Full Moon Rising
Ramblings of the Hawkesbury Howler – May 2010
2010 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic – 23rd / 24th October
There are only five full moons before the 2010 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. Enter now by going to www.canoeclassic.asn.au and following the easy links. Be sure to download the HCC Landcrew Declaration, complete the form and have your landcrew sign it and then email to entries@canoeclassic.asn.au. This is the only document that cannot be completed and submitted online.
By entering early you maximize the opportunity for friends and supporters to donate to your fundraising efforts.
New Classic Website – www.canoeclassic.asn.au
Our new 2010 website is up and running, thanks to Roger Johnson and Claire Braund at The Regional Institute Ltd www.regional.org.au
The Regional Institute was founded in 1999 as a not-for-profit organisation. It provides web-based solutions and publishing services for professional societies, government, not-for-profit organisations and SMEs. This website provides free public access to more than 10,000 full-text publications.
The HCC website provides just about every piece of information you are going to need to know about the Classic.
Encourage your friends to visit the website and to take advantage of the “Sponsor A Paddler” facility as an easy means of supporting you
We welcome suggestions of ways to improve our online presence so please drop us an email at info@canoeclassic.asn.au
2010 Fundraising Target – $500,000.00
We have set a fundraising target of $350,000.00 for the 2010 Classic. This follows on from your record-breaking effort last year when paddlers raised a massive $313,000.00. Of that fantastic figure The Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Association Inc. donated $280,000.00 to the Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation www.arrow.org.au
The HCC has been associated with Arrow for 15 years and in that time paddlers have raised over $2 million for leukaemia research and patient support services.
The major recipient for 2010 will again be the Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation. We encourage you to take a look at the Arrow website www.arrow.org.au and see where your hard-earned fundraising dollars are put to very effective use.
New Race Rule for the 2010 Classic
All paddlers need to be aware of a new Race Rule for the 2010 event. This relates to the requirement that you MUST have a space-blanket attached to or secured in your PFD. The reasoning behind this is simply the fact that if a paddler is separated from their craft they will need access to their space blanket if they are wet and cold. As we all know, hypothermia can quickly set in and it is no use if your space blanket is floating down the river in an unmanned (or is that unpersonned ?) craft.
Hawkesbury River Familiarisation Paddles
Windsor Canoe Club conducts “Hawkesbury River Familiarisation Paddles” on different sections of the river in the lead-up to the Classic. For full details of dates, venues and contact numbers please check the PaddleNSW website www.paddlensw.org.au
The Classic Raffle
One easy way to raise your $200.00 minimum fundraising amount is to sell raffle tickets. The prizes this year are 1st - $2500 worth of travel of your choice, 2nd - $500 worth of Coleman Outdoor products and 3rd - $300 worth of Bunning Vouchers.
