Pink Salmon Festival

Tips Up

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The Pink Salmon Festival was a great success yesterday. Good job and thanks to everyone involved.
Approx. 120 kids got to go fishing for their first time. There was a wind up picnic at Peddar Bay with lots of food and every kid went home with a hat, t-shirt, backpack and a brand new fishing rod! (and a limit of pinks)

This was a great event and I strongly encourage anyone to get involved and volunteer your boat and time for the day. It is 1 day of your time every 2 years to create a life memory for a child.
We had 2 - 10 year olds on our boat who had never had the opportunity to do what most of us do every weekend.
The young girl on our boat actually said on the boat ride out "This is like I'm dreaming!"

Thanks Frayedknot for getting me involved and Tailout for the use of your boat.

Tips
 
Wow!! thats great that you got that many kids fishing for pinks...Who organized the event? If I had know, I might have been able to spread the word.... but I guess that there are limits to how many you can handle??

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A big thank you for all the guys who gave up part of a Sunday to introduced some kids to an ocean fishing experience. Many of you are repeat volunteers, helping for 5 festivals over 10 years. As one of the original organizers I would like to encourage those of you (especially some of the high profile charter guys) who haven't participated as of yet to get involved in the next event. (2011) Every event we need more boats as there are always kids being turned away!
 
It was a great event , kids had a blast like Tips said . Thankyou Tips for helping make it a great day and yes Tailout for the use of the boat !!! I plan on being there in 2011 again .
 
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