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Reclamation Holds Annual C.A.S.T. for Kids – Let’s Move Outside Event in Prineville Sunday, July 10
Media Contact:
Annette Ross, (208) 378-5322, aross@usbr.gov
Patrick McGowan, pmcgowen@usbr.gov
For Release: June 30, 2016
PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation's Bend Field Office will hold a C.A.S.T. for Kids fishing event Sunday, July 10 at Prineville Reservoir State Park near Prineville. Children with special needs will have the opportunity to reel in a good time as they join volunteers.
The C.A.S.T. "Catch a Special Thrill," program provides one day fishing and boating events designed to accommodate children with a wide range of special needs. This C.A.S.T. event is also part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move Outside" initiative. The First Lady's goal is to solve the problem of childhood obesity by encouraging healthy diets and more physical activity.
"Working with the kids at the C.A.S.T. event last year was a blast," said Doug DeFlitch, Bend Field Office manager in the Pacific Northwest Region. "I'm looking forward to another amazing fishing experience with them this year."
The children range in age from 5-18 years old and have a variety of physical and/or developmental disabilities. Each participant will receive fishing gear, a tee shirt and a hat.
Volunteers from the Central Oregon Bass Club and some non-member clubs will provide fishing boats and expertise to assist novice anglers. The state bass anglers' societies work under the umbrella of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society.
The morning fishing event will be followed by a barbecue lunch donated by Erickson's Thriftway, The Dawg House, Grocery Outlet of Prineville, Eberhard's Dairy of Redmond, Apple Peddler Restaurant in Prineville, and hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Prineville. The Oregon State Park, Crook County Sheriff’s Office, and Search and Rescue units will be assisting with the picnic, parking, traffic control and marine patrol.
Other donors are Rays Food Place and Starbucks both in Prineville, Bigfoot Beverages Company in Bend/Eugene, National Fish Carvers Guild and Sportsman's Warehouse both in Bend.
Partners include: C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation, Bureau of Reclamation, Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department, Central Oregon Bass Club, Kiwanis Club of Prineville, Crook County Sheriff's Office, and Crook County Sheriff Search and Rescue.
Participants and volunteers can register online at the C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation website at http://castforkids.org/event/prinevillereservoir/.
For more information about the July 10 event or the C.A.S.T. for Kids - Let's Move Outside events Region-wide, contact Annette Ross, Regional Coordinator at (208) 378-5322 or visit http://www.usbr.gov/pn/cast/. In case of rain, the event will be canceled.
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