Description
Three Great Charities Working Together
A 1000 Stroke Buddy Paddle Loop
Launching from Veteran’s Beach
May 30, 2024
Imagine 36 two-person Buddy Teams — a person with a disability and a friend — sitting side by side as they paddle three giant Voyageur canoes. Each team is paddling 1000 strokes to raise money for programs and services for the families in the Florida Heartland who live every day with disabilities.
Please help the paddlers raise funds with each of their paddle strokes.
Ridge Area ARC — Serving and advocating for individuals with developmental and other disabilities so they may have the opportunity to choose and realize their goals in life, work and play. Ridge Area Arc in Avon Park, Florida is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, which was founded in 1957 by Franklyn and Mary Ellen Ward.
Arc now provides 10 services to approximately 190 individuals with developmental and other disabilities from Highlands County. www.ridgeareaarc.org
The Mason G. Smoak Foundation — a faith-based organization that will support education, preserve the environment, and foster opportunities for leadership development in a manner reflective of Mason’s integrity and character. www.masongsmoakfoundation.
StirringWaters — an intentionally inclusive aquatic adventure experience for people and families living with disabilities of all ages. It is being built by Lake Aurora Christian Camp in Polk County and will be a place where no one is left on the deck, but everyone can get into the fun. stirringwaters.world
