[White-water] Paddling with kids from the Oregon School for the Blind (Eugene area)

[Cascade Canoe Club]

To flatwater boaters in the larger Eugene/Springfield area:

This post is about taking kids from the Oregon School for the Blind out on 
a canoe/kayak trip on a lake nearby.
A quiet lengthy thread is attached to provide you with a better picture.
Should you be living in our area please reply to this From:

Should you be living in the Corvallis (+north) area, *and* have other 
suggestions, please go through a WKCC board member(to be volunteered :-), 
as it might be difficult for Eric Paterson to handle individual replies.

Thanks for making this happening !

  - Horst, CCC emailCustodian


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Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 22:55:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Cascade Canoe Club <canoe at freeshell.org>
To: CCC-list <ccc-list at lists.opn.org>
Subject: Paddling with kids from the Oregon School for the Blind

All,

Eric Paterson from the Oregon School for the Blind in Salem has approached us 
with the attached request. The essential parts of the email thread are attached 
in chronological order.
In short:
  - Taking kids from the Oregon School for the Blind on a paddle trip.
  - Time window: July 12-July 17th (Sun-Fri)
  - Number of participants: 7-12 students, age 10-16; 4-5 staff

To get started, I'd like to get feedback from *anyone* who is willing to help. 
(not just CCC members)

a) Head and boat count, something like:
    Name; Dates (time of day) available (or not) ; boats (number of additional 
passengers) ; comments_etc_
Given that some of us only have solo boats while others own more than one 
tandem I am hoping to match some 'tandemless' boaters with 'captainless' 
tandems. So both may apply, please.
  The captain of each boat should be someone from our boating community.
  We may also need a boat trailer, large enough for tandem canoes.

b) Water to paddle: I want to play it save and like to go on a lake nearby(?) 
most of us are familiar with.
    This also eliminates the need of organizing a shuttle.
    For instance Fern Ridge -- if someone tips a boat, the water is warm and 
forgiving.
    Any/other thoughts ?

c) Someone willing to help with, or even take over organization and 
coordination :-)
    This is quiet a logistic challenge -- even if you can't participate in the 
paddle you may be able to help with the prep work?

I am also going to contact boaters from the WKCC who live in the southern part 
of the Willamette Valley.

Thanks for helping!.............................Horst


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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:28:16 -0800
From: PATERSON Eric <Eric.Paterson at state.or.us>
To: "'canoe at freeshell.org'" <canoe at freeshell.org>
Subject: Volunteers.

Hi, My name is Eric Paterson and I am the Physical Education teacher here at 
the Oregon School for the Blind in Salem. I was wondering if your club would be 
willing to take some of my kids out on canoes this summer in the month of July. 
I might be able to pay you guys a fee and we could meet you wherever you wanted 
us to. This could be a all-day or half-day deal. I really want to give our kids 
this experience. Do you think you might be interested or know of someone who 
would be? Thanks for your time and listening, Eric Paterson.
  ...

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From: Cascade Canoe Club [mailto:canoe at freeshell.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:25 PM
To: PATERSON Eric
Subject: Re: Volunteers. // Boating, Oregon School for the Blind
  ...
  How many kids are we talking about, about what age ? Are they old enough to 
help with some of the paddling -- it probably would be much more fun for them! 
But we also need to know this to figure out boats and paddling partners.
  ...

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Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 08:40:09 -0700
From: PATERSON Eric <Eric.Paterson at ode.state.or.us>
To: 'Cascade Canoe Club' <canoe at freeshell.org>
Subject: RE: Volunteers. // Boating, Oregon School for the Blind

Hi Horst, our Sports camp is July 12-July 17th. Is there a day in there that 
you could take my crew canoeing? Probably start sometime in the morning and 
have to be finished by 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. I could have anywhere 
between 7-12 students, plus 4-5 staff. Some of the kids could definitely help 
with paddling. They will range in ages from 10 -16. We would love to do this if 
you are willing and have the volunteers. Also, where do you think we could put 
in? Is there a stretch down near Salem that would be possible? If not, we could 
certainly go down towards your area, Thanks for the consideration, Eric 
Paterson.

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Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 15:20:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Cascade Canoe Club <canoe at freeshell.org>
To: PATERSON Eric <Eric.Paterson at ode.state.or.us>
Subject: RE: Volunteers. // Boating, Oregon School for the Blind
  ...
  As for the body of water to paddle, I was thinking of making it a very safe 
experience and chose a lake rather than a river, not too far from the 
Eugene/Springfield area, at a setting our local boaters are familiar with. But 
that's just my take -- let's see what others have to say.

  - Horst

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