Rowing The Rainbow Bridge To Raise Funds For Farm Field Trips!
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By Misty Volaski It was all part of an effort to raise money for the non-profit organization Food for Thought. White’s trip contributed $2,500 toward FFT’s goal of $3,500 to fund a program called Farm Field Trips, which takes all fourth-graders in the Ojai Unified School District on field trips to local farms.
Ojai’s Norm Plott supervised the row from the support vessel, Bronco Billy.
“We did not do it on the planned Saturday due to bad weather, and I came down with a bad cold,” said White. The time passed quickly, he added, because he constantly had to correct his rowing stroke to accommodate the conditions.
“The water was fairly choppy and the swell was up, but the wind could not have been better. It was blowing in the same direction I was rowing,” said White. He received encouragement from the support vessel and his family.
White took approximately 7,000 strokes to row 10 miles in four hours.
“We are really thankful for Kevin’s effort and are appreciative of the support the community has shown. We are also thankful to Norm Plott,” said Lori Hamor, program director.
Field trips are already being scheduled for Ojai fourth-graders for late March and early April. The fourth-graders learn about nutrition education and “reconnect to the land that sustains them,” according to the Food for Thought website.
Opportunities for Farm Field Trip sponsorships are still available; visitfoodforthoughtojai.org.
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