Many friends of Live Like Jack Fund have asked how they can help the organization. Here is a great opportunity: Please volunteer to work at the Family & Youth Casting Call (FYCC) that will be held on May 2nd and 3rd, 2014 at Fletcher’s Boat House in Washington DC. The Live Like Jack Fund is a proud sponsor of this event. Here is the link for volunteers to register. http://www.familyandyouthcastingcall.com/volunteers/volunteer-registration
FYCC is a fun family and youth fishing event that aims to “set the hook” for children to learn about nature and fishing in the Washington, DC area. Volunteers are needed for both Friday and Saturday, but especially Friday when area schools will bring several hundred students to the event. This hands-on event will be a perfect way to live the mission of the Live Like Jack Fund, and on one of Jack’s favorite stretches of the river.
During this action-packed two-day event, partners will provide all the tools and training necessary for youth to catch fish in the C&O Canal. Volunteer instructors will teach safety and basic fishing techniques and our sponsors will supply the bait and tackle for the day’s event. For this event, a portion of the C&O Canal will be stocked with native fish and all children will have the opportunity to catch fish.
When not fishing on the canal, children will complete a series of hands-on activities to earn their National Park Service Junior Ranger Badge. Learning stations set up around the facility will teach fly-tying, water quality testing, bug identification and more. There will also be plenty to do for the little ones including fish art, touch tanks and scavenger hunts.
Volunteers help with a variety of activities including: fish printing (an arts and crafts activity), knot tying, practice casting, setting up and detangling fishing rods, helping kids bait their hooks and fish on the canal and basic event set up and clean up (mostly moving tables). All volunteers are fed breakfast and lunch both days and receive a Family & Youth Casting Call t shirt.
In the morning, the organizers teach the volunteers how to use the fishing equipment and cast properly so that they can help the kids when they arrive. FYCC allows the volunteers to select what activity stations they feel most comfortable helping with, but do provide the casting instruction for everyone so that everybody knows the basics of casting and safe angling.
Once again, here is the link for volunteers to register. http://www.familyandyouthcastingcall.com/volunteers/volunteer-registration