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Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program to serve disabled veterans in greater Appleton, WI
Appleton, WI – We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc program in Appleton, Wisconsin. Established in May of 2018, this dynamic new program will serve to provide physical and emotional recovery and rehabilitation to the areas disabled veterans and disabled active duty military service members.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings. PHWFF has over 200 highly successful, volunteer-run programs in Department of Defense hospitals, Warrior Transition Units, and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and clinics across the United States. In 2017 alone, PHWFF served over 8,400 injured and disabled military service personnel and disabled veterans nationwide.
The Appleton, WI Program currently meets each month at the Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton and will transition to a new meeting space at the John H. Bradley VA Clinic beginning on September 26, 2018. Following the transition, the program will meet the last Wednesday of each month, from 2 – 5pm, for fly tying, fly fishing education and instruction, and local fishing outings. Program meetings will be held at the John H Bradley VA Outpatient Clinic – Main Conference Room.
Interested volunteers and veteran participants should contact PHWFF Appleton, WI Program Lead John Meier at john.meier@projecthealingwaters.org OR visit the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing – Appleton, WI Program Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/PHWFFAppletonWI
National Media Contact:
Daniel Morgan
Daniel.morgan@projecthealingwaters.org
301-245-2485