The time is near…Colorado Whitewater’s fall dinner is just around the corner! This year's Fall Dinner guest speaker is none other than the one and only Eric Jackson!

Date: November 9, 2023

Time: 5:30pm-9:30pm

Special Guest: Eric Jackson

Location: 14er Brewing & Beer Garden

3120 Blake St. Unit C, Denver, CO 80205

CW Members: $25 

Non-CW Members: $30 

SOLD OUT! Unfortunately no tickets will be available at the door!

Tentative Schedule: 

5:30 - Doors Open; Beverages/Socialize

6:00 - Dinner 

**drink tickets given to registrants. Any drinks that registrants would like past their ticket allotment can be purchased at the brewery 

7:15 - Announcements and Annual Elections

7:45 - Guest Speaker Eric Jackson

8:45 - Socialize/Cleanup

Annual Elections:

We will be conducting our annual elections at this dinner. If you're interested in serving on the CW Board of Directors, please contact Judy Thomas. You can find descriptions of the board positions here.

About Eric Jackson:

EJ was Born in Ohio, living in a single wide trailer as a young kid, with a father who was strict yet an incredible teacher of skills and how to live life. A loving mother who balanced out the demeanor at home passed at age 18.    

Paddling began at age 6 in a Grumman canoe on the “Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania” which also came with some kayaking in a borrowed boat. At Age 15, EJ and his dad got their first kayaks, Lettman Mark IV, made by Old Town while living in New Hampshire.    

They joined the Merrimack Valley Paddlers club in the spring of 1980, and one member new how to roll, Bob Oniel. Bob taught EJ to roll and then EJ taught his dad, and then they taught the rest of the club.

EJ’s Dad, Jim, became club president, and the club grew from 40 to 250 members in 2 years. EJ and his dad made over 100 fiberglass kayaks in their garage for club members at a cost of $100/each (materials only), and EJ did the work for free.    

The kayak was a rip off of the Phoenix Savage.