On August 11th the GCA and Urban Currents will host the Paddle for the Cure and Fun Float!  Funds for this event will benefit the Greater Atlanta Chapter of Susan G.Komen and Team River Runners.  The location will be Metro Chattahoochee River; Powers Island to Paces Mill. The objective of the event is to go out and have fun on the river and raise awareness & funds for two great organizations.

• Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta is an affiliated, but separate, entity from the National Organization.  The Atlanta Chapter makes all of its funding decisions on a local level.  Their mission is to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Visit thier web page to learn what organization they do and do not support.(Source- http://www.komenatlanta.org)
• Team River Runner (TRR), a non-profit organization, gives active duty service members and veterans an opportunity to find health, healing, and new challenges through whitewater boating and other paddling sports. (Source http://www.teamriverrunner.org)

The GCA and Urban Currents will be looking for participation from the club to make these events a huge success. The key to success will be VOLUNTEERS! So please put this on your schedule for August and let us know early that you can help.

The club is extremely excited about this event and see it as a way to help two great organizations as well introduce Georgia Paddlers to the metro Hooch and maybe inspire some folks to take up the sport! Go talk up the events with friends and family and get them interested!

 

The entry fee is $45 per boat/paddler and each additional paddler for the same boat is $15.  All funds raised after expenses will got to Greater Atlanta Chapter of Susan G Komen and Team River Runners.

 

Don't wait to get involved. There are things to be done and alot of Promotion for the float/race that must happen now.  Go tell you family and friends!  The link to download participation forms will be active in the coming days.

Todd McGinnis
May 10, 2012

The Butler Center for Business and Economic Research at Columbus State University is conducting a short survey to help estimate the economic impact of a proposed blueway along the Chattahoochee River.

The proposed Chattahoochee Valley Blueway will highlight the river as the center of a recreation and natural resource program as well as a stimulus for eco-tourism and economic development in the Chattahoochee Valley region extending from Valley and Lanett, Alabama and West Point, Georgia in the north to Columbus, Georgia in the south.

The survey will be used to collect demographic and expenditure information of a typical paddler in our region as well as attitudes regarding the proposed blueway.

 Please take a few minutes to help with this survey.

There are two ways to access the survey.
(1)   Go to butlercenter.columbusstate.edu and click on the Blueway Survey link on the left.
(2)  The direct link to the survey is http://columbusstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5gXI1KnJCU5oQaE

Benjamin Blare
May 1, 2012

We are currently upgrading the website to make joining the GCA easier while occasionally prodding the free loaders to pay their dues. After this is up and running, we will be adding a long overdue "Members" section that will be reserved for active members only.

We are also adding a website defense package to deture hackers. Nothing will make our site inpenatrable, but being a harder target can only help.

The IT special projects committee (Kate Wilkerson) will be working late nights through Christmas without pay to make the changes painless and smooth. If you have some super IT skills, she would love to have your help.

Kate Wilkerson has done an outstanding job getting this up and running and her work will have a positive impact on the GCA for years to come. Thanks Kate!

William Gatling
GCA President
December 21, 2011