{"id":6426,"date":"2025-01-29T16:16:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=6426"},"modified":"2025-12-06T19:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:51:59","slug":"public-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=6426","title":{"rendered":"Public Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CKA partners with other clubs and organizations to maintain local waterways and fisheries, raise money for charity and more. Examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since 2013, CKA has raised tens of thousands of dollars for veterans. Most recently, in 2025, CKA began collaborating with the North Carolina chapter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purplehearthomesusa.org\/\">Purple Heart Homes<\/a>, a charity that builds homes for military veterans. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From 2019 to the present, CKA directors participate in the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bassmaster.com\/conservation-news\/news\/habitat-work-continues-on-harris-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shearon Harris Reservoir Habitat Restoration Project <\/a>(2019-present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2024, CKA and CCKF removed over 600 pounds of trash from the shoreline of Lake Mackintosh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2025, CKA collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/hobieeyewear.com\/\">Hobie Eyewear<\/a> and Carl Jocumsen&#8217;s Fear my Heart foundation to clean up shoreline litter at Jordan Lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Photos from CKA Public Outreach Events <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Press Release: 2024 Lake Mackintosh Clean-up Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CKA-Mackintosh-Cleanup-Press-Release-02-03-2024-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CKA-Mackintosh-Cleanup-Press-Release-02-03-2024-1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-13635234-c60b-4dc6-ae72-4cfa4e5788f9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CKA-Mackintosh-Cleanup-Press-Release-02-03-2024-1.pdf\">CKA-Mackintosh-Cleanup-Press-Release-02-03-2024-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CKA-Mackintosh-Cleanup-Press-Release-02-03-2024-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-13635234-c60b-4dc6-ae72-4cfa4e5788f9\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/battle-on-the-Border-awards-brian-f-eric-n-fenway-r-hank-v-oct-24-2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/battle-on-the-Border-awards-brian-f-eric-n-fenway-r-hank-v-oct-24-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/battle-on-the-Border-awards-brian-f-eric-n-fenway-r-hank-v-oct-24-2025.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/battle-on-the-Border-awards-brian-f-eric-n-fenway-r-hank-v-oct-24-2025-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sharelinks\" style=\"\">\n\t<a title=\"Public Service\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=6426\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"20\" alt=\"facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-google-twitter-share\/images\/facebook.png\"><\/a>\n\t<a title=\"Public Service\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=6426\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"20\" alt=\"google plus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-google-twitter-share\/images\/googleplus.png\"><\/a>\n\t<a title=\"Public Service\" Nagar\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Public Service https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=6426\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"20\" alt=\"twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-google-twitter-share\/images\/twitter.png\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CKA partners with other clubs and organizations to maintain local waterways and fisheries, raise money for charity and more. 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