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 Welcome to the FFF Southern Council!Keeping Current with National and Regional OrganizationsWhen the current events of national and regional organizations are broadcast it is not always a simple task to keep up. Either the media changes, timing is faster than expected, or you simply forget about staying in touch. But keeping up is really important when it comes to issues that affect our chosen life sport. More and more organizations are turning to the electronic media to dissemminate their newsworthy information. How you acquire it is often undiscovered but is truly a relatively simple process. Subscriptions to mailing lists are often the prescribed method being used by organizations. Some distribute hyperlinks so that you can go directly to the news source. Listed below are a couple of examples so that you can stay informed. Federation of Fly Fishers - Conservation UpdatesThe FFF Conservation Update has taken on a new format with more links to FFF conservation news across the country. To sign up for the electronic newsletter, simply contact the Conservation Coordinator. Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers - UpdatesFriends of the North Fork and White Rivers, an Arkansas non-profit organization -- 501(c)(3) -- is devoted to creating an ongoing dialogue where individuals, groups, and government agencies can work together to conserve, restore and enhance these beautiful rivers. Their Web site's URL is: www.friendsoftherivers.org. They publish a bi-monthly newsletter which can be found in their News section. When you have an opportunity, check them out. Southern Council - Federation of Fly FishersYes, even our twenty-eight year old quarterly newsletter, Long Casts is in need of an less expensive method of delivery. A large percentage of our current budget goes toward the printing and distrubution of our newsletter. Production cost and postage costs have risen while the size of the newsletter has decresased. Since I took on the responsibility for producing this newsletter, it has been available online as a downloadable PDF. Some consider it to be a better resource since the publication is produced as a full-color version and downgraded for printing purposes to grayscale photos with black ink printing. The time is coming at the end of this year to make a switch to a less costly delivery method. Will this future change upset the apple cart? Probably so, a few are always disgruntled with change. And not being able to have home delivery of their beloved newsletter might be a cause for other considerations to be made, especially if the member does not have internet or email access. But many have expressed a desire to save funds and channel them toward other worthwhile efforts that fulfill and could even enhance the goals and mission of the Federation of Fly Fishers - Southern Council. Make your voice known by visiting the Forum to express your opinion. Please remember that we are a volunteer organization and we must be good stewards of any funds we have been charged to manage. Larry Murphy FFF Five Rivers SweepstakesThere are only a few days left to sell tickets for the FFF Five Rivers Sweepstakes. We have already received tickets from many FFF clubs and we are happy to report that clubs are selling an average of 29 tickets. This has been a tremendous effort on your part and we appreciate the help. For those of you who have already returned your ticket stubs, thank you. For those who are still working hard, please let us know how we can help. Every ticket sold will go a long way in supporting the good work of the FFF at all levels. Please be sure to return all of your ticket stubs with appropriate payment to the FFF national headquarters by June 15, 2009. Our new mailing address is: FFF Thanks again for your work. Please contact us if you have any questions during this final push. Get your tickets from this FFF URL.Josset Gauley, Federation of Fly Fishers Reel Recovery Fundraiser
We, Reel Recovery of AR, MO, TN, are raffling off a brand new Reel Recovery rod from Temple Fork Outfitters. It is a 4 pc. 9 ft. 5 wt. The rod is a beautiful dark green blank with the Reel Recovery logo in gold with gold wraps. It has a medium fast action and casts like a dream. Tickets are only $10.00 each or 3 for $25.00. We will be drawing the winning number at the Beaver Dam Store Reel Recovery Day on June 13th at 2:00pm. You do not have to be present to win. Where can you get a quality, beautiful rod for that inexpensive little ticket? Plus all of the money goes to Reel Recovery. You can send cash or checks made out to "Reel Recovery" to:
I will send you a PM with your ticket number or if you want the tickets in hand to you. Just make sure you give me a mailing address. I will take care of the stamp. Thank you for all of your support so far in making this dream of Charlie's and mine come true. Ken Richards Southern Council ByLaws Draft AvailableThe 2009 version of the Southern Council FFF bylaws is available for member review. Please make all comments regarding corrections, additions or deletions to Michael Ames, President, or to Chris or Carol Jackson, Managing Directors. The bylaws must have formal approval from the Federation of Fly Fishers before they become official. Please take some time and review the new and old versions carefully. Larry Murphy Conservation"Minimum Flow" Crosses First HurdleMembers urged to write Congressional Delegation regarding required funding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just completed a huge step toward making into reality the "Minimum Flow" projects on the North Fork and White River tailwaters. By signing the "Record of Decision" on Friday, January 16, the Corps officially opened the doorway to the two projects. Source: Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers J Paul Goodwin Conservation2008 Grant ReportsGrant reports for Friends of the Norfork National Fish Hatchery, Flatland Fly Fishers, Inc., Tulsa Fly Fishers, and Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers have been added to the Conservation page. Check out what is going on with these clubs. Natural Resources AdvocacyA "thank you" letter to the Obama administration being originated by the National Wildlife Federation and endorsed by many major national sportmen's groups, including the Federation of Fly Fishers. I hope you will give consideration to advocating that your club be added as a co-signer. J Paul Goodwin Archives of Featured ArticlesEver miss something that used to be on this Web page? Well, no longer will you need to worry because it is archived under this new area. As a Web user, I just hate it when I return to a Web site and find the information I was looking for is missing. I want to insure that all the communications presented here is retained on the archives page also. So that if you are needing the information or even want to look back and see what all the Southern Council has been up to, you can! [09.08.07] Larry Murphy If you have suggestions or opinions, send them to the Webmaster. Larry Murphy |
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