Casting 4 A Cure

One thing that I have noticed in my short time as a member of the fly fishing world is that fly anglers are passionate. Passionate about everything, the fish we catch, the equipment we use and the environment we do it in.

Fly anglers are capable of banding together for a good cause be in a local river cleanup day or Trout Unlimited.

While sipping coffee and surfing the web a few days ago and I stopped in at The Unaccomplished Angler which is run by Kirk Werner the man behind Olive the Little Woolly Bugger and was immediately drawn to his post about an online auction for Casting for a Cure.

From Kirk's Post:

Casting 4 A Cure is a tremendous organization comprised of folks who love kids and fly fishing. The passion for one benefits the love for the other as fly fishing serves as a vehicle to raise much-needed funding for the International Rett Syndrome Foundation.

Rett Syndrome is a cruel neurodevelopmental disorder which begins to show its affects in infancy or early childhood. It is seen almost exclusively in females, although it can occur rarely in boys.  The disorder severely disrupts gross and fine motor skills as well as robbing the girls of their ability to speak and communicate with the outside world.  Seizures and breathing problems can also be prevailing symptoms. It affects every aspect of a family’s life, as our girls are dependent upon us for almost everything, from helping feed them to helping them get around, bathing, and most other daily tasks that most of us take for granted.

Currently there is a very special Ebay auction taking place over the next 10 days. View the auction HERE – it includes some really great stuff. All proceeds will go directly to Casting 4 a Cure

There are only a few days left so if you have some time please head over and look at the items up for auction