OUR NEED:

How does a club like the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Team stay afloat?  A typical racing class K-1 sets the team back at least $3,500.  A racing K-4 closer to $9,000-$10,000!  And a growing community club like this needs lots of boats!  With no regular stream of public funding, how on earth does a club like this do it?

And then there are the results!  GHCKRT continues to amass a staggering quantity of national medals, including a number of National Championship individual and team-boat paddlers.  If these medals were made out of real gold, we'd be in great shape!  But they're not!

OUR SUPPORT:

So, how does a club with this kind of success pull it off?  The bottom line?  Great coaching, extraordinary young athletes and community support.

Alan Anderson, the coach and founder, has a vision.  And he has drive.  And he knows how to motivate kids. 

Every family on this club supports the club monthly - but none of us thinks that this source of funds can actually keep things going.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

GHCKRT is at a crossroads.  In 2007, 15 athletes from clubs around the U.S. qualified to compete in the Junior World Championships in the Czech Republic.  Five of these athletes were from Gig Harbor!

What next?  Train and train hard.  Train year round in every considerable condition.  The goal, the dream... to represent their country in the Olympic Games.

Start thinking London, 2012.  Wouldn't it be exciting for the Gig harbor community to see their very own athletes compete in the highest level of international competition - and win?!  It can happen - it is happening.  But all this costs money.  GHCKRT needs your help.  The club is a 503(c) not-for-profit organization and all your donations are tax deductible.  Every dime goes directly to supporting these young athletes.  Join the team!

Contact Coach Alan (coachalan@ghckrt.org) to learn more about how you can support our Team or use the convenient PayPal services below for your donations!