Every fish is a trophy when the fishing is meant to bring smiles to everybody's faces
Few people understand the significance of the things that they do in their lives. Little things like kind gestures and volunteering a little bit of time might seem insignificant at times but they are anything but that. Scott Roesner was reminded of that the other day when he fielded what started out as just another mid-morning phone call.
Any catch is a trophy but there are some true trophies caught as well
As chairman of the Brainerd Lakes Chapter of Fishing Has No Boundaries, his phone has been ringing a lot lately but not as much as he’d like. The chapter’s annual event is coming up on August 27th and there are not enough volunteers just yet to make the event as successful as he’d like. The phone call was from a woman who has been participating in the event for the past few years and was excited that it’s coming up.
She told Roesner that people need to hear what huge differences can be made in someone else's life by caring just a little bit more for someone else than ourselves. “It was one of the best phone calls I’ve ever had,” Roesner said.
The woman began by saying "The Fishing Has No Boundaries annual event is the number one thing I look forward to every summer. It is so much fun!" She then said, "It is the foundation of mental health for me. And I think it does the same for everyone that is disabled. These sort of things are what keeps you mentally sane."
Roesner said she wanted him to share her thanks to each and everyone that is involved with Fishing Has No Boundaries. In closing, she said, "Fishing Has No Boundaries is very significant because it brings a lot of life back into our World. Thank you so much for doing that for us."
If you’d like to be a part of this event and this experience, please sign up today to help make this event a success. We are in dire need of boat captains and volunteers. Please go to www.BrainerdLakesFHNB.org and find the form under the volunteer tab. Print it and fill it out but don’t mail it. Time is short and it needs to be faxed to 218-828-2618 or e-mailed to Ron@WriteOutdoors.com
It takes a lot of people to make the event possible and more volunteers are needed to make August 27th a success this year.
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