The Optimist Club of Bozeman will host a Free Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday June 4th at the Bozeman Pond (West of the Mall). Registration begins at 7:30am, with the derby to follow from 8-11am. All ages welcome through 13. Prizes are set to include a $50 Gift Certificate for Biggest Fish and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes in each of four age categories. While your kids are fishing, you can also join the Gallatin Valley Land Trust for National Trails Day! Lunch is served for volunteers of the event. Learn more at gvlt.org/. The Bozeman Optimist Club is a “Friend of Youth” and devotes its time and energy into raising funds for local youth groups, organizing community youth oriented events, and giving out student “non-traditional” scholarships and sports gear scholarships.
The Optimists contributed to the Bozeman Pond, the Skate Park, Destination Imagination, and more. They are partnered with Play it Again Sports to find kids sporting equipment through a fund-matching scholarship program. They also will accept donations of used sports equipment to that fund and match the value that the customer would have received. •
