RIVER OF CHANGE
River of change shows how whitewater paddleboarding, mentoring, and the art of filmmaking can inspire youth facing adversity to care about rivers and waterways. This film was shot by students of the First Waves Johnstown program when they experienced whitewater, paddling, and filmmaking for the first time.
In 2015, The First Waves Johnstown Program was conceived thanks to support from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies in partnership with the Benscreek Canoe Club, Goodwill of Conemaugh Valley, the YMCA of Greater Johnstown, Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and SurfSUP Adventures. In the first year, the program accomplished the recruitment and certification (through Goodwill Goodguides) of 7 new mentors, completed 4-intensive workshops, removed hundreds of pounds litter from the Stonycreek River outside Johnstown, and produced a high-definition film documenting the experience through the eyes of youth participants as well as mentors, instructors, and community leaders.
Learn more at: https://cfalleghenies.org/
