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Dartmouth, NS
Canoe

Hi Pursu.it fans! My name is Jenna Marks and I’m  a  22‐year‐old  'girl'  canoer. I'm coming off a triple gold performance at the Pan Am Championships and a triple gold at the World Championships in Dartmouth - Even with my success I am not funded by the government to train :( Here's why: Woman's canoe is just one of four disciplines that make up my sport: sprint canoe/kayak. But woman's canoe is not in the Olympics so the government does not fund female training. There  has  been  a  lot  of  arguments  that  woman’s  canoe  shouldn’t  be  in  the  Olympics  because  some  think  we 're not  fast  enough  or  don’t  have  enough  people.  However,  our  results  really  aren’t  that  far  off  considering  that  most  girl  canoers  fund  themselves  and  there  are not  many  camps  and  coaching  for  woman’s  canoe  as  the  other  disciplines  in  the  sport. Its hard training everyday with kayakers and male canoers that get a lot more financial support than I do. It  takes  a  lot  of  love  and  determination  to  stick  with  it!  I’ve  been  canoeing since  I  was  six and  I  never  for  one  moment  would  have  considered  doing  anything else - I felt excited about the challenge of canoeing and doing it in spite of my feminine body. So here is the stitch! In 2009, I competed at the canoe/kayak world championships in Dartmouth and became one of the first woman gold medalist in the canoe event (it just became a world sport). Now its time to step it up again! This is a big summer for woman’s canoe. There is a lot of focus on us right now trying to get into the 2016 Olympics (or at least in 2020). There are World Cups, Senior Worlds, Under 23 Worlds and Pan Ams. If I’m going to represent Canada (and the sport of woman’s canoe) at these events I’ll need a little bit of help. Canoe/kayak Canada holds two sets of trials in the spring that I will need to attend to be named to the team. I need to raise $5000: $1100 club and training fees $1350 travel fees to two sets of trials including air fare and taxis $2050 for living expenses (hotel, food and public transportation to the competition site) $500 for trials fees and boat transportation Thanks so much for supporting me and women's canoe! With love, pogies, and art, Jenna Here is my latest t-shirt design for Pursu.it: Here is a picture of my handmade canoe pogies/gloves:

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The Goli Gee

Thank you card

$20.00 CAD

27 contributors
The Little Piece of Jenna

A Hand decorated thank you card by me!

$50.00 CAD

25 contributors
The Fan Souvenir

Hand decorated thank you card and signed and framed photo of yours truly

$100.00 CAD

10 contributors
The limited 'wow where'd you get the shirt and bracelet!?'

For the first 20 people that donate $250 or more you will receive 1/20 handmade friendship bracelets specially made for my pursuit. You will also receive a hand  decorated  thank you  card  and  a  decorated  and  signed  t‐shirt  or  hand made  canoe/kayak  pogies.

$250.00 CAD

3 contributors
The 'wow where'd you get the shirt?'

Hand  decorated  thank you  card  and  a  decorated  and  signed  t‐shirt  or  hand made  canoe/kayak  pogies.

$250.00 CAD

1 contributors
The Risk Taker

Hand decorated thank you card AND a decorated and signed t-shirt or hand made canoe/kayak pogies PLUS your name will be put into a draw to win a signed Canada team racing shirt.

$500.00 CAD

0 contributors
Go big or go home!

Your very own 1 minute animation or 3 minute film or a Jenna Marks painting PLUS a hand decorated thank you card AND decorated and signed t-shirt or hand made canoe/kayak pogies.

$1,000.00 CAD

1 contributors

Jenna Marks Campaign Complete

$5,170.00

pledged of $5,000.00 goal

77

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$20.00 CAD

27 contributors

$50.00 CAD

25 contributors

$100.00 CAD

10 contributors

$250.00 CAD

3 contributors

$250.00 CAD

1 contributors

$500.00 CAD

0 contributors

$1,000.00 CAD

1 contributors

Jenna Marks Campaign Complete

$5,170.00

pledged of $5,000.00 goal

77

backers

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