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Project Casts Out To Reach Special Needs

Shane Wilson helps a special needs fishermen bring in a fish from the Laguna Madre.

The years had passed for Fito since his last fishing trip. A steady decline in health resulted in limits of his physical abilities. Once active in the outdoor life, the Brownsville resident had gone 15 years without fishing. Fito’s mother, Meg Beumel, thought those days were over for her son. Then via Facebook she heard of Fishing’s Future.  The nonprofit organization is based in South Padre Island and has chapters…

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