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Vancouver’s 2010 Social Event a Success!

Each year, local Kayak for a Cure organizing committees hold social events to raise funds to support the costs of running their charity kayaking events.

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If you happened to have been by Kits beach last Thursday, you may have noticed something going on at Karv restaurant.  The decorative balloons, paddles and 16 foot kayak, MAY have given it away – or it could have been the cheers, laughs and crowds of people joining what was the most successful Kayak for a Cure Pub Night, to date!
This year marked our fourth consecutive pub night… and let’s just say, the bar has been raised.

The room was packed!  We had Kayak for a Cure faithfuls, those who have been with us since the beginning, some long-time supporters, some newbies, and even some people straight off the street!

Thanks to our dedicated volunteer team who secured amazing raffle prizes, including: an iPod shuffle, $250 gift basket from Eminence skin care, $100 gift certificate to Glowbal Group, $50 gift certificate to Hell’s Kitchen and  Flying Tiger, Canadians Game tickets, Whitecaps tickets, Six Degrees of Separation tickets (and more), we definitely had some VERY happy guests!

Thanks to everyone’s support, we ended up raising over $1,200 towards the Kayak for a Cure event which takes place on August 29th.  THANK YOU to all of you who came, who were involved and who showed their support!

Cheers to yet another, AMAZING year!

See you on the water in Vancouver on August 29!

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Posted On: July 15th, 2010 In: Canada Events, Community, Event, Social, Vancouver

Gearing up for Kayak for a Cure™ Victoria - Pacifica Paddle Sports

Pacifica Paddle Sports is helping Victoria Kayakers ‘gear up’ for the 3rd Annual Charity Kayak event supporting the Canadian Cancer Society.  For more information contact don.lowther [at] kayakforacure.org

Kayak for a Cure Victoria

Posted On: July 6th, 2010 In: Canada Events, Canada Kayaking Events, Community, Event, Victoria

MEC Paddlefest 2010, Vancouver Recap

MEC Paddlefest 2010 may have been a little quieter, a little cloudier and a little cooler than last year but it was still a success! A few local events contributed to the lower numbers this year: Father’s Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Ride to Conquer Cancer, Car Free Day and the lack the brilliant sun didn’t help.

We’re estimating attendance this year at 1200. This includes over 230 participants in the on-water classes, approximately 800 people checking out the various vendors on land, a couple hundred people testing boats and around 50 people trying out yoga or listening to the dryland clinics.

And can you believe how many boats were on the beach?! That was a sight to see!

Looking forward to 2011!

Thank you to everybody who came out to Paddlefest 2010!

Special thanks to:

Jericho Sailing Center
Deep Cove Kayak
Ecomarine
Windsure
Glenmore

MEC-Paddlefest Kayak for a Cure

MEC-Paddlefest Kayak for a Cure

Posted On: June 25th, 2010 In: Canada Events, Canada Kayaking Events, Community, Education, Event, Mississauga, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Social, Uncategorized, Vancouver

Hope Floats at 1st Annual Kayak for a Cure™ Yukon

The 1st Kayak for a Cure in Whitehorse, Yukon had 15 registered participants as well as 4 paddlers who happened to be putting in the river at the same time who donated to the cause and joined our group. Each paddler wore a bib stating who they were paddling for. We had a support boat, a whitewater canoe, which could not keep up to us! We put in at Rotary Park in Whitehorse at 1:00pm and paddled 18 kilometers downriver to the Takhini River bridge where Up North Adventures and Canoe People transported us back to town.

1st Annual Kayak for a Cure™ Yukon

A BBQ of caribou smokies, bison burgers and homemade salads and goodies was held at Robert Service Campground. All paddlers and their families attended. Michelle Hughson won a round trip ticket on Air North. In total, with on-line donations and pledge sheets, $9226.00 was raised for cancer. We all are looking to next year to make the event bigger and better!

Kayak for a Cure™ Yukon

Posted On: June 23rd, 2010 In: Canada Events, Canada Kayaking Events, Community, Event, Yukon