The Erie Yacht Club will be hosting an evening reception and charity regatta to help support the Brig Niagara. This "PULL TOGETHER ERIE" benefit is set for Tuesday, May 5th, and is open to the public. This "Pull Together" event will be the first of two events to be held by the Yacht Club for the Brig.
PULL TOGETHER ERIE will be an evening cocktail reception that will commence at 6:00 p.m. in the Grill Room of the Erie Yacht Club. The evening will include a cash bar with Hor d'ouerves, a silent auction of Flagship Niagara artwork, and a keynote address from the noted maritime historian and Senior Captain of the Flagship Niagara, Walter Rybka. Local politicians and area business leaders are expected to be on hand. The evening will conclude around 8:30. A suggested donation of $10 per person is strongly encouraged by the organizers.
The first annual FLAGSHIP NIAGARA REGATTA will be held on August 9th. The regatta will actually use the Niagara as the committee boat with the entire EYC racing fleet sailing around the ship that will be docked in the middle of Presque Isle Bay. The Erie Yacht Club has extensive experience conducting charity regattas, some of which have raised funds in excess of $50,000 for the non-profit benefactor for a single day event.
The Erie Yacht Club is proud to be an eager supporter of the Flagship Niagara. Many of us who appreciate the Brig's important part of the community are very grateful to the Erie Yacht Club for its efforts in supporting the ship. I you, as a reader, also want to help support this ship but are unable to attend either of these events, please consider signing a petition that will be sent to Governor Rendell, the members of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to help keep the Flagship Niagara sailing and preserve her sailing programs.
BRIG NIAGARA PETITION
For further information on the Erie Yacht Club events please contact the following:
Erie Yacht Club
Mr. Douglas Boldt, Event Chair and EYC Board of Directors
T: 814-602-1554
E: douglas@boldt.us
Flagship Niagara League
Mr. Brian Scott, Board Chair
T: 814-440-4084
E: bscott8@adelphia.net
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We wish you all every success in your quest to save this beautiful historic ship!
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Jodie...My husband and I signed the petition. I also semt the link on to his sisters. They all grew up in Akron, Ohio, and spent many summers at Lake Erie. It also claimed their father's life, but he was doing what he loved...fishin' Lake Erie.
I grew up in the Cleveland area....I went to high school with virtuallori. I live in Arizona now - no water. Kind of miss The Lake.
I also remember watching an indie film called "Stranger in Paradise" 1984, where the characters go to visit Cleveland in winter and stop to see "The lake! The lake!"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088184/
Thank you all for your support by being aware, by telling your friends, by signing the petition, and from your general appreciation of the Brig! It warms my heart to see these posts because I know there are readers who are finding out about the Brig and its cause! I too love Lake Erie!
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