Fishing with Special Friends marks 15 years at Wrightsville Beach
The 15th annual Fishing with Special Friends gave people with disabilities a free day on the water at Johnnie Mercer's Pier, with volunteers alongside them.
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Fishing with Special Friends held its 15th free day on the water at Wrightsville Beach, WWAY reported. People with disabilities fished from Johnnie Mercer's Pier with volunteers beside them.
Fifteen is the year-count. The pier is the place. The report is this year's gathering, not a roster of every person who has come over a decade and a half.
For the classroom
Fishing with Special Friends is a free fishing day at Johnnie Mercer's Pier in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. It is for people with disabilities, and volunteers go along to help. This year was the 15th. A pier is a walkway over the water where people can fish without a boat. Fifteen years means the event has happened every year for a long time. The news is that the day happened again, free, with volunteers, on that pier. It is one morning on the water, not a fishing trip for every person who wanted one.
- What help might someone need to fish from a pier?
- Why would a free day matter more than a paid one?
- What outdoor activity could your class open to more people?
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