The T-shirts are in!

The Reverend Roger Patrick Dorcy Cancer Center at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center is our t-shirt sponsor and has provided shirts that will be given to each fundraiser who raises a minimum of $50 for First Descents.

The design above is printed in navy blue on sand colored cotton t-shirts and looks awesome! Come paddle with us and help a great cause!!!!

Some of the Schwag!

Once again our sponsors have come through BIG TIME! I wasn't even able to get all of the stuff in the photo.

For instance, NRS has donated a Flux Drytop. That one we won't have as the correct size and color desired by the winner of that item will have it shipped directly to their door by NRS! How cool is that?

Also Palm donated dry pants and another drytop in addition to a drysuit, pfds, and gloves. We have earplugs provided by Doc's Proplugs. The helmets are from WRSI and Shred Ready, there is a pfd from Kokatat, spray skirts from Snapdragon and don't forget the Dagger Agent 6.4!!!

I have pledge sheets for those of you who want to have an awesome time and go home with some very cool gear! There will also be free t-shirts for each paddler who raises a minimum of $50. So come and hang out and help a very cool cause First Descents!

You can still contact me via email bryankelsen@msn.com or phone 719 406.1331. I look forward to hearing from you soon and seeing you in Pueblo July 12th!

Pledge sheets now available

The Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon pledge sheets are now ready! You can get the sheets at The Edge or you can get in touch with me and I would be happy to get them into your hot little hands.

You can email me at bryankelsen@msn.com or call me at 719.406.1331.

I will have updates soon as to additional prize items and involvement.

Welcome back Palm / MTI

More good news. I talked with Lili Colby of Palm yesterday (Nov. 28th). She said that Palm / MTI will be on board as sponsors of the Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon to benefit First Descents again this coming year!

If you remember, Palm / MTI played a big part in the success of last year's event with their very generous donations of a drysuit, pfd's, rodo pants, etc... We are thrilled to have them back! Thanks Lili!

It's game on!

It may be 8 months until the 2008 version of the Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon (July 12, 2008), but things are already happening!

We officially announce the addition of Dagger Kayaks to the list of amazing companies who have been so generous in their support of our efforts. Ken "Hobie" Hoeve, of Dagger has donated a Dagger Agent 6.4 (see below) to the cause.The boat will be one of the items the top 3 fundraising paddlers will have to choose from. I am sure it will be one of the items at the top of everyone's list.

We would also like to welcome The Reverend Roger Patrick Dorcy Cancer Center at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center here in Pueblo to the party. We are thrilled to have them on board and appreciate their support in both fundraising and finding local young adults to send to First Descents!

Letters and pre-event packages will be going out shortly after the first of the year. Pledge forms will also be available shortly after the holidays. So keep an eye on this blog or subscribe to it to stay on top of developments.

We are hoping to make the 2008 paddle-a-thon even better than last year's inaugural event. With your help we can do it.