DIAMONDBRAND.COM | 15 | SPRING 2011

Diamond Brand

Customer in the Community: Becca Carter

Diamond Brand is proud to have Becca Carter as a regular customer. She’s always looking for a good deal on paddling and hiking items, and we know she’s putting them to good use. Her resume includes two years in The Gambia, West Africa, serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer and ten years of teaching school. The Waynesville resident and regular whitewater paddler also helps others in the water. After a bad concussion and her own experience with kayaking as therapeutic recreation, Becca felt it was very important to offer it to veterans. With the help of Steve Heiselman, the Asheville Chapter of Team River Runner (TRR) was founded in April 2010. Becca currently serves as the Program Coordinator. TRR was established in 2004 by kayakers in the Washington, D.C., area to help active duty military personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan who were recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The Asheville chapter is one of two in North Carolina; the other is based in Raleigh.

Assisting Becca in this effort are Warren Wilson College paddling coach

ROYAL ROBBINS DANCING DIAMOND V-NECK

PRANA CHAI TEE

The spicy and delicious Chai Tee has a joyfully effervescent print on a colorful cotton/poly shirt that is garment dyed for creamy softness.

$45 | Color: Orchid, White, Citron PATAGONIA ALL-OUT CAPRI

Rock hopping and bar hopping will be much more enjoyable in these versatile, lightweight polyester/spandex capris with 4-way stretch and a fast dry time.

$49 | Color: Storm CHACO LOCAL ECOTREAD

Get Chaco’s essential adjustability and midsole comfort with the style of a classic leather summer sandal.

$90 | Color: Chocolate Brown

Like a summer breeze, the Dancing Diamond V-Neck will make you feel fine with its dazzling pattern and stretch jersey fabric that moves with you for total comfort under the sun.

$70 | Color: Canyon Clay, Nile Blue

Will Leverette and his students with introductory rolling sessions in the college pool. In the span of a few months, wounded veterans have taken to this new sport and progressed from pool to a maiden voyage down the Tuckasegee River. These same veterans are becoming active members of the Western Carolina Paddlers Club. Soon, a new group of veterans will start pool sessions. We salute Becca for her efforts! If you want to help, get in touch with Becca Carter, recarter003@yahoo.com, and find Team River Runner Asheville on Facebook.

CHACO ZX/2 VIBRAM YAMPA

Get classic Chaco performance with a new webbing style inspired by the classic basket weave. You’ll also dig the Vibram® Yampa outsole’s lightweight, low- profile design that’s slip resistant with increased traction.

$95 | Color: Blossom