Lucas Memorial Float Trip & Back to School Potluck Picnic

Name: Lucas Memorial Float Trip & Back to School Potluck Picnic
Start: 2025-08-20T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-20T18:30:00-04:00
Location: 1990 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28804

Schedule

Wed Aug 20 2025 at 03:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1990 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28804 | Asheville, NC

All current French Broad River Academy families are invited to the Lucas Memorial Float Trip & Potluck Picnic on Aug. 20. Join us for the float, or the picnic, or both! This annual event is a great way to meet new friends, reconnect with old ones, and celebrate back to school with a splash!
Learn more and register: www.fbra-avl.org/back-to-school-float-picnic/
ABOUT THE FLOAT
Join FBRA for a family-friendly float on an urban stretch of the French Broad River while also honoring the life and legacy of Peter and Daniel Lucas, father and brother of FBRA founding board member Greg Lucas. All funds go toward funding an endowment for the Peter and Daniel Lucas Scholarship Fund. Unlike FBRA's Financial Aid Fund, which is distributed among all eligible applicants, this full scholarship would reward one student who demonstrates financial need combined with the desire to enroll for three years at the French Broad River Academy. Suggested donation is $25 per participant. Thanks in advance for your support.
3-3:30 p.m. - Meet at North Campus (Boys Program) dressed and ready for the river (swimsuits, closed-toed shoes, sun protection, etc). Load your watercraft onto our trailers.
3:30-3:45 p.m. - Shuttle to put-in at Silverline Park, 1050 Riverside Dr. Ride in FBRA vans to put-in.
3:45-5 p.m. - Paddle/float (approx).
5 p.m. - All floaters are invited to stay for the FBRA Back-to-School Picnic
Register for Float Trip: https://fbra.regfox.com/2025-lucas-memorial-float-and-picnic
ABOUT THE PICNIC
Celebrate back to school at our Potluck Picnic, starting at 5 p.m. FBRA will provide fried chicken, and families are asked to bring sides, desserts, drinks, etc.
Please go to the sign-up form to indicate what you are bringing: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DADAC23AAF8C61-57641850-2025#/
We also need volunteers to help with event set-up and clean-up.
We will have long tables set up inside our canoe bays, ready to receive your dishes; when you arrive just bring your items to the table and then enjoy an evening of community by the river!
Please LABEL any of your personal dishes with your name -- masking tape works well. Consider bringing your own folding chairs and/or picnic blanket; seating is limited.
If you are floating, you can drop off your potluck items at 3:00.
At the picnic, all of our staff will be there so you can "meet the teacher." Additionally, our Salamander Parent Association (SPA) will have a booth where you can learn about ways to get involved as a volunteer.