FW: [Fwd: The Oregon Council Federation of Fly Fishers 2009 Club of the Year Award]

A News FLASH >for< All LVH FC Members & Friends of our Mid-Coast Fishing Community >>>>>>>>>

 

We have some terrific NEWS to share with you all >>> Our Good Waldport Friends in the CENTRAL COAST FLY FISHERS have been recently recognized by the Oregon Council Federation of Fly Fishers >>as the<< 2009 CLUB OF THE YEAR ………(See attached)

 

This is a Really Big Deal & we are delighted to count many of them as members of our LVH FC & to have them as a significant part of our Big #3 Coastal Fishing Clubs.

 

This very deserved recognition is a testimony to the vibrant role ALAN CANFIELD continues to play in many areas of the Coastal Communities of Waldport & Newport.

 

CONGRATULATIONS to all CCFF Members & to the CANFIELDS (Alan & Jeanne) >< Good on You All !!!         THE HOOK 

 

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Subject: [Fwd: The Oregon Council Federation of Fly Fishers 2009 Club of the Year Award]

You may never have known about the

 Oregon Council Federation of Fly Fishers Club of The Year Award.

 And, you may never have cared what Oregon clubs have earned it in the past, but that is going to change, RIGHT NOW!


                                          The OCFFF

                            "2009 CLUB OF THE YEAR"
                                           
                                                is:

                   The Central Coast Fly Fishers!

A good number of CCFF members went to the Expo on Friday or Saturday to take in the many interesting things offered from expert tyers to exhibitors with great offers and plenty of information.  It was my plan to go over and back on Saturday until Chuck Scott (who was tying, along with Butch) called Jeanne and told her I had better plan to stay late enough to be at the Expo banquet Saturday night.  He hinted there might be something good for our club for which I would want to be present.  That turned out to be a big understatement...

I went to the banquet expecting to hear something nice and then drive home, but it turned out to be a very good night for the CCFF.  Our club, thanks to our members and Board members (past and present) just took home a very prestigious award that from now on will be displayed at our meetings.  What you have done by joining the CCFF and participating in our activities with youth, donations to good causes, fly tying instruction, conservation and riparian work has brought this home, and you can be proud of this recognition.

It was especially nice that R.P. "Van" VanGytenbeek, the FFF CEO from Montana was at the banquet and personally shared his congratulations with me after I accepted the award on your behalf.  Thanks for what you have done as a member of the CCFF to bring this about.

Alan

Jeanne wants to add something to this:

What Alan didn't tell you is that he, too, was the recipient of an award at the dinner.  His received the "Oregon Council FFF 2009 Federator of The Year" award.  The plaque is inscribed, "In Recognition of Your Outstanding Efforts And Contributions To Make The Oregon Council A Success."  Of the three awards given, our club was a participant in two of them!  Alan is thrilled with this and his surprise when it was announced was no doubt evident to those who were there.  I know he believes this is a result of what you, as a fellow club member has contributed to the CCFF.  It took some doing to get him to agree to drive over and back alone and to plan to stay for the banquet, but I'm so glad he did.  I'm very proud of all the work he has done to be given this award (this is a wife speaking!).  I will bring both plaques to the meeting this Thursday.

By the way, the meeting will start at 5:30pm with a mini casting clinic for those who can be there that early (weather permitting).  Greg Snyder will have an assortment of rods for members to try.  The regular meeting will get under way at 6:30.  See you there,

Jeanne