Ongoing Activities throughout the Day
10am – 6pm Visit the Kayak Paddling Pool and learn to paddle with Southwest Paddlesports
10am-4pm There’s a fabulous ocean themed mural being painted on the 2nd level of the Stewart Beach Park Pavillion
10am – 6pm Stop by the beach shoreline to watch a Sandcastle Building demonstration
...and much more. See web site: https://www.artistboat.org/world-oceans-day-festival
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY WITH KAYAKS
Presented by Artist Boat & The Galveston Park Board of Trustees, World Oceans Day is held from 10am – 6pm on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 at STEWART BEACH PARK, 201 SEAWALL BLVD- GALVESTON, TX
Southwest Paddle Sports will demonstrate Kayak Paddling in a 20’ x 40’ (3 foot deep) wading pool. Volunteers will assist with safety of the kayakers by standing in the water at each corner of the pool and by controlling the people line and time keeping on land.
Instruction and demonstrations will be taught by Southwest Paddle Sports. No kayaking experience required, but being comfortable in the water and enjoying working with people are “musts”.
Volunteer shifts are 2 hrs. each, free parking and free lunch(11am-3pm) is included.
Volunteer responsibilities each shift: Four people wading in the pool to assist with the kayaks and 1 person on land to help control the line of people and keeping track of time each group is in the water. Total of 5 volunteers for each shift.
Shift 1 is from 10am – 12 noon
Shift 2 is from 12 noon - 2pm
Shift 3 is from 2pm – 4pm
Shift 4 is from 4pm – 6pm
Early Bird Shift : 6am – 8am , some heavy lifting. Six strong volunteers for this project to help set up
the pool.
Evening Shift: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. -some heavy lifting. Six strong volunteers for this project to help tear
down the pool.
Please contact Cathy Webster at sr.executive.assistant@artistboat.org, or call the office (409)770-
0722 or on the day of the event, contact mobile # 512-944-3003.
Phil Salvador has been working with Artist Boat to bring this event and kayak-related volunteer opportunities to the attention of HASK membership. He can answer some questions: 713-591-2974, phil.salvador@gmail.com