This is How You Justify Your Splurges on Amazon.com

Amazon Smile is the same Amazon site you know, with one difference--it donates a portion of proceeds to the charity of your choice. 

The ACA is registered through the site, so all you have to do is start shopping from our personalized link and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to the ACA.

We recommend bookmarking the above link so you can easily access it every time you need to make an Amazon purchase. 

Visit the ACA Booth at Outdoor Retailer

If you find yourself in Salt Lake City, Utah, this week, please drop by the ACA Booth (number 38077) at Outdoor Retailer. 

We're located on the main floor of the Salt Palace in the paddlesports section, near the stairs.

Staff members will be there Wednesday through Saturday to answer your questions and we'll have plenty of ACA swag to hand out!

How to Find Other Paddle People

The brand NEW Paddle America Club Search Feature on our website makes it easier than ever to find other folks to paddle with!

Check it out today. 

Stroke of Achievement Award - Bronx River Alliance

Please join us in congratulating the Bronx River Alliance, winner of the 2014 ACA Stroke of Achievement Award!

The Bronx River Alliance works hard to protect the Bronx River corridor through community collaboration and outreach. Read more about their work here.

Each year, as part of the ACA Annual Banquet, a series of prestigious national awards are presented to individuals and organizations who have demonstrated exemplary leadership, service, and dedication to paddlesports. 

This year's Annual Banquet will be held as the kick-off event to the ACA Adaptive Paddling Summit in September 2014! We hope to see you there. 

ACAers Recognized Among Top Adventure School Alumni

Blue Ridge Outdoors just recognized 16 outdoor alumni from the South's best adventure colleges, and half of the alumni mentioned are ACA members and instructors!

Check out the full article on BRO to read more about how Ben, Kelsey, Shanna, Keith, Adam, Hailey, Corey, and Leah are making waves in the world of outdoor recreation. 

Congrats to all!

Throwback Thursday

Here's a little something from our archives...

The ACA song from 1927:

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In the mood for a mini history lesson? Click here to learn about how the ACA made its beginnings as the nation's oldest paddlesports organization. 

Feeling nostalgic yet? Send us your vintage paddlesports photos so we can feature you in a future Throwback Thursday post!

New Release From the ACA!

We've been working on this project all year, and we're so excited to present it to you today. 

Please take a look at the ACA's two new animated videos!

More than ever before, people are choosing paddlesports as a way to keep physically fit, experience adventure, and spend time with family and friends in the great outdoors. With the influx of novice paddlers on all types of waterways comes an increased risk of injuries and deaths. Canoes, kayaks, and stand up paddleboards were responsible for 20% of all boating casualties last year (US Coast Guard 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics). 

The videos are a new addition to the ACA's ongoing National Safe Boating Campaign serving the 50+ million Americans who participate in paddlesports annually.

We believe the messages contained in these videos have the power to save lives. But we need your help getting the word out! Please feel free to copy this link and: 

• Email it to your family and friends
• Share it on your social media accounts
• Post it to your website or blog

We'd like to thank the talented team at Anzovin Studio for making our vision come to life. And a special shout out to the U.S. Coast Guard for providing the grant funds to make this project possible.