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Speaking
(available for Virtual Speaking events via zoom)

David Ellingson is available for speaking engagements. Topics include:
  • Paddle Pilgrim Adventures with pictures/stories (Mississippi River, Erie Canal and Hudson River, Fjords of Norway)
  • Spirituality
  • Creation Care
  • Faith Formation
  • Holistic Health

Ellingson is also available for consultation on Children, Youth & Family Ministry, Outdoor Leadership, Visioning, 
Program Development, Event Planning. Community Gardening. Advocacy interests include Creation Care, Children, Hunger, Housing, Living Wage, Senior Citizens, Diversity.


To inquire about availability for speaking engagements or consultation please email paddlepilgrim@gmail.com.​

Upcoming events

2021
Feb.      21: Sagatun Lodge, Sons of Norway (Brainerd, MN)  "Coming Home"
March    8:  Fosselyngen Lodge, Sons of Norway (Milwaukee, WI) "Coming Home"
               13: "Coming Home" film/conversation with artist/paddler, Ellen Kolbo-Mcdonah at Canoecopia, Madison, WI. 
               21: Thea Foss Lodge, Daughters of Norway (Port Townsend, WA)  "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway" 
April     14: Leif Erikson Lodge, Sons of Norway, Ballard, WA "Coming Home"
              18: Earth Day: Creation Care at Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA

A sampler of past events: 

Community Events:
​REI in Seattle/Bellevue/Tacoma/Olympia/Spokane (Mississippi/Erie Canal/Norway)

Iowa Independent Film Festival, Mason City, Iowa (Kayaking Norway "Coming Home" film shown)
ELCA Youth Ministry Extravaganza, Anaheim, CA (Creation Care)
Sons of Norway, Lodges in Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin (Norway)
Canoecopia (World's Largest Paddling Expo)  Madison, Wisconsin (all my paddle adventures)

Churches:
Earth Day Celebration, Our Savior's Lutheran in Everett, WA ​
​Trinity Lutheran Church, Owatonna, MN (Norway)
First Lutheran of Richmond Beach, Shoreline WA  
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Colleges:
Luther College Decorah, Iowa. ("Coming Home" film)
Libraries and Museums:
​Nordic Museum, Ballard, WA (Norway)​
Clear Lake Public Library, Clear Lake, IA (Norway)
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library, Medina, NY (Erie Canal)
Retreat Centers and Camps
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, The Adventure of Faith, Carefree, AZ
Hal Holmes Center, Ellensburg, WA  (Norway) 
Camp Lutherwood, Coeur d'Alene, ID  (Norway) ​       

Contact

David Ellingson is available for speaking engagements (church, club, college, retreat, conference, camp, community group), media inquiries, book events/signings.  Groups discounts on books are also available by contacting David.
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