DarkSkies
02-21-2009, 06:45 PM
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Paul Harris - NJBBA president
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Tom Valentino - NJBBA Vice-president
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I had heard a lot about these people, but it was the first time I met any of them. They are a great group of fishermen and women. They have so many activities for the less fortunate, I hope I kept the details straight writing them down. :D
There is the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) fishing program, where they take disabled vets fishing for a day. They told me a story about the last one they had, where they almost lost a guy. Seems the guy was so happy to finally be out fishing, he wandered away and didn't want to go home. They found him happily fishing and not wanting to go back.
I can relate to that, if I couldn't fish I would rather be dead. It's my church, my medicine, and my serenity all rolled up in one, just being out there near the water. We talked about the "Take a soldier fishing" program, which I'm a member of, also on this site. Another great group: http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=1628
Theyre also involved in Boy Scouts Activities, and helped 85 scouts get their Merit Badges at one of their outings last year. They helped provide info on Safety, Knots, and great fishing xperiences for these kids.
www.njbba.com (http://www.njbba.com) or
www.njbba.org (http://www.njbba.org)
Take a look at their website above when you get a chance. If you can spare some extra dough for the programs they run, maybe you might think about sending it to them. They do a great job helping disadvantaged people enjoy the outdoors. :clapping:
A final point that drew me toward this group was a comment they made about how we in the United States are sending billions of dollars to help poor people in other countries. Yeah, they're poor, and the stories are sad, but there are hundreds of thousands of extremely poor people right here in America. Why can't we help our American citizens who are starving before we help other countries? Food for thought. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/images/icons/icon3.gif
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Paul Harris - NJBBA president
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Tom Valentino - NJBBA Vice-president
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I had heard a lot about these people, but it was the first time I met any of them. They are a great group of fishermen and women. They have so many activities for the less fortunate, I hope I kept the details straight writing them down. :D
There is the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) fishing program, where they take disabled vets fishing for a day. They told me a story about the last one they had, where they almost lost a guy. Seems the guy was so happy to finally be out fishing, he wandered away and didn't want to go home. They found him happily fishing and not wanting to go back.
I can relate to that, if I couldn't fish I would rather be dead. It's my church, my medicine, and my serenity all rolled up in one, just being out there near the water. We talked about the "Take a soldier fishing" program, which I'm a member of, also on this site. Another great group: http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=1628
Theyre also involved in Boy Scouts Activities, and helped 85 scouts get their Merit Badges at one of their outings last year. They helped provide info on Safety, Knots, and great fishing xperiences for these kids.
www.njbba.com (http://www.njbba.com) or
www.njbba.org (http://www.njbba.org)
Take a look at their website above when you get a chance. If you can spare some extra dough for the programs they run, maybe you might think about sending it to them. They do a great job helping disadvantaged people enjoy the outdoors. :clapping:
A final point that drew me toward this group was a comment they made about how we in the United States are sending billions of dollars to help poor people in other countries. Yeah, they're poor, and the stories are sad, but there are hundreds of thousands of extremely poor people right here in America. Why can't we help our American citizens who are starving before we help other countries? Food for thought. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/images/icons/icon3.gif