WORLDWHITEWATERNEWS

This ongoing column is a place to report on the current news, latest descents, expeditions, people and trends in the whitewater world. The world is indeed a big place but the river connects us all. This column attempts to keep us in touch throughout the world paddling community.

NEWS AND HAPPENINGS SOFT POWER HEALTH INNER CITY KIDS CAMP NEEDS YOUR HELP 19 years ago, 911 inspired Jessie Stone to try to increase diversity and access to whitewater kayaking. Jessie realized that for city kids, especially ones without the chance to leave the city and see a different landscape or touch nature in some way, the post 911 world might look like a scary and unpredictable place over which they had little control. If these kids could be introduced to kayaking and the outdoors, life might look a little more optimistic, a bit more fun. They might even feel like they have a little more control over their futures. Stone started the Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp in NYC in the summer of 2002 and has run a program…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Fall 2020

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