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Paddlers for Parts Annual "Sociable Affair" July 3,4 and 5th.
The Sociable Affair is beginning as I type. Young paddlers around Yellowknife are still sleeping
as I load the trucks and start getting things set up. This is the hardest part the set up as my usual crew had to work
and cant help till after five. Should you be in Yellowknife this week end and want to give paddling a go come and see us at
the Yellowknife River Bridge we will be there all week end.
Linco's Pottery nook tosses their paddle into our canoe
LInco has acepted a Kidney Foundation Coin box and Organ /Tissue Donation cards from the Paddlers.
Thse are located in Lincos pottery nook on Franklin Avenue in Yellowknife. You can donate your extra change or just walk in
and pick up a Organ / Tissue donation card. Debut and credit cards have slowed the donations down at tills everywhere but
we accept even the humble penny as they all add up.
Coins from these boxes go directly into the Paddlers for Parts Bursary fund and last yer we helped
send three mature students living with Kidney Disease back to school. We wish them well in their efforts to improve their
lives through Education.
On the rare occasion they send a note and let us know how they are doing and we acpreciate hearing
from them. makes rasing the money a little easier when folks can see that it is doing wonders for someone.
City spring clean-up
The Paddlers would like to thank Dave Kellet, Patrick Gauthier, Naomi Crawford, Margaret Woodley
and Greg Loftus for their efforts on Thursday the 14th. of May in cleaning area #7. This area is now a very litter free zone
until the wind blows it full again.
We would also like to thank all those that cleaned the areas in front of their houses making our
job a touch easier, muchly appreciated folks. Thanks to the City for providing this chance to help support our efforts and
for letting us make the place we call home just that much nicer to look at.
Our next clean-up will be the Old Stope Hill / Pilots momument sometime in late June or early July.
This year we will also be keeping the Trans Canada Trail pavilion clean and well groomed.
Don't forget that June 7th./09 is National trails day and you should spend part of it on a local
trail. See you on the traill or a river somewhere.
 
Paddlers Mission Statement
The Paddlers are a group of concerned
folks intent on raising the issue of Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness across Canada and the globe. We act as a fund raising
group donating our oganizational income to the cause. Our secondary purpose is the promotion of the paddling sports of canoeing
and kayaking as an active and healthy life style. It is our belief that the large community of Paddlers, Hikers and Cyclists
can make a huge difference in the lives of those that live with Kidney Disease.
Please visit the link above and if your a paddler join the new site www.playak.net and start your
own page and group. This is a great way to meet like minded folks from around the globe.
Our newest member I met through this site.
The latest edition of the Paddlers Banner. This will be revised as new groups are added..
Donor Cards
The Paddles have just received the latest version of their Organ/Tissue Donation card and
are presently distributing them now. These cards are for interm use while we lobby for an Organ Donor Registry. We have
a petetion circulating at the moment for this and should you agree and see one at the locations around town please sign it.
Thanks Greg
Should you wish to use these cards you should do the following.
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Discuss your wishes with your family
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Sign the card
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Carry the signed card with you at all times
This is probably the most generous thing that you will ever do, so please consider this carefully
and make your choice.
There are a few things that you should be aware of when it comes to Donor cards.
The cards themselves are donated to the Kidney Foundation by Companies and Associations that wish to contribute to the program.
Cards in Yellowknife have been printed for the last few years by the Dailysis Unit at Stanton Hospital, a program made possible
by the efforts of Patty Woods, RN. Patty was a paddler but has moved to another province and we wish her well. We are graced
with her presence every now and then.
Should you or your organization wish to sponsor a printing please contact me through
the website and I will set that up Greg.
The Paddlers maintain locations around Yellowknife where you can just walk
in and pick up a card, we do our best to see that these locations are always stocked. I have just placed over a thousand
cards under wind shield wipers around town and hope that I got you and that you have decided to use the card for its intended
purpose. We are always looking for new locations for coin boxes and cards so if your interested let us know. We have turned
in 2,146.75 dollars since Halloween 2006 through the coin boxes (about 19
months worth of collecting and rolling coins.) . We are averaging over 100.00 dollars per month from the coin boxes, not bad
for a small town.
