SNOW HILL – For the sixth year, several dozen paddlers will set out from the Pocomoke River Canoe Company to support the scholarship and suicide prevention missions of the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund.
Jesse’s Paddle will take place on Saturday, July 19, with registration opening at 4 p.m. The event is at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill.
“The Paddle is our most important annual fundraising event, and we have some fun, new features this year,” said JKMF President Kim Klump. “Our new online team-building program enables our generous donors to easily create fundraising teams, personalize their own team pages, set their own goals, and reach out to all their friends through social media or e-mail.”
Fundraisers can also go straight to the team building page at www.jessespaddle.donorpages.com/JessesPaddle2014. Alternatively, visit www.choosetolivemaryland.org, click on Events and you can learn about Jesse’s Paddle and then go straight to the Jesse’s Paddle pledge site.
The top three fundraisers will receive special recognition and prizes. Past years’ prizes have included a 10-guest pontoon boat cruise on the Pocomoke, and nights in Ocean City hotels and Snow Hill B&B inns.
Pledges are also accepted the day of the paddle.
Those who wish to support the JKMF with pledges but not use the online site can download a pledge form fromwww.jessespaddle.org or call 443-982-2716 to have one mailed to them.
The format of the paddle itself will also be new.
“There will still be canoes, kayaks and paddleboards available for free for those who do not have their own,” said JKMF officer Ron Pilling. “This year we’ll be paddling the river looking for clues to a Pocomoke-related quiz, and there will be prizes for those who match clues with sites on the river.”
Boats must be reserved by calling the canoe shop at 410-632-3971.
This year marks the Jesse’s Paddle debut of a new band, the popular blues duo Margo and Angel.
Snacks and beverages will be available at no charge, and there is a silent auction of locally made items and local services.
“Our goal for 2014 is to raise $17,000,” Klump said. “Every penny goes to either our annual scholarship, which for the past four years has been valued at $12,000, or to the Worcester County Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program.”
For more information about the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund and Jesse’s Paddle, call 443-982-2716, or visit www.jessespaddle.org and www.choosetolivemaryland.org.
Jesse’s Paddle will take place on Saturday, July 19, with registration opening at 4 p.m. The event is at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill.
“The Paddle is our most important annual fundraising event, and we have some fun, new features this year,” said JKMF President Kim Klump. “Our new online team-building program enables our generous donors to easily create fundraising teams, personalize their own team pages, set their own goals, and reach out to all their friends through social media or e-mail.”
Fundraisers can also go straight to the team building page at www.jessespaddle.donorpages.com/JessesPaddle2014. Alternatively, visit www.choosetolivemaryland.org, click on Events and you can learn about Jesse’s Paddle and then go straight to the Jesse’s Paddle pledge site.
The top three fundraisers will receive special recognition and prizes. Past years’ prizes have included a 10-guest pontoon boat cruise on the Pocomoke, and nights in Ocean City hotels and Snow Hill B&B inns.
Pledges are also accepted the day of the paddle.
Those who wish to support the JKMF with pledges but not use the online site can download a pledge form fromwww.jessespaddle.org or call 443-982-2716 to have one mailed to them.
The format of the paddle itself will also be new.
“There will still be canoes, kayaks and paddleboards available for free for those who do not have their own,” said JKMF officer Ron Pilling. “This year we’ll be paddling the river looking for clues to a Pocomoke-related quiz, and there will be prizes for those who match clues with sites on the river.”
Boats must be reserved by calling the canoe shop at 410-632-3971.
This year marks the Jesse’s Paddle debut of a new band, the popular blues duo Margo and Angel.
Snacks and beverages will be available at no charge, and there is a silent auction of locally made items and local services.
“Our goal for 2014 is to raise $17,000,” Klump said. “Every penny goes to either our annual scholarship, which for the past four years has been valued at $12,000, or to the Worcester County Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program.”
For more information about the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund and Jesse’s Paddle, call 443-982-2716, or visit www.jessespaddle.org and www.choosetolivemaryland.org.