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There
are few times when you can support a hobby and a great cause at
the same time. This is one of them.
You
may not know that the person who kindly gives you right-of-way learned the Rules
of the Road from our Online
Course, but you're glad she did.
You
may not have realized that the monofilament recycling bins at your
marina were placed there by a BoatUS Foundation Clean Water Grant,
but they were.
And
maybe you'll never have to rent an EPIRB, or borrow a free loaner
life jacket, but if you do, we'll be there. Wherever there are boaters,
the BoatUS Foundation's programs are making boating better.
This year, the Foundation is raising money for one of its most popular life-saving programs, the Life Jacket Loaner Program for Kids, which makes children’s life jackets available to boaters who are unprepared for visiting children or whose kids have outgrown their old life jackets. Over 350 locations nationwide loan kids-sized life jackets on a daily basis, free of charge.
Each year the need for life jackets outgrows the number that the BoatUS Foundation has available to loan. Our program goal is to raise $50,000 by this spring to meet this need – we’re counting on you!
For as little as $10, your tax-deductible contribution will fund the purchase of a child’s life jacket – or for $250, your gift will buy enough supplies to establish a new life jacket loaner location. We need your help to make boating safer for children.
Donations
from individual boaters and grants are what have kept the BoatUS
Foundation, a national 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, doing its great work
for over 25 years.
Help
us maintain these safe boating and environmental stewardship programs
with a tax-deductible donation, or by taking part in one of the
Foundation's many fundraising programs. There are so many ways to
make your support count!
If you prefer to send a check by mail you can send it to BoatU.S. Foundation, 880 South Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304. With donations of $25 or greater, we will send a letter recognizing
your donation. Our EIN number, for tax planning purposes, is 54-1156448.
The
BoatUS Foundation expresses sincere gratitude to the hundreds of
thousands of boaters who have made a commitment to safer and cleaner
boating by making a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation. Your
contribution helps us provide education and resources to reduce
accidents and fatalities, increasing stewardship of our waterways.
Thank
you for your support!
Photo above left: courtesy HRM. |
