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Brad Poster, Executive Director, (in center under 50 years sign) with all of the volunteers of the
HRFA, of Rochelle Park, NJ. Who donate free fishing rods, bait and tackle to anyone who wish’s to
fish for the day. This is the last of a breed of volunteers with knowledge, skill and enthusiasm to
support such as organizations as UnitedWay on the Hudson River an the coast of New Jersey
• Save - A – Lot donates 400 hot dogs and hamburgers
• Price Chopper donates the condiments
• Freighoffer donates the buns
• Loews gives us the charcoal
• Kohl’s Department Stores sends 10 volunteers and
they cook it all and we give it away! (any remaining
food goes to Salvation Army)
• Big Top Tent Rental donates a 45’ x 30’ tent with 6
tables and 30 chairs
• Village Dodge in Hudson pays for the insurance policy
that covers a new pick-up truck, boat, motor and trailer
if someone sets the NYS Channel Catfish record during
the contest (the flyer says Sawyer Chevrolet…there was
an eleventh hour change)
• Mid-Hudson Cable Vision sponsor’s the Smallest
Catfish of the day in the Junior category
• Herrington Lumber sponsor’s the Kid’s Casting Contest
(I named it “Ed’s Kids”)
• Our local iHeart Radio Station broadcasts from
the event and a DJ spins music and provides a PA
system (donated)
• The Top Junior prize was a new bicycle donated
byWal-Mart.
• We handed out prizes to the top 8 adult places
and top 7 Junior places.
• The Village of Catskill waives the fee for the
Dutchman’s Landing Park for the event
• Every year we invite Individuals with
Developmental Disabilities to join us at no charge
and that group gets bigger every year
• The Hudson River Fisherman’s Association drives
2 hours to volunteer with bait and poles!
• We got a donation of Box Seat tickets at Fenway
Park for a Red Sox Game and an autographed
football signed by Hall of Fame Quarterback of
the Buffalo Bills JimKelly, and a $400.00Whirlpool
Electric Stove that were raffled.
Thanks to everyone who helped: