California to Hawaii Part 2 on May 15,2014
By Angela Madsen 4/30/14
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| Tara Remington Website |
So little time to go and I seemed to have booked every
minute of it! Tara arrives on the 13th
bringing portions of her own rations. I
have discovered that I can’t really pack
food till she gets here…that will make the 13,14 and 15th kind of crazy. I am
doing my best to get Public Relations work done but with so little help at this
point I will just have to move on. The
isolation of ocean rowing starts long before you ever get in the boat. We
always seem to manage and make it without much but how great would it be if? Sigh
and shoulder shrug. I am hoping leaving from my hometown that we can have at
least as much support as Annie Desalernos of Northwest Paralympic Sport Clubs & Foster
Anderson of Shared Adventures and all who managed to muster up support In Santa
Cruz last year.
I do these rows half way across the world and this will be my 4th
Ocean crossing. Tara Says the question she gets asked most is about the support
boat and do we have anyone out there with us. Answer “No, we have each other”
My number 1 question I get asked is “Why didn’t we here about this”? Believe me
it’s not for our lack of effort! I’ll make one last effort and PR blast out and
it will go where it goes. I don’t have the budget or time to do any more than
that.
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| Swoop's World |
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| Long Beach Marine |
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| Abilities Expo |
Adaptive or Para
Rowing has changed my life! Through adaptive rowing I have gained incredible strength…
to be able- and even to row across oceans. Over the years I have worked to
provide many others the opportunity to better themselves through participation
in adaptive rowing. We created a California Adaptive Rowing Program Go Fund Me
page to raise money to purchase boats for the program which only has 2 boats
that are operational and still floating. Unfortunately we can’t continue to
operate without equipment. I used to think rowing across oceans was
the most difficult thing to do on the planet but really fundraising for a 501c3
when you are a little fish is way more difficult. The Big fish leave very
little for the little fish to survive and its big fish eat little fish, doggie
dog out here, survival of our rowing program is depending on my ability to fundraise. If we don’t make it, what little we have will
be given to another little fish or great cause.
The 20,000 goal is possible if everyone just put in 5 bucks… that is one
pack of cigs or 1 drink. Go to
Go Fund Me--California Adaptive Rowing Program or
if you are not comfortable donating online
mail check to CARP (California Adaptive Rowing
Program) 3350 E. Seventh St., # 231 Long Beach, Calif. 90804. Thank you in
advance for your support J
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