29
50
h e r oes on t h e w a te r He r oes on t h e W ate r h e l p s o u r n ation ’ s w a r r io r s a n d vete r a ns u n w in d , u sing t h e t h e r a p e u tic q ua l ities o f k aya k f is h ing . W h at l oo k s l i k e a d ay o f pa d d l ing a n d f is h ing is in fact somet h ing m u c h d ee p e r a n d l onge r - l a sting . Rec u r r ing activities give h e r oes c a m a r a d e r ie a n d a l i f e l ong soci a l net w o r k w it h l i k e - min d e d p eo p l e . N o e x p e r ience o r e q u i p ment is nee d e d, a n d k aya k f is h ing is a da p tive to t h ose w it h d is a b i l ities . I t is t h r o u g h gene r o u s comm u nit y s u p p o r t, pa r tici pation a n d d on ations t h at H E R O E S O N T H E WAT E R o f f e r s k aya k f is h ing t r i p s at no cost to l oc a l h e r oes .
o u r gi f t H e r o e s o n t h e Wat e r r e c e i v e d a n e w c h a p t e r s ta r t u p k i t c o m p r i s e d
“
N o r t h P a r k C ente r is h e l p ing w a r r io r s r einteg r a te into mo r e
o f k aya k s , a t r a i l e r , r o d s , r e e l s
p ositive l ives w it h t h ei r
a n d l i f e j ac k e t s , c o m p l i m e n t s o f
f a mi l ies , giving t h em
N o r t h Pa r k C e n t e r .
p e a ce a n d c a m a r a d e r ie . I t I S im p o r t a nt t h a t w e
h e r oesont h e w ate r . o r g 2 14 . 2 9 5 . 4 5 4 1
give to t h ose w h o h a ve given so m u c h f o r u s to en j o y o u r f r ee d om . Jim Do l a n f o u n d e r a n d p r esi d ent h e r oes on t h e w a te r
N O R T HPARK 5 0 : F I F T Y Y E AR S O F G I V I N G
�
31