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On Saturday May 10th
the Norfolk Trout Club in Norfolk Massachusetts hosted the New England Region
MA PHWFF 5th annual day of fishing and barbeque lunch. The food and
drinks were supplied by Project Healing Waters and Roche Brothers Supermarkets
and prepared and served by the NTC. We are very appreciative to the club for its
hospitality. In addition to three stocked trout ponds their site is one of the
few around that is easily accessible by veterans in wheelchairs. It features
level open grassy berms in beautiful forested surroundings making it ideal for an
enjoyable day of camaraderie, fishing, and relaxation. After lunch there was a
brief recognition ceremony with awards given to Richard Diamond as the 2013
Volunteer of the Year, Scott Hodgkin from Montachsett
Veterans Outreach Center was the participant of the year, and Jimmy Clinton was recognized for being the longest
serving program lead in MA (7 years). One of the participating veterans told me
it was one of the best days of his life. Interestingly enough, that is the
second time I’ve gotten that same exact comment. The last time was from a
ninety five year old World War II veteran named Albert on a fishing trip last
September. It was both a privilege and
great fun spending the day with men and women who have paid the price of
freedom serving our country in various capacities around the world.
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