Contact: Kim Cooper
kim.cooper@sailnewport.org
Tel. 401.846.1983
[size=150][color=#0000BF][b]10th Anniversary Sail for Pride to Benefit Servicemen and Women[/b]
[b]NEWPORT, RI (March 29, 2011)[/b] – Sail Newport has announced that on September 11, on the tenth anniversary of 9-11, the sailing organization will hold the Sail for Pride not only to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that fateful moment in history, but also to raise funds for American servicemen and women’s charities.
Organizers have selected the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and the R.I. Red Cross Service to Armed Forces Fund as the charities who will receive funding from the 10th Anniversary Sail for Pride.
“We want to help those servicemen and women and their families who have suffered as a result of fighting for our freedom since 9-11,” says Scott Murray, co-founder of the annual sailing event. We don’t want to take their sacrifices for granted…and we will never forget,” he adds.
The original Sail for Pride was organized three weeks after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Since 2001, the name “Sail for Pride” was retired and the event was named Sail for Hope – incorporating the Ocean State’s motto. To date, the events have raised over $800,000 for over a dozen charities.
The regatta was founded by three local sailors, Brad Read and Scotty Murray, both from Middletown, RI and Newporter Mick Harvey. The name Sail for Pride will be used again this year to commemorate the first event.
Local founding businesses and organizations that have supported every event since 2001 include: New England Boatworks, IYAC, Sail Newport, the Newport Shipyard, Café Zelda’s, Mac Designs, Brewer Yacht Yards and Budweiser.
R.I. Red Cross spokesman Nick Logothets says, “In the past 12 months, the American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter has received more than 650 requests for assistance for Rhode Island servicemen and women and their families. These requests are a direct result of the hardships placed upon these families as they continue to defend our freedom.”
Sail Newport will invite boats over 22 feet to join the 18-plus mile race around Conanicut Island. The race will start outside of Newport Harbor. All types of boats will be encouraged to participate and there will be many classes offered for handicap and one-design boats. Boats that do not have a Narragansett Bay PHRF rating will be given one for the event. In addition, boats will be asked to fly their ensign from their transom in a show of patriotism as the flotilla navigates around Conanicut island and finishes in Newport Harbor. For more information, http://www.sailnewport.org.
Also, a fundraising event will follow the race at the Newport Shipyard where race trophies will be presented along with a trophy for the top fundraising boat in the event. A silent auction will also be held to generate additional funding for the selected charities.
Mike Holty, of the WWP says, “ The Vision of the Wounded Warrior Project is to foster the most successful, well adjusted generation of wounded warriors in the nation’s history. As Americans, we must do all that we can to make this Vision a reality.”
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[b]Sail Newport, Sail for Pride Organizer[/b], is a non-profit organization dedicated to public access sailing programs. The organization was founded in 1983 after the loss of the America’s Cup to attract sailing events to the Ocean State and to foster the sport of sailing. Sail Newport offers learn-to-sail programs for all ages, racing programs for all ages, regattas and access to Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay through its Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park. Over the past twenty-eight years, Sail Newport has run dozens of local, national and world championship sailing events.
[i]Visit: http://www.sailnewport.org
Contact: Kim Cooper, Regatta and Marketing Director, Tel. 401.846-1983,
email: kim.cooper@sailnewport.org
[b]American Red Cross of RI Service to Armed Forces Fund – a non-profit Organization[/b]
The American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter is a volunteer led humanitarian organization that provides immediate relief to individuals affected by disasters, and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Funds from Sail for Pride will specifically benefit active military and National Guard servicemen and women through the Armed Forces Emergency Services Fund.
[i]Visit: http://www.riredcross.org
Contact: Nick Logothets, Director of Emergency Services, American Red Cross of RI,
Tel. 401-846-8100, e: logothetsn@riredcross.org
[b]Wounded Warrior Project – a non-profit Organization[/b]
The WWP delivers a myriad of Programs including: a Combat Stress Recovery Program, a Family Support Program for wounded warriors, Benefits Counseling for wounded warriors, a Physical Health and Rehabilitation Program, Transition Employment Training and Warrior to Work Program, a WWP Peer Mentoring, Alumni Programs and more. WWP says, ‘The greatest casualty is being forgotten.’
