Summer Gathering July 20- 21 with Single Blade Getaway

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All Boaters welcome! Kayakers, Canoeists, rafters, shredders, Suppers!!!

Single Bladers Get Away in conjunction with Coastals Canoeists Summer Gathering
The Getaway/Gathering is serving two terrific objectives: 1. Giving back to this amazing lifestyle by sharing knowledge amongst each other. Whether you’ve been paddling 2 months or 2 decades, we all have experience. This is the weekend to share this info between each other. An opportunity to try out gear from lifejackets, to paddles, to boats. 2. This weekend is for solid Mentorship and Knowledge sharing. It is free to all. Donations are accepted with 100% of proceeds going to PTSD Veteran Athletes. This organization specifically gets Wounded Vets into our amazing outdoors to help relieve physical and mental pain. www.ptsdveteranathletes.com The first Getaway began in 2015 with only 13 in attendance. Our 2018 Getaway we were pushing 125. The weekend is designed for Single Bladers and paddlers of all craft. Depending on water levels there may be opportunities for paddling from beginner/ intermediate to advanced rivers. This year the event is being held in conjunction with Coastals Summer Gathering. Come and join in the fun and let’s share and give back in more ways than one.

To help organize the day we are hoping at least 6 of you will volunteer to help coordinate for the day - 3 in each discipline of Canoe and Kayak. We are also having a raffle this year and the prizes are being added as we speak All proceeds will be saving lives of our Veterans going through PTSD by getting them into our Outdoor lifestyle. Raffle will be held on Saturday, July 20th at the campground at 9pm. Must be present to win.

Tentative weekend schedule:

July 20
Location :https://bvcity.org/glen-maury- park/ Campground pavilion has been reserved for the Club with electricity.
camping $20 a night

8 am – 9 am meet and greet at pavilion
River time from 10 am to 4 pm Balcony section of Jame River and other nearby rivers

Optional pot luck meet and greet from 5 pm to 8 pm

Guest speaker from 8pm -9 pm- Philip Prince - Hydrology
Raffle drawing at 9pm - must be present to win

July 21

8 am – 9am Sunday morning service at bridge at campground

9- 11 Coastals board meeting

11am NONsponsored/NONbadass paddler canoe and kayak race
Balcony River
proceed to go to Megan Johnson a local Kayaker, for her son Jackson's medical bills

see face book page also for more details

https://www.facebook.com/events/231009137559719/?ti=as

[paddlin_bill]

Just a reminder that this is not limited to our canoeist community! All paddle powered boats are welcome. Come join in the fun. Share your knowledge. Join our trips.

Post up a trip if you know ahead of time what you want, or come to the meetings in the morning to figure out what you want to do that day.

Come laugh at my multiple swims as I learn how to paddle a canoe!

-yours in service,
Bill

[martha james]

I'm willing to coordinate a paddle for those who just want to run the river.Meet at the boat landing in Glasgow at 11:00 on Sat, July 20.
If interested, please respond on this thread
viewtopic.php?p=69985#69985

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Bring food to share for the potluck Saturday night