Casting for Recovery (CfR) has been a National 501(c)(3) since 1996.
CfR offers fly fishing retreats at no charge to breast cancer survivors nationwide. Retreats are open to women with breast cancer of all ages, in all stages of treatment and recovery. For over 25 years, women from all walks of life have benefitted from CfR’s inspiring program model.
CfR currently offers 60 retreats across the country, serving over 800 women each year. To date over 11,000 women with breast cancer have benefitted from the healing power of nature.
CfR – Michigan Program volunteer team has managed fundraising, outreach, and retreat coordination since 2016.
Fundraising challenges has limited our retreat offering to a single annual retreat each year.
Applications are currently being accepted for the CfR – MI 2024 retreat August 23, 24, 25 at Barothy Lodge on the Pere Marquette River.
Deadline to apply is June 13, 2024.
https://castingforrecovery.org/retreats/
A lottery drawing managed by the National office, will select 14 participants to attend the 2024 CfR-MI retreat.
This year, Casting for Recovery has adopted a new initiative, to locally source waders and other gear for their Michigan retreat:
- to reduce our carbon footprint and minimize the amount of shipping of gear across the country.
- to eliminate the risk of sharing invasive species across different waterways nationally.
KVCTU has agreed to provide those waders, along with stream stewards and helpers for the retreat. This is a cause that makes a real difference in the lives of others, and connects people to nature and to our waterways.
If you’d like to help Casting for Recovery with their mission:
Check out fundraising efforts on eBay by seeking out CfR.Michigan.
Contact us at castingforrecoverymi@gmail.com to make your donation.
