FAQ

All Out Adventures is committed to providing low or no cost outdoor recreation programming to people of all abilities. We operate 230+ programs each year for just a nominal cost to participants. In order to continue to offer our programs for no or low cost, we must raise approximately $200,000 through different sources each year. The Kayak-a-thon is our signature fundraising event, and the $150/boat fundraising minimum ensures the continued success of the event and the viability of our organization.

The event has grown so significantly that we will have a waiting list for participation. We can only accommodate event participants who have fundraised or donated the minimum by September 2.

You are welcome to fundraise as a team with others! If you choose to participate as a team, we ask that the team raise an average of $150/boat.

Our most successful fundraisers ask several people for a little bit of money. If you are kayaking 12 miles, you only need to ask 12 people to sponsor you for $1.50/mile! Co-workers, family, and friends would all be likely to part with $12.50 to support your participation in the event. Alternatively, you can approach a few people for more money. It would only take 5 people to each sponsor you for $30.

Still nervous? Give us a call for advice, tips, and encouragement! Or, join up with a team so you can share the fundraising responsibilities. We're here to help! 

Plan to park at where you begin the day - either in Sunderland or Hatfield.  You can get a ride from friends or family back to your car or catch a ride on the wheelchair accessible minibus shuttle we're offering at the end of the event.

If you're bringing your own gear, we'll have a designated area for you to leave it in.  Staff and volunteers will watch over it while you catch a ride back to your car, and then you'll drive back to Northampton to pick up your gear.  We'll even give you a hand loading it at the end of the day!

12 miles is a long, but manageable distance. We strongly recommend that first-timers or those who are unsure of the best distance either choose the 5-mile option or opt to go in a tandem kayak with a more experienced paddler.

Those who have good stamina may choose to challenge themselves with the 12-mile option. Though we stop in Hatfield mid-way, those who choose the 12-mile option should be prepared to paddle the entire distance. We are not able to assist paddlers in ending the event early except for emergencies.

We expect to arrive in Northampton between 3:30pm and 4:00pm. However, many factors - including the kayaking strength of the group and the strength of the river current - impact our timing. You will want to allow plenty of time in your day's schedule for us to arrive in Northampton later than that. We typically wrap up the event around 5:30pm.

Yes!  We will transport a canoe, kayak, or SUP for our 2025 AOA program participants to use at no charge.

Community members, family, and friends may rent a canoe, kayak, or SUP from us for the event for $35, which will cover a portion of our costs for arranging and transporting them.

Yes. You can make a donation to a fundraiser on a team or you can make a general team donation.

All donations should be mailed to:
All Out Adventures
297 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060.

Please make all checks payable to: All Out Adventures.
Please make sure that in the memo it says and who the donations should be credited to.

Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.

Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. If you made your donation in installments, you will receive a receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.

Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

A Tax ID number identifies All Out Adventures as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The All Out Adventures Tax ID number is

When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."

If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to All Out Adventures.

It is not a good idea to send a cash donation in the mail. You may drop off the cash at All Out Adventures along with your information or you can deposit the cash into your checking account and send a personal check from your account.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact All Out Adventures.

You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your headquarters page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by All Out Adventures.

A Tax ID number identifies All Out Adventures as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The All Out Adventures Tax ID number is .

As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.

Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team .

To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
2. Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
3. Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
4. Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"

You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your headquarters and edit your account preferences.

A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://alloutadventures.rallybound.org/ben.

When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".