Skill-Building Paddle Trip
Have you dreamed of taking on a paddling/camping expedition, but not been sure if you were ready for that? We’ve put together a planning/packing class followed a few weeks later with an overnight camping/paddling trip to help you build planning and packing skills and then test them out with your canoe or kayak on Middle River. On the water, you will learn by doing, paddling with the extra weight, sitting lower in the water than you may be used to. This will be a 2-day paddle trip with one night of camping.
Not all paddle craft work for camping because they just cannot hold enough gear. If you are unsure if it is even possible to do paddle-in camping with your particular boat, send us a picture of your boat and our instructor, Guy DeBrun, will weigh in on whether it is practical for you to try this trip.
Class: Thursday, June 23, 6-7:30pm Trip: Saturday, July 9 to Sunday, July 10 Cost: $25 per person
Full trip info and FAQ HERE.
| | Graphic above: Packing Your Boat at https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/packing-your-boat.html | To get you thinking prior to our Pack, Paddle and Camp Skill-Building class, check out this article from REI Coop HERE about their advice on packing a boat for camping! | | |
It is not too late to sign up for the self-guided, free Fishing Paddle Trip we are offering on Saturday, June 11. You can read more about it and register HERE! | |
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A generous donor has added an additional prize to this year's FOMR raffle fundraiser-- an inflatable Stand Up Paddleboard! The first prize winner will get to choose between a a kayak, Yellowfin Vibe Wildfire 100, 10’, Seat and Paddle or a paddleboard, Body Glove Performer Inflatable, 11-foot Stand Up Paddleboard Package
The second prize winner gets the kayak or paddleboard, whichever is not chosen by the first prize winner. Plus there will be a slew of other great prizes as well including a guided fly-fishing trip with Middle River Outifitters!
Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. Business or Individual/Family Sponsorships of $100 buy you 40 raffle tickets and we list your name and business logo on our website and at FriendsFest.
Winning raffle tickets will be drawn at our FriendsFest picnic on September 11, 2022. You do not have to be present to win, but we hope you will come!
Read about all the raffle prizes and purchase tickets HERE! | | |
If you have tickets and are attending Red Wing Roots on June 24-26, and you'd like to volunteer at our FOMR booth for a portion of your time at the festival, please email Paul Bryant, appalachian.eco@gmail.com, to let him know when you'd be available. Volunteers will be selling raffle tickets and FOMR merchandise and sharing our passion for Middle River with folks! | | Volunteering as a Director on the Board of Directors is one (of many) ways to get more involved with leadership in Friends of the Middle River. Every year some of our Board Members complete their terms and rotate off the Board and new persons come on. We are always seeking persons interested in being considered for Board service. Want to learn more?
Board Member terms are three years. Board terms start January 1, and our recruitment and interviewing process runs June to October. We aim to create a diverse board, with the skills and experience that we need at any given time represented. Remember, there are many ways to provide leadership besides Board Directorship, including volunteering for committee Chair roles.
If you would like to speak to someone about the possibility of leadership service, please start HERE. The information you give us will be added to an applicant pool for use in filling future board vacancies. We will then be in touch with you to further the conversation!
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June
2-4 Chesapeake Bay Day, Local Lewis Creek Cleanup 11 Fishing Paddle Trip 11 Fish Day! FOMR Education at the Shenandoah Valley Campground 21 FOMR River Education Event at Churchville Library 23 Pack, Paddle and Camp Preparatory Class 24-26 FOMR at Red Wing Roots 28 FOMR Board Meeting (Open to all: Email if you'd like to attend!)
July
9-10 Pack, Paddle and Camp Overnight Paddle Trip
| Friends of the Middle River Web: www.friendsofthemiddleriver.org Email: info@friendsofthemiddleriver.org |
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