Urban American Outdoors TV (UAOTV) and the Kansas City Kansas Community College will be the hosts for the 11th Annual Urban Kids Fishing Derby KCK.
The free Saturday fishing excursion will be held on May 21 at Kansas City Kansas Community College Pond at 7250 State Ave. in Kansas City, Kan. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the derby ends at noon This will be an “Every Kid in a Park” event.
Candice Price, executive producer of Urban American Outdoors program, noted that the weather forecast calls for nice, dry weather on Saturday. She said there are already quite a few children signed up for this event.
Price said there will be a representative from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, as well as some information provided by the Environmental Protection Agency at this event. Kansas Speedway is expected to bring a car to display. Also, Gates Bar-BQ will be providing hot dogs for the kids attending the event.
Partnering hosts this year include KPRS, Gates Bar-BQ, F.A.C.T.S Tutoring Services, Healthy Park Healthy People, The Kids Derby is free for youngsters between the ages of 4 to 16, and they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All registered participants must bring their own rods, reels, bait, tackle and stringer. There will be loaner poles available for those who need one.
Those who are interested in having their youngsters participate may go to www.urbankidsfish.com and sign up, if they have questions they may call 913-334-5177. There is a limit on the number who may attend and a release must be signed.
Along with a free hot dog there will be a goodie bag prepared just for young guests. The young anglers who have the winning catches will receive gifts and other outstanding prizes. For the biggest fish there will be a $100 prize. Parts of the derby will be filmed for an upcoming segment on Urban American Outdoors TV with host Wayne Hubbard.
UAOTV airs weekly on Bounce TV on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m.. and offers sports enthusiasts a chance to view outdoors from a different perspective. Wayne Hubbard has for the past 17 years been sharing his outdoors adventures, conservation tips, green ideas, wildlife information, STEAM education and has mentored more than 100,000 youth in the Greater Kansas City area.
The event is free, and there will be plenty of family fun, fishing and volunteers like XCaliber. Registration forms will also be on site or go online at www.urbankidsfish.com to sign up.