“Fishing for Smiles” sign-up set for May 21 at KRMC Health Fair
KINGMAN – The Kingman Elks Lodge #468 and Mohave Sportsman Club are hosting the “Fishing for Smiles” event on June 4 at Dunton Ranch for children ages 5 to 15 with their parents or guardians. Registration will be held at the Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) Health Fair on May 21. The KRMC Health Fair will be at the Hualapai Mountain Campus hospital located at 3801 Santa Rosa Rd. Space is limited to the first 100 children that are registered for fishing.
A free fishing day with a BBQ lunch is provided to all, but participants must be pre-registered at the Fair. Release forms and rules will be provided at registration. Special needs participants will be registered separately at their day programs for their event. Only children will be allowed to fish and there will be trophies for the biggest fish and heaviest fish caught.
The special needs community “Fishing for Smiles” day will be on Tuesday, June 7.
These events are sponsored by Elks Lodge #468 (funds and planning), Mohave Sportsman Club (funds and cleaning station), Little Debbie/McKee foods (snacks), KRMC (trophies and medals), AZ Game and Fish (rods and reels), and Dunton Ranch (fish and use of fishing pond).
The Bureau of Land Management will also be present with a reptile exhibit at Dunton Ranch along with the Elks volunteers who planned and put together the event.
For more information, contact Carolyn Lawson at (928) 529-3149 or Mary Hamner at (928) 377-7082.
