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LEARNING TO ROLL.

KAYMAYQUINN YOUTH

PADDLING GRANT

WE ARE IN OUR SECOND YEAR of offering this grant, available for youth up to the age of 18 to apply
to receive funds to help cover their course fees on a Paddle Canada course. In 2021, about 35 youth ben-
efited from this new program.
“I am sitting here, reflecting on our canoe course from yesterday with Wild by Nature, thanks, in part, to
the financial support from you. Seeing 14 Pathfinders go from a situation of near tips and bumper boats
to full confident launches and shore ‘parking’ in just one day warmed my heart. To see their confidence
grow from fear and anxiety to solid confidence and wanting to go again was exactly the type of transfor-
mation I had hoped for. The Pathfinders are already asking me when we can go again, so I know this is
an activity they will all carry with them as they grow. I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart for
helping me share this experience with 14 youth.” —Sharlet, Pathfinder Leader, grant recipient in 2021
To learn more and apply, please visit paddlecanada.com/youth-paddling-grant.

BECOME A PADDLE CANADA MEMBER!
We offer two levels of membership. Our
Paddle Canada Instructor Membership is
for individuals teaching our programs; these
members are Paddle Canada.
We also offer a Friends of Paddle Canada
membership, this level of membership is per-
fect for someone who would like to support
Paddle Canada but is not an instructor.
To learn more about becoming a member,
visit PADDLECANADA.COM.