Give a child a fish, feed him for a day; teach him to fish, feed him for a lifetime; teach him ethical angling, and protect his ability to fish for generations to come!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Saturday Fishing Club 8/28/10
Last Saturday was a huge day for all of us at the Florida Fishing Academy, as well as for the kids. We started out bright and early showing up at the Boat Ramp and met with Capt. Rich. The plans for the day were to work on the new Florida Fishing Academy building, go fishing, and cook lunch. The kids, along with some awesome volunteers, started removing the wood wrapping the building. Once the kids needed a brake we all went down to the water to start fishing. The fishing plan was to try catch some fish for our fish tank, as well as some larger fish. The kids caught some smaller fish for the tank, along with some big legal snappers and big grunts. Around noon Robert, one of the older students, starting grilling hot dogs and hamburgers for the students and volunteers. Very good I might add!! With full bellies everyone started working on the building again to finish removing all the wood from the outside of the building. We would like to thank all the volunteers, the students, and the City of Boynton Beach employees for all their hard work last Saturday and we can not wait to see how the building turns out when it is finished in a few weeks.
The Florida Fishing Academy is a division of Teem REEL Estate Inc., a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization formed in 2006. In our forth year, the academy aims to create a new generation of ethical anglers who enjoy a healthy, constructive hobby, take seriously their role in environmental conservation and boast new tools to pursue a potential career in the marine industries. The centerpiece of our program Angling For A Healthy Future is an updated version of the nationally acclaimed Hooked On Fishing-Not On Drugs ® (HOFNOD) curriculum, a 20-year-old program created by the Future Fisherman Foundation to introduce fishing to youth in a responsible, ethical manner that promotes environmental conservation. In 2009, we had 900 students complete our course Angling For A Healty Future and 763 children attend either a half-day fish camp or fair so far. We have awarded over 2,000 children with a free fishing rod and reel since 2006. In that time, we also have taken over 100 fishing trips and caught over 200 fish. We have successfully released alive 95% of all fish caught. We are available to teach our course in South Florida.
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