FBYC completes $10,000 campaign for the NSHOF
on Friday October 14, 2011 11:46AM
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is Founding Member of the National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame, which requires a $10,000 donation to their capital campaign. We have reached the goal of our FBYC Campaign and last night at the Board meeting Strother Scott, Fundraising Volunteer, presented the Flag Officers the 79 checks totaling $10,220 that had been collected over the summer.
The 79 donors listed on http://www.fbyc.net/Access/Members/NSHoF/Names_html (a members only link) only include one name per donation and obviously many came from couples. FBYC would like to single out several donations where more explanation is needed than just the donor name. Carol Lytton's donation was made in memory of her late husband Charles Lytton. Her thought was that the mission of the NSHOF was exactly suited to the things Charles was interested in. Sydna Street's donation was also made thinking about her late husband Bill Street. She wrote that Bill would have supported this cause.
The donation represent contributions from 79 club members and each of them with receive a personal acknowledgement and receipt from the NSHOF after George Burke sends in all the checks and the names and US Mail address of the donors. But in fact the gift will be reported by the NSHOF as a $10,000 gift from Fishing Bay Yacht Club, and we are listed as a $10,000 Contributor on the List of Contributors along with 22 other Founding Member Clubs.
No more donations are needed to fulfil our commitment.
Thank you all very much.
R. Strother Scott - NSHOF - FBYC Fundraising Volunteer
George W. Burke III - Rear Commodore