My cousin and I have recently started an organization called Paddle To Haiti in which he and I, along with four other men and women, will canoe down the mississippi from the northern terminus in Lake Itasca, Minnesota down to the where the river meets the Gulf of Mexico. We hope to raise upwards of $50,000 to help offset some of the reconstruction costs. Because we have both been involved with the couchsurfing project in the past, we know what a generous community it is. While we will be looking for monetary donations to the cause, we would also greatly appreciate other types of gear to help offset our personal expenses, whether it be food, gear, a place to sleep for some or all six of us (floor or yard space), contacts with local businesses and newspapers, transportation (a ride into town) and any other goods or services that will help us make it to the Gulf. We plan on leaving around the first week in September and hope to be finished by Thanksgiving. We will have a website that should be live online by the end of the week at PaddleToHaiti.com. On this website, one will be able to track our progress via google maps, see a list of our individual donors and corporate sponsors (with links to their websites), read our blog containing stories and pictures/video from the river, an online store in which one can purchase "Paddle to Haiti" and make donations via our paypal account. Thank you all so much and we hope to see you all along the way!
We will pass by these cities along the Mississippi:
Bemidji, Minnesota
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Jacobson, Minnesota
Palisade, Minnesota
Hassman, Minnesota
Aitkin, Minnesota
Riverton, Minnesota
Brainerd, Minnesota
Fort Ripley, Minnesota
Little Falls, Minnesota
Sartell, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Nininger, Minnesota
Hastings, Minnesota
Prescott, Wisconsin
Prairie Island, Minnesota
Preston, Iowa
Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin
Red Wing, Minnesota ( Pictured Right)
Hager City, Wisconsin
Maiden Rock, Wisconsin
Stockholm, Wisconsin
Lake City, Minnesota
Maple Springs, Minnesota
Camp Lacupolis, Minnesota
Pepin, Wisconsin
Reads Landing, Minnesota
Wabasha, Minnesota
Nelson, Wisconsin
Alma, Wisconsin
Buffalo City, Wisconsin
Weaver, Minnesota
Minneiska, Minnesota
Fountain City, Wisconsin
Winona, Minnesota
Homer, Minnesota
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Dakota, Minnesota
Dresbach, Minnesota
La Crescent, Minnesota
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Brownsville, Minnesota
Stoddard, Wisconsin
Genoa, Wisconsin
Victory, Wisconsin
Potosi, Wisconsin
De Soto, Wisconsin
Lansing, Iowa
Ferryville, Wisconsin
Lynxville, Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Marquette, Iowa (Pictured Right)
McGregor, Iowa
Wyalusing, Wisconsin
Guttenberg, Iowa
Cassville, Wisconsin
Dubuque, Iowa
Galena, Illinois
Bellevue, Iowa
Savanna, Illinois
Sabula, Iowa
Fulton, Illinois
Clinton, Iowa
Cordova, Illinois
Le Claire, Iowa
Bettendorf, Iowa
Moline, Illinois
Davenport, Iowa
Rock Island, Illinois
Buffalo, Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa
New Boston, Illinois
Keithsburg, Illinois
Oquawka, Illinois
Burlington, Iowa
Dallas City, Illinois
Fort Madison, Iowa
Nauvoo, Illinois
Keokuk, Iowa (Pictured Right)
Warsaw, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Hannibal, Missouri
Louisiana, Missouri
Clarksville, Missouri
Portage Des Sioux, Missouri
Alton, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Kaskaskia, Illinois
Chester, Illinois
Grand Tower, Illinois
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Thebes, Illinois
Commerce, Missouri
Cairo, Illinois
Wickliffe, Kentucky
Columbus, Kentucky
Hickman, Kentucky
New Madrid, Missouri
Tiptonville, Tennessee
Caruthersville, Missouri
Barfield, Arkansas
Tomato, Arkansas
Osceola, Arkansas
Reverie, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
West Memphis, Arkansas
Tunica, Mississippi
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
Napoleon, Arkansas (historical)
Arkansas City, Arkansas
Greenville, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Waterproof, Louisiana
Natchez, Mississippi (pictured Right)
Morganza, Louisiana
St. Francisville, Louisiana
New Roads, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Lutcher, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pilottown, Louisiana
La Balize, Louisiana (historical)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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