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Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club 2018 Season Feedback Survey
Thank you for sharing!
Your feedback will help us plan our 20th season. We appreciate your support of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club as we embark on another year as environmental stewards of our waterway. This anonymous 10 question survey should take 5-7 minutes & closes on 12/31/18.
How many Gowanus Dredgers activities did you participate in during our 2018 season?
0
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-15 or more
What was your favorite Canoe Club activity (choose one)?
Walk-up Canoeing
Shoreline Cleanups
Shoreline Art Walks
Creekers Jamboree Events
Poetry Reading while Afloat
Boathouse Art Shows
Banjo Toss Competition
Gowanus Challenge Race
Oktoberfest Event
Waterfront Bike Rides
Sunset Guided Canoe Voyages
Lighten Up Brooklyn Workout Voyages
Fishing for Gowanus Creatures
Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration
Other (please specify)
How many Friends and Family
(not including you)
did you bring to our Gowanus Shoreline?
0
1-5
6-10
11-15
15+
Was the anything you'd like to see more of in 2019? Check all that apply.
Trips for Members
Formal Classes (like what we offer during winter months at Riverbank Park)
Informal classes (like our Lighten Up Brooklyn programs to practice skills)
Social events and programs (like music, art, monthly meet-up programs)
More/different days & times for volunteering
Friends & Family Paddles
Events with other Boathouses
More Events at the Boathouse and More Programs
More Art events and programs
Other (please specify)
What are you interested in learning more about or getting more involved in? Check all that apply.
Becoming a Guardian of Gowanus Program Leader
Fundraising for the boathouse
Helping with social media accounts & press
Taking classes such as CPR and navigation
Taking ACA kayak and canoe level classes
Help organize social events
Other (please specify)
What are some issues or challenges that keep you from volunteering? Check all that apply.
Feeling burnt out, I already volunteer a lot
I only have availability on certain days
It's difficult for me to get to the boathouse
I'm not sure when volunteers are needed
I don't have the time/have limited amount of free time
I have a lot of other commitments
I don't feel like I get enough from volunteering (need more incentives)
Other (please specify)
What factors led you to join and/or renew your membership this year? Check all that apply.
Get information, updates and news about the Gowanus Dredgers & the Canal Neighborhood
Attend events, training and workshops led by the Gowanus Dredgers
Participate in networking and convening events, such as idealists events and art openings
Support Canoe Club programs ($35) and receive a tiny bar of soap
Support Canoe Club programs ($75) and receive soap + T-shirt
Support Canoe Club programs ($125) and use canoeing equipment for personal voyages
Other (please specify)
On a scale of 1 (not well) to 9 (extremely well), how well have our programs & services met your expectations?
1
3
5
7
9
Considering the upcoming Gowanus Rezoning, please rank the level of importance for including in a community benefit agreement as a condition to our support of the rezoning:
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
Provide more Open Space Esplanade landscaped & paved areas
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
Provide Enclosed public areas to support makers, artists & recreation users
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
Provide Safe Access on & off our waterway
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
Provide more affordable housing
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
Include benefits that strengthen IBZ & other Gowanus businesses
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
Institute a local hiring program for Gowanus neighborhood residents
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
Provide incentives to support not for profits of Gowanus
Very Important
Important
Less Important
Not Important
No Opinion
What is missing? What other benefits (programs & services) that you think our Gowanus community deserves?
Please describe,
in your words
what the Gowanus Dredgers Can Do Better?
Thank you for sharing your comments!
We look ahead to our 20th season where the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club continue to serve as environmental stewards of our Canal.
Current Progress,
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