During the last four years our efforts combined with the government mail out have
resulted in roughly 50,000 donor cards being distributed across the Territories. There is really no way for us to be sure
who received theirs so we will continue to keep the locations stocked and send them to the out laying communities as we can.
Once the cards have been made available we hope that you use them, but that is up to you and your family. There are thousands
waiting for Organs and many will die this year so every signed card is a possible which is all anyone can ask. A list of locations
you will find just a little further down the page so keep scrolling. I will see about getting this published locally in the
near future, so check the local paper. Consider donation and if you and your family agree, Please sign the card
CARD LOCATIONS In Yellowknife
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Sutherland Drugs perscription counter
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Harleys Shirt shack
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Choice Video
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Weaver and Devores counter
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Receptionist Main Desk Stanton Hospital
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Eldonns Jewelery
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Overlander Sports.
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Shick Chicks
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Yellowknife Public Library
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Yellowknife Public Health Building 1st. floor
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Linco's Pottery Nook, Franklin Avenue
The Why behind our group
Here are some facts that you, like most folks probably are unaware of,but they are why we do what we
do.
- One persons organs and tissues can help up to 80 people
- As of December 2005, 4,025 people await transplant (68% wait for kidneys)
- In Northern Alberta and the Territories alone 128 people are on the kidney transplant waiting list
and 339 are undergoing test to get on the list
- There are 896 others that are on Dialysis, but who could end up on the transplant list should their
conditions worsen.
- Roughly 150 will die while awaiting transplant because suitable organs could not be found
- Canadas donation rate is ranked in the bottom half of countries in the western world where transplants
are preformed. Only 14 out of every million people in Canada donate their organs.
- A signed card is not enough as your family will be asked to consent to your donation. They must be
aware of your wishes to donate.
- Wallet cards are available through the Foundation or in Yellowknife through the Paddlers for Parts
Association (867)444-3007 and ask for Greg
These facts are provided by the Kidney Foundation and you may contact them for more details. They (1-800-461-9063)
would love to hear from you.
Please click here to vist CERTNWT Yellowknifes Local Community Emergency Repsonse Team
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Our Logo and the thoughts behind it
I realized when that our logo would have to encompass a few different
things and express the groups we work with as well, not an easy task. However the Paddler's Ribbon is what I came up
with and we feel it works well. The Green Ribbon is the Kidney Foundations symbol of Life and we have arranged it into a kayak
paddle, representing our chosen method of travelling in support of the Foundation. The twin blades serve two purposes representing
both the Organ Donor and the Recipient as well as the sports of Canoeing and Kayaking our favourite fund raising tools. The
paddle shaft represents the permanent connection between the Paddlers and the Kidney Foundation, the donor and the recipient
and canoeing and kayaking our favourite sports. With the addition of other chapters as we grow we like to think that the Paddle
shaft also represents the permenant connection between the chapters. When you think of this symbol you think of us and
we appreciate your thoughts. Greg
Privacy Policy
The Paddlers for Parts Association has a strict policy regarding the personal information of
our members. All contact informaton given to us remains strictly with us and will be used for no other purpose than contcting
the members themselves. We are opposed to the practice of spamming and will not sell or pass on your personal information
or add it to list of any form. Should an exsisting member wish to drop their status all records are destroyed upon the completion
of their request.
Something to think about
Probably not the first thing on your might but perhaps you should consider this little fact. In Canada
at the moment an estimated 2.1 million Canadians have chronic Kidney Disease and do not know it. There are no tell-tale
symptoms with Kidney disease and many discover this fact after it can't be helped. Please sign your Donor Card, carry
it with you and "Recycle Yourself" as thousands wait for the help.
Another sad but ture fact is that Canada loses 53% of it's donated organs to Family refusal after
death. This is perfectly legal but we feel very unfortunate and would like to see the law changed on this. The Paddlers
would prefer to see non consentually donation automatically upon death and option now under consideration in Ontario. All
those apposed could carry a Do Not Harvest card. This approach is having great success in Europe.
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