SOLDIER REGISTRATION: http://jotform.com/form/10012844691
BOATER REGISTRATION: http://jotform.com/form/10012829708




This year Terry and I have decided that the 2nd Annual Take a Soldier Fishing event on Sam Rayburn will be held on March 26, 27, & 28 of 2010.

THis will be a family event where soldiers/Veterans are welcome to bring their children and participate in the fun.

We have 22 rooms for families to utilize and it will be a first come first served basis for those rooms. You will get your rooms for FREE as well as your meals when you attend this event as a soldier/Veteran.

Each family will get 1 room (2 beds) and you can even set up tents in the cabin area.
Each family will get to go fishing together and will be a 2day event - with fishing on Saturday and Sunday. This allows for a little more enjoyment of your weekend.

Gift bags and goodies will be given to the spouses and the children as well.

More information will follow in the coming months.





Mike Nashif
mike@takeasoldierfishing.com

To all of you,

We would like to thank those who supported our first annual “Take a Soldier Fishing” event held last spring. The event was a great success because of what you and the other sponsors, boaters and community members contributed to give our soldiers a peaceful and fun filled weekend.

We are very happy to announce the 2010 “Take a Soldier Fishing” weekend to be held March 26th – 28th at Jackson Hill Park and Marina.

Our goal is simple “to help our soldiers during their time of recovery by giving them access to the beauty and serenity of our home; Beautiful Sam Rayburn Lake”.

To help make our 2010 event a success we are looking for donations. The projected cost for 40 soldiers and family members is $9,500 for the weekend. We have enclosed a projected budget for your review and sponsor list we have acquired to date.

We have learned from our first year’s event and by researching the experience of other similar events. This has helped us make some changes to our agenda that reflect what we believe is a more soldier-focused weekend. We have enclosed the agenda for you.

We will have a more casual weigh-in procedure to give the soldiers and boaters time to do what they came for; to fish and relax. We have also opened this year’s event to families and will have some special activities for them.

We know that transportation is a problem with these events and no-shows have been high at many of the events. We have hopefully corrected these problems by providing the bus transportation from Fort Hood. In addition each soldier will be contacted to confirm their commitment since some making a reservation several months in advance simply forget about it or allow other things to keep them from showing up.

We need your help in three key areas Donations, Boaters and Promotion.

First, we have enclosed last years sponsors list and would like to see if they would consider donating again this year. Since some of you helped with this last year we may not have contact information for them.

Second, if any of you can help encourage boaters to volunteer have them call me or stop by the marina. We would like to get as many local boaters as we can and expect to need pontoon boats for perch jerk’ in or river rides.


Third, Please pass this information along to anyone you think would be willing to help promote our event.

God bless you, our military men and women and God bless America.


Terry Sympson

Jackson Hill Park and Marina

Take a Soldier Fishing
2010 Agenda

Friday March 26th

4:00 - 5:00 PM Soldiers Arrive
5:00 - 7:00 PM Soldiers and Boaters Cook Out

Saturday March 27th

5:00 - 6:30 AM Breakfast at the Lodge
6:30 AM National Anthem and Prayer
7:00 - 8:00 AM Fisherman Takeoff
9:00 – 4:00 PM Fun Stuff for non-fisherman
4:00 - 7:00 PM Fisherman’s Dinner
7:00 - 10:00 PM Kampfire Karaoke

Sunday March 28th

6:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast at the Lodge
9:00 – 10:00 AM Sunday Services
11:00 AM Soldiers Depart

**Schedule Subject to change without notice** Please check back often for updates!

Take a Soldier Fishing Budget 2010

12 Cabins @ $75 x 2 days (Donated by Jackson Hill) $1,800 Thank You!
Friday Night Food and Beverage $750
Saturday Breakfast $750
Saturday Lunch, beverages and Snacks $400
Saturday Night Food (Donated by Mark Hughes) $1,200 Thank You!
Sunday Breakfast $750
Signage $150
T-Shirts / Hats $1,200
Tent, Tables and Chairs $1,000
Obstacle Course $500
Ice (Donated by Uneeda Ice) $200 Thank You!
Transportation (Donated by Texas Equusearch) $1,000 Thank You!

Total Needed $9,500
Total of current donations $4,200
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Remaining Balance $5,300