2025 Neches Wilderness Race

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The Neches Wilderness Canoe Race began as a fund raiser sponsored by the Trinity Valley Community College Palestine Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the National Honor Fraternity for American Junior Colleges. When Candice Dillon asked Ed Furman "What we can do for our scholarship fundraiser?" Ed, who is was race director the first 20 years of the race and started paddling aluminum to get his boy scout merit badge years ago in N.Y. state, says the first thing that popped into his head was "canoe race!". Well, the rest is history as they say. Upon graduation from TVCC the founders of the race, committed to the goal of meeting the educational needs of our community, continued the tradition of "running the waters" to benefit others. Now, thanks to the large group of community volunteers and generous race sponsors that make it possible, in its' 19th year the Neches Race…