Disc Golfers for Kerry
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The disc golfers for Kerry road tip hopes to empower and inspire individuals to become more informed and active advocates of politics. It will forge an active partnership between the sport we love, a life style we desire and the beauty of our great country. The road trip will have many different levels with an emphasis on protecting the freedoms of our citizens by encouraging voting participation, to inform people to make educated decision in the upcoming elections and to pay tribute to one of our greatest natural wonders that we believe represents how grand our country can be.
Agenda: Disc Golfers For Kerry
Wednesday October 13th
1 pm Pick Up RV
Play Oak Grove in Pasadena
Drive To Kingman
(we might not make it to Kingman that night)
Thursday October 14th
Play Firefighters Memorial Park (in Kingman)
Drive To Flagstaff
Friday October 15th
Play Northern Arizona University
Alternate Thorpe Park
Tour Grand Canyon and stay the night
Saturday October 16th
Drive to Las Vegas
Play Either 1. Freedom Park
Alternate Mountain Crest
Party Vegas Style
Sunday October 17th
Return To Santa Barbara
Play Evergreen Open Space
Why Disc Golf?
Disc golf can be played from school age to old age, making it the one of the greatest lifetime fitness sports available. Specially-abled and disabled participate, giving them the opportunity to take part in a mainstream activity. Because disc golf is so easy to learn, no one is excluded. Players merely match their pace to their capabilities, and proceed from there. The Professional Disc Golf Association, with over 16,000 members, is the governing body for the sport, and sanctions competitive events for men and women of every skill level from novice to professional. Permanent disc golf courses are found in countries worldwide, as well as throughout the United
States.
Our goal is to get everyone involved in the political process and then we believe then the United States will lead itself in a new direction, one that better represents the people. Disc Golf embodies the idealism we hold for voter participation. The barriers to play disc golf are minor and a diverse group of people are able to play and enjoy, just as we would like increased voter participation form a diverse group of people.
Goals of the trip
Encourage voter participation
To understand why people want to vote for bush
To gain a better understanding of our country
To give the Kerry Edwards campaign support in key
battle ground states
Why the Disc Golf Courses, RV Parks, The Grand Canyon
and Las Vegas?
1. All of these areas will give us the chance to meet and mingle with the population. Disc Golf course will give us a chance to talk with locals in the areas we visit and find out more about the towns we visit.
2. RV parks and the Grand Canyon will give us a chance to talk with travelers from other local areas
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