The Mission

Kayak for a Cure™ was launched in 2006 by a group of twenty-somethings in Vancouver, BC. Mark Starkey, who spearheaded the mission, had moved to Vancouver from Dayton, Ohio and was looking to start something special. Something that could build community, provide an amazing one-day kayaking experience and raise money for cancer research and prevention. Kayak for a Cure™ is a volunteer-run organization and gives 100% of their proceeds to charities close to their hearts. Each summer, in cities around the United States and Canada, paddlers - both beginners and experienced - climb in to plastic boats and cross waterways, bays, lakes and channels for two reasons: an excuse to have a great day in the outdoors with some amazing people, and to be part of the solution: fund the reasearch that leads to cures for all types of cancers.