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creating a whitewater park 20 years 1 month ago #1736

robmeister Topic Author Offline Platinum Member Posts: 531 Thank you received: 0	My city(eugene) just ran front page article on a possible whitewater park that could be created in a preexisting canoe canal. Im totally psyched and want to help. Unfortunatley im only fourteen. Does anyone have any ideas of ways i could help this project along?
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creating a whitewater park 20 years 1 month ago #1739

Kayaker0678 Offline Platinum Member Posts: 821 Thank you received: 0	get a petetion going with all of your whitewater buddies
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creating a whitewater park 20 years 1 month ago #1740

Tomme Offline Premium Member Posts: 72 Thank you received: 0	raise some money and come up with some designs. try to get involved in every bit of it
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creating a whitewater park 20 years 1 month ago #1744

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Check with your parents and find out how far they are willin to support your participation in this kind of venture.
If you folks support your intesrest, set up a meeting with your School Principle and the School Physical Education Teacher (or teachers) and find out if they are willing to add a a program (whether part of a physical education class, an optional class or extra curricular activity like a club). If you can get the support of your local schools you will have a platform for getting the word out to a wider audience and generate interest from parents who may not be familiar with the sport. This all equates into better fund raising opportunities and sustained interest in this type of project.
What that means to you is more work and more time in the water.
Good luck.
Let us know how it works out.
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creating a whitewater park 20 years 1 month ago #1752

robmeister Topic Author Offline Platinum Member Posts: 531 Thank you received: 0	thanks. Ive started a whitewater club at my school and told everyon(all five people) to send a letter saying there in favor of it. Thanks again for the tips
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creating a whitewater park 20 years 1 month ago #1756

TimmyHo Offline Senior Member Posts: 23 Thank you received: 0	If there is a local Boy Scout troop you could contact them and see if they'd be willing to put in some community service toward the project. The scouts being your age or younger might look to you as a leader on the project. Your coordination with them would be good initiative. TimmyHo
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