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Awards
2013 Legends of Paddling Award
BRUCE LESSELS
Bruce was a member of the U.S. Whitewater Team and won the bronze medal in C-1 at the 1987 World Whitewater Championships in France. He is an ACA certified canoe and kayak instructor and served for several years on the ACA: Safety Education and Instruction Council.
2013 Excellence in Instruction Award
BEN MORTON
Ben spends most of his time traveling around the country to work for many different paddling schools as a guest instructor and guide, as well as to teach ACA Instructor Certification Workshops.
2013 Sanctioned Event of the Year Award
THE NORTH FORK CHAMPIONSHIP AND WHITEWATER FESTIVAL
The 2013 North Fork Championship and Whitewater Festival was sanctioned by the ACA. The North Fork Payette event has strong paddlers and the greater Boise area has long attracted and supported those most committed to an active outdoor lifestyle.
2013 Green Paddle for Waterway Conservation Award
TOM ECKELS
Tom is the Program
Manager for the Illinois Water TrailKeepers (IL WTK) Program, which is jointly sponsored by Openlands and the Illinois Paddling Council. Tom took over management of the IL WTK project about five years ago, and due to his efforts, the WTK program has expanded tremendously.
2013 Joe Pina Volunteer of the Year Award
KELLY GOSSETT
In addition to running New Mexico Kayak Instruction, where hundreds of able bodied adults and children are taught kayaking each year, Kelly Gossett also founded Kayak New Mexico that teaches adaptive paddling to adults and children with autism spectrum disorders, healing veterans, and others with physical or developmental disabilities.
2013 Stroke of Achievement Award
BEND PADDLE TRAIL ALLIANCE
The Bend Paddle Trail Alliance (BPTA) is an ACA Affiliated Club that is multi- faceted, including being a driving force behind the 2013 National Paddlesports Conference. BPTA recently established the Deschutes Paddle Trail, a navigable paddle trail within Deschutes County that has enhanced river and lake recreation and appreciation while promoting water safety, education and stewardship.
2013 J. Henry Rushton Award
REI OUTDOOR SCHOOL
REI Outdoor School
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provides outdoor enthusiasts with beginner to advanced level classes and outings in outdoor fitness, kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, standup paddleboarding, navigation, snowshoeing, road cycling, camping, skiing, wilderness medicine and more.
2013 President’s Award
VIRGIL CHAMBERS
Virgil Chambers was the National Safe Boating Council’s first Executive Director. Under his leadership, the NSBC has tirelessly served the recreational boating community by elevating boating safety to new levels of professionalism and excellence.
2013 President’s Award
FRANZISKA POKORNY
Franziska Pokorny lives in Ilanz, a small town in a mountain valley in Graubünden, Switzerland. She has served as the Co- Chair of the ACA Europe Division and was on the planning committee for the 2013 Europe Paddlesports Conference in Zurich, Switzerland.
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PHOTO: DAN CALDWELL
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