Raffle to benefit First Nations canoe building project.

[lowangle al]

Over at WCHA there is info on a raffle to win a birch bark canoe. It's $100.00 per ticket and they will only sell 100 tickets. It sounds like a worthy cause to donate to even if you don't win. You can find it on the birch bark, dugout and primitive craft forum.

 

[yellowcanoe]

http://forums.wcha.org/index.php?th...tion-community-canoe-builds.15679/#post-79070

 

[Murat V]

Bumping this up to support the raffle. It is being organized by paddling friend and Artist, Mike Ormsby. Great chance to win an authentic 13' bark canoe made by two well known builder's from Maniwaki Quebec - Jocko Carle and Basil Smith. These two builders were featured in David Gidmark's publication Building a Birchbark Canoe - The Algonquin Wabanaki Tciman.

Jocko Carle & Basil Smith Raffle Canoe
Addition photos: Facebook Album


The canoe looks to be great shape considering it is 40+ years old. It is constructed with a single piece of bark (rare these days) and needs a few new lashings, a thwart and some re-pitching. If the fundraiser is successful, Mike will restore the canoe to be water worthy. The restoration will take place in Southern Ontario (Toronto area). If anyone here enters the raffle and wins, I can arrange to have it stored indoors for eventual pickup. Might also have a contact who could bring it to the WCHA Assembly in upstate New York next July. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards future First Nation community canoe builds and an immersion program for First Nations youth...very worthy cause.

Tickets are just $100 and 100 will be available. A 1-in-100 chance are great odds for winning this boat. Mike is asking for payments to be done by e-transfer to bildcanoe@gmail.com or through PayPal. I believe just 18 of the 100 tickets have been sold and a deadline is approaching. So anyone interested in this chance should move fast.

Fund are in Canadian Dollars so you're talking about $77 US a ticket. Total bargain!

 

[Odyssey]

Worthy cause, and the book you mentioned opened my eyes and broadened my horizons when I read it a couple years back. Thanks for this.