On this week's episode of Your Best You, we speak with Rory and Stephanie with the Mayfly Project. The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) on a mission is to support youth in foster care through fly fishing, helping them build confidence, find healing, and connect to their local waters. Their projects connect mentees with skilled, caring mentors to learn fly fishing and conservation in a safe environment. Rory and Stephanie share their experiences as mentors and talk about the growth that the program has seen in Poughkeepsie over the last 4 years.

Mayfly Project: https://themayflyproject.com/

Mayfly Project of Poughkeepsie: https://themayflyproject.com/poughkeepsie-new-york-project/

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Hosted by Conor Walsh Produced by CMJW Entertainment Inc https://www.cmjwentertainment.com/

Brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess County https://mhadutchess.org/

Brought to you in part by the Northern & Souther Dutchess Community Coalitions https://capedc.org/ndcc/

https://capedc.org/sdcc/

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October 2026, prepare for a concert experience you’ll never forget.

Grand Ole Opry Inductee and CMT Music Award Nominee Craig Morgan @CraigMorganMusic

Two time Grammy Nominee Maggie Rose @iammaggierose

Finalist of Season 19 of The Voice and Hudson Valley Native Ian Flanigan @IanFlanigan

With Viral Sensation Jake Banfield and Special Guest Broadway to Country Star Brooke Moriber @JakeBanfieldMusic @BrookeMoriber

MHA of Dutchess County and Reviver Entertainment Group Present The Sound of Nashville, One Night Only @mhadutchess

Tuesday, October 6th at the Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie, New York. Tickets On Sale Friday, May 1st

https://www.bardavon.org/shows/the-sound-of-nashville-in-the-hudson-valleys-queen-city/

• (00:00:00) - MHA of Dutchess County's Mayfly Project
• (00:01:13) - Serendipity: The Falls Festival Podcast
• (00:02:49) - Fly Fishing for Foster Care Kids
• (00:05:42) - Mentor to Mentee Program
• (00:07:10) - Catskills Fishing outings
• (00:09:25) - MHA Fly Fishing Camp
• (00:11:23) - The Mayfly Fishing Project
• (00:13:36) - Mha's 20th Anniversary
• (00:14:37) - Mayfly the Mayfly Project
• (00:15:51) - Camps for Fly Fishing
• (00:18:07) - How to Fly Fish the Neversink River
• (00:21:59) - Mayfly in Poughkeepsie
• (00:23:09) - Mayfly the Foster Home
• (00:27:11) - Mentors on the River
• (00:31:52) - Mayfly: The Community Project
• (00:34:06) - Mayfly Project Poughkeepsie