Healing Waters Event - Summary

[Phil Lilley]

KY3 did a great piece on the event - view it here:

http://www.ky3.com/home/video/59952832.html

Special thanks to all those who tied flies, donated stuff and took these guys fishing.

Jeremy Hunt donated 10 fly boxes and your flies fill each box with over 100 flies in each.

Guides that gave their weekend to these guys were-

Don House

Eric Prey

Chris Tetrick

Jim Lund

Dana Lindsay

Bill Babler

Vince Elfrink

Jeremy Hunt

Zack Hoyt

Dan Sears

George Steffen

[laker67]

What a great organization. My hat is off to all involved, espesically the local guides and business owners.

[Phil Lilley]

[duckydoty]

Kudos to you, Phil Lilley and all the volunteers....You Guys Rock!

[twosets]

One of these things is not like the other. Thanks to everyone, especially Bill and Vince for the help.

"Guides that gave their weekend to these guys were-

Don House

Eric Prey

Chris Tetrick

Jim Lund

Dana Lindsay

Bill Babler

Vince Elfrink

Jeremy Hunt

Zack Hoyt

Dan Sears

George Steffen"

Peace

George

[Zack Hoyt]

It was truly a great weekend. Alot of friendships were forged. It amazed me how the group(guides and volunteers) went from kinda standoffish on the first day to backslapping and hugging when everyone was going home.

Also one thing Phil failed to mention is all the work and effort he is his wonderful wife put into this. They fed 20+ people for the whole weekend......and we are talking some amazing food. Thanks for making this possible Phil.

Here is a slideshow of some of the pictures I took at the weekend.

http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/574754576uEYqrk

[Terry Beeson]

You are so right, Zack... Phil went above and beyond for sure. And on his birthday as well...

[Danoinark]

Yes, Phil, Marsha and the crew went above and beyond the call on this one. What friends they are and always there for a kind word despite the pressure.

The Vets and those family member with them were great folks and I like Zach made new friends which I hope to stay in touch with.

But on a more somber note....I was amazed at some of the stories they told about their experiences ... and more importantly their fight to get the benefits and help that some are NOT getting from the government. Apparently some care is slow, there are mountains of paperwork involved and few people to help vets maneuver through the system.

Dano

[Wheatenheimer]

Representing the Wheat Bros, I would like to thank Phil and Marsha for letting us come down and provide a little bit of musical sunshine. We had a blast! The food was out of this world, John Richerson was kind enough to bring Halibut that he caught in Alaska to share with all of us!

We met many great folks yesterday and was honored to be a part of such a great organization. I hope we get to do it again next time!

Thanks for posting the video Phil! And thanks to Zach for wearing more than a Speedo!

Kevin

[Phil Lilley]

">

" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340">

Gosh- I didn't identify these guys. The Wheat Brothers from Springfield. If you ever want these guys to play at a function, send them a PM... they are great!!