Lions Sponsor Fishing Derby
Information provided by Everett Central Lions Club
Once again the Everett Central Lions is sponsoring our annual Fishing Derby for the Blind, continuing the tradition of fishing after Labor Day, this year Sunday September 16, 2007, at 5:30 AM at the North Marina, in the Port of Everett.
Many of you have participated in the past, and we very much look forward to you being able to attend this year as well. Participants need to get registered as soon as possible as space may be limited. Also, participants need to make sure they are registered with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to enable us to get a disability-fishing license and Harvest Card, many of you are already registered, we can help out with those that may not be registered. Please call or email Ken Beecher at the home number as soon as possible (not the Cell number) to confirm your availability, and to let us know if you need a ride. If you know anyone that would like to participate, please let us know and we will contact them.
Ken Beecher
President, Everett Central Lions
Chair, Fishing Derby for the Blind
5720 14th Drive West #B
Everett, WA 98203
Cell 425-923-3062 (Day of Derby only) (H)
425-407-0717 (H)
Email klbeecher@comcast.net (H)
Email kbeecher@northshorechristian.org (W)
Fishing Derby Information
The Derby is being held again this year at the 14th Street Dock, Gate 1, North Fuel Dock/ Dock A, at the Milltown Sailing building, in the same parking lot of the Everett Yacht Club. We will again be meeting at the hall starting at 5:00 AM, and assisting with the boat loading between 5:00 to 5:45, with the goal to get all the boats out on the water by 6:00 AM. We will also be on hand to assist with unloading at noon. A continental snack breakfast “to go” will be provided to take out on the boat, with lunch served and the awards ceremony at 12:00 pm to about 1:00/1:30 pm, at the Milltown Sailing association building.
- We will be providing coffee (bring your thermos) and continental snack breakfast “to-go” to help get you out fishing, there will be no sit down breakfast.
- Please allow more than enough time to get to the Milltown Sailing Hall/Fuel Dock/Dock A by 5:15 to 5:45 a.m., as this can sometimes be hectic.
- Please try to come prepared, and bring warm clothes.
- Rods, reels, tackle, and bait is normally generously provided by the skippers, and plastic bags will be provided to carry the fish in.
- Some of you have skippers that have fished with you for years, and often participants “request” a specific skipper. Additionally, you may have someone you prefer to fish with. Please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate these skipper/blind/friend boat assignments.
- We try to award a “derby prize” to everyone, so if you cannot come to lunch, please let us know so we can recognize you early.
Fishing generally stops about 11:00/11:30, to get back for weigh by noon, with the lunch and the awards ceremony running from 12:00 to about 1:30 PM.
We will be at the dock assisting, and we try to be very organized with the boat assignments, there may be “no shows” with skippers and/or blind participants. Please be patient with us as we sort these out with any re-assignments.