Hello Fellow Paddler, I would like to invite you to become a member of the: The GULF AREA WATER TRAILS SOCIETY We are dedicated to your enjoyment of paddling and camping on the beautiful coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. We publish a bimonthly journal, and various guides to paddling areas throughout the gulf coast. Our camping platform project is off to a great start, with donation's rolling in and a very ambitious plan, we are sure this year will be a great one. Our annual paddling rendezvous will be held in the New Orleans Area on Sept. 26 - 27, 1998. In addition to paddling fun, our rendezvous will have various primitive crafts and primitive skill's exhibits and demonstrations. * * * The GAWTS has a unique set of Goals and Objectives as noted below: The goal of the Gulf Area Water Trails Society is to increase your paddling enjoyment, while striving to make paddling areas more accessible and safer for all those who participate. Our Primary Objectives are: To create a communications media which will foster a working relationship between the paddling and wilderness skills clubs along the Gulf Coast. To facilitate access to safety, paddling, and wilderness skills training courses. To forge agreements with private coastal land and waterway owners for the low impact use of their coastal properties. To collect and document paddling and wilderness skill club information, paddling launch sites, low impact camping sites, support & emergency facilities, and business partners who support our goals and objectives. To promote stewardship and conservation of public and private lands and waterways, through education and public service projects. * * * We would really like you to join us. We'll take you paddling, teach you an outdoor skill and you'll have a great time. To join the GAWTS, send us your name, mailing address, email address, the type of boat you paddle, sail, surf, or kite in, a description of your favorite paddling area, along with $25 to cover your first years membership. In return we'll send you six great issues of "The Gulf Area Paddler", a Rendezvous Pass ($10 Value), Updates to the "Gulf Area Water Trails Paddling Guide", and more great paddling information. Don't put it off join today! Have a Great Paddling Year as a member of the Gulf Area Water Trails Society. Should you have any questions / comments or wish to be removed from our mailing list, please contact us via email at "gawts_at_earthlink.net" or via regular mail: Gulf Area Water Trail Society - Membership Chairman P.O. Box 6743 New Orleans, LA 70174-6743 (504) 432-0417 Voice Mail (504) 392-8937 Facsimile Thank You for taking the time to read this email. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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