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420 Capital Campaign

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  • We Made It!
420s

Our recent capital campaign for 420s came to a successful conclusion on January 19, 2012, with $45,000 raised. The new-to-us boats that arrived for the 2011 Fall High School Season are ready for Spring, and are paid for, thanks to the generosity of many friends of community sailing in Greater Portland, and throughout the State of Maine. Boating Local did a nice piece on the campaign. Thanks to them for building awareness of our efforts.

We are very excited to have the opportunity to provide our sailors with more gently used boats! Many thanks to the Campaign Committee members for their efforts in getting this initiative off the ground, and for their sustaining hard work that led to its successful completion:
Meg and Peter Dion, Sarah Helming, Valerie Kyros, Alan MacEwan, Barri Lynn Moreau, Chris Robinson and Jane Wellehan.

420 Campaign Donors:


Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, Inc.
Bill Poole
Cheverus High School
Diversified Communications
The Jarrell Family
Falmouth High School Sailing Club
Cape Elizabeth Sailing Team
The Alexander Family Fund
The LaLumiere Family
Vermont Bicycle Tours
Deborah and Stuart Eisenberg
Margaret La Combe
The Terry Family
Elizabeth Barrett
Sheila and Ben Devine
Megan and Peter Dion
Cynthia Rasmussen-Dykes
Elizabeth and Robert Ravenelle
Kenneth Smith
Jane Wellahan
James Dykes
Alicia Mooradian
Portland High School Sailing Team
Michele Baranowski
William Engelberger
Cathy Houlihan
Shari Shambaugh
Bowl Portland, LLC
Julie and Chuck Barnes
Thomas Byrne, Jr.
Jess Harris
Emily Carville
Gail Rice
Robert Salomon
Suzanne Salomon
Dorothy Chalfant
Valerie Libby-Wipfler
Christopher Peltier
Paul Rousseau
Susan Salomon
Richard Sheldon
Stephen and Claire Smith
Polly Everett
James Hallowell
Shari Shambaugh
Louise Tiernan
Suzanne Destefano
Kelly Kerner
Theresa Ketchum
Melissa Madigan
Chris Morin
Anne Morvant
Scott Scharf
Paula Banks
Eugenie Baum
Alison Hawkes
Mary Haynes
Kathleen Healy
Joseph Kubetz
Patricia Lesniak
Sidney Lincoln
Dianne and Harlan Lombard
Lucinda Messerschmidt
Nate Morse
Lisa O'Donnell
Claire Recker
Mark Sunderman
Diane Wilkins
and five Anonymous Donors.
Thank you all!

Our programs provide:

  • A competitive Spring & Fall High School Racing Program serving 150 kids each season with a fleet of 420's. Several hundred more kids participate in summer programs.
  • 30,000 participant hours a year of on-the-water activities that are challenging, fun and affordable.
  • Experiences promoting the values of leadership, self-reliance, sportsmanship, teamwork and respect for the environment.
  • An appreciation for Maine's maritime history.
Thank you for helping us keep sailing a part of your community!

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