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Since 1996, Casting for Recovery's support and educational program for women has brought hope and healing to over 4,000 women and their families. To find out more about the program, to submit an application for a retreat, or to make a donation to support a retreat in your area, please visit our website.
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Our Premier National Supporter:
The Hartford
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Find out more about how continue to donate a portion of product sales to Casting for Recovery. |
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CFR's "Ripple Effect"...
The "Ripple Effect" that Casting for
Recovery has had on the lives of women, their families, friends, and
communities is now celebrated in a powerful brochure, donated through the generosity of a family foundation.
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Welcome, Spring!
The coming of longer days, no matter where you are, means that Spring is here (or on its way!) and, more importantly, that a new season for Casting for Recovery retreats is upon us!
From our opening weekend in March in McEwen, Tennessee, to the season's close in November in Glen Rose, Texas, we're going to be serving over six hundred women across the United States with retreats this year--not to mention the reunions for former participants that so many volunteers organize! And this spring we're busy processing applications, gathering registration and medical data, preparing materials and equipment, and fielding questions from women who want to attend a Casting for Recovery retreat this season.
Although we added programs this year in New Mexico, the Adirondacks, Florida, and South Carolina, the need continues to grow. From December 1 through the first week of March over 750 women applied online to attend a retreat this season. Of those 58% were referred by their doctor, a medical facility, family members, or a support group...an indication of how CFR is valued in helping regain quality of life skills.
These online registrations, plus the emails, phone calls, and the "snail mail" registration forms we also receive, means that we're still faced with more demand than we can currently meet. As an example, 85 women in Arizona, versus 46 last year, and 114 women in Tennessee, versus 56 last year, have applied for a spot...and these are just examples of the widespread demand nationwide.
Especially during these economic times, we appreciate the generosity of all those who can help us continue to expand our services to the women and families who need the life-changing impact of CFR. We will meet the need by continuing to train and develop our volunteer base, and by working to sustain our programs across the country. Your help, at whatever level of support, can continue to make a difference--one woman at a time. Thank you.
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In The News
You never know where the "Ripple Effect" will spread next!
Casting for Recovery will be one of the beneficiaries of royalties from "Hook, Line & Sinister," a collection of 16 original,  never-before-published stories by bestselling authors who share an affection for fishing and a talent for writing mysteries! New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker is the editor, and Countryman Press of Woodstock, VT, a division of W.W. Norton, is the publisher. Scheduled for publication in April, the collection already has a positive review from Publishers Weekly and from noted fly-fishing author Nick Lyons, who said, "What a delicious brew of murder, mayhem, and piscatorial meanderings--spicy, varied, often witty, always entertaining!" A wide range of offerings from authors like Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson, C.J. Box, Dana Stabanow, and Spring Warren are featured, and the book also includes a story from the late William Tapply.
Lori Simon, Executive Director of Casting for Recovery, says "It's no mystery why Hook, Line & Sinister will help make a difference! Every day more than 500 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Increasing our ability to support women with the physical and emotional healing our retreats provide will also benefit their families and their communities--it's what we call the 'Ripple Effect' in action! We're so very grateful to the authors involved, and to T. Jefferson Parker and Countryman Press, for initiating this wonderful project."
Brookdale Senior Living - West Division has joined in a service  partnership to help support Casting for Recovery's national programs for breast cancer survivors. Clare Bridge of Lynnwood, a Brookdale Senior Living community in Washington state, kicked off the partnership by conducting a raffle in early March to raise funds to support our efforts to serve women at any age or stage of treatment or recovery from breast cancer. One of the most unique items was a pink electric guitar, shown here.
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Alumni, Volunteer, and National Office News
A brief recap of activities around the country...
Volunteers with the East Tennessee program have been conducting a fly-casting class over the winter, in which many alumni participated, and the team held an alumni reunion in mid-March.
The Western Pennsylvania team conducted their second annual "Wearable Art Fashion Show" in mid-February--it was amazing to see the support for Casting for Recovery that they garnered from a wide range of people and companies in the Pittsburgh area. Kudos to the team!
A report on Kentucky's Casting for Recovery alumni reunion and a remembrance of long-time CFR volunteer Ronnie Gordon, who passed away recently, were featured in the TU Louisville Chapter February newsletter.
The Casting for Recovery-New Zealand program is off and running! Northern California program coordinator Peg Miskin and volunteer fly-fishing instructor Sally Stoner mentored the first-ever retreat established in New Zealand, organized by New Zealand Executive Director Sherrie Feickert and held at Rotorua, North Island.
The 4th Annual Celebration and Silent Auction to support the program in Colorado, a Casting for Recovery "Fish Tales & Cocktails" event, is scheduled for Denver on April 22, and the Colorado team is working hard to make the evening bigger and better than ever. Reservations and tickets for this special event may be made online.
Premiere showings of the new fly-fishing film by Confluence Films, "Rise", took place over the winter to benefit Casting for Recovery programs in Alaska, Oregon, northern New York, Tennessee, and Texas.
The 2010 Heritage Award will be presented to Casting for Recovery by The American Museum of Fly Fishing at a reception and dinner at the Yale Club, New York City, on April 29, 2010. To find out more about attending, please visit the museum website or email Kim Murphy at The American Museum of Fly Fishing.
Casting for Recovery is planning on conducting our next web-based national fundraising auction in June, and is also planning another for November this year--stay tuned for details on how to participate!
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How You Can Help
You can help us make a difference by making a secure online donation to support Casting for Recovery. Your donation can be allocated to support retreats, volunteer training, outreach and education, or provide general support where needed most. If you'd like to find out more information about making gifts of stock or other items of value, please email info@castingforrecovery.org. You can connect with some of our corporate friends and supporters to offer comments on and thanks for their support of Casting for Recovery by sending an email directly to the following: The Hartford, The Orvis Company, Under Armour, and Brookdale Senior Living-West Division. And if you know of anyone who would like to learn more about CFR, or help to support our work, please forward this e-newsletter to them.
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