Congratulations! Four new WW kayak instructors!!

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Congratulations! Four new WW kayak instructors!!

Post by OzarkTom » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:15 pm

On behalf of the Arkansas Canoe Club, I'd like to congratulate our newest additions to the ACC's ACA instructor cadre.

Kurt Otto
Chris Martin
Jonathon Kennedy
Lorraine McPhee

All four of these folks earned the "Level 4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor" certification from the American Canoe Association (ACA). This was a long and challenging process across a month, requiring a lot of study time, as well as in this case travel to Alabama for the exams!

Well done! :clap:

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Post by tomOzarkVideo » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:37 pm

:beer2: Congats!!
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Post by tracer » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:46 pm

:thumbup: way to go guys! Congrats

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Post by Cowper » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:48 pm

Congratulations to all!

I really like it when I see folks sharing our sport with others, and this indicates you clearly plan on doing some of that. :thumbup:
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Post by Regud » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:08 pm

:thumbup:
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Post by okieboater » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:29 am

Congrats and welcome to the group!
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Post by Jim E » Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:06 pm

What dedication! Thanks!!!


I hope to get started with certification soon myself.
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Post by GN YAKN » Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:16 pm

Tom left out one other very important tidbit of information!

Tom Burroughs also received a certification recently! Level 4 Whitewater Kayak INSTRUCTOR TRAINER!!!

:yahoo:

This is a huge accomplishment and I congratulate Tom (and Stephanie!) on this great day!

Way to go Tom!

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Post by Mike_P » Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:06 pm

Congratulations to my fellow NWA paddlers! :clap:

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Post by RomanLA » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:14 pm

Way to go! Congrats!!!

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Post by Louiscov » Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:39 pm

Super!! Congratulations to Tom and the four new "Level 4" instructors.

Kurt was a safety boat/assistant the first time I was a student at Whitewater School and he taught me a LOT, and it was obvious he liked seeing paddlers learn!! All four will be great, and Tom is always awesome.
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Post by kayakmamma » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:12 pm

Congratulations Tom!!! Level IV WW Instructor Trainer!!! Having been his student I have to say he was fantastic. I learned so much. Our IDW and ICE were outstanding.
Thank you Tom and congrats to Kurt, Jonathon, Chris too. :clap:
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Post by Jim Krueger » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:54 pm

Congratulations to all involved, and especially to my next door neighbor Chris
Martin, a really good guy and with just the best demeanor for a paddling instructor.

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Post by cmartin » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:54 pm

Thanks Jim. Congrats to my fellow classmates as well! Kurt, Jonathon, and Lorraine who were outstanding! Also to Tom on his accomplishment as an IT! Great job! :beer2: :beer2:

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Re: Congratulations! Four new WW kayak instructors!!

Post by NoQuarter » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:16 am

What a great class--Tom and Gordon ensured we got a lot of perspective and had us thinking about students and paddling in lots of different ways. They are awesome and it's no surprise that Tom passed the Instructor Trainer certification.

Congratulations TOM!!! And thank you again for your time, your knowledge and your patience.

The ACC is a great organization and I am honored to be a part of it.
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