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Jenna Marks Campaign Complete

  • $5,170.00

    pledged of $5,000.00 goal

  • 77

    backers

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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

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