Casting for Recovery

Support Casting for Recovery

Casting for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies solely on donations to provide retreats to hundreds of breast cancer survivors every year.

Donations

Your contribution is tax-deductible as permitted by law, and will help us expand our capacity to meet the ever-growing demand for our services. Please consider helping us to continue our work.
Thank you!

Volunteering

Casting for Recovery relies on the enthusiasm of volunteers to help plan and staff our retreats. Be a part of our program, and enrich your life and the lives of others.

Because of their generous support, Casting for Recovery is able to bring our innovative healing retreat program to help breast cancer survivors gain new hope, new skills, and new joy in life.

Thank you to the following for helping us expand our program:

Orvis invites their customers into a way of life that expresses a deep appreciation for the natural environment. That lifestyle is steeped in our sporting traditions and draws on our uniquely rich heritage and unsurpassed expertise in fly-fishing.

Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist, Lance Armstrong, the LAF provides the practical information and tools people living with cancer need to live strong.

Since their inception in 1996 they have been raising funds for local San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit organizations that help people who are dealing with breast cancer or who have breast health concerns.

Since its origination in 1983, the Komen Race for the Cure® series has grown into a celebrated national series with annual participation of over 1 million runners. We would like to thank the VT-NH and Louisville, KY Chapters for their support along with the support from several affiliates.

Trout Unlimited’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. CFR would like to thank the many TU Donors for their support.

Federation of Fly Fishers

The Federation of Fly Fishers is an international

service organization dedicated to the betterment

of the sport of fly fishing through Conservation

and Education. CFR would like to thank the following

2005 FFF Donors for their support:

FFF Southern Council, Mountain Home AR

FFF Oregon Council, Grants Pass OR

FFF South Eastern Council, Melbourne FL

The following is a partial list of organizations that have generously assisted Casting for Recovery with the promotion and delivery of our special program for breast cancer survivors:

Fly Fishing Organizations

Numerous fly fishing organizations have generously donated their time, resources, and financial support to Casting for Recovery. We plan to highlight a few organizations each month. On behalf of all of us at CFR, we wish to thank you all!

CLUB OF THE MONTH

Texas Women’s Fly Fishers

Texas Women Fly Fishers was organized in 2001 by a small group of determined women with a common love for fly fishing. From the saltwater flats of the Texas coastline, to the fabled crystal clear streams of the Texas Hill Country, and north to the trout fisheries of Oklahoma and Arkansas, our group of 75 women, men, and children gather six times a year to create opportunities, to encourage, to educate and to mentor responsible participation in fly fishing. We are an affiliate club of the Federation of Fly Fishers and we subscribe to the FFF Code of Ethics.

Since our inception our officers and volunteers have taken the idea of a recreational club and extended it into a club dedicated to supporting worthy causes in our state and across the nation. In January of 2005 our membership wholeheartedly embraced the CFR program and voted overwhelmingly to sponsor one woman at the first CFR retreat in Texas. Finally, we had a cause that reached beyond our club and touched the lives of others. We were so energized! Our members also voted to sustain the commitment each year by fundraising events conducted at each of our six outings. We have already raised funds to sponsor a second woman for the 2006 CFR event.

Our members promote CFR each time they enter a fly shop, tie flies with friends at events, or visit with guides and outfitters across the nation. The generosity of our fly fishing colleagues with donations of equipment for our annual fundraising auction is overwhelming. Indeed, on a trip to Arkansas in the summer of 2005 several of our members took a guided trip out of the Mountain River Fly Shop in Cotter, Arkansas. At the end of a very successful day on the river, we asked for support for and mentioned that most of the money raised would be donated to CFR. Owner Gary Hanson promptly walked to the back of his shop and returned with an 8 weight Temple Fork Outfitters rod. He specifically asked that all proceeds garnered from the sale of the rod be donated to our CFR cause. We couldn’t believe his generosity and it fueled our desire to continue our support for CFR.

TWFF at Homer Martin Ranch 2004

CFR is a program that unifies fly fishers across the nation and a cause which TWFF proudly supports. For more information, visit www.twff.net.

We also wish to acknowledge the retreat facilities which continue to enable our message and work of hope and health for breast cancer survivors:

2006 Retreat Facilities
Please take a moment to visit our 2006 Retreats schedule and click on the various location sites.

How to Join Casting for Recovery

For more information on donating funds or services to Casting for Recovery, visit our Donations and Volunteer pages - or contact us via our online form or e-mail at info@castingforrecovery.org.