FLW FOUNDATION
UPDATE
Helping the World
Through Fishing
H
ave you ever thought about the healing power of
fishing? Its power to unite? Its power to educate and
entertain? To bring people from vastly different
backgrounds together in pursuit of a common passion?
I have, and I’m convinced the world would be a better place if more people spent time
together fishing. That’s why the non-profit FLW Foundation was established in 2010 – to
help make the world a better place by connecting America’s youth to their natural
resources through education, conservation and an active lifestyle with time spent outside
fishing.
Each year FLW Foundation volunteers hold Unified Fishing Derbies for children in
every FLW Tour and FLW Series community. We send FLW Tour pros into local schools to
show children how science, technology, engineering and math relate to fishing through
the “Get Outdoors. Go Fish!” program. FLW Foundation grants in partnership with the
Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation and state fish and wildlife agencies help high
schools establish fishing teams. We do a lot of good things in a lot of communities, but
the FLW Foundation is just one of many charitable organizations making a difference
through fishing.
We are honored to work with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation on its “Fishing
Funds the Cure” program that helps fund new drugs and therapies that may ultimately
lead to the cure of childhood cancers. We are thrilled to work alongside Keep America
Fishing on its “Pitch It” campaign to keep discarded soft plastics out of our nation’s lakes
and rivers, and with Costa on its “Kick Plastic” movement to reduce the amount of plastic
waste in our waterways and landfills. Helping groups like Warriors on the Water show
appreciation to our military service members, and Heroes on the Water, which provides
therapeutic programs for veterans, active-duty military, first responders and their fami-
lies, is something we look forward to each year.
We showcase young artistic talent with the annual State-Fish Art Contest “Wall of
Fame” at the FLW Cup. We help Wildlife Forever protect our nation’s fish and access to
fishing through support of its “Clean Drain Dry” initiative to stop the spread of aquatic
invasive species. We support the Future Fisherman Foundation and its “Hooked on
Fishing, Not on Drugs” program. And we help NFL star Brian Robison raise funds to place
trained canines in law enforcement agencies and schools through his Reel ’Em In
Foundation bass tournament.
While we make direct contributions and work alongside organizations like those men-
tioned above, it is also gratifying to see FLW anglers using tournaments to raise money
for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Shriners Hospitals for Children. It is reward-
ing to see FLW anglers volunteering their time at C.A.S.T. for Kids events that provide fish-
ing opportunities for children with special needs and their caretakers, and lending their
time and talent to events like Channing Crowder’s Bass Fishing Tournament benefiting
the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, Fla. These are just a few examples of the many
charities that FLW anglers support each year.
As you prepare for the 2019 season, please think about how you can help spread the
joy of fishing while supporting a good cause in your community. It doesn’t matter which
circuit you fish. There are opportunities waiting for you at the FLW Foundation and the
many other charitable organizations mentioned here, plus countless more that were not
mentioned.
If you’d like to learn more about the FLW Foundation, please visit our website —
FLWFishing.com/Foundation.
Thank you for all that you have done, and all that you will do, to make the world a bet-
ter place through fishing.
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Trish Blake
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