Canoeing for Kids

Canoeing for Kids To provide free Canoe and Kayak trips to disadvantaged children. Also serving the general public. Please call to schedule your trip or for any questions.

Canoeing for Kids is a non-profit organization serving as a free recreational outlet for disadvantaged children. Canoeing for Kids' primary function is to provide free canoeing and kayaking trips for underprivileged children. More than Nineteen Thousand Kids have benefited from the experience of being "on the water" and "in the woods" over the past twenty years. Teamwork, self-reliance, sense of a

ccomplishment, as well as awareness and conservation of nature is achieved while the kids simply have fun . Free services are provided to children's homes, camps for unhealthy, physically and mentally challenged children and any other qualifying group. Adventures are catered to the individual group's skills and/or limitations. (803)791-1727

08/23/2026

How it started vs how it's going.

We had a blast guiding the entire freshman class of the South Carolina Honors College down the Saluda River for .

Please join us in wishing these students the best of luck as they embark on their college years!

We would also like to thank the small army of volunteers who made this gargantuan event smooth, safe, and fun for all involved! We couldn't do it without you!

Thanks to WIS TV for highlighting our tree lot and the work that it helps to fund. We have a few great-looking trees lef...
12/23/2025

Thanks to WIS TV for highlighting our tree lot and the work that it helps to fund. We have a few great-looking trees left. It's not too late - come get a deal on a beautiful tree!

The Christmas tree lot on Trenholm Road may look average, but its purpose runs deeper than spreading holiday cheer. The lot serves as the main fundraiser for Canoeing for Kids, a nonprofit organization based in Lexington.

Story below.

Our Christmas tree lots are open for business! (Please don't judge us for getting into the holiday spirit before Thanksg...
11/22/2025

Our Christmas tree lots are open for business! (Please don't judge us for getting into the holiday spirit before Thanksgiving đŸ˜…)

Two lots to choose from:
1 - Canoeing for Kids Headquarters (114 Riverchase CT, Lexington)
2 - Trenholm Road United Methodist Church (3401 Trenholm Rd, Columbia)

Monday - Thursday*: 11am - 7pm
Friday and Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 12 - 7pm
*Thanksgiving Day: 3 - 7pm

Come see us!

Enjoy this colorful glimpse of .In what has become one of our favorite traditions, CFK hosts the entire freshman class ...
08/25/2025

Enjoy this colorful glimpse of .
In what has become one of our favorite traditions, CFK hosts the entire freshman class of South Carolina Honors College at the beginning of each fall semester for an icebreaking float down the Saluda River. This past Saturday, we took nearly 300 new college students down our home river.
We're grateful for this ongoing partnership with the University of South Carolina and for all of our staff and extra volunteers who spent their Saturday making sure this gargantuan undertaking was safe and fun for all involved.
We hope these new Gamecocks have a great first semester, and we're already looking forward to next year. Go C***s!

*Canoeing for Kids is a registered nonprofit, and our mission is to provide free canoeing and kayaking experiences to underprivileged children. Large trips like this help fund our mission. Please see our website - www.canoeingforkids.org - for more information about the uplifting work we do in our community.

In support of Canoeing for Kids alumni and long time friend Andrew Grizzell , kids today at Camp Adam Fisher for Juveni...
06/18/2025

In support of Canoeing for Kids alumni and long time friend Andrew Grizzell , kids today at Camp Adam Fisher for Juvenile Diabetes went "sq**rt boating".

Andy is in Plattling, Germany today competing in the International Canoe Federation Worlds Freestyle Championships in the "sq**rt boat" category - these are boats designed to do tricks and maneuvers in -and *under* whitewater !

A sample of what he is up to - or rather *down* to :
https://youtu.be/nZXeJoA9C68?si=cQ1TfrcmbGsWZZGr

It's on! Book your Raft Day trip for May 17! * 10:00 am trip $55 * Lunch provided * 2:00 pm trip available on r...
05/14/2025

It's on! Book your Raft Day trip for May 17!

* 10:00 am trip $55
* Lunch provided
* 2:00 pm trip available on request $65

Call or Text Jay at 803-348-0348 to hold your seat!

Only 40 seats left!

Book your Raft Day trip for May 17! 10:00 am trip $55 Lunch provided2:00 pm trip available on request $65Call or Text J...
05/02/2025

Book your Raft Day trip for May 17!

10:00 am trip $55
Lunch provided
2:00 pm trip available on request $65

Call or Text Jay at 803-348-0348 to hold your seat!

04/23/2025

Canoeing for Kids Raft Day May 17, 2025 - or maybe a Kayak Day…

Just like last year :

We hope to have Raft Day May 17th, but… this depends on factors beyond our control - namely the dissolved oxygen (DO) level in Lake Murray. If the DO level is too low, we can't get the release flows that provides the whitewater rafting fun that the Saluda can offer. Low DO levels can kill fish. Can't have that.

We should know on May 13th if we will have a rafting release on May 17th.

Watch this space for more details.

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114 Riverchase Court
Lexington, SC
29072

Telephone

+18037911727

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