You MADE a difference in his life! Teach a man to fish and he will have peace for the rest of his life. Thank you!!
Bend, Oregon Project
Lead Mentor: Allison Buntin
Co-Lead Mentor: Jenny O’Brien
Project location: Bend, OR
Year project founded: 2018
Mentors on this team: 9
Children mentored to date: 7
Children to be mentored in 2020: 9
Local foster care partners: CASA
Local companies that support this project: Fly and Field Outfitters, and Confluence Fly Shops, Louie M & Betty M Phillips foundation
Photography: Terry Miller, Candace Bell, Allison Buntin
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It meant a lot to me that this year one of the dads of the foster children we worked with were able to spend a few weeks together and his dad said he was really happy to have a new activity for him and his son to do together. It was sweet how happy fly fishing made both of them!
Project Mentors
Ryan Johnson
Ryan is an Oregon native who learned to fly fish for trout on small spring creeks in Central Oregon. He works as a project manager in the construction industry during the week and as a fly fishing and hunting guide on the weekends. He has had the opportunity to fly fish around the world but still finds himself preferring the solitude and technicality of fly fishing small water in Central Oregon. His enthusiasm for working with teens stems from years of coaching middle school basketball and football which has been incredibly fun and rewarding for him. With Ryan’s passion for the outdoors paired with his coaching experience, he is excited to be able to share all that fly fishing has to offer to Oregon’s youth while serving as a Mayfly Project Mentor.
Terry Miller
A lifelong Oregonian and fly fisher with great appreciation for the sport of fly fishing and the outdoor places where it is pursued.
News & Events
2019 TMP Impact Results!
2019 was an extraordinary year for The Mayfly Project! With the help of all of our lead mentors, mentors, partners, sponsors, and donors, we have impacted the lives of over 250 children in foster care this year! Beyond the list of statistics below, we wish you...
TMP Mentee Curriculum
We are very excited to unveil yet another new program for our kids, the TMP Mentee Curriculum. This curriculum details all parts of our program, teaches our mentees all about fly fishing and conservation. It has a unique section that directs the children in our...
TMP Activity Reward Buttons
The Mayfly Project has developed a reward system where our kids can earn buttons by completing tasks throughout the project. Kids can also proudly display these buttons on their drawstring backpacks to show their achievements and progression through the project....
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