This week, Richard & I sit down with Tim Scott. Tim and Terry Wittorp are the co-founders of the Tie-a-thon program which has gently nudged fly tyers from all over the world to donate over 200,000 flies, and counting, to various good causes over the past 16 years.
They have a very simple mission: “To provide quality flies tied by volunteers to non-profit groups and organizations that use fly fishing for therapy or education.” And, they have done a heck of a job getting results. Check out these numbers…
- 16 years of donating
- 6 non-profit recipients
- $661,200 in flies donated
- Donations from American Samoa, 5 provinces of Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Scotland.
- Donations from all 50 states
- 55 tyers have donated over 1,000 flies
Tim is a great person and a heck of a lot of fun to chat with. We hope you’ll enjoy this episode!
You may learn more about Tim and the Tie-A-Thon by visiting their website https://www.tieathon.org or check them out on Instagram!
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