Beginning in 1990, the Santa
Monica Bay Sailing Foundation (SMBSF), a 501(c)(3) corporation,
has changed lives through the sport of sailing and other boating
activities for participants from the Santa Monica Bay area including
Redondo Beach, Westlake and Marina del Rey. In addition, over the
past twenty years the SMBSF has partnered with several local charities
and raised over $500,000 to help the general public.
The Foundation is proud of
its ability to develop and fund innovative programs promoting the
sport of sailing for qualified participants of all ages and abilities,
thereby making it one of California’s leading sailing community
support groups. SMBSF funds summer scholarship programs as well
as competitive sailing teams at DRYC, CYC, WYC, and KHYC.
In 1999, SMBSF was awarded
the prestigious David Poe Service Award given by the Association
of Santa Monica Bay Yacht Clubs (ASMBYC) for its efforts in finding
funding for the many important programs throughout the region, including:
• Funding scholarships
in youth sailing classes designed for young sailors
• Funding outreach programs for “at risk” and
underserved youth
• Support of Scholastic Sailing teams at High School and College
levels
• Support for specialized training of youth, instructors and
coaches
• Increasing the quality of equipment in local junior sailing
programs
• Support of competitive sailing at local, national and international
levels
• Supporting marine and ocean based programs to further the
understanding of the environment and our natural resources
For more information about the
Foundation's activities, please contact us at ContactSMBSF@SMBSF.org.
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President: |
Barbara Patman |
Vice-President: |
Ed Gold |
Treasurer: |
Michele Silverstein |
Secretary: |
Lynne Glick |
Grant Chairperson: |
Brigitte Obel |
Barbara Patman
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Michele Silverstein |
Brigitte Obel |
Tucker Strasser |
Howard Katzman |
Sid Lampert |
Rosalie Davis-Green |
Susan Artoff |
Lynne Glick |
Ed Gold |
John W Nelson |
Virginia Howard |
Bill Stump |
Peter Arkin |
Frank Clementi |
Will Peterson |
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