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Saturday, July 11, 2015, a fire destroyed the boat shed at the Outdoor Campus at Sertoma Park. The shed housed kayaks, paddles, lifejackets and waterfowl decoys. A canoe trailer next to the shed was also destroyed.

The cost to replace the shed and equipment has been estimated between $25,000-$30,000 and since the Outdoor Campus is part of the SD Game, Fish and Parks, they are self-insured, which means they must find the money to replace the equipment in their budget.

A Go Fund Me page has been established and donations are being sought. According to their Go Fund Me page, in the next two weeks alone, they have over 600 students signed up for various paddling classes and over 3,000 people are expected for the 5th annual Outdoor University on August 1, 2015.


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