Join CSSD at SD Festival of the Arts

 

Challenged Sailors San Diego will have a booth at and will be a beneficiary of the San Diego Festival of the Arts, June 11 and 12 at Waterfront Park (Harbor Dr. by the County Administration Building). Produced by Kiwanis and San Diego Magazine, this unforgettable weekend filled with art by 200 artists, food, craft beer and entertainment benefits programs for San Diegans with disabilities, including Challenged Sailors San Diego.

See the festival website (http://www.sdfestivalofthearts.org/) for further details about the festival, including parking, artists, entertainment, and food.

You can purchase tickets in advance at http://www.sdfestivalofthearts.org/tickets/.  Use promotional code SDFACharity and get a buy one, get one free ticket offer.

Marine Gear Swap Meet Saturday

Don't forget!  Challenged Sailors San Diego will have a table selling surplus items at Harbor Island West Marina's swap meet on Saturday, April 16.  Stop by, find some great deals, and benefit CSSD at the same time.  Or if you have surplus gear you'd like to clear out of your dock box or garage, donate it to CSSD to sell (send an email to info@challengedsailors.org).

Join us at Fiddler's Restaurant 3/15

We are hoping for “the luck of the Irish” to raise funds for Challenged Sailors San Diego's adaptive sailing program by having a night at Fiddler’s Green for a pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration on Tuesday, March 15th. They will have a corned beef and cabbage special along with their regular delicious menu items. A portion of the dinner profits will go to Challenged Sailors San Diego, so tell everyone you know to join us for dinner.

Time:  5:00pm - 10:00pm

Place: Fiddler’s Green Restaurant
            2760 Shelter Island Dr.
            San Diego 92106
            619-222-2216

Thank you to Cisco

Thank you to Cisco for the generous donation to Challenged Sailors San Diego at the 2016 Global Learning Partner Conference.

Kyle C. McArthur Memorial Regatta NOR posted

April 30-May 1 will be the second annual Kyle C. McArthur Memorial Regatta hosted by Coronado Yacht Club.

The Notice of Race including entry instructions and additional information is now available at http://www.challengedsailors.org/kyle-c-mcarthur-regatta-2016.html.

Each day of this regatta, honoring Kyle's memory, will start and finish at the Coronado Yacht Club in Glorietta Bay and be sailed in South San Diego Bay.  

A burger burn at the YC is planned Saturday after racing.  Raffle tickets and silent auction bids can be made then or Sunday morning.
Following the completion of the race on Sunday there will be a reception and awards presentation.  Raffle and silent auction winners will also be announced.

We need of a number of volunteers to make this a successful event, both on the days of the regatta and before.

Among our volunteer needs are companion sailors, dock support, help with the raffle & silent auction, party & reception, fund raising, photography, and more.

Send an email to Scheduler@challengedsailors.org if you are able to help in any of these areas.

Dear Friend and Supporter of Challenged Sailors San Diego:

As you plan your holiday and year-end giving, please consider contributing to Challenged Sailors San Diego in order to enable us to continue our adaptive sailing program for people with disabilities to enhance their dignity, well being, and independence.  We have set a goal of raising $15,000 by December 31, 2015. Challenged Sailors San Diego, Inc. is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit and all donations are deductible to the full extent permitted by law.

During the short time since CSSD was formed just one year ago, much has been accomplished.  We participated in the US Disabled Sailing Championships, formed an alliance with the Paralyzed Veterans of America who sponsors two of our boats, conducted the DASH to Chula Vista with Chula Vista Yacht Club, held the first annual Kyle C. McArthur Memorial Regatta at the Coronado Yacht Club, provided hundreds of adaptive sailing opportunities for those living with a variety of disabilities including visual impairment or blindness, hearing impairment or deafness, Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, Muscular Dystrophy, amputation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, ALS and more.

We were recently notified of a generous grant from Torrey Pines Kiwanis designated for our Power Assist system that enables those with quadriplegia to sail independently with a special joystick or sip and puff system. We are submitting grant requests to other foundations and the Port of San Diego for future support.

Meanwhile, CSSD must carry on with donations from generous friends and supporters like you.  Please donate before the end of the year to provide smooth sailing for CSSD into 2016.

Please send your check to:

    Challenged Sailors San Diego, Inc.

    Attn: Sylvia Swall, Treasurer

    PO Box 6994

    San Diego, CA 92166

Or donate online through PayPal at www.challengedsailors.org (credit cards accepted).

Your generous support is truly needed and appreciated.

Kevin Wixom, President

Sylvia Bate Swall, Treasurer

Maria Arroyo, Secretary

and all of our Board of Advisors and Committee Chairs

CSSD awarded grant from Torrey Pines Kiwanis Foundation

The Torrey Pines Kiwanis Foundation has awarded a grant to Challenged Sailors San Diego for Martin 16 Power Assist System components. This system enables sailors to steer and sheet the Martin 16 via an electronic joystick or sip & puff control.

This grant is funded via the San Diego Festival of the Arts (formerly known as the La Jolla Festival of the Arts), one of the most prestigious art shows in the country. It will feature over 190 award-winning artists, delicious and healthy cuisines along with your favorite beverage and live entertainment. The 30th annual Festival, produced by the Torrey Pines Kiwanis Foundation, will be held June 11 and 12, 2016. It will be held at a beautiful new location: Downtown San Diego - at the Waterfront Park on the San Diego County Administration Building campus on Harbor Drive, across from the Star of India. Proceeds will benefit adaptive sports and recreation programs for San Diegans with disabilities including recently injured servicemembers. Please visit http://www.sdfestivalofthearts.org/.