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Foster City 2009
A
Paddling FUNraiser
for the Environment
Sunday, June 14, 2009
10am - 1pm
Leo J Ryan Park
Foster City, California
200 Paddlers
and
25+ Environmental Organizations Raising Bucks for the Planet
Join
us on Sunday June 15, 2009, Foster
City. Only $25 to register. Limited
#s of rental boats available for $20/single or $25/double.
Paddlers raise pledges for their favorite registered Environmental
Nonprofit Group.
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The
People
Paddle
Series 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 dozenth-ish kayak fundraiser for a number of causes, our
biggest People Paddle yet is launched in Foster City thru Aquanfest as "People Paddle for the Planet". Again
hosted by partner Catalyst for Youth of San Jose, with gear provided by
Aquan Sports and
several other outfitters, partnering with up to 30 Eco-Nonprofit Groups
along with many spectators. Join up to 200 kayakers and
outrigger canoeists in the Bay Area's biggest and by far most colorful
paddlecraft fundraiser ever!
- What does it cost nonprofits to get
involved? NOTHING. We do ALL the work so
you don't have to do a thing except spread the word.
- What do nonprofits have
to do to be a beneficiary? Just ask us and we'll add you
to the beneficiary list. Then simply spread the word and get
people interested in kayaking.
Click the FAQ under People Paddle for the Planet for a lowdown.
- How much could nonprofits make?
That's up to your kayakers. Some nonprofits raise zero.
Others
have raised a quick $10k thru the years. It all depends on what
your
kayakers do.
- What else do nonprofits get?
FREE booth space for BOTH days of Aquanfest, June 13 and June 14 as
well.
- What if a nonprofit doesn't want to host a
(free) booth. No worries, we'll list you as a beneficiary
anyway.
- What about liability? Aquan
Sports of San Mateo runs the entire Aquanfest event and they cover all
the insurance.
- Do particiapnts have to
be experienced kayakers? NO WAY! In fact, about 80%
of our kayak
fundraisers have NEVER been in a kayak. We train them to kayak on
Sunday morning.
- What's Aquanfest? The Bay
Area's only multi-outfitter paddlefest for 2009. We expect to
draw about 2000 people for the 2 day human-powered water-festival on
Saturday June 13, 2009 and Sunday June 14, 2009.
- How many people will attend Aquanfest?
We expect EASILY 2000 people, probably lots more because we're
marketing heavilly.
- What's the catch?
There is none. We love kayaking. I and my partner Lisa own
27
kayaks. It's an obsession. And we love the
environment. So we'll do
everything we can do to raise money for our favorite
eco-nonprofits.
- Do you have fliers we can modify and send
around? Yup, here's one you can modify as you want.
Really? You don't have to know how to kayak to
join the fundraiser? Yup, it's true, we train you well before you
hit the water. You'll be in excellent company: most
participants have never been in a kayak. REALLY!
Kayakers launch from the Foster City Lagoon and paddle the
perimeter. It takes most kayakers about 15 minutes per
loop. Kayakers paddle as many loops as they want.
AND all paddlers receive a FREE "SuperPass"
to demo any watercraft in the entire show for both days!!!
The best part is the
paddler gets to select the Eco Nonprofit for whom they will raise
pledges. Our nonprofit partner Catalyst for Youth applies
15% of all pledges and registration fees to cover
insurance/permits/other expenses. 85% of pledges goes directly to
the Eco-Nonprofit selected by the paddler.
Everybody wins!
So please join us for
People Paddle for the Planet. Whether by paddling with us
on June 14, or
sponsoring
your favorite kayaker, or if you're a nonprofit group by hosting a
(free) booth, or just coming out and cheering us on as we help the
environment
Paddle On!
info@peoplepaddle.com
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