Wavetrain Kayak Team, Inc

What is it about paddling that excites you the most? For us at Wave Train Kayak Team, it is building a connected community of kayakers and canoers and fostering a fun, inclusive, and safe way to get out on the river.

Last week, we completed our fifth season of hosting the eight-week Community Paddling Days series with the support of Altitude Art Gallery, Middle Fork Engineering, Amanda Weber Real Estate, and Northern Lights Trading Company. The Community Paddling Days are organized as informal, drop-in meetups that occur weekly at NO COST to participants. In 2024, Wave Train organized 16 CPD meetups with some regulars and some folks who attended once or twice, adding up to nearly 200 participation days (1 person for one day)!

Our sponsors cover 60% of the cost of these gatherings. We are reaching out to those of you who loved coming to the Community Paddling Days and those who love the idea of the CPDs to match the generous support of our sponsors so we can keep this going!

Wave Train Kayak Team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible.

What did we spend money on this season to bring you the Community Paddling Days?

$6,000 for the coaching staff (2 to 3 staff members per session for 16 sessions)

$400 for fuel

Program Insurance

Vehicle Maintenance

Thanks to everyone who donated to the program during our spring Give Big Gallatin Valley fundraiser! Please join us again if you can!

What is it about paddling that excites you the most? For us at Wave Train Kayak Team, it is building a connected community of kayakers and canoers and fostering a fun, inclusive, and safe way to get out on the river.

In early August, we completed our fourth season hosting the eight-week Community Paddling Days series with the support of Altitude Art Gallery, Northern Lights Trading Company, Amanda Weber Real Estate, and Middle Fork Engineering. The Community Paddling Days are organized as informal, drop-in meetups that occur weekly at NO COST to participants. In 2023, Wave Train organized 16 CPD meetups with some regulars and some folks who attended once or twice, adding up to nearly 200 participation days (1 person for one day)!

Our sponsors cover 60% of the cost of these gatherings. We are reaching out to those of you who loved coming to the Community Paddling Days and those who love the idea of the CPDs to match the generous support of our sponsors so we can keep this going! If each person who attended donates $75 to $100, we will meet our target! Not bad for up to 16 days of kayaking with Wave Train's kayak coaches!

Wave Train Kayak Team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible.

Additionally, Wave Train has never turned away a youth participant due to financial challenges. In 2023, 16% of Wave Train youth participants received some level of scholarship. If we go beyond our fundraising goal, resources will go toward offering scholarships to youth participants.

What did we spend money on this season to bring you the Community Paddling Days?

$6,000 for the coaching staff (2 to 3 staff members per session for 16 sessions)

$400 for fuel

Program Insurance

Vehicle Maintenance

Thanks to everyone who donated to the program during our spring Give Big Gallatin Valley fundraiser! Please join us again if you can!

What was your favorite river memory this summer? Did it involve the Community Paddling Days?

During the last three years, Wave Train Kayak Team has worked to support our paddling community and create a fun, inclusive, and safe way to get out on the river. With the support of Altitude Art Gallery, Northern Lights Trading Company, and Amanda Weber Real Estate, the Community Paddling Days are organized as informal, drop-in meetups that occur weekly at NO COST to participants. In 2022, Wave Train organized 16 CPD meetups with some regulars and some folks who attended once or twice, adding up to 186 participation days (1 person for one day)!

Our sponsors cover 50% of the cost of these gatherings. We are asking those of you who loved coming to the Community Paddling Days and those who love the idea of the CPDs to match the generous support of our sponsors so we can keep this going! If every person who attended donates $75 to $100, we will meet our target! Not bad for up to 16 days of kayaking with Wave Train's kayak coaches! If you can donate more, please do.

Wave Train supported 17% of our youth participants with a total of $4,025 in financial aid in 2022. If we go beyond our fundraising goal, resources will go toward offering scholarships to youth participants. Wave Train Kayak Team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible.

What did we spend money on this season to bring you the Community Paddling Days?

Thanks to everyone who donated to the program during our spring Give Big Gallatin Valley fundraiser! Please join us again if you can!