Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Help Our Crab Fishermen Out of a Pinch!

The Louisiana Serve Commission (Office of Lt. Governor) and the nonprofit organization Operation Blessing International invite everyone to participate in a charity Fun Run in downtown Baton Rouge on Sunday, October 3, 2010. 

[Click here to register.]

[Click here to download the hi-res flyer.]

The event benefits Louisiana's crab fisherman and their families by funding a unique program that supplies locally manufactured crab shedding systems. These systems, which cost approximately $2,000 each, allow fishermen to maintain hard-shell crabs until they shed, more than doubling their market price.  The added value of soft-shelled crabs can increase a family’s annual income by approximately $14,000.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to the program, which is operated by Operation Blessing International in partnership with the LSU AgCenter/Louisiana Sea Grant Program and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.

For more information, see: http://fisheriesfunrun.eventbrite.com/

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