Vamos A Pescar Education Fund Grant Awards Announced
Published on March 3, 2022
The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) announced the 2022 grantees for its George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar™ Education Fund, the seventh round of grants since it launched in 2014. The funding will help 15 programs in six states bring fishing and boating experiences and conservation education to Hispanic families.
The George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar™ Education Fund was created when Bass Pro Shops Founder and CEO Johnny Morris donated $125,000 in honor of his friend, the late President George H.W. Bush, to bring conservation education and fishing experiences to Hispanic families in key metro areas of Texas and Florida. With the continued funding support of Bass Pro Shops and donations from other companies, the Education Fund has expanded nationally to educate and engage Hispanic and multicultural audiences throughout the United States in boating and fishing with the support of RBFF’s Vamos A Pescar™ Hispanic outreach initiative.
This year the Education Fund awarded a total of $92,400 in grants with all six states fully matching the funds, bringing the total amount of funding to approximately $185,000.
Grants were awarded to six state agencies to sub grant to the following 15 local organizations:
California
- Cast Hope
- Outdoor Outreach
- Reel Guppy Outdoors
- Santa Barbara Police Activities League
- Solidarity
- Sycamore Junior High School
Florida
- Fishing’s Future – Reel Blessed Chapter
- Miami-Dade Parks Recreation and Open Spaces – EcoAdventures
- Pasco County Parks Recreation and Natural Resources
- Tampa Bay Kayak Anglers
Oklahoma
- OKC Latina
- Scissortail Park Foundation
Rhode Island
- Partnership for Providence Parks
Texas
- Fishing’s Future
Virginia
- Harrisonburg City Public Schools
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