Challenging all drinkers! (and those who don't too!)

Need a reason to go out this Tuesday? We got ya! Cheers for Children is happening at Leadbetter's in Fells Point. There will be live music, raffles, donations, Dark & Stormy's, and your friends. All Donations including $2 from Dark & Stormys and Kracken drinks, band tips and earnings, and Julia's bartending tips will all go to help gets kids sailing who couldn't without your help! So bring some cash, a good joke, and a friend and come have fun! 

Here's your drinking Challenge: The Cantori Family is matching dollar for dollar every $2 for each Dark and Stormy donated by Leadbetters and for every tip Julia Riddle garners during her sprint stint at bartending - Let's triple and quadruple or more those hardworking drinkers and tippers to make this enjoyable fundraising effort a huge success our Sailing Center!

Even if you don't drink or cannot make it, don't let the Cantori's drink you under the table - Who's up for the Drinks and Tips Challenge?

If you are already booked and unable to attend this festive fundraiser, you can still make a contribution.  Please click here to make a donation.  Select the special, "Cheers for Children" button to allocate your donation.

Dear DSC Community:

We are gearing up in full force for our Sail for Kids Regatta & Fundraiser! It's time to team up and enter the "Sailboat Regatta" or the "Fundraising Regatta," or both.

The Fundraising Regatta has already begun and our Executive Director, Greg Cantori, has raised $1,050 and our Board President, Kathleen Lester, has raised $550 to date!

 
Also, join the regatta and challenge them on the race course!

Click FirstGiving Sail for Kids Registration Website and start fundraising now!  As a fundraiser for the SFK event, you will need to set up a persoanl fundraising page with FirstGiving.  It is a very easy process.  When you launch the page by clicking on the hyperlink above, click the large green "REGISTER" button to start the process in setting up your account with FirstGiving.  If you have an existing FirstGiving profile established, you'll need to select the 2012 Sail for Kids campaign as it may direct you to your last activity with the website.

With your own profile page, this will enable you to send the SFK FirstGiving link out to all your friends, colleagues, and potential donors.  You have the opportunity to share your own unique DSC experiences, encourage others to help support the mission of the DSC and how to make pledges.  If you wish to develop a "team" with other participants, please contact Traci Mead and she will set up your team fundraising page.  This will help to support Sail for Kids and challenge team members both to win the fabulous prizes awarded to the team and the individual who win the fundraising regatta.

Team examples: you and your spouse have two pages but are linked to a team, or the skipper and crew aboard one boat have individual pages, but are "competing" with other teams to reach goals.  The more individual pages that are developed, the futher "reach" to contacts will take place when shared.  The beauty of the FirstGiving website in managing the fundraising process is that it is so easy to use and share. 

If you have any questions or have trouble registering, please call Traci at 410-727-0722, extension 3.  She will be happy to be of assistance to you and also give tips on how you can raise even more mney by being creative and clever with your outreach. 

Sincerely,

Kathleen Lester and Shannon Darlington

Co-Chairs Sail for Kids 2012

Sending out a sincere Thank You to all the volunteers who have stepped forward to assist with many DSC activities.  Whether you've been on site helping with our disabled sailors, or staffing the booth at Sailbration and the Jazz Festival, picking up dockmaster duty, being on hand during the DSC Open Houses, or helping in the office, each moment you dedicate to us is cherished. 

You do make a difference and we appreciate your dedication!

Reminders about parking for DSC Members - your cooperation is very much appreciated:

1. Seek parking on the gravel area near the docks.  If no parking is available in that area, limited blacktop parking can be utilized, keeping as close to the docks as possible. 
2. The "Entrance" Gate is solely for the purpose of vehicular traffic entering the BMI/DSC parking lot.  Do not use this as a vehicle exit from the property at any time unless the "Exit" gate is locked.  The "Exit" Gate should be utilized to leave the property.  (This applies to moving vehicles only, not pedestrian or bicycle traffic.)
3. Skippers and Dock Masters performing end of day "securing the property" duties as the last remaining members on site will be required to close and lock both the Entrance and Exit Gates in the future. 
4. Please drive slowly and keep watch for pedestrians, especially children, and also wildlife in the parking area. 

"The Downtown Sailing Center provides quality educational and life enriching programs that promote self-esteem and teamwork through the joy of sailing.  The Downtown Sailing Center is committed to promoting an environment of inclusiveness and accessibility, especially to youth, persons with disabilities, and those with limited opportunity."