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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:48:29 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>About The Guild</title><subtitle>About The Guild</subtitle><id>http://www.hrpg.net/about/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.hrpg.net/about/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.hrpg.net/about/atom.xml"/><updated>2008-01-08T02:00:23Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Mission</title><id>http://www.hrpg.net/about/2007/11/2/mission.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hrpg.net/about/2007/11/2/mission.html"/><author><name>Guild Directors</name></author><published>2007-11-02T12:42:57Z</published><updated>2007-11-02T12:42:57Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>The Hudson River Paddlers Guild was incorporated in the fall of 2006 with the purpose (i) to promote and support the practice of recreational watersports, in particular kayaking; (ii) to encourage training, technique, competition, and safety programs for the community of paddlers who seek ways to improve their skills and knowledge; (iii) to provide a forum for human-powered boaters, not-for-profit organizations and commercial entities that share the Hudson River to promote safety and communication for all; (iv) to improve and protect safe public access to rivers and to promote care for the aquatic environment of all rivers, in particular the Hudson River, for recreation and enjoyment.<br /></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Board of Directors</title><id>http://www.hrpg.net/about/2007/11/2/board-of-directors.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hrpg.net/about/2007/11/2/board-of-directors.html"/><author><name>Guild Directors</name></author><published>2007-11-02T11:44:28Z</published><updated>2007-11-02T11:44:28Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<a href="mailto:bill@hrpg.net">William Bergeron, President</a><br />
<a href="mailto:jeff@hrpg.net">Jeff Folmsbee, Secretary</a><br />
<a href="mailto:ray@hrpg.net">Ray Fusco, Treasurer</a><br />
<a href="mailto:mike@hrpg.net">Mike Cook, Director at Large</a><br />
<a href="mailto:marcus@hrpg.net">Marcus Demuth, Director at Large</a><br />]]></content></entry><entry><title>Contact</title><id>http://www.hrpg.net/about/2007/11/2/contact.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hrpg.net/about/2007/11/2/contact.html"/><author><name>Guild Directors</name></author><published>2007-11-02T10:00:18Z</published><updated>2007-11-02T10:00:18Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Email is often the best form of communication and will usually be answered within a day. All officer emails can be found above. General inquiries can be directed to the President. <br /><br />Please mail any inquiries, membership forms or checks to:</p><p>Hudson River Paddlers Guild<br />P. O. Box 2061<br />New York, NY 10013</p><p>Our fax: <br />(270) 569-6502&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry></feed>