Courtesy photo Friends Together team member Ally Frantz, left, tournament board members Romeo Bourdage, Dave Zeller, and TJ Hoes, along with Hillert family members Debbie Hillert and Michelle Hoes pose for a photo after a donation check was presented to Friends Together after the Dave Hillert Memorial Hubbard Lake Classic.

ALPENA — Friends Together was presented with a donation on Friday from the

Dave Hillert Memorial Hubbard Lake Classic in the amount of $11,000. This annual ice fishing tournament is held in memory of Dave Hillert, an avid fisherman and beloved community member, who passed away from cancer.

Each year, the proceeds of the tournament are donated to the local nonprofit cancer support organization in his honor. To learn more about the support Friends Together offers to those impacted by cancer, visit friendstogethermi.org.