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Miigwitch!!

We are so much alike M2B2 it s scary. If there is any light at the end of this dark tunnel for Simon and his family it is that Sean is getting the best care available and will be cared for life. Simon you are so right, if this tragedy had happened here in Ontario our comp system here would not come close to that of Alberta's.

Backed 100%

Simon is on top of it and one heck of a father!!!

can you do paypal? I would be happy to donate some money for this cause and then you can go shopping for items you need.

 

 

Art

Yep! It goes to my wifes account thought.

Id be super stoked if we could get some OFC hats or shirts, that would be wicked!

Any donations are appreciated though!

The first event we had lures etc donated and I made tackle boxes for the kids(basically all the basics you need)

Now these kids are full fledged anglers.

Mission accomplished?

Ok. A little backstory here to start.

My good friend and local drug and alcohol counsellor past away 3 years ago.

Amazing man! He helped soooo many people! It was one of his passions!

He had other passions too! An angler, teaching kids mainly, to fish.

Unfortunately he died of a heart attack. And in tribute to him, with his brother and mom and dads permission, I started the "elvis debungee memorial family day fishing derby"

The first year was amazing!!! All the friends, family and locals helped out so much!!!

The past 2 years were a dissapointment. No safe ice, so it was cancelled. Huge dissapointment.

Anyhow, this years ago. We are moving the event to LOTWs as elvis wanted it.

If ANYONE has any donations or conections to possible sponsors, please IM me.

All your help is appreciated!

This is a youth angler event! All prizes go to the kids. How can you not support that?

Help me out OFC friends in anyway possible. Its a great cause and even a jig, line, anything helps!!!

Miigwitch

But the thing is , you want it to last a few seasons , dishing out money every couple of years if the stuff breaks is no fun.

I bought the Clam Thermal 4 yrs ago , a little more money but I've had no issues other than the carry bag is all ripped, but it's been dragged around and in and out of pickups so it's expected but the shelter is still good .

Agreed, great point!

I built a shack so I use that on the river.

When im on the lakes I prefer no shelter so my opinion in hindsight is useless.

Ok disaster averted.

Figured it out and deleted the account

https://www.gofundme.com/2zkfb6w?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_content=campaign_link_t&utm_campaign=welcome

Nice! Nobody donated! Here is the link

Do I report myself? Am I blind? I see no way to cancel this???

Im not as tech savy as i thought???

I went through the process then stopped short of officially launching the gofundme page.

Or so I thought.

I checked my email and the page is already a go???

I cant figure out how to cancel/delete it???

Can a member here try to search on gofundme "findingseansvoice"?

I dont want to deceive anyone and after a talk with his dad the gofundme is not needed.

Hopefully nobody has donated

Nice!

How bout that weather though???

Nice troots!!!

Elite 4x is the unit I run. I love it

But like bill said they arent user friendly up front

In fact terry told me how to set mine up properly

Its a shelter.

If it protects you from wind and rain, its worth it

I think Reims wishes he had called in sick tonight.

Welcome back to Toronto buddy.

He only let in 6???

Hey All,

Thx for the PM's (working my way through these), best wishes and encouragement for Sean.

For those of you who may not be familiar with his situation & circumstances posted in older threads, heres some background.

 

In February of 2013, Sean & his foreman were travelling from Edmonton to Fort McMurray. A solo driver was travelling southbound & crossed the centre line on Hwy 63 west of Lac la Biche. Two F350's collide head on Sean's foreman was VSA & pronounced at the scene. SB driver was transported by ambulance to LLB & Sean was airlifted by STARS to Edmonton on life support. Comatose for two months and emerged slowly over the next six months. Traumatic brain injury & paraplegia define his current condition to this day & forever more

 

If there is a 'saving grace' in this tragedy, it is this: Sean & Ken were in a company vehicle & on company 'time' when the accident occurred. WCB AB 'catastrophic event benefits' program is above & beyond any other known workers compensation plan or automobile insurance benefits. If this occurred under any other circumstances or God forbid, Ontario, Sean would have been 'written off' & forgotten in some god foresaken long term care facility. And I would likely be in jail. Ken's family was extremely well looked after & Sean will continue to recover in a private neurological facility without rehabilitation limits or spending caps. Basically, whatever his therapy team & family require to enhance his recovery and quality of life, WCB provides for Sean's lifetime.

Further but most regrettably Sean is a very wealthy young man through various 'settlements' and an annual tax free lifetime income via WCB. Our duties as his court appointed guardians is to ensure his assets are invested to assure he wants for nothing. Given his love of cottage life & fishing, a 'kick ass' 100% accessible cottage' "Seanshine", is in the near future :)

 

So long story short.........

