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Ohio River Way ‘Paddlefest’ to Feature Pink Canoe to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness

     The Ohio River Way will host its sixth annual “Paddlefest” on the Ohio River July 6 and 7, 2007. Thaxton’s South Fork Canoe Trails, in cooperation with Paddlesports International, will donate their 28 foot Voyager Canoe which they painted pink. It can hold up to 16  cancer survivors and patients who will journey 6 miles down the Ohio River on July 7, 2007. With the addition of two more voyaguer canoes donated by Ed Council of Canoe Kentucky will allow 30 more cancer survivors.                                                                                                                                                   This is the sixth consecutive year for this event that draws nearly 2000 paddlers from across the nation for a six mile float down the Ohio River and ends at the Serpentine Wall.              

The mission of the paddlers and sponsors of the Pink Canoe is to promote cancer awareness to men and  women active in outdoor recreation, to stress the importance of early detection through mammograms and other dianostic tests, to show the value of exercise as an important aspect of healing, and to provide support to all cancer survivors and patients, as well as their families and friends, in each patient’s journey with cancer.

Since last year’s Paddlefest the Pink Canoe has traveled to Relay for Life events across the nation and to other major paddling events including the Quiet Water Syposium in Lansing, Michigan and Canoecopia in Madison, Wisconsin.

You may register online at www.ohioriverway.org Though space in the Voyaguer canooes is limited and will be made available on a first come first served basis, you may also rent canoes and kayaks or bring your own. Plan on camping with us at Four Season’s on Friday night, too.          

You can help keep this canoe pink and fill it with cancer survivors during Paddlefest 2007. For sponsorship and additional information contact info@gopaddling.com, canoeky@aol.com or visit www.ohioriverway.org for information about Paddlefest 2007 and on-line registration.

Paddlesports International Inc.

33 Hornbeek Road, Suite 3

                                                               Butler, KY 41006

Phone: 859-472-2202 Fax: 859-472-2030 Toll Free: 877-860-6450

List of Past Sponsors

Sponsor Information/ Sign Up Form

Sponsor Information

$100 sponsorship includes: A free T-shirt, listing in a keepsake booklet of the event and e-book @ www.gopaddle.com, listing in literature used to promote the event, opportunity to place brochure at The Friday Night Festival booth, name and/or organization printed on canoe.

$250.00+ Sponsorship includes: A free T-shirt, listing in a keepsake booklet of the event and e-book @ www.gopaddle.com, listing in literature used to promote the event, a 2’ space for sponsor’s literature at The Friday Night Festival booth, 12’ photo or logo to be placed on booth, sponsor’s name logo painted on the voyager canoe in one of thirty available 1’ square spaces on the side of the canoe.

$500.00 + Sponsorship includes: A free T-shirt, top listing in a keepsake booklet of the event and e- book @ www.gopaddle.com, top listing in literature used to promote the event, a 10’ space for sponsor’s literature at The Friday Night Festival booth, a 12’ photo or logo to placed on booth, sponsor’s name and logo painted on the voyager canoe in one of four 3’ X 2’ sections at the bow and stern of the canoe.

Primary Sponsor: The primary sponsor of the event will be Paddlesports International. Paddlesports International is dedicated to bringing cancer awareness to men and women by providing the three Voyager Canoes, promoting the event, collecting sponsorship, collecting donations for the “Ray of Sunshine” gift bags for pink canoe participants, creating literature and brochures, recruiting pink canoe participants, maintaining financial records, developing the E-book, providing set-up and take-down for the event, and much more.

The mission of the Pink Canoe project is to provide information on cancer treatment; and to stress the importance of early detection, nutrition, exercise, and knowledge as a valuable tool in healing. Special thanks to Jim Thaxton and Ed Council. Paddlesports International’s “Pink Canoe” is a no-profit event. Our motto, “Real Men Paddle Pink Canoes”

Honorary Sponsor: Thank you to The Ohio River Way and all of the people who work so hard to make Pink such an important part of Paddlefest 2005 and 2006. Without your hard work, the wonderful magic of Paddlefest would not happen. Special thanks to Brewster Rhoads.

Sponsor Information:

Name:___________________________________________________________________

Company Name:___________________________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________

Phone/Fax/EMail:__________________________________________________________

If Applicable:

*Please list your information as you would like for it to appear on all signs and literature.

*Please list company name as you would like for it to appear on the canoe.

*Please enclose a photo of your company logo and name as you would like it to appear on the canoe.

Thank you for your tax-deductible contribution. Receipts for donations will be sent to all donors after the event. Please include complete information.

*Checks may be made payable to Padddlesports International, Inc. 33 Hornbeek Road, Suite 3 Butler, KY41006 c/o Jim Thaxton.

Please call 859-472-2202 or Email jim@gopaddle.com or juliegopaddle@fuse.net

Visit www.gopaddle.com and www.ohioriverway.org for more information and photos of last years event.