[i]Visit: http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Contact: Mike Holty, Tel. 401-849-6922, e: mikeholty@hotmail.com10th Anniversary Sail for Pride - 9/11/2011
Moderator: TrippAlyn
10th Anniversary Sail for Pride - 9/11/2011
Contact: Kim Cooper
kim.cooper@sailnewport.org
Tel. 401.846.1983
[size=150][color=#0000BF][b]10th Anniversary Sail for Pride to Benefit Servicemen and Women[/b]
[b]NEWPORT, RI (March 29, 2011)[/b] – Sail Newport has announced that on September 11, on the tenth anniversary of 9-11, the sailing organization will hold the Sail for Pride not only to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that fateful moment in history, but also to raise funds for American servicemen and women’s charities.
Organizers have selected the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and the R.I. Red Cross Service to Armed Forces Fund as the charities who will receive funding from the 10th Anniversary Sail for Pride.
“We want to help those servicemen and women and their families who have suffered as a result of fighting for our freedom since 9-11,” says Scott Murray, co-founder of the annual sailing event. We don’t want to take their sacrifices for granted…and we will never forget,” he adds.
The original Sail for Pride was organized three weeks after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Since 2001, the name “Sail for Pride” was retired and the event was named Sail for Hope – incorporating the Ocean State’s motto. To date, the events have raised over $800,000 for over a dozen charities.
The regatta was founded by three local sailors, Brad Read and Scotty Murray, both from Middletown, RI and Newporter Mick Harvey. The name Sail for Pride will be used again this year to commemorate the first event.
Local founding businesses and organizations that have supported every event since 2001 include: New England Boatworks, IYAC, Sail Newport, the Newport Shipyard, Café Zelda’s, Mac Designs, Brewer Yacht Yards and Budweiser.
R.I. Red Cross spokesman Nick Logothets says, “In the past 12 months, the American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter has received more than 650 requests for assistance for Rhode Island servicemen and women and their families. These requests are a direct result of the hardships placed upon these families as they continue to defend our freedom.”
Sail Newport will invite boats over 22 feet to join the 18-plus mile race around Conanicut Island. The race will start outside of Newport Harbor. All types of boats will be encouraged to participate and there will be many classes offered for handicap and one-design boats. Boats that do not have a Narragansett Bay PHRF rating will be given one for the event. In addition, boats will be asked to fly their ensign from their transom in a show of patriotism as the flotilla navigates around Conanicut island and finishes in Newport Harbor. For more information, http://www.sailnewport.org.
Also, a fundraising event will follow the race at the Newport Shipyard where race trophies will be presented along with a trophy for the top fundraising boat in the event. A silent auction will also be held to generate additional funding for the selected charities.
Mike Holty, of the WWP says, “ The Vision of the Wounded Warrior Project is to foster the most successful, well adjusted generation of wounded warriors in the nation’s history. As Americans, we must do all that we can to make this Vision a reality.”
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[b]Sail Newport, Sail for Pride Organizer[/b], is a non-profit organization dedicated to public access sailing programs. The organization was founded in 1983 after the loss of the America’s Cup to attract sailing events to the Ocean State and to foster the sport of sailing. Sail Newport offers learn-to-sail programs for all ages, racing programs for all ages, regattas and access to Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay through its Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park. Over the past twenty-eight years, Sail Newport has run dozens of local, national and world championship sailing events.
[i]Visit: http://www.sailnewport.org
Contact: Kim Cooper, Regatta and Marketing Director, Tel. 401.846-1983,
email: kim.cooper@sailnewport.org
[b]American Red Cross of RI Service to Armed Forces Fund – a non-profit Organization[/b]
The American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter is a volunteer led humanitarian organization that provides immediate relief to individuals affected by disasters, and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Funds from Sail for Pride will specifically benefit active military and National Guard servicemen and women through the Armed Forces Emergency Services Fund.
[i]Visit: http://www.riredcross.org
Contact: Nick Logothets, Director of Emergency Services, American Red Cross of RI,
Tel. 401-846-8100, e: logothetsn@riredcross.org
[b]Wounded Warrior Project – a non-profit Organization[/b]
The WWP delivers a myriad of Programs including: a Combat Stress Recovery Program, a Family Support Program for wounded warriors, Benefits Counseling for wounded warriors, a Physical Health and Rehabilitation Program, Transition Employment Training and Warrior to Work Program, a WWP Peer Mentoring, Alumni Programs and more. WWP says, ‘The greatest casualty is being forgotten.’
[i]Visit: http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Contact: Mike Holty, Tel. 401-849-6922, e: mikeholty@hotmail.com
