and \;Sunset Marina \;in \;Ocean City\, Maryland. Marlins for Mason is a 501(c)(3 ) non-profit marlin release tournament benefiting the Dravet Syndrome Foun dation.

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Mighty Mason Prather \;is a beloved 7-year-old member of the Oce an City fishing community who lives with Dravet Syndrome\, a rare\, catast rophic\, and lifelong form of epilepsy that significantly affects all aspe cts of life. Mason suffers from frequent severe and prolonged seizures\, d evelopmental delays\, and has feeding and mobility issues.

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Durin g his brief life\, he has had hundreds of seizures\, innumerable ER visits \, and frequent hospitalizations. The treatments are both limited and inef fective\, and nearly a quarter of children with Dravet Syndrome die before adulthood. Currently\, there is no cure for this life-shattering conditio n.

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Because Dravet Syndrome is rare\, very little money is spent on research. The \;Dravet Syndrome Foundation&n bsp\;is dedicated to finding better treatment options and someday\, a cure . We launched Marlins for Mason to help find a cure and raise awareness in honor of Mason and the others who suffer from this calamitous condition.< /p>\n\n

In 2025\, \;Marlins for Mason \;donated  \;$682\,550 \;to the Dravet Syndrome Foundation. This was once again the largest donation they have ever received. In less than two years Marlins for Mason had donated over \;$1.5 mill ion dollars \;to the Dravet Syndrome Foundation\, independent ly \;funding three large research projects through DSF.

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The money raised through Marlins for Mason in 2024 funded a transformational s cience grant at the Allen Institute to test a potential new gene therapy f or Dravet Syndrome that would directly target impacted brain cells \;< em>&ldquo\;Circuit Selective Whole SCN1A Gene Delivery for Dravet Syndrome .&rdquo\;

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In 2023\, Marlins for Mason funded \;&ldq uo\;Therapeutic benefit of MGE progenitor cell transplantation in a rabbit model of Dravet syndrome&rdquo\; \;also looking at potential fut ure treatment options for Dravet. \;We look forward to announcing the 2025 research project soon.

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Marlins for Mason is a 100% nonprofi t fishing tournament and fundraising effort\, all money raised is donated directly to research to search for better treatment options for Mighty Mas on and all those who suffer from Dravet. Marlins for Mason is making a big impact on the Dravet Syndrome world and with your help we will continue t o work towards better treatment and hopefully someday a cure.

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Please join us in 2026 as we fight for a better future for all t hose who live with Dravet.

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