| Next retreat |
Apply
now for the first retreat: 12-14 Feb 2010 in Rotorua. |
| Eligibility and selection |
The Casting for Recovery
retreat accommodates 14 participants who have or have had breast
cancer. You need not ever have picked up a rod in your life and
only need to get to the location in Rotorua. Once there, you will
be outfitted with fly fishing gear from head to toe for use for
the duration of the retreat.
The selection of the 14 participants from all
those applying is through a random lottery. The only condition is
that you provide a medical certificate that confirms you are fit
to participate. |
| Apply now |
Apply
now by completing the application form and submitting it by
post, fax or email. (The application form is a Microsoft Word document
that you can either print or complete online.)
Applications for the next retreat will open in July 2010 |
| Contact |
Sherrie Feickert
Executive Director, CFR New Zealand
13 Westlock Rd, Rotorua
Phone/Fax: +64 7 348 6919
Mobile: 021 774 751
Email: sherrie@castingforrecovery.org.nz
On the web:
CFR NZ:
www.castingforrecovery.org.nz (you are here)
CFR International: www.
castingforrecovery.org |
| Staffing |
Retreats are staffed by trained women volunteers.
There are fly fishing instructors, as well as professional medical
and psychosocial volunteers who provide education and support at the
retreat. |
| Content |
You will be immersed in the
world of fly fishing for two and a half days, learning to cast,
tie the basic knots and all about the bugs - what fish eat. On the
last day of the retreat, you'll be in the water practicing catch
and release fishing assisted by CFR staff and men and women volunteers
from the Rotorua Anglers Club, Eastern region Fish & Game and
O’Keefe’s Fishing Specialists tackle shop.
Note that you are free to participate at whatever
level you feel comfortable and are free to break from any activity. |
| Other services |
In addition to fly fishing
experts, participants will have access to a range of services
offering:
- Life coaching, EFT coaching and massage
therapy
- Homeopathy
- Beauty, spa and massage therapy
- Reflexology and aromatherapy
- Lymphoedema specialist massage therapy
- Styling consultancy
- Hair piece restyling and refurbishment
|
| Lodgings |
Expect to feel pampered. You'll be provided with
very comfortable accommodation (maybe sharing with one other woman)
in a relaxing, natural environment. All meals and refershments are
provided and they'll be low fat with lot of fruit and vegetables. |
| Video |

Watch a
short video clip and listen to women talk about what the American
programme of Casting for Recovery has meant for them and their families.
See what is involved and hear how this progamme, made possible by
many volunteers and sponsors, has had a profound effect on women
recovering from breast cancer. |
| Sponsorship and support |
As the program is non-profit and offered at no
cost to the participants, CFR relies on the generosity of individual
donors, foundation grants, companies and organizations. If there is
any way you can help with loans or gifts of fishing gear, outdoor
clothing, or any other good or services, please contact Sherrie at
CFR. |
| Make a donation |
You can make a donation to
the Casting for Recovery NZ Charitable Trust (CFR) using internet
banking or by lodging a deposit at any Kiwibank branch. The Kiwibank
account number is 39 9009 0363036 00. All donations are fully tax
deductible.
If you email Sherrie with your address, your
donation will be acknowledged with a receipt and certificate of
donation from the trust (by post or by email). |
| Tie some flies |
Next time you're at your
fly-tying bench, how about tying a couple of extra flies to donate
for use at the CFR retreat. (Barbless flies are preferred to facilitate
catch and release.) CFR needs summer patterns for the Rotorua
lake area especially the Waiteti,
Ngongotaha,
Awahou and Hamurana areas. All donations will be gratefully received
and acknowledged.
Please send flies to:
Sherrie Feickert
Executive Director, CFR New Zealand
13 Westlock Rd
Rotorua |
| Who'll be there |
The following supporters
of the inaugural Casting for Recovery retreat in New Zealand will
be present:
- Peggy Miskin, Northern California Program
Coordinator (volunteer)
- Sally Stoner, famous BOW, CFR and casting
coach
- Lynda Topp (also known as Ken the Fly Fishing
Farmer)
|
| Special offer to CFR alumni |
Come fishing with a CFR Accredited
Fly Gal Pal
If you are a CFR alumni and plan to come to New
Zealand, the women at CFR New Zealand offer to take you fishing
and accommodate your needs. These are people who are passionate
about fishing. If no-one is available at the time, or if you'd prefer
a professional guide, they can assist you with a guide from the
New Zealand Professional Fly Fishing Guides Association (NZPFGA). |
Zero Limits
|
CFR globally practises compulsory
catch and release and the education of humanely releasing trout
with soft nets and barbless hooks.
CFR also teaches the concept of leaving no footprint
on our pristine waterways and so has been awarded the sustainable
tourism tick of approval. |
| Endorsement for CFR NZ |
"I heartily support
Casting for Recovery as one of the best programs for breast cancer
survivors that I know."
Susan Love, MD
Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation |
| Message from John Key, PM |
Trout Fishing and Recovery
from Breast Cancer in New Zealand
As a keen trout fisherman and the Minister of
Tourism it is my great pleasure to encourage you to enjoy some of
the best trout fishing in the world.
Breast cancer affects a growing number of women
and recovery from treatment can be a long and sometimes traumatic
experience.
It’s great to see organisations like Casting
For Recovery running innovative programmes that help breast cancer
sufferers get better while teaching them one of the world’s
most relaxing and rewarding pastimes.
New Zealand is world-renowned for our trout
fishing. Our sparkling rivers and lakes, our healthy trout fisheries,
and our fantastic scenery complement our warm Kiwi hospitality and
the wide range of facilities available for our visitors.
If ever there was a part of the world designed
to help people recover from an illness – while making them
feel at home – it must surely be in New Zealand.
Best wishes and happy fishing!
Hon John Key
Prime Minister
Minister of Tourism |
| International organisation |
Casting for Recovery was
founded in the USA in 1996 and has its headquarters in Manchester
Vermont. See www.castingforrecovery.org
for more details. |