Additionally, to celebrate University Week, students will receive a free T-shirt with valid student ID when arriving at either Kayak Pittsburgh location. T-shirts will be handed out to students, regardless of whether or not they partake in kayaking.

Students must be 18 or over to kayak without a guardian signature.

Pittsburgh Connections is a project of Venture Outdoors with funding from Richard King Mellon Foundation. The project takes students from participating universities on outdoor excursions so that they may experience the region and hopefully gain an appreciation for the area in an effort to keep those students here after graduation.

Kayak Pittsburgh Downtown is located under the Roberto Clemente (6th St. Bridge) and is in easy walking distance of all Downtown and North Side locations. Cross the bridge, take the staircase nearest PNC Park down to the waterfront walkway.

Buses to Downtown from Oakland include the 71C, 71D, 500, 51B, 61B, 71A, 67F. Buses to Downtown from Squirrel Hill include the 61A, 61B and 61C. Buses from Shadyside to Downtown include the 77A, 77B and 81B.

Kayak Pittsburgh North can be found at the North Park Boathouse along North Park Lake, approximately 14 miles from Pittsburgh. Head up Route 19 from Pittsburgh, turn right/East onto Ingomar Road/Yellow Belt, left at Babcock Boulevard, and left at Pierce Mill Road.

Venture Outdoors, a nonprofit organization, seeks to transform the Pittsburgh region into a place where
the outdoors is an integral part of our culture, our identity and our lifestyle. Venture Outdoors does this by
increasing participation in outdoor recreational activity. This in turn creates a sense of community among
participants, an increased awareness of the region's excellent quality of life, and a better understanding of
and a deeper appreciation for the environment and wilderness among the residents of and visitors to
western Pennsylvania.

For more information, visit www.ventureoutoors.org or call 412.255.0564.