One of the many charities that Jimmy Buffett quietly supports is the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that seeks to improve the lives of soldiers that have been wounded in service to America.

In July, Buffett made a surprise appearance at a WWP benefit on Long Island. And recently he lent his boat and captain for three wounded soldiers to go on a fishing excursion:

The three combat veterans went fishing from the Gone Fishing Marina in Montauk last Thursday as part of the Wounded Warrior Project’s continuing effort to quiet the storm that began with their service in Iraq, Afghanistan, and, in Mr. Amira’s case, on Sept. 11.

The musician Jimmy Buffett had invited them aboard his Margaritavitch in the care of Capt. Vinnie Lasorsa, who headed the boat offshore in September’s silver light past Montauk Point and toward Block Island upon an unusually calm sea.

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To great applause and good-natured ribbing, Mr. Quiroz caught his second big bass, a carbon copy of the first. The Margaritavitch returned again and again to the stack of big bass, the likes of which the captain said he had never seen on the fish finder. The three wounded warriors smiled at the day and vowed to turn others on to the Wounded Warrior Project and its outings.

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(photo: Russell Drumm)

Time for another installment of From Under My Lone Palm. This month Justin provides a full and detailed history of Jimmy Buffett’s involvement in saving the manatees:

It seems Jimmy began his quest to ’save the manatee’ on February 17, 1981 at a show in Tallahassee, FL. Then Florida Gov. Bob Graham met up with Jimmy and Jimmy expressed his interest in saving the mammal to him. Bob had heard Jimmy’s song “Growing Older But Not Up” and that had peaked his interest. A new federally funded Manatee Advisory Committee had been set up, and since Jimmy couldn’t be apart of that, Jimmy and Bob put together the “Save the Manatee” committee. So on May 26, 1981, the first meeting of the “Save the Manatee” committee took place in Tallahassee.

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Jimmy Buffett and Mac McAnally will take part in a benefit for wounded soldiers on Monday night in Washington, DC:

Show Dog Records artist Mac McAnally will be joining other stars including hosts Amy Grant and Vince Gill at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC to play a show which will honor our wounded soldiers. The artist/writer will be playing solo that night as well as being joined by Jimmy Buffett.

The event honors wounded veterans and marks the launch of the nationwide “CHALLENGE AMERICA” initiative and will be held on Monday, June 8th at 8p (ET).”CHALLENGE AMERICA” will work with communities across AMERICA to support the development of recreational and occupational programs for returning injured military and their families. The initiative is an outgrowth of CHALLENGE ASPEN, a non-profit organization that has provided adaptive recreation for people with disabilities since 1995.

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We told you about this in March and wanted to bring it back to your attention since the drawing is coming up quickly (June 20th).

Save Our Cats and Kittens, Inc., a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter in Fort Walton Beach, FL, is having a fundraiser where you could win a guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffett!

The $3,000 first prize package includes:

• Sunburst Eleca Acoustic Guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffett
• 3 day/3 night stay at Emerald Grande Resort in Destin, Florida
• Gift bucket from Cheeseburger in Paradise of Destin

Other winners may receive a gift basket from Coppertone, or a copy of Jimmy Buffett’s latest book “Swine Not.”

Visit www.saveourcatsandkittens.com for all the details and to purchase your raffle tickets.

Save Our Cats and Kittens, Inc., a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter in Fort
Walton Beach, FL, is having a fundraiser where you could win a guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffett!

The $3,000 first prize package includes:

• Sunburst Eleca Acoustic Guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffett
• 3 day/3 night stay at Emerald Grande Resort in Destin, Florida
• Gift bucket from Cheeseburger in Paradise of Destin

Other winners may receive a gift basket from Coppertone, or a copy of Jimmy Buffett’s latest book “Swine Not.”

Visit www.saveourcatsandkittens.com for all the details and to purchase your raffle tickets.