Century Paddle 2010 from samdrevo on Vimeo.

This video depicts our 115 paddling expedition event from Portland to the Pacific Ocean. The week leading up to Labor Day weekend, this event is a fundraiser for Team River Runner PDX- a non-profit that uses paddlesports as a means of healing and therapy for disabled military veterans. The video was sposored by Operation Homefront, DAV Chapter #1 PDX, & Northwest River Guides LLC. Filmed and produced by HH Films.

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc.SM Program
While initially focusing on the military personnel in the Washington, DC area, the Project has expanded nationwide and is offering its services and program to active military personnel and veterans in Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals throughout the country.

The Project’s program provides basic fly fishing, fly casting, fly tying and rod building classes and clinics for wounded and injured personnel ranging from beginners to those with prior fly fishing and tying experience who are adapting their skills to their new abilities. All activities and services are provided to the participants at no cost. Fly fishing and tying equipment and materials are provided to the participants, including equipment that accommodates their special needs.

Project Healing Waters is unique in that our volunteers are teaching classes on an on-going, long term basis. It is much more than a one day fishing trip. For many participants, particularly disabled veterans, the socialization and camaraderie of the classes are just as important as the fishing outings, and provide them a new activity.
The Project’s training and educational activities are designed to ignite or rekindle the participants’ appreciation and enthusiasm for a wide variety of fly fishing outings. While most of these fishing trips are conducted within a half-day’s travel from a hospital, the Project actively seeks opportunities to offer outings in quality fishing sites across the county. The trips, near and far, are provided at no cost to the participants.

The Project relies on Federation of Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited, and independent fly fishing clubs to conduct the program at the DOD and DVA hospitals across the nation. The volunteer staff and outings leaders include professional educators and fishing guides as well as experienced fly fishers, all of whom donate their time and knowledge to support the Project participants. Other volunteers help meet the educational, equipment, outings, training, and transportation needs.

In order to have a viable Project Healing Waters program, three groups must co-exist: a fly fishing club willing to provide the volunteers and organize the program, a DOD or DVA hospital willing to host the program, and wounded or disabled soldiers or veterans willing to participate. Because each of these groups is unique, no two Project Healing Waters programs will be exactly the same.

Go to www.projecthealingwaters.com for more information or call (503)402-2896.

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Join the Blinded Veterans Association Operation Peer Support lead by Team River Runner PDX, and Northwest River Guides LLC, Portland Rock Gym, Willamette Jet boats, Multnomah Athletic Club, Blinded Athletes Association and countless volunteers as a group of 30 blinded American vets challenge themselves with outdoor adventure sports: flatwater kayaking/rafting, jet boating, whitewater rafting/kayaking, tandem biking, and rock climbing in Portland Oregon. This video was commissioned by DAV Chapter #1 PDX, and produced by Sam Drevo & Barney Bonito with Gearbox HD.