Fellow paddlers,
We are
thrilled to invite you to the second annual New Mexico Paddlers’ Holiday
Party! The Adobe Whitewater Club of NM,
the Greater Albuquerque/ Santa Fe Kayaking Meet-Up, and Kayak New Mexico
501(c)3, three local community based organizations, are uniting to make this
special event happen.
Saturday,
December 6, meet at Hotel Cascada, for an annual holiday celebration including
live music, a silent auction, happy hour with cash bar, multi-course dinner,
brief program, and a variety of entertainment options including full use of the
water park, watching engaging paddling movies, or hanging out and socializing
around a fire pit. Reduced hotel room rates are available for those who would
like to celebrate without driving home.
Logistics:
Who: Paddlers and their families
What: Dinner, socializing and
entertainment
Day: Saturday December 6, 2014
Time: 4:30pm to 10pm
Location: Hotel Cascada,
1. Connect people – find a way to bring
people from various parts of NM, different organizations, and different
paddling disciplines together to reconnect with old friends, share, and make
new friends
2. Have fun together – while we want to
accommodate a number of people, we also want things to be intimate and fun so
after dinner we have a variety of entertainment options so there can be a nice
blend of having a community based celebration, and then having smaller groups
with similar interests
3. Learn about AWC, Greater Albuquerque/ Santa Fe Kayak Meet-Up, and Kayak
New Mexico 501(c)3 contributions to our community and about great
opportunities to paddle, volunteer and advocate for paddle sports, rivers and
community projects
Agenda:
4:00-4:30pm
- set up
4:30-5:30pm –arrive, register, select a seat, and enjoy happy hour with live music voluntarily provided by music students, visit tables to learn about each of the organizations, and view and make bids on the silent auction items
5:30-6:45pm-dinner, this will include a multicourse meal, a short program, and socialization
6:45pm and
on - evening entertainment options include the water park, paddling movies, or
socializing
Dinner Details:
Each meal
includes the following. Children’s meals are half portions.
Beverage: Water and punch
Soup: Roasted Tortilla or Posole
Appetizers: Choice of two items, to be
confirmed
Main: Choice of Jicama and Mandarin
Orange Salad with Champagne Vin and Chipotle Ranch, Tamales with NM Red Chile,
or Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas (Vegan and Gluten Free options are available,
by special advanced request and it is important to register early for these
options)
Sides: Calabacitas, Arroz Verde
Dessert: Flan and Mexican Wedding
Cookies
Price:
Early-registration
price (on or before November 28):
-
Adult meals are $20 per person ($25.60 after
service & sales tax)
-
Child meals for children only (which are
half portions) are $10 per person ($12.80 after service & sales tax)
Late-registration
(after November 28)
-
Add $5
for adult meals and $2.50 for child meals.
IN A SEPARATE
EMAIL, WE WILL SEND OUT A LINK FOR PRE-PAYMENT ONLINE. YOU MAY ALSO PRE-PAY IN PERSON AT THE NOV-11
AWC PRESENTATION (TONIGHT) VIA CASH, CHECK OR CHARGE.
Entertainment Details:
As an added
value to the NM Paddlers’ Holiday Party and to promote community interaction, a
variety of post dinner entertainment options are available:
1. Movie
– “Call of the River: 100 Years of Whitewater History” at Hotel Cascada’s 70
seat movie theatre (No cost to participate, cash bar available). We are working
to procure a copy "Rock the Boat" - a documentary of revitalizing the
LA River through
a. The
Call of the River: http://vimeo.com/3979402
b. Rock
the Boat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqJKQnMhT28
2. Water
Park – Lazy, River, 2 Water Slides, Flow Rider Wave Surfing, 50+ Water Features
($16 per person plus tax, reduced for our group from $29 – to be paid at Hotel
Cascada; $5 to observe)
3. Socializing
– Pending weather, this will be in the dining room or outdoor courtyard by the
fire pit (No cost to participate, cash
bar available)
Special Room Rate Option:
Hotel
Cascada has offered a special discounted room rate of $69 plus tax (vs. $125)
the night of our party. This rate is
dependent on room availability and you must book as soon as possible. To make
your reservation, contact Hotel Cascada at 505 888 3311 and reference the NM
Paddlers’ Holiday Party.
Closing Comments:
The leadership of all three organizations have gone to great lengths to bring
our community together. While some may identify as being a rafter, a kayaker, a
canoeist, or stand-up paddler, all (in general) love paddling, and work toward
the strengthening of the broader community at-large.
These events
signify the strength of our growing community.
Through this new-found strength, we were able to change NM State Parks
Boating Safety Laws, facilitate programs for people with disabilities and
support broader conservation / education projects throughout
We know that paddlers are some of the most frugal gourmet chefs in the
wilderness. Many can feed a small army for $25.
The organizations involved, including elected leadership and volunteers,
have worked to build the best 'value' possible, including some who personally
funded down-payments, and guaranteed minimum food/beverage sales. We appreciate Hotel Cascada's support, as well
as others we reached out to for this event, as they each bent their rules to
accommodate our party for the most reasonable prices. As our community grows to include new
members, people with special needs, and returning members with renewed
interest, we needed to find a venue that could accommodate 100+ people. Few homes are this big, and few restaurants
could accommodate a catering request of this magnitude. The meals we have selected are typically
priced at $35 ($25 for us). The hotel
rooms are typically priced at $125 ($69 for us). The waterpark passes priced at $29 ($16 for
us). The theater priced at $450 (free for us) and the banquet room is typically
priced at $3,300 or equivalent food/beverage sales (it is $2,300 minimum
food/beverage sales for us). While we
always encourage people to form their own private parties, we strongly believe
there is great value in these larger community efforts. We hope you agree, and will join us on
December 6.
In order to
secure the most favorable prices with Hotel Cascada, we need to provide a
head-count and partial payment by November 28; one week before the party. Early and Late registration prices are listed
above. Please register early; it will save you money, help us get accurate
head-counts to the chef with meal requests and help us offset the initial cost
of this event. If you're unable to register by November 28, we hope you will
still come join us, but please understand there will be a $5/person
late-registration fee.
Registration options:
1. Pay
in person via cash, check or credit card at AWC Monthly Meeting Nov 11 at El
Norteno 6pm (event open to all, no charge)
2. Pay
online (link will be sent in a separate email)
3. Pay
in person via cash, check or credit card at event ($5 additional per adult;
$2.50 additional per child)
We look
forward to seeing you on December 6th,
Adobe
Whitewater Club of New Mexico
Greater
Albuquerque / Santa Fe Kayak Meet-Up
Kayak New
Mexico, 501(c)3