Rhode Island Trout Unlimited Annual Fundraiser Banquet and Auction

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Special Guest Speaker - Macauley Lord - "Trout Casting for Klutzes"

insert_invitation Sat, May 2 at 3:00 PM (EDT)

location_on Quonset "O" Club, North Kingstown, Rhode Island

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Rhode Island Trout Unlimited cordially invites you to join us for our Annual Fundraiser Banquet and Auction. This year we are honored and excited to welcome Macauley Lord.

Macauley is quite possibly the most prolific living and contributing member of the Maine Fly Casting Community. He has worked for LL Bean, teaching Fly Fishing professionally for over 37 years. Macauley is a Registered Maine Guide, the author of 2 books on fly casting, and has trained fly-fishing guides and fly-casting instructors on four continents.

Macauley has always had an acute interest in developing and teaching techniques that simplify the sport, making it approachable and understandable for his students in a way that has led him to developing a teaching style that makes the sport as easy as possible for people to engage and grow with quick success and immediate and positive results.

Macauley has run the gamut in the international fly-casting world, serving on the Board of Governors for Fly Fishers International with the likes of Lefty Kreh, Joan Wulff, Mel Kreiger, Steve Rejeff, Gary Borger and David Whitlock, just to name a few.

He was awarded the highest distinction in the fly-casting world, the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by Fly Fishers International.

Macauley's Presentation is titled - "Trout Casting for Klutzes"

PLEASE JOIN US IN HELPING TO ACHIEVE OUR

Vision:

For communities across Rhode Island to engage in the work of repairing and renewing the rivers, streams, and other waters on which we all depend, and

Mission:

To bring together diverse interests to conserve, protect, restore and sustain the coldwater fisheries and their watersheds in Rhode Island through collaborative, educational, recreational and environmental activities so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout.

DONATE!! New and gently used fishing gear, gift certificates, gift baskets, fishing trips, charters, location experiences, guided trips, artwork, special assortment of flies, fishing inspired knick-knacks, and other great items that we can use as bucket raffles, and silent and live auctions. TU225 is a registered non-profit organization. Your donation is fully tax deductible. Contact John Genovesi - rhodyflyangler@gmail.com.

ADVERTISE!! We will be selling advertising space in our banquet program that will be given to over 100 attendees and available electronically on our website. it's a great way to highlight and promote your business to the Trout Unlimited community. Based on the vertical 8H x 5W design of our program, prices are: $125 for full page color ad within the program, $75 half page color ad and $35 1/4 page ad. Please contact Susan Estabrook at susan@ysrinc.com with your choice of ad size and artwork not later than April 13. Please put in subject of your email "TU-AD"

SPONSORSHIPS!! Really make a difference for coldwater conservation. We are offering the following exclusive sponsorship opportunities:

River Champion - $1,500.00 (1 available) - 10 tickets, banquet centerfold color ad (2 pages!!), 10 sheets of bucket raffle tickets (250 tickets for over 30 bucket raffles!!) first position name and logo on welcoming banner, premier recognition on each table, announcement of sponsorship during opening statements.
Watershed Supporter - $1,000.00 (2 available) 10 tickets, full page color ad on inside front or inside back cover of program, name and logo on welcoming banner, recognition on each table, announcement of sponsorship during opening statements.
Stream Restorer - $750.00 6 tickets, full page color ad in program, special recognition on welcoming banner.
Habitat Assessor - $500.00 4 tickets, 1/2 page color ad in program and recognition on welcoming banner.
Coldwater Contributor - $250.00 2 tickets, 1/4 page color ad in program and recognition on banner.
TU225 Enthusiast - $100.00 1 ticket, "Special Thanks" recognition in program and on banner

Thank You to our 2025 RITU Banquet Sponsors:

Watershed Supporter - EA Engineering, Science and Technology
Habitat Assessor - Federated RI Sportsmen's Club
Habitat Assessor - Native Fish Coalition RI
Cold Water Contributor - Michael Saccoccio The Saccoccio Group
Cold Water Contributor - South Kingstown Land Trust
TU225 Enthusiast - Lawson and Gloria Cary, Jr.
TU225 Enthusiast - Belmont Market

Please contact Susan Estabrook at Susan@ysrinc.com with your choice of sponsorship by April 13. Please put in the subject of your email "TU-SS"

In addition to a delicious buffet and engaging talk, we will once

again feature an impressive array of Silent and Live Auction items which can be viewed when the doors open at 3:00 pm.

Our banquet is attended by over 100 conservation-minded persons throughout New England. If you share our passion for Conservation and Fishing, join us and connect with like-minded individuals while supporting a great cause.

If you are not able to attend, please consider making a donation here.