Paddle for Heroes

Paddle for Heroes, a non-profit organization that encourages veterans and first responders to participate in kayaking and canoeing activities, honors fallen police officer Thomas Cottrell, in this weekend’s 160-mile kayak trip from Mount Vernon to Marietta.

Join us for the fifth annual 5K at Ariel-Foundation Park on May 6 at 9 a.m.

Paddle for Heroes is an organization dedicated to helping people stay healthy and active and to continue to achieve its mission of helping veterans, first responders and their families get out on the water with river cleanups, paddling expeditions and the therapeutic healing of paddling.

Paddle for Heroes is placing onion litter bag dispenser along the Muskingum Water Shed access point to help keep litter out of our waterways.

On Saturday, June 18, Paddle for Heroes will launch for the sixth straight year on a 160-mile paddle from Mount Vernon to Marietta.

Curtis Casto will spend 35 days traveling down the Ohio River in a kayak trip in support of Paddle for Heroes starting on May 1.

U.S. Army Veteran Curtis L. Casto is headed for a 981-mile journey down the Ohio River to raise funds for Paddle for Heroes.

Paddle for Heroes not-for-profit founder Stephen Fleming is totally committed to making sure people with disabilities come to feel as ease as everyone else.“The water can be a healing place for people that are suffering or have been through a traumatic event,” Fleming told the Mount Vernon News.