Urban American Outdoors TV and the Kansas City Kansas Community College will hold the 10th annual Urban Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 16.
The Saturday fishing experience and celebration will be held on May 16, at the Kansas City Kansas Community College duck pond next to the Conference Center, located on the south end of the campus at 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Registration begins at 8:a.m. and the derby kicks off soon after ending at noon.
This being the 10th year means this will be a very special fishing experience. Along with the derby there are new community partners. Partnering hosts includes KPRS Hot 103 Jamz, KPRT Gospel Radio, USFWS, Hiland Dairy Foods and the Kansas Speedway. Gates Bar-B-Q, a community favorite, has always provided the hot dogs and their famous sauce for our kids. F.A.C.T.S., another longstanding partner, provides tutoring and mentoring services to our community children for over the past 30 years. Osage Catfisheries, which has provided excellent fish over the years, will be donating the stocking of the pond with catfish and bluegill for the kids this year.
The Kids Derby is free for youngsters between the ages of 4 and 16, and must be accompanied by a parent or adult. All registered participants must bring their own rods, reels, and bait. If you do not have your own rod and reel, loaner poles will be available at the derby. If you are interested in having your youngsters participate, email for forms at [email protected] or call to pre-register, there will also be forms at the event. You may also register on the KPRS website. The derby is limited to the first 250 kids.
The young anglers who have the winning catches will receive gifts and other outstanding prizes. For the biggest fish there will be a $103 prize. There will also be goodie bags and hot dogs. The entire derby will be filmed for an upcoming segment on Urban American Outdoors TV with local host Wayne Hubbard. Award winning Urban American Outdoors TV show airs weekly on Local Bounce TV every Saturday at 7:30 a.m. and on other TV affiliates across the country. The show offers sports enthusiasts a chance to view outdoors from a different perspective. Wayne Hubbard has for the past decade been sharing his outdoors adventures, conservation tips, green ideas, food and recipes and wildlife information. UAOTV has also mentored over 55,000 youth in the greater Kansas City area.
You do not have to know how to fish, the event is free, and there will be plenty of family fun, fishing and volunteers to help. For additional information or should you have any questions contact Candice Price, executive producer of Urban American Outdoors TV at [email protected],facebook or by telephone at 913-334-5177.