“I just caught so many fish, it was ridiculous!”
Little Rock, Arkansas Methodist Children’s Home Project
Project Lead Mentor: Nick Grisham
Project location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Year project founded: 2019
Mentors on this team: 13
Children mentored to date: 36
Children to be mentored in 2024: 10
Local foster care partners: Methodist Children’s Home
Local companies that support this project: Riggs CAT, Riggs Outdoors, BR McGinty, Nativ, and River Valley Horticulture.
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Little Rock, Arkansas Methodist Children’s Home Project
The Mayfly Project does so much more for the kids than teach them about fly fishing, conservation and the outdoors. TMP connects with the youth of our area in a caring, meaningful way to show each and every kid that they are loved. Our mentors are well equipped to teach each kid the fundamentals of fly fishing while enjoying all aspects of the outdoors. I’ve seen that the program helps the mentees use fly fishing and the outdoors as a way to relax, get their mind off of daily struggles and even gain self-confidence.
Project Mentors
NICK GRISHAM, LEAD MENTOR
Conway, Arkansas
Nick was born and raised in the state of Arkansas and has always loved being outdoors, however, has only been fly fishing since 2014. Even in that short time, Nick has gained a passion for fly fishing and the river. Being able to use that passion of fly fishing and helping others is what gravitated him towards The Mayfly Project. In his spare time, Nick enjoys spending time and traveling with his beautiful wife, Charity, and 2 kids, Finley and Witt.
ANNETTE HURLEY
CHARITY GRISHAM
Conway, Arkansas
MADISON LOTER
HOLLIE SANDERS
MICHAEL STARKEY
JOHN PINEDA, MENTOR
JIM SHENEP, MENTOR
News & Events
TMP’s Curriculum, Spanish Edition!
From our Seattle Project Lead Mentor, Eileen Petralia: "During one of our project years, in the late planning stages, I learned that all of our mentees that registered would all be native Spanish speakers. As myself and some of the mentors had friends in the...
Thank You, Tie-A-Thon Friends!!
Thank you to the Tie-A-Thon!!! The phrase, "many hands make light work," is the core of what TMP stands for and is how we are able to serve so many kids each year. Running The Mayfly Project across the USA and into the United Kingdom takes not only lead...
Boise, 2023 Project Wrap!
“Thank you so much for this. The interaction with the volunteers has been great to watch, and I love how it's much more than just about catching fish, but building character and stewardship. Again, you are all awesome for this!” --Mentee Caregiver, TMP Boise Project...
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Little Rock, Arkansas Methodist Children’s Home Project
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