President

From the President | Oregon Whitewater Association

Message from the OWA President

As President of the Oregon Whitewater Association, I’d like to welcome you to our club!  A bona fide river rat, I’ve been rafting the rivers of the Pacific Northwest since 1992. Being on the water gives me a sense of peace and freedom and a way to experience the serenity that only floating down a river can offer. Since paddleing is not a solo sport, belonging to a club just makes sense to me. Thus, it was by joining a river club that I have come to greatly increase my boating skills and confidence, not to mention having greatly extended my circle of everlasting friendships.

Since OWA was formed in 2000, as the fourth president and nearing the end of my second and final term, I feel very priveledged to be a part of this organization. In keeping with our mission of providing a strong and active club for recreational boating and promoting safety, our membership and board has accomplished many things. The benefits of being a member include the following:

  • A full year of scheduled river trips and club events
  • Monthly club meetings featuring quality presentations and free pizza
  • A unique website that provides searchability features and allows club members to interface directly for the latest information
  • Monthly newsletters
  • Swift Water Rescue clinics
  • Winter pool session for river rescue practice
  • Exclusive email for members to communicate
  • River clean up opportunities

All of the board members over the years have worked very hard to make this an outstanding organization. I would especially like to thank our Vice President, Bruce Ripley, and our Webmaster, Scott Ogren, for their considerable time and a great deal of thought they have put into providing a state of the art website and organizing club trips and events. Our founding officers provided a strong foundation and our new board continues to be very dedicated to making this club an awesome organization.

Feel free to browse the website to get to know us better and please send us a message if you have any questions. We hope that you will consider dropping in  at one of our monthly meetings, where the people are fun and the pizza is free. We look forward to your joining our ranks as a member.  

Sincerely,

Brenda Bunce