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By Colette Dell

The Tri-Community Anglers Association held their annual Kids Day for their 19th year on September 24. The event is organized for kids to come with their families to enjoy the great outdoors and hopefully catch some fish, too.

Kids Day brought out 65 kids to fish this year.

The association stocks Peters Creek every year around this time for Kids Day. Member Walter Sackinsky said that it costs about $3.50 - $4 to put one fish in the water. This year, they stocked 440 fish at a cost of $1,500, which was paid by sponsors, money from South Park’s recreation budget, and funds the association already had.

They also rely on fishing equipment donations from whomever is willing to donate. This year’s donations consisted of a total of 110 rods, a few fishing nets and eight tackle boxes. All of the equipment donated goes home with one of the kids who enters the drawing when signing up. Names are continuously drawn until all the equipment is gone.
Sackinsky expressed gratitude for the donations on behalf of the association. “We’d really like to thank those who donated the equipment,” he said.

The event also got the support of PA State Representatives Rick Saccone and Bill Kortz. Saccone made an appearance at the event and Kortz donated a couple fishing poles.

On average, Kids Day usually gets a turnout of about 80 to 100 kids each year. This year, 65 kids signed up to fish on Kids Day.

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