Make Every Stroke Count! Paddle 4 Pacific will provide you, your family, friends and colleagues an opportunity to enjoy a paddling activity outdoors while raising awareness and funds for Pacific Peoples’ Partnership (PPP) – a charity that supports Indigenous and South Pacific communities. Join us from May 31st through to June 19th 2022, as we mark World Oceans Day. Participants will be invited to safely engage in their favourite paddling activity such as kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, or canoeing (or any other inspired alternative.)

Each participant or team can raise funds on their own personalized fundraising webpage, where they can also share their journey, photos, commitments and inspirations. We are challenging each team or individual to raise $20 for every 1km paddled for a total of 100$ or 5km. This is not a requirement, rather a fun target you can set to measure your impacts and how far we are collectively paddling together across the Pacific! We encourage you to exceed this goal if you feel comfortable doing so.

Through the CanadaHelps platform, corporate teams, families, sports teams and individuals can sign up and set goals to get out on the water and paddle. Create some friendly competition and get actively involved in championing this cause!

For 45 years, Pacific Peoples’ Partnership has supported the aspirations of South Pacific Islanders and Indigenous peoples for peace, environmental sustainability, social justice and community development.

The funds raised will be distributed to our partners across the Pacific through our Pacific Resilience Fund, which you can read more about here. 75% of funds will go to our international efforts while 25% will be used for domestic programming, such as the RedTide Indigenous Youth Climate Action Conference. If you are keen to learn more about our work, we encourage you to take a look at our Educational Package.

Individuals, families, friends, teams, companies… Anyone can participate! Participants are encouraged to follow the latest health protocols and paddle in ‘safe’ bubbles. Please distance accordingly and respect changing weather and wave conditions.

The campaign itself will officially launch on Monday, May 31st, and end on Saturday, June 19th. These dates are strategically planned around World Oceans Day on Tuesday, June 8th.

Paddling and fundraising can be done from anywhere in the world – there are no physical boundaries with this campaign! Grab a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard and head out to your nearest lake or ocean! Exercise, fresh air, and philanthropy are all part of the fun.

You bet. Our preferred rental partner, Ocean River Sports, is offering P4P participants 25% off all kayak and stand-up paddle board rentals! Just mention the Paddle 4 Pacific campaign to their staff when renting.

Unfortunately, we don’t have a perfect solution for this. That said, there are free apps available (Strava, for example) that are typically used for running and biking, but can easily be adapted for paddling.

Absolutely. Please visit our CanadaHelps platform to make a donation. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

You bet! We’re on the hunt for a few more cash and in-kind sponsors, so please view the available opportunities.