On Sunday, May 25th, Center for Coalfield Justice and Buffalo Creek Watershed Association were thrilled to have our most memorable Kids Fishing Day yet! We blew away our previous attendance records by handing out more than 215 free fishing poles to children in our community to enjoy around the shores of Dutch Fork Lake! 🎣That more than doubles last year’s attendance!
We enjoyed a beautiful day with over 300 residents who came out to enjoy the recreational opportunities Dutch Fork Lake has to offer. Some children learned to cast for the very first time, while others could be seen getting their faces painted by Megan Murray! When those tummies began to rumble, staff was there to serve up over 400 hotdogs and drinks! ðŸŒ
This year we are thankful for the generous support of more community sponsors than ever before! Cross Creek Bait and Tackle once again generously supplied the bait. 🪱 Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM of Washington made a generous donation to support our effort in supplying poles, along with volunteering that day and helping to string poles. Hilltop Packs of Waynesburg generously provided us with over 200 tick removers to pass out to community members (any avid fisherman knows how handy that is!) Orvis & Striker both contributed items as well.Â
We also have to pass along a very special thank you to the Walmart Supercenter at Trinity Point for awarding us with a $1,500 Spark Good local grant that allowed us to provide more poles than ever before and meet the needs of our record-breaking crowd! I am forever in awe of what we are able to do when the community comes together.Â
If there is one thing Kids Fishing Day proves, again and again, it is how important our outdoor spaces are and why we need to protect them. I can’t wait to see what next year holds!
