Director's Message

The end of this month will close our 9th season of supporting breast cancer survivors. To launch our 10th year anniversary, we are planning our 1st CFR Collaborative Conference ~ To Fish is to Hope. The response has been wonderful as are the line-up of speakers and panelists. This includes Martin Cooper, VP of Design, Burberry USA and Dr. Carolyn Kaelin, M.D., M.P.H, Director of the Comprehensive Breast Health Center at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. Please plan to celebrate with us. This year, our volunteers shined again in bringing over 35 retreats to women across the country. With their help, CFR was present at 50 breast cancer and fly fishing symposiums and held alumni events. Thank you to all who have helped. Please navigate the site to see the wonderful things happening around the country. Two groups from our Western/Rocky Mountain Region have published newsletters for their communities. This summer ad space on the Outdoor Life Network was donated to CFR. We reached thousands of people and we’ve heard from so many. To date 2000 women have attended a retreat! This year 500 women alone attended a retreat in 23 states and Canada! But we still have more work to do. We’ve also had to turn women away. Imagine being able to serve everyone who needs our healing retreats. Remember, it’s your support that helps us reach this goal! Thank you we couldn’t do it without you!

As a national organization, we have hundreds of volunteers across the country, some who have been touched by hurricane Katrina. Our support goes out to our CFR family of volunteers and alumni in those areas, but also to everyone who has been touch by the storm.

Thank you.

Seline Skoug
Executive Director