Title: WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE SPLASH EVENT SERIES
Location: Laurel Hill County Park, Secaucus, NJ
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Description: ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR. LAUNCHES NATIONAL
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE SPLASH EVENT SERIES AT
THE HACKENSACK RIVER PADDLE
Saturday, October 1, 2011 (rain date October 2)
Laurel Hill County Park, Secaucus NJ
WHAT: Celebrate and support your right to clean water at the Hackensack River Paddle, a Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Event to benefit Hackensack Riverkeeper. This 4-mile, non-competitive paddle from River Barge Park in Carlstadt to Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus will raise important funds to ensure everyone’s right to swimmable, fishable, drinkable water. Local citizens are invited to splash in the Hackensack or join the festivities before and after the paddle in Laurel Hill County Park, featuring local food and beverage, live music, awards ceremony and special remarks by clean water supporters including Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
The Hackensack River Paddle is the first event in The Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Event Series, presented nationally by Toyota in partnership with KEEN. This first-of-its-kind national event invites Americans to swim, paddle, fish and play in their local waterways in support of clean water.
WHO: Speakers scheduled to attend include:
· Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Waterkeeper Alliance President
· Captain Bill Sheehan, Hackensack Riverkeeper
· Representatives from Toyota and additional speakers/attendees to be announced
WHEN: Saturday, October 1, 2011 (rain date October 2)
9:30am: Paddler check-in at Laurel Hill County Park
11:00am: Welcome remarks at Laurel Hill County Park
11:30am: Paddlers board shuttle to event start
12:30pm: Hackensack River Paddle begins (Press Boat Available)
WHERE: Welcome Remarks & Post-Paddle Festivities at Laurel Hill County Park, Foot of New County Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094.
Paddle/Press Boat Launch at River Barge Park, Foot of Outwater Lane, Carlstadt, NJ 07072
PADDLE: Use your own kayak or canoe, or rent one from Hackensack Riverkeeper. Registration costs $10 for paddlers who supply their own boat, $25 per paddler for participants who rent a kayak, and $20 per paddler for participants who rent a canoe. Pre-registration is required so REGISTER NOW at www.splashseries.org/events or www.hackensackriverkeeper.org.
For more information, call Hackensack Riverkeeper at 201-968-0808.
MEDIA INFORMATION:
Pre-registration is required to attend and cover this event. Please contact Carrie Waible at 646.423.0230 or carrie@cwandco.com for additional details, photos, interviews and confirmation of all requests.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Carrie Waible/CW&Co. at 646.423.0230 or carrie@cwandco.com
Date: 2011-10-01