Penstock Lagoon , Central Highlands, Tasmania
Dear VFFA members,
The Australian Ladies World Fly Fishing Team are raising money for Casting for Recovery by holding a fishing day at Penstock Lagoon on Sunday 24 April.
You can help in a variety of ways:
1. Book in to join us at Penstock Lagoon for fun day of fishing with your female guide/boat driver, maybe book with a friend and share a boat together.
2. Maybe you cannot make it on the day but would still like to support this Cancer for Recovery Program. You can do this by donating or pledging a dollar amount, which will go directly to Casting for Recovery. Suggested amounts could be $100 or $200 or as little as you like.
3. Any donation will help the team at Casting for Recovery
4. The bank account details for a donation or booking is:
Account name: FFA World Ladies
BSB: 032 728
Account number: 205507
Reference: your name
When completed please send Jane Forster an email to janeforster@fastmail.fm with the donation amount and your name so it will be easy to reconcile your donation.
Your name will then go into a raffle as a thank you for supporting the event.
The prize will be a bottle of Australian Ladies World Fly Fishing Team small batch gin from the Winter Gin Company. www.wintergin.com.au
Thank you in anticipation for your support from the team.
AUSTRALIAN LADIES WORLD FLY FISHING TEAM
BOUND FOR NORWAY JULY 04 -08, 2022
Karen Brooks (Team Captain) TAS
Casey Pfeiffer NSW
Jane Forster NSW
Marian Miller VIC
Julie Butler TAS
Jules Stevens (Team Manager) TAS
The FFA Australian Ladies World Fly Fishing Team is off to Norway in July to represent Australia at the inaugural Ladies World Fly Fishing Championships and as part of their fundraising activities have approached Casting for Recovery to be part of their fabulous day of fun and fishing. The team would like to share equally any money raised.
Everyone is welcome to fish with these phenomenal women. They will share their passion for fly fishing and have fun at the same time.
When: Sunday 24 April from 9.30am – 4.00pm, meet in the car park at boat ramp from 9.00AM
Where: Penstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania
How: 2 anglers per boat with a guide, either one of the team members or a supporting guide.
Cost: $200 per person for a full day of fishing and fun,
Includes lunch, fly fishing gear if needed.
To book a seat contact: Jane Forster mobile 0410 454 129
email janeforster@fastmail.fm
The Casting for Recovery (CfR) program in Victoria www.castingforrecoveryvic.org is a health and well-being program run by an organisation called Mending Casts Inc, a non-profit association staffed entirely by volunteers including breast cancer survivors, paramedics, nurses and dedicated fly fishers. They donate their time to organising free two-day CfR retreats for women with, or who have had, breast cancer. Participants are taught the basics of fly fishing including casting and fly tying to introduce them to the calming and relaxing nature of the sport. The participants experience fly fishing as a reprieve from the everyday stresses and challenges of cancer treatments and thereby improve their quality of life. They share these experiences with others in a safe and supportive group environment. The Casting for Recovery program started in the USA and has been running for over 20 years with resounding success. The program is run under licence by Mending Casts Inc. which also runs similar Reel Recovery retreats for men with cancer. See www.mendingcasts.org for more information.
Mending Casts Inc. is currently raising funds for their next Casting for Recovery retreat in Victoria to be held at Ballarat in early April 2022. As Mending Casts Inc. programs are built around the health & wellbeing benefits gained from fly fishing, we proudly support the Fly Fishing Australia (FFA) Australian Women’s Fly Fishing Team. Mending Casts Inc. is planning to run a Tasmanian Casting for Recovery retreat in the near future.
