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JAY KENDRICK RECEIVES SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
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rant, Ala., pro Jay Kendrick was presented with the Forrest
L. Wood Sportsmanship and Community Leadership Award
during the annual pre-tournament banquet at the Forrest
Wood Cup. Kendrick, a full-time nurse anesthetist, arranged visits
to local hospitals in each of the host communities along the 2017
FLW Tour trail. He was joined at each stop by fellow anglers Jimmy
Reese and Billy Hines, along with other pros when possible.
Although the anglers visited with patients at each hospital, they
made it a point to spend time with the hospital staff, particularly
the non-patient care staff such as those in the housekeeping,
maintenance and security departments.
“They don’t get to interact a lot with patients,” Kendrick says.
“They very rarely get a nod of acknowledgement. I like to thank
them for their hard work and dedication for taking care of their
patients and community, even though a lot of what they do goes
unseen. I tell them we understand what you do, and we know that
you do it behind closed doors a lot of times, and you don’t get a
lot of appreciation for that.”
At each visit, Kendrick arranged for hospital employees, visitors
and patients to check out a couple of fully rigged Ranger bass
boats. He presented goody bags to patients, and organized raffles
with items such as Duckett reels, Ranger hats, YETI tumblers and
Costa sunglasses.
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