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Casting For Recovery CFR provides fly fishing retreats at
locations around the United States. Our retreats are specifically
designed for women who have or have had breast cancer.
Fly Fishing - "A Sport for Life"
We enhance the lives of breast cancer survivors by offering
no-cost retreats tailored to promote and support mental and
physical healing, shared experiences, and the hope that comes
from learning new skills.
We are committed to socioeconomic and cultural diversity. For
more information on Casting for Recovery, visit our About
page.
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The England Ladies Fly fishing Association, in partnership
with the Countryside Alliance, is pleased to announce
that the first Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland
retreat will take place at Duncton Mill in September.
World-famous fly-fishing retailer Orvis UK have generously
supplied the equipment and clothing needed to run the
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Casting for Recovery – UK & Ireland organises
weekend fly fishing retreats for small groups
of women with breast cancer with a view to providing
a life-enhancing, experience by way of emotional and
psychological support, education and relaxation.
For information on Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland
visit
http://www.elfa.org.uk/castingforrecoveryuki.htm
or contact Sue Hunter, program coordinator, at
suehunter_flyfisher@hotmail.com
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Welcome to CFR Canada!
Casting for Recovery Canada offers a forum for women with similar
experiences to meet, learn a new skill and gain a respite from
their everyday concerns. If you or a loved one is a breast cancer
survivor, contact Casting for Recovery Canada |
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to learn more about our free fly
fishing retreats. Come and be a part of the Casting for Recovery
Canada experience and share in the message of hope, of health
and joy in life! The 2008 Retreat Schedule will be announced
in this Spring. Please visit the CFR Canada website at http://www.castingforrecovery.com/or
email kathryn@whatacatch.net if
you would like to receive notice of retreats planned for the
future or if you'd like to help us get information to your
community.
CFR Canada featured in Canadian Living
"After her treatment for breast cancer,
Jo-Anne Rehill of Ontario discovered the road to reel recovery
in the gentle sport of fly-fishing." More |
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| Director's Message...
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Greetings from Casting for Recovery!
Our 2008 season starts in April and will end in October, totaling 37 retreats scheduled in 27 states. In the past year and continuing in 2008, we've been working on building on our current level of services to significantly expand the number of retreats we offer in 2009 and going forward......
Read more...
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Colorado Cancer League supports Casting
for Recovery's Colorado programs |
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Smartwool supports Casting for Recovery's Colorado
programs |
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You might have seen our new ads in fly fishing and outdoor magazines! They've appeared in recent issues of Fly Rod & Reel, Fish & Fly, and The Montana Sporting Journal. We're also pleased to see the editorial coverage of the CFR "Cinnamon Girl" CD in American Angler as well as the story on CFR and its volunteers in The Flyfisher! Also, we've had stories run on the new Montana CFR program on KULR-8 (NBC) Billings and in many other newspapers and online news blogs.
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North East | Mid-Atlantic/Southeast
MidWest/Great Lakes/South | West Coast/SW/Rockies |
Archives
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Support CFR by visiting
us at one of the many shows and events listed on the
regional pages.
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North
East
Congratulations are due to Bonnie Holding, CFR's Maine volunteer coordinator, who has been awarded the Grassroots Advocate Award by the Maine Cancer Foundation... More
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast
The first Casting for Recovery retreat in Tennessee was celebrated in a get together in Townsend, TN on Sunday, November 4th ... More
Midwest/Great Lakes/South
Congratulations are due to the CFR Indiana planning team and to Barbara Simpson, Volunteer Coordinator! The Indiana team is the recipient of the Casting for Recovery 2006 Outstanding Planning Team Award... More
West Coast, Southwest and Rocky
Mountains
Casting for Recovery in northern California was the beneficiary of a Bagna Caldette on Saturday, the October 27 event hosted by Granzella's Restaurant... More
Casting for Recovery is now archiving out older news articles,
Director Messages and Regional News information.
Visit Archives
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More News
The Casting for Recovery benefit CD "Cinnamon Girl"
is now available for pre-sale at through American Laundromat Records.
"Cinnamon Girl" will be released on Valentine's Day, 2008...but early orders through the website will be delivered in December 2007. The proceeds of this double CD disc, featuring covers of Neil Young's most popular songs by artists like Tanya Donelly, Britta Phillips, Lori McKenna, Jill Sobule with John Doe, Elk City, Veruca Salt, Kristin Hersh, Josie Cotton, The Watson Twins, and Julie Peel, will be donated to Casting for Recovery.
CFR on the BBC!
Casting for Recovery's new retreat program in the UK/Ireland received coverage in October on
BBC 4.
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