WHO WANTS TO BE ON OUR NEW MAILING LIST - Paddles In or Paddles Out

Image via Wikipedia Paddlers who wish to be on our new mailing list need to send me an email. I'm in the process of converting over to a new meet up program. I only wish to import those contacts who are presently paddling with us.

The new mailing list will not affect those organizations, groups and key people we are presently in contact with. We all share the same interest and commitment in promoting the sport of paddling.

Our update of contact eliminates those paddlers who for one reason or another, no longer paddle with our HRL Paddlers. Please don't take offense if you feel you are being singled out. Email list can grow out of control unless purged from time to time.

Presently we have over 100 people on our HRL Paddler mailing list. Only a 1/3 of them are actively participating on a regular basis(once every 6 weeks ). I see no reasons to contact those who are no longer participating with the group. We are looking for committed paddlers. We don't need the spectator paddlers, who simply sit around and talk about going paddling. The group paddling now is very committed. We know everyone can't always paddle every weekend, but at least the committed ones manage to keep in touch. I have several who always write me or phone me when they can't make an excursion.

The new meet up program we will be using is for those who want to participate, even though it may only be once a month. The program will allow us to plan a little more in detail on our trips. It will also allows us the opportunity to assign tasks. This will come in handy when we do covered dish luncheons or picnics on our paddles. This will also help in spreading out some of the responsibilities with each excursion.

2008/2009 should be a better year for the group. We will be paddling a lot of new waters. The new connections we made at Paddlefest will present a lot of unique excursion opportunities. Hopefully this will take us take us to the mountains and the coast. The old saying " Either you are in or you are out", applies with this new change. We only want to stay in contact with paddlers who want to paddle with us. Are You In or Are You Out? Only an email from you will let me know.