A Florida mother wants her son’s 13th birthday to be a keepsake. So she reached out to fellow community members for help.
Marie posted in the Tampa Bay Fishing Club Facebook group to see if anyone could take her son Stash out fishing for the first time. Because she is a single parent. And the charter price was out of her price range.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect much from this post. But I was amazed at the number of amazing people who pitched in and gave their opinions,” Marie told Fox News Digital in an email.
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She was connected to Captain Todd Young of Reel Memories Fishing Charter through this post. which has operated charters for six years in the waters of Tampa Bay.
Marie posted in the Tampa Bay Fishing Club group on Facebook to see if anyone could take her son Stash fishing for his birthday. (Hannah May Marie)
Young told Fox News Digital via email that he responded to the post and was happy to help.
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“(Marie) was originally looking for a charter for her son alone. And it can be very expensive. A number of people have reached out saying they would help donate the full cost of the trip to take him out when he was a good boy,” Young said.
Captain Todd also helps single mother Hannah May Marie organize a free fishing trip for her son’s 13th birthday. (Hannah May Marie)
He added: “It was great to see everyone willing to help take him out for fun fishing. I thought about it for a few days and then contacted my mother to tell her that I would take him away at no cost.”
Young, Marie, and Stash all go on a fishing boat trip for Stash’s birthday.
“It was the best birthday I’ve ever had fishing from a boat and catching so many fish. And I really want to do it again,” Stash told Fox News Digital in an email.
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The collection is stored in a 30-inch snooker box that he and his mother can take home and cook.
Stash and Young have fun playing in the 30-inch slots in the waters of Tampa Bay. (Hannah May Marie)
“If he could, he would fish every day, all day, and teach himself almost everything he knew by watching YouTube videos and tutorials,” Marie said.
On the charter, Young helps teach new fishing techniques. Something to Stash
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“In a world where there is nothing but electronic devices I am so relieved that my son has discovered a passion both outside of and within video games,” Marie added.
