June 27 & 28 at Coney Island

Don't Delay - Register Today!

550 paddlers already registered online or by mail. Register today.
Remember... the deadline to register online (and save $5) is Friday,
June 20 at 12 midnight.

BPA free Water Bottles for
all registered paddlers

Thanks to generour donations from Greater Cincinnati Water Works, MSD
and Cincinnati Bulk Terminals, all registered paddlers will receive a
BPA free water bottle in their registration bags. Free and tasty water
will be available at Coney to fill your bottles. We're trying to cut
our use of bottled water by 90% this year!

Need a canoe?
Reserve it now or swim 8.2 miles.

If you need to reserve a canoe for Paddlefest, better do it today.
Over 100 canoes from Morgan's and Loveland Canoe & Kayak are already
rented. You can reserve your canoe (still just $35) online when you
register at www.OhioRiverWay.org/paddlefest/register/.

Paddlefest Proceeds to Support River Education & Advocacy

Funds raised at this year's Paddlefest will support 7 local non-profit
river education and advocacy organizations plus the fine work done by
the Cincinnati Recreation Commission and the Sierra Club Miami Group
to teach children and adults how to paddle safely and have fun on the
water. Click here to learn more about the who benefits from Paddlefest
proceeds.

Be a "Trash Pickin Paddler" at the Ohio River Sweep on June 21

Bring your canoe or kayak to Cincinnati's Schmidt Field at 9:00 a.m.
on Saturday, June 21 to join the Paddlefest "trash pickin paddler"
team. Help us collect trash along the Ohio shoreline that only
paddlers can access. Good exercise. Great company. Rewarding work.
Check out www.ORSANCO.org/comm/riversweep/ for details.

Got Kids?

Bring them to the Paddlefest Kids Ex-Stream EXPO from 10 a.m. till 2
p.m. on Friday, June 27 at Coney Island. They'll enjoy the 20+ hands-
on environmental education exhibits and learn how to safely paddle a
canoe or white water river raft in Lake Como. It's FREE and open to
the public. Details at www.OhioRiverWay.org/paddlefest/events/kids/

VIP Parking for Subaru owners at Coney

At Paddlefset, it pays to drive a Subaru. Your VIP parking space is
close to the entrance to our Festival on Friday night (June 27) at
Coney. We also have reserved parking space for all drivers of hybrid
vehicles. Look for the signs in the parking lot.

More info about Paddlefest 2008 at www.OhioRiverWay.org/paddlefest