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Date Posted: 11:06:01 04/29/08 Tue
Author: Clark Fisher
Subject: Re: Hello Possibilities
In reply to: joe 's message, "Goodbye Rendezvous" on 20:28:52 04/26/08 Sat

Sorry the increase in fees that made attending the Rendezvous more challenging for some this year. Everyone should know that not one organizer makes a penny off of the event. EVERYTHING over and above expenses gets used for community and whitewater enhancement projects.

To date, the very appreciative and all volunteer Benscreek Canoe Club with your hard earned dollars:
Organizes the Stonycreek Rendezvous.
Purchased a few of those nice wooden picnic tables at Greenhouse Park.
Purchased and helped install one of the first pavilions at Greenhouse Park.
Helped fund the whitewater park.
Exploring enhancements to the existing park.
Helped purchase land for river access along the Stony.
Repaired a much needed roof on a Hermit's log cabin in the Stony Canyon.
Helped build a river access point in Hollsopple.
Help fund whitewater release mechanism planning.
Keep the watershed clean from litter.
Help fund and organize a river sojourn.
Host several low or no cost events pertaining to boating.
Provide a four week instructional roll class at the Johnstown YMCA pool free to members.
Organize an annual Holiday Party attended by nearly a hundred members and friends.

I am sure there is much more, but have to get back to work.

Thanks for everyone's continued support that makes all of this and more possible.





>“Five dollars for you and five for your vehicle” I was
>told. Sorry, but I wasn’t ready to depart with ten
>dollars of my hard earned cash for visiting the
>Rendezvous for an hour. While not unreasonable for
>boaters camping all weekend, ten dollars seems
>excessive for those who simply want to visit the
>rendezvous for a short time. It also makes it very
>unattractive for locals who simply want to come and
>check out the attraction. I made the mistake of
>inviting some friends interested in boating to drop by
>and check things out. I’m sure for a ten dollar entry
>fee, (and given there is no other place to park it
>amounts to this) those people and others are strongly
>discouraged from attending this event. For the
>limited number of vendors ten dollars is too much to
>pay for short term visitors. I turned around this year
>and am not planning to attend (or spend) next year. I
>hope something can be done to more reasonably
>accommodate short term visitors so that more people
>can enjoy this event without feeling gouged.

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