Thanks to Our Leading National Sponsor
The Hartford is the first life insurance company to offer policies at
standard rates, with no postponement period, to qualified breast cancer
and prostate cancer survivors.Visit The Hartford's website for more information.
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National Office
Contacts:
You should find this brief summary of national office "helping hands" useful:
For anything dealing with program budgets, facilities, staffing, retreat planning: contact
Jacki Lappen
For general volunteer questions: Brenda Churco
For expenses, reimbursement and payment requests: contact
Suzi Dorgeloh
For questions about participant applications, shipments of retreat materials: contact Martha Robertson
For issues dealing with public relations, media outreach, branding issues, fundraising,and news from the field: contact
Kate Fox
To reach the Executive Director, email Lori Simon If you have any questions about equipment or equipment shipments to retreats, please email equipment@castingforrecovery.org |
CFR "VOICES":
"Thank you for all you do to make Casting for Recovery possible. I really needed the information about breast cancer and the support of other survivors."
CFR Participant-2009 |
Casting for Recovery Website
Under Armour
...and we are extremely grateful for the support for CFR that comes from sales of products from the following:
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National Office News
A Note From Lori Simon
Kate and I just returned from the recent Fly Fishing Retailer show held in Denver, CO where I had the opportunity to meet many of our supporters in the fly-fishing community, including Rick and Ginny Pope of Temple Fork Outfitters (TFO). (As many of you know, TFO has been of immense support in helping us establish new retreats through their rod sales program, which has provided over $40,000 to CFR since it began in 2007.) I also had the chance to meet CFR volunteers Donna and Jim Teeny, who also support CFR through their company; and the wonderful folks at Dr. Slick, Rio Products, and Ross Reels, who have provided in-kind donations to our efforts, and also met with Lily Renzetti, the Volunteer Program Coordinator of our upcoming Florida retreat.
I was impressed by the number of River Helpers from various fly shops and TU groups who also stopped by to attest to how much their volunteering meant to them. Members of CFR's Colorado team Kris Tita, Dana Rikimaru, Ron Crews, an d Kathy Kanda also deserve a round of applause for stepping in to help at the booth - space for which was donated by the generous folks with AFFTA and the Nielsen show management. (Kate at CFR booth at right.)
What struck me about the fly-fishing business world is how truly boundary-free it is. Whether selling rods for fishing for redfish off the Texas coast or salmon in the rivers of Alaska, everyone is concerned about the health of the fisheries and the sport, and in bringing new "converts" into the community. It's a good lesson for us all that it's not just about any one retreat--our business is to be advocates for women and for breast cancer survivor support. And just as the fly-fishing industry is seeking to broaden its reach, we must constantly reach outwards to engage supporters beyond our own world.
Fundraising Opportunity
At the Denver show I had the opportunity to meet with Jim Klug of Confluence Films and Yellow Dog FlyFishing Adventures. In 2008 he and his team produced the fly-fishing movie Drift and are following up that acclaimed production in 2009 with the film Rise. We were privy to the trailer for the film and it looks awesome...if any of you are skiers and are familiar with the Warren Miller movies, this was filmed by one of the Miller cinematographers and the photography is incredible. It's real "trout candy" and is the kind of thing that helps keep avid fly fishers dreaming through the onset of the colder months until the season opens again! (Take a peek-- click on the film tab in the upper left of their website; then click on Rise trailer.)
Here is where you come in. They have offered Casting for Recovery the chance to host premieres of the movie in various cities and all of you came to mind. It is a simple process of finding a movie theater to donate--or highly discount--a theater slot (the venue should seat up to 200-300 people) and your team would sell tickets for $10-$12 apiece (if you want to go big time, get some wine and food donated and charge $25). Confluence is charging CFR around $200 for the license fee for each showing. If you are able to attract one hundred people to the "premier", and cut a deal with your local movie theatre for a free night (or get a donor to cover the cost) your program budget could net $1,300! You would also utilize your fly-fishing connections (TU chapters, FFF clubs, fly shops, etc.) to promote the event. For those that want to get a head start on 2010 fundraising, or are facing a shortfall this year, this may be a great way to do a neat event and reach your goals. Please email me immediately if you're interested!
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Volunteer & Volunteer Leadership Council News
Volunteer Program Coordinator Bios (continued)
In Memoriam...
Judy McCann (Michigan)
It is with deep sadness that we announce the Sept. 16 death of Judy, who for many years has served as the lead instructor and Volunteer Program Coordinator with the CFR-Michigan program. She had been employed as a Cytotechnologist working for the Saginaw Hospitals and later owned and operated the fly-fishing company Fly-Rite, Inc. She was a member of Trout Unlimited and had served on the Board of Directors. Our deepest sympathies are extended to her sons David, Michael, and Christopher, and to her entire family and many friends. We will miss her.
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Retreat News
Just a reminder to all: encourage prospective participants who want to apply to attend a CFR retreat, and prospective volunteers who want to fill out a volunteer application, to do so through the CFR website. You can include these links in your email correspondence as well:
Online Participant Application
Information for Online Volunteer Application
To direct prospective participants to the online application, have them click on "Retreats" at the top of the Home Page. In the descriptive text of the Retreats page is a link "Apply for A Retreat". The option still exists for emailing or faxing applications, but we would ENCOURAGE everyone to use this new tool as it will help us be more efficient!
Prospective volunteers can sign up by going to the "Support" Page, clicking the "Volunteering" link, and then can take advantage of either the online application or the downloaded printed form.
Regional News
A list of the many events that CFR volunteers are involved in is available on the website events page. To find out more about what's going on with teams around the country, visit the Volunteer News.
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Keeping in TouchWe
really appreciate learning if there are any changes in your contact
information (home phone, work phone, preferred phone, email or address)
so that our database is up to date! Please email your changes, or any
updates of alumni information you come across, to Suzi.
We want to make sure that all Planning and Retreat Team members have an opportunity to get these updates. Please send this to other planning and retreat team members using this forward link. |
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Thank you! We're very grateful for all your hard work. Please let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see in these updates.
Lori Simon
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Need Shirts?
CFR SHIRT BLOWOUT!!
Attention all volunteers! There are a very few sizes left of the CFR Ex Officio shirt, and we want to get them out of our hands and into yours! Got a donor, a volunteer, a team member, a friend, you want to outfit?
This is your chance!
Limited Availability
As Below:
Mens: Bone (Khaki) XXL
Womens:
Blue Large & X-Large
Dusty Rose Large & X-Large
That's it! No other
sizes or colors.
Really, truly!
Yours for only $55 each plus shipping. Download an order form and fax it to 802-362-9182.
First come first served!
(thank you, Martha,
for volunteering
as a model once again!)
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General Information: info@castingforrecovery.org
802.362.9181 phone * 802.362.9182 fax * 1.888.553.3500 toll-free
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