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Happy Canada Day Weekend Folks! I hope everybody is away for the weekend, enjoying family, friends, a little fishing and maybe even a few cold ones... We usually try to wait until 1 month prior to the Fish-A-Thon to really start the big push as we want to keep everybody excited and the train rolling right up until the event! So here we are to bug you guys for the next 4 weeks! I really should hire one of the great writers of OFC to put these threads together for me as I never seem to be able to get the words out properly. Here's a little background info for some of our new members. We started this event as a way to raise funds and awareness for a cause that I think has touched each and every one of us in some way - that is the fight against Cancer. It seems like just yesterday there was a dozen of us on the dock, pledges in hand that were collected from family, friends and co-workers - ready to pitch lures for a full day on the water. We aren't walkers, joggers or bike ridding kind of people... we love to fish and wanted to do our part.... So the Fish-A-Thon for a cure was born! We put that first event together in just a couple of weeks and with the help of so many good people here on OFC and elsewhere we pulled off an awesome day and raised way more then we had anticipated. Fast forward to Fish-A-Thon 2013 and we're celebrating our 5TH ANNIVERSARY already! We've had hundreds of participants young and old, thousands of dollars worth of prizes and food donations given to us from businesses and individuals all over, have raised over $35,000 towards the fight against cancer, raised awareness online, on radio and in print, shown time and time again just how solid of a group we are as anglers, and have a new generation of fish-a-thoner's aged 2 and up who are excited to take part every year and find new ways to help others. As stated in the title, this years event is on July 27th 2013 and located once again at the Deer Creek Conservation Area in Norfolk County. We have participants come from all over Ontario and have already collectively booked more then 10 sites at the park! Right now our participant numbers are on par with last years with 70+ people signed up, however we do have more children then usual at this point so we're hoping to push more people to get involved as participants!! We have what I consider to be the greatest sponsors at any fishing charity event. They step up year after year and donate an unbelievable amount of prizes for our participants!!!! That being said, we're always looking to partner with new companies and individuals that share the same passion and values as we do at Fish-A-Thon for a cure. If you think you can help our event in any way please do not hesitate to contact us! Our participants work selflessly to gain pledges, going door to door, asking friends, family, co-workers and employers for pledges which are donated to fight this cause, and we want to show them as much appreciation as we can. More importantly, the larger we grow as a team of individuals and companies, the more strength we have to make a difference! Please feel free to take a second to poke around our website at www.fish-a-thon.com - Dan Bouck did a great job putting the site together for us and has all the information you need to get involved. Coming up soon with be some DCCA fish pictures to get you guys stoked about the fishing and some sponsor thank-you's for those who have already stepped up for 2013! A big FAT ( Fish-A-Thon) thank you goes out to our amazing team of people who donate their time behind the scenes every year to make this happen. You guys know who you are and I can't thank you enough! This honestly just straight up wouldn't happen without you! More to come! THANKS! Ryan