BOATER BETA

What: The Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon

Where: The Pueblo Whitewater Park, Pueblo, Colorado

When: Saturday July 7, 2007 10am-3pm (rain or shine)

Why: To benefit First Descents, a kayak camp for young adults with cancer.

How: Contact Bryan Kelsen (719.406.1331 or bryankelsen@msn.com) to register and get pledge forms.


Boaters who take part in the Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon will be asked to choose to paddle one of three predetirmined distances. The distances are 5, 10 or 15 laps of the half-mile Pueblo Whitewater Park . This way when participants solicit pledges they will be able to collect payment before the event eliminating the need to return to donors to collect on the pledge. So pick your distance and solicit pledges according to that distance.

The portion of the lap that is the paddling downstream takes between 7 & 10 minutes to complete. If boaters choose to walk back up to the top of the park the walk takes approximately 15 minutes. A free shuttle may be available on the day of the event depending on the weather (if it rains the trail gets too muddy for vehicles.)

The Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon will be an ACA event. Paddlers who are not ACA members will need to pay the $10 insurance waiver and fee to be a member for the day of the event. Those who are members should remember to bring their membership cards.

Those contributing to the event for a boater may write a check to First Descents for their pledges or they may go to http://www.firstdescents.org and click on the “donate” button to make a secure online credit card donation. Donations are tax deductable as First Descents has a 501 C.3 non profit status.