Re: 2007 Kingston Cancer Flotilla
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hector" <bruce_hector@...> wrote:
work put in on my Gull before then... or get the spring commissioning
for the schooner done.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
>W00t! Count me in, assuming I can get at least one weekend's worth of
> I invite any and all Bolgeristas to join me in a row, sail, paddle
> or power trip thought part of the beautiful 1000 Islands.
work put in on my Gull before then... or get the spring commissioning
for the schooner done.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
I invite any and all Bolgeristas to join me in a row, sail, paddle
or power trip thought part of the beautiful 1000 Islands.
For the third consequtive year, I'll be rowing the 20 miles from
Kingston to Gananoque to raise a few bucks for the Canadian Cancer
Society. April is Cancer Month in Canada, so if the weather agrees
it will be on Sunday, 29 April, 2007.
Details are in the press release pasted below.
All are welcome! I'm sure I can spring for something more akin to
Peter Lenihan's apres' row tastes than hot chocolate [yuk!] at the
Gananoque Hotel's bar after the flotilla-ites leave the scene of the
crime.
"Got grog?"
Thanks
Bruce Hector
2007 Rust Check "Frank Davidson" Cancer Flotilla
Press Release For more information contact: Bruce Hector at the
address below:
Kingston, Ontario, 12 March, 2007 . The Canadian Cancer Society
will be the big winner of the 2007 Rust Check "Frank Davidson"
Cancer Flotilla on 29 April, 2007.
The event is named in honour of Frank Davidson, a longtime
Portsmouth resident, avid small boater, former sexton of Portsmouth
Anglican Church and volunteer official for the dragon boat races.
Frank died of cancer on 9 April, 2005.
This years event will be the third annual Cancer Flotilla (formerly
Cancer Row).
All area boaters are welcome to join in FREE! There is no entry fee,
just pick up a pledge form and help us raise funds for cancer
research.
At 9 a.m., Sunday, 29 April, 2007, participating rowers, paddlers
(including canoe or kayak), sailboats and power boats will set out
from The Flora McDonald Harbour in front of city hall and proceed to
the beach at the Gananoque Municipal Marina, a distance of some 20
nautical miles. At an average rate of 3 m.p.h., the row is expected
to take about 7 to 8 hours. Estimated arrival time in Gananoque is 4
p.m. We expect power boaters will finish a tad quicker.
Prior to the event, rowers, paddlers, sailors and supporters that
wish to help will be asking Kingstonians to sign a pledge sheet for
a donation ($10, $20, $50, $100, any amount actually!) to the
Canadian Cancer Society.
Any boater who wants to participate can eMail Bruce at
rustcheck@..., please put Cancer Flotilla as the subject.
For safety reasons we are searching for one or more power boats with
cabins to accompany the flotilla. Safety boats are needed due to the
cold water temperatures at this time of year. Any small boat that
tips will need a rapid assist into dry clothes, hypothermia can set
in after only a few minutes immersion. Safety boats are of course,
invited to solicit pledges also.
Pledge forms may be picked up at Rust Check, 102 Fraser St.,
Kingston, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and at the
Cancer Society offices at 2795 Princess St. Rust Check will also fax
or eMail the forms upon request.
Donations can also be made at Rust Check, 102 Fraser St, and at The
Portsmouth Tavern, 55 Yonge St. The 'Ports' was Frank
Davidson's 'local'.
All donations go to the Canadian Cancer Society. Official tax
receipts will be mailed for all bequests of $20 or more and on
request for lesser amounts.
Participants are requested to collect their own donations in cash or
by cheques made out to 'The Canadian Cancer Society' prior to the
event.
If April 29 proves to have inclement weather a date in May will be
selected instead.
Because the water is dangerously cold in April, inclement weather
includes rain, headwinds and rough water. All participants are
required to have lifejackets, warm clothing, food and drink are
recommended. Hot chocolate will await all finishers at the Gananoque
Marina courtesy of Rust Check.
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Rust Check Kingston eMail:rustcheck@...
