X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <3CAB12A5.878D99AB_at_mrcenterprises.com> Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 09:33:09 -0500 From: Sara Postlethwaite <sara_at_mrcenterprises.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net Subject: I need help with a project Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am not a kayaker. I am a member of the Leukemia Society Regatta Committee, Hampton Roads, VA, Chapter. We are having the regatta in July in Deltaville, VA. Last year we offered an event to kayakers to give them a chance to raise money for the cause. We had some participants. This year we want to attract even more. I have been given the task of figuring out some event that could be incorporated with the paddle this year that would be fun and educational. We launch from Middlesex Co., VA and paddle out to a private island in the Piankatank River and eat, drink and get merry. I thought about a scavenger hunt along the way, but it has it's draw backs. Can anyone give me some ideas for events that could incorporate fund raising, be fun and educational? I would appreciate all and every idea. Thanks. Sara *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:36 AM 4/4/02 -0500, Sara Postlethwaite wrote: >I am not a kayaker. I am a member of the Leukemia Society Regatta >Committee, Hampton Roads, VA, Chapter. We are having the regatta in >July in Deltaville, VA. >I have been given the task of figuring out some >event that could be incorporated with the paddle this year that would be >fun and educational. >Can anyone give me some ideas for events that could incorporate >fund raising, be fun and educational? I would appreciate all and every >idea. Have you ever heard of a "Poker Run"? They're fairly popular as club events. On the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta I've seen groups of power boaters participating is such an event. Essentially, everyone travels from 5 to 7 locations and eventually meets up at a final location. At each stop, every "competitor" picks up a playing card, and once everyone arrives at the final location the person with the best hand wins some sort of prize. In the example I witnessed all of the stops happened to be bars along the river so as each card was picked up it was usually accompanied with a drink or two. A friend of mine attempted to run a dart tournament along the same course that had each player stop at a bar and pick up a card, and play a game, at the end of the day the player with the best poker hand won something, as did the player with the highest combined score. Then she ran a dart tournament with all the players at the final location. I didn't participate but I heard it got pretty sloppy. Something like a poker run, but without the alcohol, might make an interesting activity, especially if the stops were a bit hidden such that they required a bit of navigation to find. Another variation could be done with the road rally type concept. Each paddler would not only have to find each waypoint, but they'd have to arrive with a certain window of time to get a card punched. If some sort of navigation is involved, separate groups for GPS and non GPS users could be created. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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