Guides needed for kids’ fishing derby
Fishing guides are needed for the Sept. 15 CAST for Kids Fishing Derby.
The Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse will host the 17th annual event, which takes children with disabilities fishing.
Partnering with the Edmond Elks Lodge No. 2578, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, state Tourism and Recreation Department, Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation and the CAST for Kids Foundation, the Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse will provide a morning fishing trip on Lake Thunderbird to about 35 children with disabilities.
More fishing guides are needed, along with their fishing boats and pontoon boats.
Registration is free and fishing guides are to register before the event at 405364-7634 at the Thunderbird State Park office.
Children must be registered before the event at the same number, and registration is limited.
Each child will receive a T-shirt, hat, rod and reel, tackle box, tackle, bait, hat and a prize. This is not a contest, and each child will select a prize of their choice.
Each fishing guide will receive a T-shirt, hat and other gifts in appreciation for their support. The children, along with their parents and siblings, will leave for their fishing trip about 9 a.m., and while they are fishing, the volunteers will prepare a luncheon for all.
Volunteers are encouraged to arrive about 8 a.m. to be assigned to a task. The Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse is in Thunderbird State Park, about a quarter mile north of Alameda on Indian Point Road. Turn right at the BoatHouse sign.