FVTU Meetings and Events Schedule 2023 -2024

Revised 9/5/2023

September

Saturday, Sept 16, 2023

15th Annual Riverside Picnic

10 am to 2 pm

Location:  Pavilion at Matthies Grove Recreation Area, Barkhamsted

Tuesday, Sept 19, 2023

7 p.m.

Board Meeting - Back Nine

Saturday, Sept 23, 2023

9 - 3 pm

Burlington Hatchery 100th Birthday

Location:  Burlington Hatchery

October

Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023

7 p.m.

Board Meeting - Back Nine

Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023

5:30-9pm

Pint Night at Urban Lodge

Topic:  Fishing, fly tying and tasting microbrewery products

Location:  Urban Lodge Brewery, Manchester

Thursday, Oct 19, 2023

7 p.m. 

Monthly Meeting - This is our annual business meeting

Guest Speakers:  Captain Bob Salerno and Jim Buchok

Topic:  Northeast Saltwater Fly Fishing

Location:  Back Nine Tavern

November

Thursday, Nov 16, 2023

7 p.m. 

Monthly Meeting 

Guest Speaker:  Gary Steinmiller

Topic:  Northern Montana Fly Fishing Trips

Location:  Back Nine Tavern

Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023

7 p.m.

Board Meeting - Back Nine

December

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

7 p.m. 

Holiday Meeting 

Guest Speaker:  DEEP representative(s)

Topic:  Status of the Farmington River

Location:  Back Nine Tavern

Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023

7 p.m.

Board Meeting - Via Zoom

January

Saturday, January 13, 2024

9:00 am - 1 pm 

Angling Gear Tag Sale

Location:  Farmington Senior Center

Snow Date:  Saturday, January 20, 2023

              Important Note: there will NOT be a meeting in January*

February

Friday, February 2, 2024

9:00 am - 3 pm 

CFFA Expo

Location:  Nomads Entertainment, Just off of Rt. 5 in South Windsor

Thursday, February 15, 2024

7:00pm

Monthly Meeting 

Guest Speaker:   TBD

Topic:   

Location:  Back Nine Tavern

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

7:00pm

Board Meeting - Back Nine

March

              *Important Note: there will NOT be a meeting in March*

Saturday, March 16, 2024

6:00pm

24th Annual Banquet

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

7:00pm

Board Meeting - Back Nine

April

Saturday, April 6, 2024

9:00am

Invasives Removal

Location:  TBD

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

7:00pm

Board Meeting - Back Nine

Thursday, April 18, 2024

7:00pm

Monthly Meeting

Guest Speaker:   TBD

Topic: 

Location:  Back Nine Tavern

Back Nine Tavern meetings are located at Stanley Golf Course 245 Hartford Road, New Britain 06053

Food and Beverages Available for Purchase

Farmington Senior Center meetings are located at 321 New Britain Ave., Unionville 06085

Pizza and Soft drinks are served for any meetings held at the Senior and Community Center

Please check our website  www.FVTU.org  or Facebook  www.facebook.com/FarmingtonValleyTU/

Board Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 PM

ANGLING GEAR TAG SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024 Farmington Community Center 321 New Britain Ave. Unionville, CT.

2024 Trout in the Classroom Annual Scholarship

This scholarship is made available to any student that has participated in a Trout in the Classroom program between the grades 1 thru 12.  This monetary award will be available to any ‘qualified’ student entering a 2- or 4-year college program in one of the environmental sciences listed below:

Conservation                        Ecology

Environmental Science       Environmental Engineering

Fisheries Biology                 Forestry

Marine Science                    Natural Resource Management

Wildlife Biology

The full eligibility requirements and application are contained in the attached documentation. At the present time this award will have a value of one thousand dollars ($1000.00), with no limitations.

APPLICATION

I.         INFORMATION

 Student Applicants Name (Please Print) ______________________________________________________________________

Home Address: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________________________________________

                        Street & Number                              City                                       State             Zip Code

Student E-Mail______________________________

School(s) attended while participating in Trout in the Classroom:

___________________________________________________________

Years Attended: _________

High School: _________________________________________

Name of Guidance Counselor______________________ Phone________________

E-mail___________________________

Parent or Guardian Name: __________________________

Parents Phone: _______________________

Parents E-mail: _______________________

Print Name ________________________        Parent Signature _______________________                 

II.         COLLEGE INFORMATION            

I have applied to the following colleges.  (Please include city and State)

COLLEGE

CITY

STATE

Intended Course of Study or Major

III.         Essay: Please attach Essay, double spaced on a separate sheet, including applicants Name and High School.          

I have read and understand the requirements of the Farmington Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited, Trout in the Classroom Scholarship Program, and declare that the information submitted herewith is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Student Name (Please Print) ________________________________________________________________

Signature of Student: ___________________________________________Date_____________

Project Healing Waters Online Auction

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

2023 Online Auction Fund Raiser

March 31, 2023 – April 8, 2023

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. (PHW) is dedicated to the physical, emotional, and social rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.

FVTU has been a longtime supporter of PHW with many FVTU members volunteering their time and expertise to this worthwhile cause since the Newington CT program was established by FVTU members in 2012. In addition, FVTU has provided direct financial support which has allowed the program to expand its fly fishing experiences for the veteran participants.

In order to expand the number of quality fly-fishing experiences (both day and overnight fly-fishing outings), the Newington program will be conducting its first online auction from March 31 – April 8, 2023. They will be auctioning a wide range of fly-fishing rod/reel packages, rods custom built by veteran participants, fly tying equipment/accessories, float trip outing, non-fishing items and more. All proceeds raised will go directly to providing additional day and overnight outings for veteran participants that are part of the Newington program.

FVTU asks that our members consider supporting this auction.

The auction will start at 8:00 am EST on Friday, March 31, 2023 and will close at 11:59pm EST on Saturday, April 8, 2023 and can be accessed at the following Network for Good site

http://auctions.networkforgood.com/go/2023ProjectHealingWatersNewingtonOnlineAuction

The site is currently active if you would like to preview some of the items that we have listed.

Thank you all for your support of PHW.

For further information on PHW please contact

Don LaChance John Ferrantino

Program Lead Assistant Program Lead

PHWFF Newington, CT PHWFF Newington, CT

don.lachance@projecthealingwaters.org 860.930.0184 john.ferrantino@projecthealingwaters.org 203.915.8103

2023 Annual Trout in the Classroom Scholarship

Trout in the Classroom Annual Scholarship

The Board of Directors, Farmington Valley Trout Unlimited, is pleased to announce that the Trout in The Classroom Annual Scholarship will be offered once again. The scholarship in the amount of one thousand dollars is offered to a 2023 graduating high school senior who is currently participating, or has participated in Trout In The Classroom. 

            Please help us to pass this information on to any students that meet the eligibility requirements. Any questions can be directed to any of the Scholarship committee members listed. Application can be found below.

Thank for your attention;

John DiVenere

President

Farmington Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited

Farmington Valley Chapter Scholarship Selection Committee members;

 Robert Salerno – captainbob1717@gmail.com

Kathryn Robinson – kegrobinson@gmail.com

Carolyn Divenere – danandcarolyn@comcast.net

 Carl Swanson – cswanson319@gmail.com

Application Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VrXvhX915kT0u79Hb5BqZrDHrS0WgkI6mktR6q16lyU/edit?usp=sharing