One busy day

We made the front page of the Sault Evening News today! The cover was a picture of Dana and I giving a presentation to the kiddos at JKL Bahweting School yesterday. It sure was a full day of public speaking and we hope that there will be more to come before our "D Day" on May 8th.

The day began with a brief radio chat with Paul Vanwagoner or better know as Junior from Yes FM. We shared our story with him and the listeners about how we came up with the idea and what it has been like since we committed. We also talked a little about our support and how others can make pledges.

Listen to the Interview:

After that we grabbed our gear from LSSU and headed over to the JKL middle school to set up a display of our equipment. We also presented a powerpoint to the middle schoolers, educating them on the Great Lakes and about our expedition. You know...we had a captive audience for about an hour and anyone who knows kids, knows that is a long time to keep their attention, so I think it's safe to say that they were interested! Not to mention the dozens of questions we got from them afterwards. One of the students even asked what we would do if we had to go "cacca"....

They were a lot of fun and we'll see them again as we are scheduled to give them a demo and paddle with them at the Norris Center Pool on April 30th. And they been approved to help us fundraise so they will be working on getting pledges for the cause. Thanks guys!

A little later Dana and I made our way to the USCG base to present our story to the Auxiliary Coast Guard. This is a very experienced and interested group who was warm and welcoming of our trip. We brainstormed with them about the possibility of using a Coast Guard communication radio and getting clearance to use their frequency to keep in touch every hour or so on the trip just for added safety. They also thought of notifying the other auxiliary groups along the way to hopefully be "adopted" in a sense. We'll keep our fingers crossed.

It has been rather humbling to see so many people want to get involved and help out. Thank you to all of you who are helping this come together!

So that was a day in the life of the Paddle For a Purpose team. More radio interviews tomorrow- rock 101, oldies 93, and 1230 radio soo- followed by paddling in the pool.

Have a great night!

"As our "D Day" approached, it was almost as though our adrenaline flowed continuously, the clock around, day after day." -Verlen Kruger