@ Rick & Johnny D,

Your concerns & intentions are beyond generous, gracious & noble. Thank you from our families to yours. Please know your intentions are truly & sincerely appreciated. However, we must graciously decline as there are countless families who are in much more need. We see and converse with families in similar situations that rely on WSIB (Ontario), OHIP or automobile liability insurance. It's a dammed shame how they are treated

God bless you both Assuming the devil don't get ya first

 

@ Spincast,

Bang on! It's a hunch, but we're confident that this is a game changer

 

Et al,

Thank you for best wishes and kind words.

 

Sincerely,

Simon

 

ps. I recently 'counselled' a family who lost a husband/father to a workplace fatality recently. Besides a truly personal & rewarding experience, I've found my new 'calling'. If any members have family/friends dealing with a 'catastrophic event' involving WSIB, I have a very thorough knowledge of WSIB/WCB legislation. Feel free to contact me via PM. I'm paying it forward

I tried to help without knowing the whole situation.

God bless you guys!

Im very pleased at the progress and the financial stability. I jumped to conclusion, my bad

What a humble family. My hats off to you and yours.

Imagine if he didn't hold it 3ft out from his body.

I did, and its still a record?

The first Ling that I caught, I almost lost it at the hole; expecting a pickerel and then seeing that ugly thing. My buddy said it looked like I reset the hook again; but not just with the fishing rod, my whole body as I jumped back away from it. LOL

Slug-shot the poor bugger three feet into the air.

 

Dan.

Thats reminds me about 6 years back, I took a buddy ice fishing for his first time. He likes to fish but I wouldnt call him experienced.

His first fish that night was about a 3lb ling and ive never seen someone so scared of a fish.

Im telling him as I laugh, just unhook the thing and throw it on the ice.

To which he squirms and tries to reply as its wrapping around his forearm.

Hes so freaked.

Why throw it on the ice? Do we just kill these evil things?

Nah man were gonna eat it.

He almost pukes in his mouth hahaha.

We got off the ice about 6am, with limit of walleye and ling. I unhooked the rest he caught lol

Get home to some cold beers as I prep the fish

His first bite looks like hes about to taste alien brains. Second and 3rd bite he gets it

Ok, these fish are creepy but I can see why you keep them

Now he hits me up at least once every ice season for a ling fish???

^^^

Agreed!

If we can improve defensively this team looks REAL good!

So cool! What a massive fish.

 

Can't wait to target them through the ice. I haven't eaten Ling in years.

Thats the only way I can actually catch them???

Nightime on the ice and its fish after fish

Ive only caught one in the daytime and its my pb at just under 5lbs

 

I'll say, bothers, world record and Lake Dief kinda set off a deja vu moment in my brain, yep same lake and brothers.

 

https://www.wired.com/2009/09/biotechfishing/

Also the guys from the "uncut angling" challenge tourny or whatever it was called

This dood(and his brother) sure know fishing!

A normal ling around here is about 2lbs???

5 minutes later I have it ready to go.

You can help then Rick. I never thought about a Go fund me page. Out of the loop for too long. That would be easy, just need to get the word out that's the hard part. That's a lot of PM's. How does one pay on gofundme? As an old fart I refuse to give my banking info on the internet. I am in the minority but I know there are other old farts that think like me.

Once its set up you just do a money transfer from your bank account. Its totally anonimous if you choose that way.

We dont need pms either, we just start a thread that im sure the mods of OFC would "stickie" to the top of the page.

I work at new gold and the money is flowing. I could easily spread the word and have co workers and possibly even companies donate.

I have alot of big contacts and ive done this before. Every year they donate to my family day "elvis debungee memorial family fishing derby:

Its a write off for them and it looks good on the company(s).

If I get the go ahead Ill do it in a heartbeat.

Like you said even $5 bucks can make a difference and it adds up quick!

Ill personally up the ante and pledge $100 up front just to get the ball rolling.

Again, its all up to pikeslayer so you say the word and Ill make it happen.

Anything to help a brother out especially a strong family man with real issues do deal with.

This vehicle would rule to have where I live???

I can walk to the grocery store, bank and pick up mail in a 10 minute walk.

^^^

I can have a gofundme page up in minutes if the family allows it???

Im with OI here. We could raise alot of money for a great cause and a great member and his family.

Whatcha say pikeslayer?

Inbox me and lets set it up for your son/family

This is amazing!

I cannot imagine how proud/excited you feel as parents.

I wish youse all the best!

I bought no less than 100 plugs and spoons from a guy that owned a flea market in Jarvis a few years ago. I have about 2 grand of antique lures. A few original Eppinger Dare Devils and Little Cleos. All for 40 bucks including the cardboard box. A few lures that have the company names went out of business in the early 20th century. I will never sell them. I bet my wife does when I'm dust for 45 bucks.

Im first in line???

J/k but seriously if and when I pass ill have my wife send ya a gold jig(and ya better not sell it)