T.U. Chapter 3rd Quarterly
Report, 2009
HOKENDAUQUA CHAPTER
# 535
Chapter Contact Information
Pres. Dale M. Steventon
Phone: 610-767-1213
e-mail: adms@enter.net
Web site: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze26x43/hokendauquachaptertroutunlimited/
Email:
hokeytu@hotmail.com
ORGANIZATIONAL/LEADERSHIP
ACTIVITIES
Elections for 2009:
Pres. Dale M.
Steventon
V.Pres. David Abraham
Sec. Michael
Churetta
Tres. Dale W. Ott
Committee Assignments:
Adopt-a-Stream –
D. Abraham, J. Reichelderfer
Audit – P. Hublitz,
A. Williams
Casting for Recovery
– M. Churetta
Conservation/Environment
– J. Mauser, M. Smallen, J. Fekula, A. Herman
General Education –
J. Schwartz
First Cast –
Janet Reichelderfer
Fly Tying Class –
T. Pavone, L. Schaffer, C. Dischinat, C Fye, Dale Ott, M. Churetta
Fund raising –
J. Schwartz
Membership –
M. Cawthray, A. Williams, J Schwartz
Project Healing Waters
– P. Hublitz, C. Fye, D. Steventon
Trout in the Classroom
– J. Reichelderfer, D. Abraham
Youth – R. Cericola,
C. Dischinat, G. Sheirer, L. Schaeffer
Website – M.
Churetta
Publicity/Public Relations–
M. Cawthray, A. Williams, C. Fye
Women In The Outdoors:
Dale Ott, P. Fisher, R. Cericola
Fundraising Activities
and Joint Spring Meeting:
Joe Schwartz and
M. Smallen representing our chapter are helping plan “LV-TU Chapters” 2010 Spring Meeting., March 2010.
Banquet Committee: D. Abraham, J. Reichelderfer, K. Marsh, D. Ott, J. Fekula, M. Churetta
Conservation Activities:
We are reviewing what native plants, shrubs and trees are
available for planting to complete stream bank restoration project on the Hokendauqua Creek and hopefully will be planted
this fall.
PA Trout News Letter:
The Hokendauqua Chapter will be conducting Trout In The Classroom
again this year (2009-2010) under the guidance of Janet Reichelderfer at Catasauqua High School.
YOUTH FIELD DAY:
NWTF JAKES Youth Field Day in conjunction with Lehigh County
Federation of Sportsmen hosted 160 youth at Ontelaunee Fish and Game club. Our
Chapter (15 members) assisted these youngsters in the fishing portion of their outdoor event.
Prizes were awarded in the form of trophies along with 9 gift certificates for free fly-tying course conducted by our
chapter in January and February 2010.
Lehigh Valley Hunting
and Fishing extravaganza:
In August 28 – 30, members of our chapter represented TU at the 4th Annual event held at
Kempton Fair Grounds, Kempton, PA. We demonstrated fly casting, fly tying and discussed local, state and national conservation
projects as part of TU’s mission. A good number of people took membership
applications as well as registration forms for the fly tying class.
CASTING FOR RECOVERY:
CFR organization held
an event at Skytop Lodge again this year and three of our chapter members attended and volunteered as stream guides for women
recovering from breast cancer. The event was held on September 1. Our chapter members tied and contributed over 200 flies again this year and made up presentation boxes
of assorted flies for each participant. The extra flies are used for similar
outings given by the organization.
Project Healing Waters:
Our chapter has affiliated
with national PHW and held its 2nd outing event on Saturday, September 19, at Center Valley PA, and the home of
Dr. Robert Saks. He has a spring fed pond heavily stocked with trout. He graciously offered to have us host wounded veterans there for the day.
We instructed them in basic fly-tying and had them tie a fly pattern liked by the fish.
The veterans then experienced fly casting and fishing and catching trout in the pond.
Future outings will progress to streamside fishing. Nine veterans attended
this event and they loved it. It was rejuvenation for the vets and the instructors,
some of whom are also veterans.
We Thank You Veterans
For Serving.
WE THANK ALL THOSE WHO HELPED WITH OUR ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.
SINCERELY,
DALE M. STEVENTON
President
