Text Box: Kid’s Day Text Box: Kid’s Day 2007 On June 9, 2007 we held our second Kid’s Fishing Day Event @ Murphysboro Lake. Ninety kids dressed in yellow or green t-shirts provided by the chapter, attended with their parents/guardians. We had wonderful weather. The kids caught over 400 fish in 90 minutes of fishing…mostly bluegill, consumed 180 hot dogs/200 bags of chips/300 drinks, and painted a wooden lure to take home. (The Luhr-Jensen Wooden Lure Kits were purchased thru Matt Jensen at Rapala.) Mark Yehling from the ILDNR provided the rods, reels and some handouts, and gave an excellent fishing and safety presentation to start the day. Angie Kuehl from Jackson Co. 4-H coordinated the signup of the kids from the local area. Fifteen of our members attended with 10 friends and volunteers to help make this a great event. We had local support with cash donations from Wal-Mart Foundation, Murphysboro Tourism, and Jackson Co. 4-H. Merchandise donations came from the Bass Pro Shop in St. Charles, MO, Top of the Hill Bait Shop, Shakespeare, Eagle Claw, Pure Fishing, and ILDNR. We all had a great time and look forward to next year…same place, on June 7, 2008. Hope you can make it! We’re looking to increase the event to 150 kids next year. Text Box: Catch - Photo - Release

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