Hail and
Good Day Me Hearties,
My nerves are starting to climb as we
draw nearer to the launch of the fourth annual Sunshine Paddle. My mind is
whirling. I expected to only do the one but, the job of the paddle is to raise
money and awareness of domestic violence along with helping the community and
the community still needs us. So here we go again.
Practice has been hard and heavy. I
have been to Anclote River and Gulf parks doing training in working with
currents. Time in the training pool allowed me to work on stroke technique and
reentry. Hudson Beach was so clam it was really a pleasure to do the five miles
around the inlet.
So far this year we have been able to
do 2 donation drops to Sunrise of Pasco Battered Shelter. We have dropped off a
pickup truck of cardboard to the shelter and the ALC youth group each. We have
also dropped a few bags of cans to the food pantry to help feed the homeless. The
Children’s Holiday Challenge will happen again this year, we have started
collecting. We hope to do better this year:)
It is a wee bit jumpy I am feelin. I
wish I could afford a bigger sit on top but, it will not be for this year. Yum
Yum will be making the trip with me. The Horizon is 17’ but with the damage in
my hip, I just cannot do it. I wonder about the weather. Will I be able to
secure enough pledges? I set up a pledge page and hope people use it. Any long
paddle (even the best planned), has issues- did I think of all possibilities
(Zombie Apocalypse- Zombies can’t swim, in my yak I will be fine…lol). I am
trying to keep my mind busy or the rabbit hole would suck me in.
Rose Bilton, Cathy Cooper, Judy
Gavinski, Walter Rooney, Paul Cooper, Dale Thrall, Chris Bilton, Greg Lee, Greg
Pflug and I make this happen. No one here gets a paycheck. We wish to make the
community a safer, happier space and hope you will join us in this endeavor.
Carry On,
Captain D
The Girly Pirate 
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