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[font "Times New Roman"]The DEP Is Looking for Some Good Men and Women to Teach Family Fishing Classes[/font][font "Times New Roman"] [/font] [center][font "Times New Roman"]CARE instructors have taught 100,000 students[/font][font "Times New Roman"]
Volunteers have contributed the equivalent of $1 million to DEP[/font][/center] [left][font "Times New Roman"]This week, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education (CARE) program is seeking interested men and women to become instructors to educate the public about water quality, fish biology and fish habitat and, the art of fishing. Residing within the DEP’s Inland Fisheries Division, the program has been recruiting, training and managing volunteer instructors since 1986. This year, two milestones were passed: the number of students that have participated in CARE classes surpassed the 100,000 mark; and CARE instructors have contributed the equivalent of one million dollars in volunteer time to the DEP.[/font][/left] [center]![[Image: wt122904.jpg]](http://dep.state.ct.us/whatshap/press/2004/wt122904.jpg)
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[font "Times New Roman"]Volunteer instructors for the DEP’s CARE program report that the friendships they make, plus the rewards and satisfaction of helping others are what they enjoy most.[/font]
[left][font "Times New Roman"]“In addition to teaching children and adults the nuances of fishing, these classes cover a broad array of natural resource topics,” said DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy. “Since the inception of the program nearly twenty years ago, topics have broadened to provide a holistic view of the art of fishing. The mechanics of fishing are still taught, but our excellent volunteers also provide their students with information about safety on [/font][font "Times New Roman"]and around the water, sportsmanship, biology, ecology, and the importance of protecting our aquatic resources. These volunteers should be commended for the time and passion they have poured into enhancing the lives of children and adults in Connecticut the last 19 years.” [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]DEP is looking for additional volunteers to join the ranks of over 450 trained and certified CARE instructors across the State of Connecticut. CARE instructors come from all walks of life and include bankers, carpenters, teachers and students. Volunteers commonly work in teaching teams around their hometown area and develop new friendships while spreading out the workload. People who can teach classes in schools during the day or during evenings or weekends are encouraged to register for free, professional training. Volunteers are especially needed to serve the communities of Killingworth, North Haven, Bristol, Fairfield and Southington. [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]New instructor training will be held this winter on Saturday, February 5, 2005. If there are extra registrants, additional training sessions may be scheduled. DEP staff and experienced CARE instructors will prepare you to start teaching your hometown friends and neighbors about water, fish and fishing this spring. [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]“CARE has developed valuable partnerships with schools, scouting groups, community police programs, sporting clubs and recreation departments statewide,” said Bill Hyatt, Director of DEP’s Inland Fisheries Division. “Building off of these partnerships, we are preparing new instructors for the busiest time for classes, just prior to opening day of the trout fishing season. We guarantee an educational and enjoyable time for all of our volunteers.” [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]For more information, visit the CT DEP website at [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/"]www.dep.state.ct.us[/url] and enter “CARE” in the “search” prompt or call Tom Bourret, Assistant CARE Coordinator at (860) 663-1656. Then, if you can commit to schedule and teach at least one CARE course in 2005, register with Tom Bourret at the same number. Don’t miss this opportunity to join us in 2005 and get on board for the start of our next 100,000 students![/font][/left] [center][font "Times New Roman"][url "http://dep.state.ct.us/whatshap/press/pressrel.htm"]Press Releases[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/news.htm"]News[/url][/font][/center][font "Times New Roman"] [font "Arial"][size 2][url "http://dep.state.ct.us/index.htm"]Home[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/aboutdep/contact/contact.htm"]Contact Us[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/search2.htm"]Search[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/survey/survey.htm"]Feedback[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/legal.htm"]Website Legal Info[/url][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Send comments or questions regarding this site to[/size][#800000][size 2] [url "mailto:dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us"]dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us[/url][/size][/#800000][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Copyright 1998-2004 Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection[/size][/font][/font]
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Volunteers have contributed the equivalent of $1 million to DEP[/font][/center] [left][font "Times New Roman"]This week, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education (CARE) program is seeking interested men and women to become instructors to educate the public about water quality, fish biology and fish habitat and, the art of fishing. Residing within the DEP’s Inland Fisheries Division, the program has been recruiting, training and managing volunteer instructors since 1986. This year, two milestones were passed: the number of students that have participated in CARE classes surpassed the 100,000 mark; and CARE instructors have contributed the equivalent of one million dollars in volunteer time to the DEP.[/font][/left] [center]
[/center] [center] [/center] [font "Times New Roman"]Volunteer instructors for the DEP’s CARE program report that the friendships they make, plus the rewards and satisfaction of helping others are what they enjoy most.[/font]
[left][font "Times New Roman"]“In addition to teaching children and adults the nuances of fishing, these classes cover a broad array of natural resource topics,” said DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy. “Since the inception of the program nearly twenty years ago, topics have broadened to provide a holistic view of the art of fishing. The mechanics of fishing are still taught, but our excellent volunteers also provide their students with information about safety on [/font][font "Times New Roman"]and around the water, sportsmanship, biology, ecology, and the importance of protecting our aquatic resources. These volunteers should be commended for the time and passion they have poured into enhancing the lives of children and adults in Connecticut the last 19 years.” [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]DEP is looking for additional volunteers to join the ranks of over 450 trained and certified CARE instructors across the State of Connecticut. CARE instructors come from all walks of life and include bankers, carpenters, teachers and students. Volunteers commonly work in teaching teams around their hometown area and develop new friendships while spreading out the workload. People who can teach classes in schools during the day or during evenings or weekends are encouraged to register for free, professional training. Volunteers are especially needed to serve the communities of Killingworth, North Haven, Bristol, Fairfield and Southington. [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]New instructor training will be held this winter on Saturday, February 5, 2005. If there are extra registrants, additional training sessions may be scheduled. DEP staff and experienced CARE instructors will prepare you to start teaching your hometown friends and neighbors about water, fish and fishing this spring. [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]“CARE has developed valuable partnerships with schools, scouting groups, community police programs, sporting clubs and recreation departments statewide,” said Bill Hyatt, Director of DEP’s Inland Fisheries Division. “Building off of these partnerships, we are preparing new instructors for the busiest time for classes, just prior to opening day of the trout fishing season. We guarantee an educational and enjoyable time for all of our volunteers.” [/font][/left] [left][font "Times New Roman"]For more information, visit the CT DEP website at [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/"]www.dep.state.ct.us[/url] and enter “CARE” in the “search” prompt or call Tom Bourret, Assistant CARE Coordinator at (860) 663-1656. Then, if you can commit to schedule and teach at least one CARE course in 2005, register with Tom Bourret at the same number. Don’t miss this opportunity to join us in 2005 and get on board for the start of our next 100,000 students![/font][/left] [center][font "Times New Roman"][url "http://dep.state.ct.us/whatshap/press/pressrel.htm"]Press Releases[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/news.htm"]News[/url][/font][/center][font "Times New Roman"] [font "Arial"][size 2][url "http://dep.state.ct.us/index.htm"]Home[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/aboutdep/contact/contact.htm"]Contact Us[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/search2.htm"]Search[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/survey/survey.htm"]Feedback[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/legal.htm"]Website Legal Info[/url][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Send comments or questions regarding this site to[/size][#800000][size 2] [url "mailto:dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us"]dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us[/url][/size][/#800000][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Copyright 1998-2004 Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection[/size][/font][/font]
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