Funds raised by Paddlefest are used to:

1. Run the Kids Ex-Stream Paddlefest Expo, the largest boating safety and environmental education program for children and teens in Ohio. Over 1,400 children ages 5-16 have participated in the EXPO over the past two years.
2. Support these non-profit Cincinnati area river education & advocacy organizations:
   • Friends of the Great Miami
   • Licking River Watershed Watch
   • Little Miami, Inc.
   • Mill Creek Restoration Project
   • Ohio River Foundation
   • ORSANCO Education Foundation
   • Rivers Unlimited
3. Provide mini grants up to $500 to local river organizations for advocacy, education and clean up projects.
4. Benefit these organizations which teach paddlesports to children and adults:
   • Cincinnati Recreation Commission - Vision Quest & River Trek programs
   • Miami Group Sierra Club Canoe & Kayak School
5. Produce the "Ohio River Way Boater's Guide to the Ohio River - Markland Pool". 25,000 copies printed and distributed over the past two years.
6. Promote passage of an official “no wake zone” designation on the Ohio between the I-75 and I-471 bridges by the states of Ohio and Kentucky to improve boater safety.

If you would like to support the work of the Ohio River Way, Inc. please send your tax-deductible contribution to:

The Ohio River Way, Inc.
P.O. Box 43261
Cincinnati, OH 45243

For additional information about the Ohio River Way and Paddlefest, call the Paddlefest Hotline at 513-588-6936 or e-mail us at dcoates@ohioriverway.org.