Hooked On Hope VB serves the pediatric cancer community. We provide fishing outings at no cost for the families we serve. Our families enjoy onshore fishing events, charter boat fishing events, and camping trips.
We serve pediatric cancer families who are within 3 years of their end-of-treatment date, as well as bereaved families.
Big fun out on the water for a classic fishing escapade!
Enjoying the fun of fishing from dry ground—a perfect fit for many families!
Have fun in the sun, then cozy up for nighttime at the campground!
Pediatric cancer families who are within 3 years of their end-of-treatment date, as well as bereaved families.
Founders Mike and Joanne Robey
Our family of five navigated through our youngest daughter’s leukemia diagnosis one day at a time. Pediatric cancer affects the entire family. All of our lives were turned up-side-down and, at times, it felt as though we were being consumed by fear and the walls were closing in on us.
Our neighborhood lake became a refuge and fishing offered us that escape. We fished, we smiled, we exhaled, the sun warmed our bodies, we relaxed and we felt renewed. Fishing became therapy.
Hooked on Hope VB launched on our daughter’s diagnosis day, three years later. We are thankful to give that date new meaning. Fishing continues to heal us.
Thank you for joining us and families like ours on this journey.
