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Lets Go Paddling announces PR, Social Networking Plan for 2011 benefiting Welcome Centers, Kayak Schools
World Kayak and Lets Go Paddling are pleased to announce the upcoming 2011 PR /Social Networking Campaign on behalf of Welcome Centers (Registered kayak schools). The goal of the campaign is to hit media consistently with compelling pitches that drive earned media placements for the Let’s Go Paddling initiative and drives consumers to the LPG website to find participating Welcome Center. ...
Read MoreACA Joins Forces with LGP
The American Canoe Association and World Kayak have joined forces to bring our educational development to a new level, via the web. We are opening up a full social network platform for educators across the US and the world to converse and share on all aspects of whitewater instruction. The goal is to ensure that everyone has access to the latest in teaching technique, marketing tricks and...
Read MorePaddling Birthright … an amazingly inspirational video
Lee Hart of WK has found a gem here in black and white, in video and in the paddler mindset second to none. This is a video of paddler, Michael, a friend of surf video guru Sean Mullins. As Sean puts it, its the story of “One man’s struggle to transcend” through paddling. The intro from Sean: “This humble film is about a friend of mine named Michael and his daily ...
Read MoreDenver Welcome Center set to shine at National Get Outdoors Day, June 12
Let’s Go Paddling Welcome Center, Confluence Kayaks, will be part of National Get Outdoors Day, a major celebration of all things outdoors hosted by the USDA Forest Service in Denver’s City Park on June 12. Last year’s event attracted upwards of 7,000 people and paddling was among the most in-demand sports. The USFS contacted Let’s Go Paddling to see if it could help provide manpower and...
Read More40 Welcome Centers set as Let’s Go Paddling first-year goal
The nationwide Let’s Go Paddling initiative is actively seeking partners to serve as Official Welcome Centers, places where new and lapsed paddlers can go to get introduced to the sport, take lessons and participate in recreational competitions and other skills enhancing events. In the first year of the program, Let’s Go Paddling hopes to register some 40 Welcome Centers across the country...
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