On or about July 10th, my boss came to me and asked me... "Wanna staff an ambulance for a fishing tournament?" Now those of you who know me, know that me and fishing are meant to be... LOL. Now here I was offered a chance to participate in a fishing event and get paid to be there. So of course I said yes. I was told it would be a fishing tournament for cancer kids from our hospital, and we would be there "just in case."
July 29th (Thursday) I was allowed the privilege to go and assist with the Ian Surratt Memorial Fishing Event sponsored by C.A.S.T. for kids. This "Fishing Event" is for cancer kids from Cook Children's medical Center. Below are the links that will tell you a more about the event, and even a link to tell you who Ian Surratt was in life. Please take a few minutes to read. I think they are awesome.
We arrived right about 0800 hrs. Parked the ambulance, and just watched. What unfolded was truly amazing. I enjoyed watching these kids get a brand new fishing pole, and a tackle box. They were truly excited about the opportunity to go out and fish. They were then fitted with life jackets, had their photo made with the fishing professional and off they went.
When they started coming back, they were talking up a storm. One child got off the boat with a very large sand bass. He ran around to show every one that would take a look. He was smiling from ear to ear. Another young man came in with two large sand bass as well. But the stories were about how many they caught and released. Some were saying 23 or 24, others 13 or 14. One even said he caught 50. I don't know how many, but I know, to see the smiles, the energy of these children as they returned to have lunch, just brought joy to my heart. One young lady, thin and weak from her treatments, walked off the boat, took 10 steps. She sat in the grass, exhausted but smiling from ear to ear. Her dad helped her walk to the pic nic tables where she laid her head on her towel and fell asleep. I watched as her dad picked her up with a smile on his face and some tears in his eyes and carried her back to the car. I could see on his face the joy that was brought to him and his daughter. This was truly an amazing event.
http://76.12.206.213/eventdocs/85/Event%20Report%20CAST%20Eagle%20Mtn%2008.pdf
http://www.castforkids.org/event_detail.aspx?id=85
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8121
http://video.nbc5i.com/player/?id=281658
http://www.awishwithwings.org/August2006.pdf
May you have a blessed day.
Tom
July 29th (Thursday) I was allowed the privilege to go and assist with the Ian Surratt Memorial Fishing Event sponsored by C.A.S.T. for kids. This "Fishing Event" is for cancer kids from Cook Children's medical Center. Below are the links that will tell you a more about the event, and even a link to tell you who Ian Surratt was in life. Please take a few minutes to read. I think they are awesome.
We arrived right about 0800 hrs. Parked the ambulance, and just watched. What unfolded was truly amazing. I enjoyed watching these kids get a brand new fishing pole, and a tackle box. They were truly excited about the opportunity to go out and fish. They were then fitted with life jackets, had their photo made with the fishing professional and off they went.
When they started coming back, they were talking up a storm. One child got off the boat with a very large sand bass. He ran around to show every one that would take a look. He was smiling from ear to ear. Another young man came in with two large sand bass as well. But the stories were about how many they caught and released. Some were saying 23 or 24, others 13 or 14. One even said he caught 50. I don't know how many, but I know, to see the smiles, the energy of these children as they returned to have lunch, just brought joy to my heart. One young lady, thin and weak from her treatments, walked off the boat, took 10 steps. She sat in the grass, exhausted but smiling from ear to ear. Her dad helped her walk to the pic nic tables where she laid her head on her towel and fell asleep. I watched as her dad picked her up with a smile on his face and some tears in his eyes and carried her back to the car. I could see on his face the joy that was brought to him and his daughter. This was truly an amazing event.
http://76.12.206.213/eventdocs/85/Event%20Report%20CAST%20Eagle%20Mtn%2008.pdf
http://www.castforkids.org/event_detail.aspx?id=85
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8121
http://video.nbc5i.com/player/?id=281658
http://www.awishwithwings.org/August2006.pdf
May you have a blessed day.
Tom
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