News Release
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North Bay, Ont. – The Rotaract Club of North Bay–Nipissing in partnership with the North Bay Canoe Club held its 7th Annual Up the Creek Without a PADDLE event on Friday, raising over $11,000 for the Providing Adults with Developmental Disabilities Lifelong Experiences (PADDLE) Program.
Community leaders were sent out in dragon boats on Trout Lake where they solicited donations from friends, family and colleagues before returning to shore. “It was a great mix of participants, some familiar faces and some new ones, all excited to help an amazing group” said Meaghan Brynes, the Up the Creek Without a PADDLE event coordinator.
“We had an incredible day for our 7th Annual Up the Creek Without a PADDLE event. It was another successful year and we are so thankful for our community members who helped support this amazing cause and earned their paddles back to shore” said the Rotaract Club of North Bay - Nipissing’s President Tessa Clermont.
PADDLE is a growing, community-based program that provides adults with special needs lifelong learning experiences through academics, physical fitness, life skills education, recreation and leisure. To learn more about PADDLE visit www.paddlenorthbay.ca.
Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Since 2009, the Rotaract Club of North Bay–Nipissing has raised over $76,000 for PADDLE, counting this year’s totals. To learn more about Rotaract visit rotaractnbn.com or facebook.com/RotaractNBN
