CAST Follow-Up

Karen McWilliams — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:57:55 +0000

August 8^th turned out to be a very cold and blustery day. I almost couldn’t believe that after such warm weather, the day of the event was windy and overcast. It’s better for the fish, I heard again and again. It didn’t seem to hamper the kids at all either. The day started out early, set-up at 5:30 AM and registration beginning at 7:00 AM. The BASS Association volunteers were there, ready to hit the water. At 9:00am, the registered participants had all been assigned to a boat or pontoon and the boats took off. The on- shore volunteers, of which I was one, headed over to the main pavilion to decorate and set up for lunch and the award ceremony.

Lunch was prepared by the Weber County Job Corps student culinary team and the menu consisted of hotdogs and burgers. There were over 40 volunteers, helping kids return their gear and find their way to the pavilion for lunch. It was really cool to see so many people intent on making the day a memorable event for someone else’s child. At the pavilion, we got word that one of the children had fallen in the water, and thanks to the generosity of one of the campers, who offered dry clothes and blankets, the girl warmed up and got right back into the festivities.

After lunch, the kids received a plaque and a medal from the C.A.S.T. Foundation and a goodie bag from Reclamation. Numerous sponsors contributed items for the raffle which raised money for next year’s event. The kids and their companions left with armloads of goodies and a feeling of belonging. At least that was my perception from the looks on their parent’s faces and the kids’ ear to ear smiles.

I would like to thank Name Tag, Inc. for helping sponsor this event. Funds are hard to come by and the way in which the organizers at Reclamation stretch their funds is truly amazing to me. The donation from Name Tag allowed us to put money toward some treats for the participants and their companions. This event is held annually, for more information, go to www.castforkids.org.

Weber County Job Corps

That's me with dark hair...

....a throw back

Some of the sponsors

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