

Designed to bring the community of oil and natural gas professionals in the Haynesville Shale
together in the spirit of sportsmanship and charitable giving, the two-person Haynesville Shale Bass
Tournament began in 2010 and raised $20,000 for Gingerbread House and Cara Center, child abuse
advocacy groups located in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The mission of the tournament and its governing organization, Chesapeake Employees for
Haynesville Communities (CEHC), is to conduct an industry bass tournament in a fun, family friendly
atmosphere that will benefit non-profit organizations dedicated to the betterment of the children in
the Haynesville Shale area of east Texas and northwest Louisiana.
As a one-day, 150-person event in its first year, the tournament experienced substantial success
and has now been expanded to two days and 300 anglers. Each year the CEHC Board meets with
various non-profit organizations in the community to choose the group that will receive the
proceeds from the tournament. A different organization is chosen each year to ensure all parts of
the Haynesville and all types of agencies benefit from our efforts.
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