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 Posted on October 30th,2007I stumbled onto the story of the non-profit organization Rocking the Boat,based in the Bronx,New York City,in the blog Bridge Over Troubled Water. It’s another great story of an organization using the building of wooden boats as a path to helping at-risk youth. I love it. Here’s a nice quote form the [...]  Posted on February 1st,2007It was nice to see my recent post on traditional boats from Vietnam caused a huge stir in the wooden boat world. No sooner did my post hit the ‘net than WoodenBoat had not one but TWO pieces on boat building there. I am DEAD sure there is a connection. Really. I am a big [...] Posted on September 15th,2006Oh my –sometimes you run across something astoundingly special. A new client of mine,Rare,has funded a venture on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula that provides kayak-based eco-tourism. The venture supports the local economy in a new way and provides new opportunities for local communities to have sustainable livelihoods. Even better,it appears that they [...] Category:Boatbuilding,Kayaks,Organizations &Education |  Tags:ecotourism,education and boats,mexico |  2 comments |  Trackback this Post Posted on September 9th,2006From our friends at Paddling.net comes this interesting tidbit:under the auspices of Wilderness Classroom Organization (WCO),two kayakers,Dave Freeman and Amy Voytilla,are circumnavigating Lake Superior in order to draw attention to its myriad assets and challenges. Paddling.net will apparently be running stories from the trip;the first one,with an [...] Posted on December 27th,2005If anyone is looking for a great wooden boat-oriented non-profit to support,I would encourage you to look into the Alexandria Seaport Foundation,based here in Alexandria,VA. While it does many things,its core mission is using boat building to bring hope into troubled young lives. The organization’s purpose: Through the building and [...] Posted on August 30th,2005My inaugural blog posting gives a nice shout-out to the only logical choice:WoodenBoat Publications. Of course the core publication,WoodenBoat Magazine,is a gem,always my favorite read. But the really cool thing is the larger organization. I am fascinated by organizations that have figured out how to create a “wrap-around”customer [...] | ||
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