Dec. 6: CCA Holiday Party, Swap Meet, and Program

Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Bring a dish to share.

Bring your boats and gear to swap or sell.

Bring your family and bring your friends. 

All are welcome.

Location:

Clara Barton Community Center

7425 MacArthur Boulevard

Cabin John, MD

Election: Officers for 2025 will be elected. See the separate article in this Cruiser.

Hurricane relief: We will wrap up our collection of funds for hurricane relief in North Carolina and Tennessee. Ginny DeSeau will be accepting checks at the membership table. See the separate article in this Cruiser.

Program, Fast and Clean: Back in the 1970s, a bunch of kids in the DC area, many of whom were the sons and daughters of CCA members, became fired up, I mean really motivated, to become the best whitewater paddlers in the world, as measured in a sport called whitewater slalom. And their final surge to the top, in 1979, was beautifully and sensitively captured in a documentary titled "Fast and Clean." Some of the alumni from that group recently rescued the few crumbling copies of the original 16mm work and, lovingly, frame by frame, restored and digitized it into HD perfection, and we want you to see it now on the big screen at Clara Barton. We also hope to have the restorers or creators present for Q&A. For those who can’t make it in person, we hope to share the film during the party via Zoom.—Ed Gertler