Emily flew to Bear Paw in Wisconsin today- teaches women’s clinic this weekend! by Will Richardson | Jul 22, 2005 | Whitewater | 0 comments July 22, 2005 I am so proud of how far Emily has come as a young lady in the past year as a complete package. Her individual paddling skills just keeps on rising with no indication that she is near a plateau. She has competed in the Pro Women’s Class in all events this year winning top three in every one so far, with a win at Vail Mountain Games, second place at Reno, third at Fibark, and a second at the Potomac bringing her total winnings this year to near $4000. Then her character starts to really show. What does a 15 year old girl do who suddenly finds herself with $4000 in cash? Shop? Save for a car? Not Emily. Without blinking an eye, she decides to use her money to help the less fortunate in Africa. Her project has been on the table for a couple of years now, but she has finally found a specific project and a date to complete it. She is going to build a well in a small town near the White Nile this January. She will need to raise about $10,000 total to complete the project and will attempt to do this at Outdoor Retailer. Wow, that’s my girl! This past weekend when I got hurt, Emily took over my classes for me. I was scheduled to teach a 9am-1pm and a 2pm-6pm class for Valley Mill Kayak School. Emily was going to be my assistant. Instead, Emily got a field promotion, and Danny Stock, Jim and Monique, got the assistant instructor positions. I wasn’t there for the classes but from what I understand she did a great job, working 8 hours on the water in one day at 15, cool! Jamie at Bear Paw in Wisconsin asked for Emily to come to teach a women’s clinic earlier this year and when she was scheduling it, Emily had never done any such thing. Now, she is experienced leading groups herself and is not shy about it. First off, she knows her stuff. I will put her in the ring with any kayaker in the world in a challenge of who can roll the best, and certainly she can teach my method of learning the roll, hand roll, brace, etc. She is also qualified to teach level one “EJ’s Strokes and Concepts” and “Playboating” in flatwater, waves, or holes. I really hope that you get a chance to take a class with Emily this weekend if you are in Wisconsin! 🙂 EJ Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