Throughout the country, the popularity of kayak tournaments
is growing. Through the growth and participation come great opportunities to
give back to the community and sometimes mankind.
April 5th is one such day.
The Beavers Bend Kayak Classic benefitting Families Fighting
Childhood Cancer will be held April 5th, 2014 at Broken Bow Lake,
Oklahoma. Broken Bow is an excellent
fishery that should be in full swing by April.
A little about FFCC:
"Families Fighting
Childhood Cancer (FFCC) is a branch of Oklahoma Family Network that provides
support for families who have had a child diagnosed with cancer.
FFCC connects families
based on the age and diagnosis of the child. Families are connected with local
and national resources, including a support group in Tulsa. Training is
available to help the families care for and advocate for their child. In addition to providing support for
families, opportunities are available to get involved with raising awareness
and funding for childhood cancer research.
Oklahoma Family
Network/Families Fighting Childhood Cancer has been honored to be a Turn Tulsa
Pink sponsored charity in 2012, 2013, and 2104. Turn Tulsa Pink does
fundraising to support ALL people with ANY cancer. They choose local charities that provide
resources and support to people affected by cancer and the funds they raise are
split between the charities. Because of
this funding we have been able to provide the support group and the Christmas
Party. This also provides many
opportunities to have fun and raise awareness while also building community
with the families while attending Turn Tulsa Pink Events.” from the FFCC website
A note from Amy White of FFCC:
OKC Kayak is hosting the event and Jeff Hillhouse and Chris
Thomas are coordinating.
First Place (based on 80 entrants) will win $3,000. Second
place gets a new Hobie Outback and the Big Bass winner will win a Jackson Big
Rig.
A participant drawing will also be held which each person is
entered into with a paid entry fee. Those prizes include a Wilderness Systems
Ride 115 as well as prizes from Werner, Astral Lowrance, JD Rods, SuperNova
Fishing Lights and more.
A percentage of every participant’s entry fee will go to FFCC
and additional prizes have been donated to be raffled with all of that money
going to the charity.
Don’t own a kayak but want to fish the tournament? OKC
Kayaks will be renting kayaks that day so you can fish.
Maybe you are new to the sport and just want to check out
some kayaks. OKC Kayaks will also be doing demos while the tourney is going on.
The entry fee is only
$100 if you register by March 28th or $125 the week of the tournament. Registration
closes Friday, April 4th at 5pm. Please call 405-23-KAYAK to confirm your
registration if you wait until the 4th to register.
To learn more about
Families Fighting Childhood Cancer you can go here: http://familiesfightingchildhoodcancer.com
To register for the
tournament and for more details go here: www.beaversbendkayakclassic.com
Please go out and support this worthy cause and help fight
childhood cancer.