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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Monday, August 28, 2017<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Media Contact: Zenas Crocker, Executive
Director<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Barnstable Clean Water Coalition<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">508-420-0780<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">Registration is Open for </span></i></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">7th Annual ‘Paddle for the Bays’ <o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
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Sponsored by Barnstable Clean Water Coalition<i class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">Scheduled for September 16 at Ropes Beach, Cotuit<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">(Osterville,
Mass.) – Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (<a href="http://bcleanwater.org" class="">bcleanwater.org</a>) has opened
registration for its major fundraising event of the summer—the <b class="">7<sup class="">th</sup> Annual <i class="">‘Paddle for the Bays RACE’</i></b> open to stand-up paddlers as well as
kayakers, scheduled for <b class="">September 16<sup class="">th</sup></b>
at 9:30 a.m. at Ropes Beach, 85 Old Shore Road in Cotuit. On-site registration
is available race day beginning at 7 a.m.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">New
to this year’s event is a pre-race cocktail party and fundraiser on Friday,
September 15, at 6 p.m. at the prestigious Wianno Yacht Club featuring local
food, live music and a silent auction. Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per
couple. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Barnstable Clean Water
Coalition organizes this popular race to continue the community’s awareness of
our watershed. All monies raised support conservation and water quality science
and education programs throughout the Town of Barnstable. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Participants
in the largest stand up paddleboard and kayak race event on Cape Cod will have
their skills, speed and endurance tested on courses of varying difficulty on
some of the most beautiful water passages in New England. Beginning in 2016, a
relay team event was offered for four people per team, who will use the same
kayak or stand up paddleboard. Each racer will kayak or paddle for a half mile
for a team total of two miles. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Registration Details<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">There
are two ways to register: pre-register online at <a href="http://www.bcleanwater.org" class="">www.bcleanwater.org</a>. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">When you register, you will have
the choice of how to enter the <em class=""><b class="">RACE</b></em>. We encourage you
to partner with us and fundraise for our clean water rescue mission. When
you register as a fundraiser, you will receive a fundraising page that you can
customize to your liking. If you raise enough money to match or exceed your registration
of $95.00, your fee will be waived. If you don't reach your goal, you'll be
charged the difference. Don't worry, you don't have to fundraise, you can just
register and pay the fee. Either way, we appreciate your support.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">We have some amazing prizes for the top 3
fundraisers!!</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">The first 100 registrants will receive a
long-sleeved T-shirt.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Please pre-register, as the cost goes up
the day of the<em class=""><b class=""> RACE.</b></em> Registration on September 16th
will be $110.00 for adults and $55.00 for youth.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">Barnstable
Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) will work to restore and preserve clean water in
the Town of Barnstable. </span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT" class="">For
more information please visit:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://bcleanwater.org" class="">BCleanWater.org</a>;
phone 508-420-0780, or email<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:info@bcleanwater.org" class=""><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT" class="">info@BCleanWater.org</span></a><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT" class="">. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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