July 2016

Alans Notes

July 1st, 2016|

What a party! Our Annual Gala was wildly successful, not just because we sold out and raised more money than ever ($72k net). The energy was also fantastic with everyone having a great time together enjoying great food, thanks to Johnny Scopazzi, and Davey Jones. The music was the best with the Bobbi Nikles trio

Plank Painting

July 1st, 2016|

This year's Gala theme is "Celebrating the Whiskey Plank" and we'd like to honor our donors at the plank level and higher with a plank painted in their honor. Local artist Victoria Colella will be organizing a group of other artists to specially paint the donors name on a plank to be viewed at the Gala.

Volunteer of the Month – Jamie Meves

July 1st, 2016|

One day in the late 2014, Jamie Meves happened to pass the big white tent and decided to stop in to investigate; motivated by his interest in woodworking and sailing and wanted to help. When Jamie explained his background in winemaking, Chris Burke said, "winemaking has to do with barrels, barrels have bungs and we

Notes from Seaward

July 1st, 2016|

Our first few Voyage Seawards have been a great success! We have been working closely with Camp Sea Lab, a nonprofit based out of Monterey, to run programming from San Francisco to Monterey. Our programs with them have been so successful, that this year they added a 4th sail with us! We are happy to