Sea Wall Walk, and People Paddle for the Leatherbacks,
is a Vancouver BC walk and kayak fundraiser to raise money for the
Vancouver Aquarium, and the World Wildlife Fund.
People
Paddle
was created in 2006 by a bunch of kayaking fanatics and experienced
volunteer event managers to be a sustainable, portable kayak-borne
fundraiser, flexible enough to raise money for any cause, appealing
enough to be adopted by any kayak outfitter as a proven fundraiser.
Our first People Paddle on September
17, 2007 was hosted at San Francisco's historic South Beach Harbor
& Pier 40. This innagural event featured 16 participant nonprofit
organizations, recruiting
73 kayakers to paddle on the one of the most gorgeous days in Northern
California history.
April 15, 2007 ushered in our
second year, our next People Paddle is launched as "People Paddle for AIDS".
Hosted by our partner Healing Waters, with gear provided by City Kayak,
featured 117 kayakers, partnering with at least 20 AIDS Service
Organizations, all of whom
will be recruiting paddlers to raise money for their cause.
Now in our third year, our biggest People Paddle yet is launched as "People Paddle for AIDS". Again
hosted by partner Healing Waters, with gear provided by City Kayak and
several other outfitters, partnering with up to 30 AIDS Service
Organizations, and adding a big after-party/festival on South Beach
Harbor Park (next to AT&T Park.) Join up to 200 kayakers and
outrigger canoeists on San Francisco's biggest and most colorful
paddlecraft fundraiser ever!
A fourth People Paddle is being planned for June 15 in Foster City,
California. Dubbed "People
Paddle for the Planet" we will recruit 100+ paddlers to raise
pledges for dozens of Northern California environmental causes.
Stay tuned for details.
And a fifth People Paddle for the
Leatherbacks is being planned for May 31, 2008 in Vancouver BC,
in conjunction with the brand new Sea
Wall Walk along the Vancouver Sea Wall.
You can walk. Or you can kayak. Don't know how to kayak?
You're in good company: most
participants have never been in a kayak. No worries: we offer
training classes to show you how to paddle before you hit the water.
The best part is that whether you are walking, or paddling, YOU gets to
select their favorite listed not-for-profit organization for whom they
will raise pledges. You get to paddle for your favorite cause,
your favorite cause makes money, everybody wins!
So please join us. Whether by walking with us, or paddling with
us on May 31, or
by sponsoring
your favorite kayaker, or just coming out and cheering us on as we
raise money for the cause.
Peace to All
info@peoplepaddle.com
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