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End of camp fire and trip reports.

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As you recently read, Red Canoe Foundation (RCF) h

As you recently read, Red Canoe Foundation (RCF) has hired our first full-time executive director to lead us into a new season of growth. We are so excited for where we are heading, and we know that we would not be able to move into the future without the significant efforts of our current executive director, Gail Coleman.

When Gail joined RCF, she had her work cut out for her driving this volunteer-led organization to become better organized, more professional, and strategic. During her time in the role, Gail grew donations year after year, built strong relationships with our donors and constituents, and managed the dynamics of a volunteer board to accomplish countless goals and tasks. She improved daily operations enabling us to grow our impact, and shepherd us through significant organizational change. Her fundraising achievements have allowed RCF to provide scholarship support to Wabun campers and help us reach our access and opportunity goals.

For those of you who don’t know her, Gail was introduced to Wabun in 1983 when she staffed the Wawatay section with Julie Hinchman. Since then, she has taken Wabun-affiliated trips on the Dumoine, Rupert, and Coulonge Rivers with friends and family. Gail's two sons were campers and staff at Wabun, and she holds hope that her granddaughter Josephine will be a Wawatay by 2035! After careers as a math teacher and providing health care systems for the elderly, Gail was then recruited by Libby Moore to be the first paid executive director for the Red Canoe Foundation.

While she is retiring from this position, her legacy will continue. Gail's work has laid the foundation upon which we will build, to sustain access to wilderness canoeing for many young people for generations to come.

We are so grateful to Gail for her diligence and devotion to our mission. She is not one to tout her accomplishments or ask for anything in her own name, but we, the Red Canoe Foundation and Wabun family, know that we would not be where we are without her.

Let’s send Gail off into retirement by giving a gift, in her name, to Red Canoe Foundation!

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Red Canoe Foundation (RCF) is excited to announce

Red Canoe Foundation (RCF) is excited to announce Phoebe Knowles as Executive Director of the non-profit organization which focuses on providing youth access to transformative wilderness experiences. Over the course of RCF’s existence, we have successfully increased funds raised each year to give scholarships for wilderness canoeing programs such as those operated by Camp Wabun in Ontario, Canada, and have steadily increased the number of young people supported. In order to continue this growth and prepare for new opportunities ahead, we are now investing in the first full-time Executive Director for the Foundation.

Through a robust and extensive international search and interview process, our Board of Directors reviewed more than 50 applicants and considered many highly-qualified non-profit professionals for the role. Ultimately, Ms. Knowles’ background managing businesses through significant transitions and her most recent role leading and growing the impact and development efforts of Waveny Park Conservancy as Executive Director, combined with a deep passion and history with Red Canoe Foundation and Camp Wabun’s mission, people and operations, led us to a unanimous selection for the role.

On her new appointment, Phoebe said, “I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to lead this organization into its next chapter. We are entering an exciting time for both Red Canoe Foundation and Camp Wabun and, as we navigate the route ahead, I am very much looking forward to working with this committed and passionate community of people dedicated to the future of these organizations.”

Incredible! What a wonderful community this is. On

Incredible! What a wonderful community this is. On our first Giving Day, we had set a goal of $10,000--as a result of over 60 donors, we received $36,152 in contributions! We cannot appropriately express our gratitude for your generosity!!! Thank you for your commitment to this work and to providing kids the chance to spend the summer on the water, on the land, and in the canoe!

Thanks to many generous donors, we have reached ou

Thanks to many generous donors, we have reached our first fundraising goal ensuring that we get the entire $10,000 match. BUT the trip isn't over! We are only $12,000 shy of our annual appeal goal so let's keep Paddling Together for Scholarships and finish our fundraising efforts today! We only have 9 more hours so there is no time for a lily-dipping! Please dig deep and push us through these last few hours!

Thank you for your support.

There's still time. Help us reach our goal of send

There's still time. Help us reach our goal of sending more kids to camp!

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Help us make memories for more of our youth by don

Help us make memories for more of our youth by donating to Red Canoe Foundation's Giving Day - Paddling Together for Scholarships! Gifts will be matched up to $10,000 for donations made on May 15, 2023.

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On our giving day, we're kindly asking for donatio

On our giving day, we're kindly asking for donations to support sending our youth to camp and to allow that every youth who wants to attend has the opportunity to do so. Whether it's $50 or $150, every dollar counts and will make an exceptional difference.
So mark your calendars for our giving day on May 15th and join us in supporting the next generation of young leaders and wilderness adventurers. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of these youth and create a brighter future for all. Thank you for your generosity! #WabunGivingDay2023 #RCF #CampWabun

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Yesterday we sent out an email with incorrect info

Yesterday we sent out an email with incorrect information. Here is the corrected data.

It's a matter of 10 cents but the first year for Women at Wabun was 1977 not 1987 and while it has been 90 years since Wabun started camp in 1933, this is the camp's 91st season. Our apologies to Camp Wabun for getting this wrong in yesterday's email.

To quote a recent comment on our Memories video "Most of you know that Camp Wabun is where my kids spend the summer as campers and now one as staff. Please know that IT has been LIFE CHANGING. If you believe in the power of the woods, lakes and rivers, friends and their ability to recalibrate your world-please watch and support if you can! We thank you from the bottom of our red canoes and hearts!"

Please continue to check back often on our website and watch the countdown calendar.

In the spirit of giving,

We look forward to having you join us May 15th.

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Help us make memories for more of our youth by donating to our Paddling Together For Scholarships Giving Day! Gifts will be matched up to $10,000 only on that day. #wilderness #adventure #canoe #canada #camping #givingday #scholarships #outdoorliving #summer

We are counting down the days until our first ever

We are counting down the days until our first ever RCF Giving Day on May 15th.
Your gift will be doubled up to $10,000.00 thanks to an anonymous donor who is matching gifts only on that day. So get ready to make a gift and watch it go farther than you ever thought it could.

Keep an eye on the countdown by simply navigating to our website!
We look forward to having you join us May 15th.

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