“Thank you so much for giving these kids the opportunity to learn how to fly fish. It was an amazing experience!”
Manchester, Vermont Project
Lead Mentor: Christine Atkins
Project location: Manchester, Vermont
Year project founded: 2019
Mentors on this team: 4-6
Children mentored to date: 4
Children to be mentored in 2020: 4-6
Local foster care partners: Bennington Department for Children and Families-Family Services
Local companies that support this project: The Orvis Company, Christos’ Pizza and Pasta, and Wayside Country Store
Currently looking support and sponsorship for 2020!
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Manchester, Vermont Project
The fly fishing sessions offered the kids (and adults!) a break from their day-to-day and created an opportunity to connect with the outdoors. Our kids told their friends and family about their experience and got other children excited about the idea of fly fishing as a result – so we’re looking to add more kids to the project in 2020! And our sessions were as much fun for the mentors as they were for the mentees – they’ve been sharing how meaningful this experience was with their colleagues and we have a lot of folks wanting to volunteer and support Mayfly in the coming year.
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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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