Mekong River Paddle Adventure Update
Due to health concerns related to Coronavirus and travel challenges in Asia, we have decided to postpone our paddle adventure to a future date. Stay tuned…
Dave, Tito, Gerk, and Tom

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Four intrepid paddlers will launch their kayaks for a month long adventure down the Mekong River through Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam to the South China Sea. Led by author/adventurer Dave Ellingson, known as the Paddle Pilgrim; Titonah Dith, Tom Glasoe, and David Gehrke will encounter diverse cultures, behold spectacular scenery, witness environmental issues, and experience physical, emotional and spiritual challenges. 
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The expedition will benefit the Dith Pran Foundation which raises money to support the educational dreams of Cambodian young people, the Center of Rehabilitation and Support for Handicapped Children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the Dave Ellingson Scholarship  for Environmental Studies and Social Justice.   

The Mekong River Paddle Adventure is sponsored by Advanced Elements Kayaks and Werner Paddles.

THE TEAM

David Ellingson

Dave is a pastor/professor, paddler, poet, is married and the father of 5. 
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Tom Glasoe

Tom is a Lutheran pastor, married and the father of two young boys, and was born in Vietnam.​
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Titonath Dith

Tito is a physical therapist, father of 3 boys, and was born in Cambodia.​
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David Gehrke

David Gehrke is a lawyer, father of two sons, world traveler and has recently lived in Vietnam.
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Larry Morris

Larry is a Lutheran pastor, a COO, a CFO, a Poet and one who walks with grief. More

A bigger why

The expedition will benefit the Dith Pran Foundation, Cambodia, the Center of Rehabilitation and Support for Handicapped Children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the Dave Ellingson Scholarship for students pursuing studies in social justice and environmental stewardship.   

Dith Pran Foundation

The Dith Pran Foundation raises money to support the educational dreams of Cambodian young people. 

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The Center for Rehabilitation and Support for Handicapped Children

The Center of Rehabilitation and Support for Handicapped Children provides care for orphaned and abandoned children with disabilities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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The Dave Ellingson Scholarship for Environmental Studies and Social Justice

The Dave Ellingson Scholarship supports students pursuing studies in social justice and environmental stewardship.   

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