Welcome Center Benefits

What do I get for becoming a Canoe or Kayak Welcome Center?

• You become a formal World Kayak Welcome Center with all educator benefits, including:
  • Full access to the Kayakeducation.com eLearning portal, a social network and resource for paddlesports instructors to share instructional best practice (New in 2010)
  • Access to a growing number of Gateway models being posted by some of the industry’s best marketers.
  • Access to our LGP partner programs (President’s challenge materials, state and national park contacts and programs, marketing materials etc.)
  • Marketing materials
  • Paddlesports educational standards (like ISO9000, but for paddlesports) outlining standards in operations from admin through delivery and safety.
  • Marketing tools allowing you to publish upcoming instructional events throughout the World Kayak web portal system.
• Alignment with nationwide marketing campaign including print and online resources for advertising, press release templates, poster templates & more
• Your organization and all your consumer events will be listed on LetsGoPaddling.com, a consumer-facing portal that drives consumers to your organization and explains all about paddling and how to get involved
• Aggressive PR campaign throughout the summer to drive people to LetsGoPaddling website for information on how to get started or return to paddling
• Best practice event and community outreach models
• Official Welcome Center discount on Reel Paddling Film Festival films and collateral
• Low-cost “DARE to Kayak” anti-drug school curriculum
• President’s Challenge materials from President’s Council on Physical Fitness
• Contacts to local arms of national and state partners such as National Park Service, State Parks, National Recreation and Park Association