A Wish List Looking for Champions!

DSA Victoria

July 11, 2017

As a follow-up to a recent article in this newsletter about the Disabled Sailing Association at the Canadian Forces Sailing Association Yacht Club, I asked the instructor, Jamie Hargreaves, “if she had a wish list, what would it be?”

Jamie put together her list and now I’m putting out the challenge to the boating community in the Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay and Esquimalt to put together teams, take a look at the list and figure out which part of the list are you best suited to take on.

Let Jamie be your contact at dsavictoria.summer@gmail.com or call 250-812-8467

“The List”

Companion Sailors must be a person with sufficient sailing experience to feel comfortable taking individuals out in a boat on their own. (There is help on the docks and a safety boat on the water)

• Sail Repair and Upholstery
• Boat Washing/Rudder Scrubbing
• Carpentry skills
• Fiberglass or Boat Repair
• Special Event Planning (Including New Year’s Day Fundraising Regatta).
• Grill Master for Barbeques!
• Seeking Donations and In-Kind Support
• Professional Photography and Videography
• Website Support
• Writing articles for Newsletter or Social Media
• ‘Manning’ a Booth at a Fair
• Board Members

-BN

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