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First Annual Custom Bike Raffle
The Paddlers for Parts Association#1545 and Harleys Hard Rock Saloon and Shirt Shack have paired
up to sponsor this Raffle. We received our City Of Yellowknife Raffle License today we are offically #5226 and the tickets
are being printed now.
There are 550 X 100.00 dolllar tickets on custom built 127 cubic inch Ultima Chopper valued
at 40,000.00 dollars, 40 inch TV and assorted pieces of Harleys Hard Rock apparel.
The draw will be a reverse draw with Harleys apparel being given out for every 50th ticket pulled,
the TV will be the 2nd place prize and the bike will go to the last ticket pulled.
Funds raised by this event will go to Centre for Northern Families and the Paddlers for Parts Association
#1545.
The draw will be held in Yellowknife, NWT on Sunday June 22nd starting at noon at Harleys Hard Rock
saloon. We hope to pull the winning ticket at roughly 4PM.
For tickets contact Chris at the Shirt Shack (867) 873-8731or Greg (867) 444-3007. We may have
more locations and if so, they will be annouced.
To all of you that buy a ticket we wish you the best of luck, what a way to ride into spring.
Cheers Greg
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| Annual Custom bike raffle |
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Paddlers President Greg is one million steps into the Trans Canada trail Virtual walk
I started walking the Trans Canada Trail around the beginning of February and to date have covered
1,175,024 steps since leaving Victoria . This places me well east of Chilliwack and heading for Hope, BC; now about 3 days
away.
The Virtual walk is a computer map of all the Trans Canada trail and each day I log in and add the
total steps taked during my daily walk. The program then highligts the amount of trail I would have covered that day and it
is a very enjoyable way to log your steps. Since I walk everyday I may as well see where I would end up if I were actually
on the Trail. I think it is a great idea and the the trail site designers for the chance to take part. I meet many folks along
the path during the day and I try to talk them all into buying a raffle ticket on the motorcycle that we are raffling off
with Harleys Hardrock Saloon. I have managed to sell a few and it is early days as we have only had the tickets sine
17:00 hours Friday. We are looking forward to drawing this off and are hoping to see a local rider nail the big win.
I would love to win but it could look a little funny so, I can't buy a ticket. I did buy a squirt
boat and that will have to do. Learning to squirt will take up most of my summer and more, I probably don't need a 127 cubic
inch chopper anyway. Cheers Folks.
Check out our latest feature the Paddlers Blog located here http//:gregloftus2.tripod.com/blog We will try and keep this interesting and up to date with the Paddlers activities and whatever else
we happen to be up to. Please visit Greg's Blog at http://cominco.bravejournal.com as there is some interesting stuff there.
Paddlers exchange links with Lifesaving Resources Inc; check this out http://www.lifesaving.com. We are very pleased to be exchanging links as this is an excellent site.
 
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
Hoi there folks you may have noticed that donor cards are appearing under your wind shield
wipers in the Yellowknife area. We are now in the process of distributing 6,000 donor cards across the NWT
and Nunavut. The cards are now more readily available across the North them at any other time period and we will
keep sending them as long as we can. 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 25 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 1,500.00 dollars since Halloween 2006 through the coin boxes (about
12 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.
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
Like to see where the Paddlers hang they're helmets, Click here and visit our newest link. A great site hosted by Micheal
Brown
New Donor card Locations in Yellowknife
The Paddlers are pleased to announce new walk in locations where you may pick up a Organ /
Tissue Donor card. We are finding that the locations are working very well and we constantly try to resupply the folks with
cards. Should they be out, please contact us and we will see that they are resupplied. We have gone through the last batch
and are currently looking to sponsor another printing. we have made available almost 6,000 cards with this past printing.
This brings the total delivered since Patti started and the GNWT issued cards to a total of 55,000 cards that have been
put out there. Unfortunately they were not all found or used. We hope to get 5 to 10 thousand more out there and will work
on the Donor Registry as well.
- The Side door Youth Centre (downtown)
- Barker's Chiropractor Clinic (920-2157)
- Sutherlands Drugs ( coinbox)
- Ruth Inch Memorial Pool (cards)
- Yellowknife Public Library (cards)
- Weaver and Devore's Trading Ltd. ( coinbox )
- Fiddle and Sticks (cards lower floor Scotia Centre)
- WCB Reception (5th. Floor City Square Mall)
- YK Direct Charge Co-op (customer service desk)
- Wolverine Gun and Tackle (Stanton Plaza, Old Airport road)
- City Hall Lower floor comunity service desk (cards )
- Adams Dental Clinic (cards )Family Medical Centre (cards beside the Explorer Hotel)
- Harleys Hardrock Saloon on Franklin Ave. (cards and coin box)
- Choice Video, Panda Mall (cards)
- Motor Vehicles and License Office on Franklin Ave. (cards)
- True Value Hardware, YK hardware old location downstairs (cards)
- Shirt Shack, New location directly behind Harleys Hardrock Saloon
- Eldonn Jewelery, YK Centre (coinbox / cards and bracelets)
- Gold range Cafe (coin box/ cards)
- Great Slave Dental Clinic
- Shick Chick ( new location, Old Polar Parka building Cards and coin box)
The Paddlers are pleased to have been allowed to place cards in these locations for your convenience
and thankful to the folks that have offered these locations. Working together we can accomplish a great deal. We
will be adding locations as often as possible so keep your eyes open.
We are hoping to have cards in place in all Medical and Dental clinics before the New Year and
Public Health office as well.
Should you like cards placed at your location, please yet us know and we will see that they are placed
there and restocked as needed.
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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 ther moment
it is estimated that 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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