Speaking
(available for Virtual Speaking events)
David Ellingson is available for speaking engagements. Topics include:
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.
- 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.
Ellingson was recently featured on travel guru Rick Steves' national radio program. Listen in for great storytelling of his kayak adventures on the Mississippi and the Erie Canal/Hudson at soundcloud.com/rick-steves/536-isle-of-skye-cross-country#t=13:15.
A sampler of past events:
REI in Seattle/Bellevue/Tacoma/Olympia/Spokane (Mississippi/Erie Canal/Norway)
Kayaking Norway "Coming Home" film shown at Iowa Independent Film Festival, Mason City, Iowa
Skal Beer Hall, Ballard, WA Modern Vikings: Kayaking the Fjords of Norway
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, The Adventure of Faith, Carefree, AZ.
Hal Holmes Center, Ellensburg, WA Norway
Sons of Norway, Spokane, Norway
Camp Lutherwood, Coeur d'Alene, ID Norway
Hovestad Sons of Norway, Olympia, WA "Coming Home"
Nordic Museum, Ballard, WA Norway
Trinity Lutheran Church, Owatonna, MN Norway
Clear Lake Public Library, Clear Lake, IA, Norway
Luther College Decorah, Iowa. "Coming Home" film
Daughters of Norway, Normanna, Everett, WA
ELCA Youth Ministry Extravaganza, Anaheim, CA "Creation Care"
Earth Day Celebration @ Our Savior's Lutheran in Everett, WA
Fall 2020 Available for Virtual Speaking/Presentations via ZOOM
Sept. 9: Zoom with Edmonds Sons of Norway "The Norwegian Immigrant Journey to America"
22: Cascade Sons of Norway "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway":
Oct. 6: Hackensack Paddle Club "Paddle Pilgrim: Kayaking the Erie Canal and Hudson River to the Statue of Liberty"
10: Gina Krog Daughters of Norway "Coming Home" (film)
11: First Lutheran of Richmond Beach Adult Ed. Zoom: Podcast with Dr. Michael Osterholm "Pandemic Hope"
17: Valkyrien Daughters of Norway (Seattle) "Coming Home"
18: Thea Foss Daughters of Norway (Tacoma) "Coming Home"
20: Nordic News Radio Program: "The Norwegian Immigrant Journey to America: Erie Canal"
25: FLRB Adult Ed. Zoom: Podcast with Rev. Kelly Chatman on "Leadership and Neighborhood Engagement".
Nov 5: Sonja Sons of Norway: Eugene, OR, Kayaking the Fjords of NorwayF
7: First Lutheran of Richmond Beach Adult Ed. Zoom: Creation Care/Earth Stewardship
14: Edvard Grieg Sons of Norway (Cincinnati, OH) "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway"
15: Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA "Pandemic: Paddle, Play, Podcast"
21: Whidbey Island Sons of Norway: "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway"
Dec. OPEN (available to Zoom)
Jan. 23: Agnes Wergeland #54 Daughters of Norway (Eugene, OR) "Coming Home"
March 21: Thea Foss Lodge, Daughters of Norway (Port Townsend, WA) "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway"
April 18: Earth Day: Creation Care at Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way.
Kayaking Norway "Coming Home" film shown at Iowa Independent Film Festival, Mason City, Iowa
Skal Beer Hall, Ballard, WA Modern Vikings: Kayaking the Fjords of Norway
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, The Adventure of Faith, Carefree, AZ.
Hal Holmes Center, Ellensburg, WA Norway
Sons of Norway, Spokane, Norway
Camp Lutherwood, Coeur d'Alene, ID Norway
Hovestad Sons of Norway, Olympia, WA "Coming Home"
Nordic Museum, Ballard, WA Norway
Trinity Lutheran Church, Owatonna, MN Norway
Clear Lake Public Library, Clear Lake, IA, Norway
Luther College Decorah, Iowa. "Coming Home" film
Daughters of Norway, Normanna, Everett, WA
ELCA Youth Ministry Extravaganza, Anaheim, CA "Creation Care"
Earth Day Celebration @ Our Savior's Lutheran in Everett, WA
Fall 2020 Available for Virtual Speaking/Presentations via ZOOM
Sept. 9: Zoom with Edmonds Sons of Norway "The Norwegian Immigrant Journey to America"
22: Cascade Sons of Norway "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway":
Oct. 6: Hackensack Paddle Club "Paddle Pilgrim: Kayaking the Erie Canal and Hudson River to the Statue of Liberty"
10: Gina Krog Daughters of Norway "Coming Home" (film)
11: First Lutheran of Richmond Beach Adult Ed. Zoom: Podcast with Dr. Michael Osterholm "Pandemic Hope"
17: Valkyrien Daughters of Norway (Seattle) "Coming Home"
18: Thea Foss Daughters of Norway (Tacoma) "Coming Home"
20: Nordic News Radio Program: "The Norwegian Immigrant Journey to America: Erie Canal"
25: FLRB Adult Ed. Zoom: Podcast with Rev. Kelly Chatman on "Leadership and Neighborhood Engagement".
Nov 5: Sonja Sons of Norway: Eugene, OR, Kayaking the Fjords of NorwayF
7: First Lutheran of Richmond Beach Adult Ed. Zoom: Creation Care/Earth Stewardship
14: Edvard Grieg Sons of Norway (Cincinnati, OH) "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway"
15: Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA "Pandemic: Paddle, Play, Podcast"
21: Whidbey Island Sons of Norway: "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway"
Dec. OPEN (available to Zoom)
Jan. 23: Agnes Wergeland #54 Daughters of Norway (Eugene, OR) "Coming Home"
March 21: Thea Foss Lodge, Daughters of Norway (Port Townsend, WA) "Kayaking the Fjords of Norway"
April 18: Earth Day: Creation Care at Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way.