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July 22, 2018

Thanks to volunteers Chris Goudreau, Glenn Guy, Reed Brodnik, Jeff Stevenson, Gary Boyd, Jake Beltz, Julian and Judy Tsai, Leon Smith, Parran and Shane Wilkinson, Floyd Warren, Marty Shubert, and Phil Zalesak, fifteen children learned the basics of how to fish at Greenwell State Park.  They also got to try out their skills by fishing off the pier and off boats provided by SMRFO members who served as boat captains on the Patuxent River. Activities included a demonstration by the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory on the value of oysters in clarifying the water in the bay and its tributaries, a water safety brief by the US Coast Guard, and a fly casting demonstration by Mary Shubert.

June 22, 2018

SMRFO volunteers Floyd Warren, Chris Goudreau, Glenn Guy, Reed Brodnik, Julian Tsai, Leon Smith, Captain Bruno Vasta, Steve Sadler, Parran Wilkinson, Marty Shubert and Phil Zalesak supported the first of three week-long Greenwell Fishing Camps the week of June 18^th.  Thanks to these volunteers 15 campers learned the basics of fishing at Greenwell State Park.  SMRFO volunteers served as instructors and boat captains during the week.

Please read this article which is the news coverage provided by Southern Maryland News.

The Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization (SMRFO) supported the Department of Natural Resources “Youth Fishing Rodeo” held at St. Mary’s Lake on May 12.   SMRFO volunteers Martin Duby, Bill Dunkin, Dallen Hall, Ron Smith, Dave Hersh, and Phil Zalesak fed lunch to 80 children and their families and conducted a casting contest for the 27 children who signed up for the competition.  The first, second, and third place winners won a free fishing rod for demonstrating their casting skills.

This is the first community support activity performed by SMRFO.  The commitment to public service by this organization is best captured in this news article from Southern Maryland News.