102 Fraser St. website:
www.rustcheckkingston.com
Kingston, ON, K7K 2J2 fax: 613-542-4619
613-542-2305 toll free: 1-888-214-9104
Cell: 613-536-8507
This is an official third party fund raising event for the Kingston
Frontenac Lennox and Addington Cancer Unit, for information on
holding an event of your own contact:
Joan Gowsell
Fundraising Coordinator Canadian Cancer Society, Frontenac, Lennox
and Addington Unit
2795 Princess St. Kingston, ON K7P 2X1
(613) 384-2361
jgowsell@...
or power trip thought part of the beautiful 1000 Islands.
For the third consequtive year, I'll be rowing the 20 miles from
Kingston to Gananoque to raise a few bucks for the Canadian Cancer
Society. April is Cancer Month in Canada, so if the weather agrees
it will be on Sunday, 29 April, 2007.
Details are in the press release pasted below.
All are welcome! I'm sure I can spring for something more akin to
Peter Lenihan's apres' row tastes than hot chocolate [yuk!] at the
Gananoque Hotel's bar after the flotilla-ites leave the scene of the
crime.
"Got grog?"
Thanks
Bruce Hector
2007 Rust Check "Frank Davidson" Cancer Flotilla
Press Release For more information contact: Bruce Hector at the
address below:
Kingston, Ontario, 12 March, 2007 . The Canadian Cancer Society
will be the big winner of the 2007 Rust Check "Frank Davidson"
Cancer Flotilla on 29 April, 2007.
The event is named in honour of Frank Davidson, a longtime
Portsmouth resident, avid small boater, former sexton of Portsmouth
Anglican Church and volunteer official for the dragon boat races.
Frank died of cancer on 9 April, 2005.
This years event will be the third annual Cancer Flotilla (formerly
Cancer Row).
All area boaters are welcome to join in FREE! There is no entry fee,
just pick up a pledge form and help us raise funds for cancer
research.
At 9 a.m., Sunday, 29 April, 2007, participating rowers, paddlers
(including canoe or kayak), sailboats and power boats will set out
from The Flora McDonald Harbour in front of city hall and proceed to
the beach at the Gananoque Municipal Marina, a distance of some 20
nautical miles. At an average rate of 3 m.p.h., the row is expected
to take about 7 to 8 hours. Estimated arrival time in Gananoque is 4
p.m. We expect power boaters will finish a tad quicker.
Prior to the event, rowers, paddlers, sailors and supporters that
wish to help will be asking Kingstonians to sign a pledge sheet for
a donation ($10, $20, $50, $100, any amount actually!) to the
Canadian Cancer Society.
Any boater who wants to participate can eMail Bruce at
rustcheck@..., please put Cancer Flotilla as the subject.
For safety reasons we are searching for one or more power boats with
cabins to accompany the flotilla. Safety boats are needed due to the
cold water temperatures at this time of year. Any small boat that
tips will need a rapid assist into dry clothes, hypothermia can set
in after only a few minutes immersion. Safety boats are of course,
invited to solicit pledges also.
Pledge forms may be picked up at Rust Check, 102 Fraser St.,
Kingston, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and at the
Cancer Society offices at 2795 Princess St. Rust Check will also fax
or eMail the forms upon request.
Donations can also be made at Rust Check, 102 Fraser St, and at The
Portsmouth Tavern, 55 Yonge St. The 'Ports' was Frank
Davidson's 'local'.
All donations go to the Canadian Cancer Society. Official tax
receipts will be mailed for all bequests of $20 or more and on
request for lesser amounts.
Participants are requested to collect their own donations in cash or
by cheques made out to 'The Canadian Cancer Society' prior to the
event.
If April 29 proves to have inclement weather a date in May will be
selected instead.
Because the water is dangerously cold in April, inclement weather
includes rain, headwinds and rough water. All participants are
required to have lifejackets, warm clothing, food and drink are
recommended. Hot chocolate will await all finishers at the Gananoque
Marina courtesy of Rust Check.
###
Rust Check Kingston eMail:rustcheck@...
102 Fraser St. website:
www.rustcheckkingston.com
Kingston, ON, K7K 2J2 fax: 613-542-4619
613-542-2305 toll free: 1-888-214-9104
Cell: 613-536-8507
This is an official third party fund raising event for the Kingston
Frontenac Lennox and Addington Cancer Unit, for information on
holding an event of your own contact:
Joan Gowsell
Fundraising Coordinator Canadian Cancer Society, Frontenac, Lennox
and Addington Unit
2795 Princess St. Kingston, ON K7P 2X1
(613) 384-2361
jgowsell@...