COLUMBIA GORGE WIND AND WATER ASSOC
EIN 93-0974698 · Unknown (Z99Z)
What they do
1) SITE ACCESS: THE CGW2 OWNS and MAINTAINS SWELL CITY, A WATER LAUNCH SITE IN THE HEART of THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. THIS PROVIDES RIVER ACCESS to OVER 120 PEOPLE and THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE ABLE to RECREATE ON THE WATER VIA THIS SITE. 2) YOUTH PROGRAM: THE CGW2 MAINTAINS A YOUTH WATER & WINDSURFING PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS YOUNG PEOPLE and THEIR FAMILYS ACCESS to WINDSURFING and SAFETY EQUIPMENT for LOW COST of ENTRY. OVER 46 YOUTH and THEIR FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2023. WE ALSO SUPPORT ANOTHER NON-PROFIT, WYLDE WIND & WATER, THAT PROVIDES YOUTH WATERSPORTS TRAINING and SAFETY INSTRUCTION. 3) YOUTH COMPETITION: THE CGW2 SUPPORTED THE BRIDGE of THE GODS KITEFEST & BLOWOUT and THE MT. HOOD MEGALOOP COMPETITION. EACH of THESE ARE YOUTH COMPETITIONS IN WATERSPORTS SUCH AS KITEBOARDING and WING FOILING. OVER 160 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THESE ACTIVITIES.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1997
- Location
- PO BOX 182, HOOD RIVER, OR 97031-0007
- County
- Hood River
- In care of
- MICHAEL STROUD