This was the funnest day I’ve ever had in my life!
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Project
Lead Mentor: Greg Rhodes
Project location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Year project founded: 2026
Mentors on this team: 8
Children to be mentored in 2026: 5
Local foster care partners: Diakon Adoption and Foster Care, Children’s Home of York
Local companies that support this project:The PMI Charitable Foundation
Currently looking for sponsors and support to serve local foster children in 2026!!!
Contact Information: grhodes705@gmail.com
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Project
These children need us to come along side them–to hold space for them during a difficult time in their lives. If we can get them outside with safe mentors, and teach them how to fly fish, we are giving them tools to cope and experiences that will impact them for many years to come. Every child should have a memory of a big fish they were proud to catch!
Project Mentors
GREG RHODES, LEAD MENTOR
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