Sioux Falls Whitewater Park Pool Session 2016

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We have five pool sessions scheduled for the 2015/2016 winter season.

Dates:
Saturday, February 6, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
February 27, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
March 19, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
April 9, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
April 23, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:

Sioux Falls Embe Downtown, 300 W. 11th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57104

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Skills to practice:

Strokes, draws, sweeps, wet exits, rescues, rolling, bracing, edging, and anything else you want to try in regards to paddling.

 Cost:
 Free for Sioux Falls Whitewater Park Members
 $10.00 pre-sale for nonmembers Sioux Falls Whitewater Park
 $15.00 at the door for nonmembers of Sioux Falls Whitewater Park
 (no refunds <30 days from event)

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Memberships and Giveaways

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Here is an opportunity that you wont be able to resist.

Since its the holiday season we want to treat our members with some great giveaways. For anyone that becomes a member of Sioux Empire Paddlers or renews their membership, we will put you in a drawing for the following prizes. The giveaway will start 12/01/2015 and end 02/15/2015. If you are an existing member you can renew your membership and we will extend your anniversary date a year.

Prizes for membership drawing:

First member randomly drawn - GoPro Hero
Second member drawn - Grand Trunk Double Parachute Nylon Hammock (donated by Great Outdoor Store)
Third member drawn - Black Jawbone Up (large)
Fourth member drawn -  Blue Jawbone Up (large)
Fifth member drawn - BlueAnt Endure Bluetooth Earpiece

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On top of these great giveaways, all members do receive the regular member perks:

1. FREE SFWP t-shirt (1 shirt for 1 and 2 year memberships – 2 shirts for family memberships)
2. Free SFWP decal
3. Free Pool sessions hosted by SFWP (five pool sessions scheduled for 2016)
4. Planned trips to whitewater destinations
5. Discounts on ACA memberships and other discounts through our ACA Paddle America Club Membership
6. Option to nominate yourself or someone else to be on our board of directors
7. Option to vote for board of directors\
8. Being a part of getting a whitewater park in Sioux Falls South Dakota
9. Opportunities to teach paddling classes with compensation

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Help Complete Phase II for the Whitewater Park in Sioux Falls

As some of you know, our organization is currently working on Phase II of the whitewater park in Sioux Falls. We have a few plans to get Phase II completed but we need our supporters help. One of the best ways for you to help is to go through our siouxfallswhitewaterpark@hotmail.com. website when making online purchases for the holiday season. There is no cost to you and you shop at your normal stores websites. You just need to go to http://siouxempirepaddlers.org/advertisers/ click the banner of the website you want to shop, make a purchase and we get a donation. I know it is a couple more steps to do your online shopping but you will also be donating to make the whitewater park possible. We ran some numbers and we figured if roughly each person that likes our page (supporters of the whitewater park) made a small $35.00 purchase online five times a year we would have Phase II complete!  To the average online shopper $175.00 a year online is not hard to do. This may seem impossible but if supporters tell friends and family to purchase more than $35.00 ($175.00 a year) online, we can make this goal! Help spread this information to everyone you know. We would rather do it this way than wait several years for cash donations from our supporters!

If you have questions or ideas to make this easier for our supporters please let us know at info@siouxempirepaddlers.org.

100% of donation profits go to Sioux Falls Whitewater Park 501(c)3 organization!

Stores we get a donation from when you select their banner on our website and make a purchase:

Amazon

eBay

Cabela’s

NRS

Sierra Trading Post

REI

EVO

Marine Products

Backcountry

Colorado Kayak Supply

Yeti

LifeProof

Thank you for your support in advance!

Quick link to Amazon below!

SFWP Sponsored ACA Kayak Instructor Certification Workshop

Sioux Falls Whitewater Park is proud to announce our first ACA L2 Essentials of River Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop.

With this class you can obtain certification to become an ACA instructor.  Being a certified instructor gives you the benefits of spreading your knowledge of paddling to others. You can conduct classes through SFWP kayaking for kids program, other SFWP kayaking classes or teach on your own.

Please remember you need to be a current ACA member at the time of this class. SFWP is an ACA PAC member so if you are a member of SFWP you can get a discount on this years ACA membership!

If you have questions please "email us"

****2016 Instructor Class****

American Canoe Association
L2 Essentials of River Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop
$315 per person, includes ACA Instructor Manual
May 20-22, 2016 9-5pm each day

The ACA Instructor Certification Workshop will be focused on a moving water environment up to Class I. Instructor Candidates need to come with a strong paddlesports background, meet the Instructor Eligibility Requirements set by the ACA Safety Education & Instruction Council and be current ACA members.

The Instructor Eligibility Criteria can be found here: 

ACA Instructors teach paddling skills in approved ACA course curriculum after qualifying in various disciplines and at various levels, can teach both skills courses and assessment courses up to their level of certification and are expected to represent and promote the ACA and paddlesports in a positive manner.  Successful ACA Instructors possess a high level of personal paddling skills, understanding of education & learning styles and investment in creating a culture of safety.

Refunds: 100% >30 days, 50% 15-30 days, and 0% <15 days.

**To register for the class please visit our website or click here.

Update: Helping Sioux Falls Whitewater Park by Shopping

Hello,

We have a few updated places you can shop and donate to our organization at the same time.

Simply select any of the links/tabs below to shop at those stores. We will get a percentage for our nonprofit on all your purchases. You can shop for your items and donate at the same time, no extra cost to you.

 

EBay

Thank you for Shopping through these links and helping make a whitewater park happen!

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Grant Awarded for Kayaking for Kids

Sioux Falls Whitewater Park is proud to announce the acceptance of a grant from the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation for our Kayaking for Kids Program. With this grant money we will be able to get gear for children. We want to get our youth outdoors and paddling. No longer will our youth have to manage an over sized boat or a paddle to long for them. We can provide appropriate sizes life jackets. Our classes will be based off of ACA standards and taught by certified ACA instructors. We hope to provide our youth you skills for paddling and safety!

Thank you again Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation!

We are still trying to raise some more fund for safety equipment. You can help us out by making a donation on our Gofundme page.
https://www.gofundme.com/Kayakingforkids

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Kayaking and Paddling With Your Cell Phone

Today we are going to go over an item I like to bring kayaking with me, my phone. Well as most of you paddlers know water and electronics don’t go very well together. That is why I use the LifeProof Fre Case for my IPhone 6.

I bring my phone everywhere I go. Just in case of emergency or I want to snap a quick picture of my surroundings. I think everyone has gotten their phone wet at least once. To prevent water damage I use a Lifeproof Case for my phone. I like this case because it doesn’t make my IPhone bulky and I have never had it leak. I also like that you can add a lifejacket to it so if it slips out of you hand, it will float! The case also doesn’t affect my picture quality which is really nice when you are viewing beautiful scenery and want to share it with friends.

You may think it’s costly for a phone cover. But I have dropped this thing in places I don’t want to mention and dropped my phone on rocks, asphalt, and cement (manual says it has a drop height of 6.6 feet). Never had any leaks or damage to my phone as of yet.

Here is some detail about the LifeProof Fre Case for IPhone 6. (Sizes are going to be different depending on what phone you have).

Colors:

White (pictured), Pink, Blue, Camo, Red, and Purple.

Dimensions (inches): 5.84" x 3" x 0.44"

Weight: 1.23oz

Pictures included are from my case I use heavily. You can see a little discoloring on the back side but no big scrapes or gauges from several 4 foot falls.

I recommend this LifeProof Case Fre to anyone that enjoys the outdoors and paddling. Have fun paddling at get those amazing pictures without worrying about getting your phone wet.

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