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Fish-A-Thon – Be a winner and support a local ministry!

Posted by elizakoch in Fish-A-Thon on June 15, 2011

The annual Fish-A-thon is here! You can earn great prizes (like an iPod or a personal DVD player!) by raising money for local ministry programs. You choose which ministry you would like to support! Start your Fish-A-Thon fundraising, click here to download a pledge packet and register online at http://givemn.razoo.com/team/fishathon

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Marathon Man Opener

Posted by elizakoch in Fish-A-Thon, Marathon Man on June 15, 2011

Fishing For Life is inviting you to participate in the Fish-A-Thon 24-Hour Opener. On July 29, you’ll have the opportunity to fish for 24 hours straight at a location of your choice to raise awareness and money for a charity in your community.

What’s more, the 24-hour Opener kicks off the Fish-A-Thon fundraising event where kids in your community raise even more money for your charity by taking pledges for every fish they catch during the month of August.

Click here to see video from past 24-Hour Openers.

Get support from FFL:

Help choosing a location and charity
200 Fish-A-Thon pledge packets for your community
Advice to maximize donations
Best practices from current world record holder
Press release templates
An official Gemini FFL fishing jersey
Videos of past events
Media and sponsor plan
Official rules of event with timeline

Get on Board!

Fishing For Life will provide you everything you need to successfully raise money for the charity of your choice. All we need from you is your passion for fishing and a commitment to:

Distribute Fish-A-Thon packets to kids in your area to raise money for the charity of your choice
Secure local sponsorship money
Invite local media to cover the event using a press release template provided by FFL
Fish for 24 hours straight starting on Friday, July 29, 2011, at your chosen location

Dive Deeper!

Want to do more? To increase awareness for Fishing For Life and further support youth fishing you can:

Host a kids’ 10K Sunny Shootout before the Marathon event begins (FFL will provide best practices based on Minnesota’s 2010 event.)
Stream a live feed of your local event online
Participate in the attempt to break Jeff’s world record per Guinness’ official rules and guidance from FFL

Like Fishing For Life on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for event news and updates.

Terms and Conditions

A portion of the sponsorship money will go to Fishing For Life for printing of the pledge packets, official fishing jersey and other costs associated with the event. All additional sponsorship monies including funds raised from the Fish-A-Thon pledges will go directly to the charity chosen by the Fish-A-Thon 24-hour Opener participants. Participants will be responsible for ensuring all funds are distributed to the appropriate charity as specified in the registration materials.

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The Fish-A-Thon: Get Hooked!

Posted by admin in Fish-A-Thon, Fishing For Life on January 1, 2010

The Fish-A-Thon engages kids to serve other kids by raising money to provide resources to the urban community! Since the inception of this program in 2004, youth have raised over $110,000 to be distributed to over 20 organizations serving youth and families in the Twin Cities. Participants choose where the monies raised will be distributed by selecting one or more of our Covenant Partners. Our partners provide Emergency Assistance, Christmas in the City, Summer Camps, Meals for the Homeless, Recovery Services, and Year Round Family Programs in some of the most distressed neighborhoods of the Twin Cities.

For more information about Fish-A-Thon check out the video below!

Fish-A-Thon has expanded its utility and is now available to any organization seeking to use this as a fundraising tool. Please contact Tom Goodrich at 612-987-5466 or tom@fishingforlife.org for more information on this exciting opportunity.

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