Send Disabled Veterans Fishing!
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The Cricket II Project is an all-volunteer non-profit in North Carolina. The Cricket II is the boat that inspired the book & movie JAWS. She has been donated to and restored by the Project for the sole purpose of providing fishing trips at no cost to disabled and combat-wounded US veterans.
This is the boat's second full season. In 2015, we made 27 trips, taking a total of 68 veterans fishing. Some of our passengers are seniors who've been around for a long time. Others are young men and women who've never fished before. Some suffer from PTSD. All deserve everything we can do to thank them for their service.
The Cricket's size and stability make her ideally suited for warriors in wheel chairs or who have other mobility issues. She was restored to offer full ADA accommodations for our special passengers. Additionally, we partnered with Precision Auto Reels to devise an electronic reel so that our passengers who need to can put this reel under their arms and, with minimum pressure, reel in a fish.
We are asking first, that you share our story with your friends, and especially with disabled veterns you know. Also, we are requesting donations up to $3,600, which will pay dockage fees at our port in Morehead City, NC, for the entire 2016 season. For more of the Cricket's story, go to www.cricket2project.com
Without generous support like yours, we would be unable to provide this recreational opportunity for our veterans.
This is the boat's second full season. In 2015, we made 27 trips, taking a total of 68 veterans fishing. Some of our passengers are seniors who've been around for a long time. Others are young men and women who've never fished before. Some suffer from PTSD. All deserve everything we can do to thank them for their service.
The Cricket's size and stability make her ideally suited for warriors in wheel chairs or who have other mobility issues. She was restored to offer full ADA accommodations for our special passengers. Additionally, we partnered with Precision Auto Reels to devise an electronic reel so that our passengers who need to can put this reel under their arms and, with minimum pressure, reel in a fish.
We are asking first, that you share our story with your friends, and especially with disabled veterns you know. Also, we are requesting donations up to $3,600, which will pay dockage fees at our port in Morehead City, NC, for the entire 2016 season. For more of the Cricket's story, go to www.cricket2project.com
Without generous support like yours, we would be unable to provide this recreational opportunity for our veterans.
Organizer
Lorraine Coffey DiBella
Organizer
New Bern, NC