Idaho Gives: Idaho2Fly

THROUGH THISYEAR'S IDAHO GIVES..THE ANNUALFUNDRAISINGCAMPAIGN TOSUPPORT THESTATE'S INCREDIBLENONPROFITS WRAPSUP THIS THURSDAY..SO THIS WEEK ONGOOD MORNINGIDAHO, WE'REINTRODUCING YOUTO A FEW OF THOSENONPROFITS!THAT INCLUDESIDAHO 2 FLY.THE GROUP IS OPENTO MEN FIGHTINGCANCER -- INVITINGTHEM TO ENJOYSOME GOODCOMPANY AND SOMEGOOD FLY FISHING --ALL AT NO COST."HE SAID I REALIZED ICAN'T RETREATFROM THIS, I NEEDTO EMBRACE EVERYDAY.

CANCER MIGHTGET ME, BUT IT'S NOTGONNA KILL METODAY ORTOMORROW.

I NEEDTO BE PRESENT FORMY FAMILY, FORMYSELF."HEARING THATUPLIFTINGSTATEMENT FROM ACANCER PATIENTWHO WASSTRUGGLING WITHCHEMOTHERAPYWAS WHAT MADECHRIS PRESTONWANT TO JOIN THETEAM AT IDAHO2FLY,A NON-PROFITORGANIZATION THATTAKES MEN WITHCANCER ON FLYFISHING TRIPS.":20-:45 MOST OF OURVOLUNTEERS HAVE APERSONALCONNECTION TOCANCER.

WE EITHERHAVE CANCEROURSELVES, HAVELOVES WITHCANCER, OR BOTH,AND WE JUST FINDTHAT WHEN WE GETPEOPLE OUT IN THATENVIRONMENT ANDGET EVERYBODYTOGETHER, IT MAKESTHEM REALIZETHEY'RE NOT ALONEAND IT'S EASIER FORPEOPLE TO HAVETHOSE DISCUSSIONSAND ARTICULATETHEIR FEELINGS."GUYS LIKE STEVEDRABECK WHOFOUND OUT TWOYEARS AGO THAT HISPROSTATE CANCERHAD RETURNED, HEWAS REFERRED TOIDAHO2FLY BY ATREASURE VALLEYNURSE.":58-1:14 I THOUGHT,YOU KNOW, I'VENEVER FLY FISHEDBEFORE AND WHATTHE HECK.

THISMIGHT BE ANOPPORTUNITY TOGET OUT AND ENJOYNATURE AND ENJOYSOME OF THIS, ANDFOUND OUT ITWASN'T JUST THE FLYFISHING THAT WASIMPORTANT ANDREWARDING, IT WASTHE DISCUSSIONGROUPS THAT WEHAD."1:15 - LITTLE DIDMANY OF THEPARTICIPANTS KNOWTHAT IDAHO2FLYWOULDN'T JUST BEHELPING THEM, BUTALSO THEIR LOVEDONES.DRABECK1:21-1:27 "I BEGAN TOOPEN UP ABOUT MYFEARS AND MYFEELINGS ABOUTWHAT WAS GOINGON.

AND IT HELPEDOUT A LOT."IF YOU'D LIKE TODONATE TO IDAHO 2FLY -- HEAD TO OURWEBSITE -- IDAHONEWS SIX DOT COM --WHERE YOU CANHEAR MORE FROMSTEVE DRABECKABOUT HISEXPERIENCE ANDFIND THAT IDAHOGIVES LINK.AND JOINING MENOW WITH MORE ONTHE ORGANIZATIONIS IDAHO 2 FLYTREASURER CHRISPRESTON.GOOD MORNING,CHRIS.FIRST -- IDAHO 2 FLYTYPICALLY OFFERSTHREE ALL-EXPENSES PAID FLYFISHING RETREATSEACH YEAR BUT THEPANDEMICCANCELED THATLAST YEAR -- HOWHAVE YOU GUYSPIVOTED TO STILL BETHERE FOR MENACROSS THE STATEBATTLING CANCER?AND SPEAKING OFTHOSE RETREATS --HOW DO THOSEWORK AND WILLTHERE STILL BE ONETHIS YEAR?WHY IS BUILDINGCOMMUNITY SOTHIS YEAR?WHY IS BUILDINGCOMMUNITY SOIMPORTANT FORTHESE MEN?

ANDWHY FLY FISHING?AS FAR AS IDAHOTHESE MEN?

ANDWHY FLY FISHING?AS FAR AS IDAHOTHESE MEN?

ANDWHY FLY FISHING?GIVES -- WHAT WILLDONATIONS BE USEDFOR?WHERE CANPEOPLE FIND OUTMORE?HERE'S A LIVE LOOKAT THE GROVE