Erie Yacht Club Announces Evening Cocktail Reception, Art Auction and Charity Regatta to Benefit the Flagship Niagara
Erie, PA, April 10, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Erie Yacht Club, recognizing the need to show additional local support for one of Erie's premier cultural icon's the Flagship Niagara, will host an evening reception and charity regatta.
The Erie Yacht Club has directly and indirectly supported marine activities from coast to coast for over a century. As a result of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's request for Erie to show more local support for the Flagship Niagara, the Erie Yacht Club will host two charity events on the ship's behalf. An evening cocktail reception dubbed “Pull Together Erie: A benefit for the Flagship Niagara” is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5th, and is open to the entire Erie community. The club will also host the first annual Flagship Niagara Regatta on August 9th.
Pull Together Erie: A benefit for the Flagship Niagara will commence at 6:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse 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. According to the Event Chair, Douglas Boldt, “The evening will be a time where the entire Erie community can come out and show their support for their tall ship and local icon”. A suggested donation of $10 per person is strongly encouraged by the organizers.
This August will mark the first ever Flagship Niagara Regatta. The regatta will actually use the Niagara as the committee boat with the entire EYC racing fleet sailing around the ship that will be anchored 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. The club sincerely hopes that other Erie businesses, foundations and organizations will follow their lead by supporting and contributing to one of the premier tall ships in the United States, and one of the finest cultural icons in Erie, the Flagship Niagara.
About the Erie Yacht Club:
The Erie Yacht Club was founded in 1895 and boasts 1200 members.
The purposes of the Erie Yacht Club are to maintain, develop, and enlarge the facilities for yachting and boating, to encourage and develop yachting and other aquatic sports, to promote social recreational activities connected therewith, and to improve yachting and boating facilities at the Erie Yacht Club basin and in the area of Erie Harbor generally.
On the Web:
Erie Yacht Club
Flagship Niagara League
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The Erie Yacht Club has directly and indirectly supported marine activities from coast to coast for over a century. As a result of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's request for Erie to show more local support for the Flagship Niagara, the Erie Yacht Club will host two charity events on the ship's behalf. An evening cocktail reception dubbed “Pull Together Erie: A benefit for the Flagship Niagara” is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5th, and is open to the entire Erie community. The club will also host the first annual Flagship Niagara Regatta on August 9th.
Pull Together Erie: A benefit for the Flagship Niagara will commence at 6:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse 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. According to the Event Chair, Douglas Boldt, “The evening will be a time where the entire Erie community can come out and show their support for their tall ship and local icon”. A suggested donation of $10 per person is strongly encouraged by the organizers.
This August will mark the first ever Flagship Niagara Regatta. The regatta will actually use the Niagara as the committee boat with the entire EYC racing fleet sailing around the ship that will be anchored 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. The club sincerely hopes that other Erie businesses, foundations and organizations will follow their lead by supporting and contributing to one of the premier tall ships in the United States, and one of the finest cultural icons in Erie, the Flagship Niagara.
About the Erie Yacht Club:
The Erie Yacht Club was founded in 1895 and boasts 1200 members.
The purposes of the Erie Yacht Club are to maintain, develop, and enlarge the facilities for yachting and boating, to encourage and develop yachting and other aquatic sports, to promote social recreational activities connected therewith, and to improve yachting and boating facilities at the Erie Yacht Club basin and in the area of Erie Harbor generally.
On the Web:
Erie Yacht Club
Flagship Niagara League
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Erie Yacht Club
Mr. Douglas Boldt
814-453-4931
http://www.erieyachtclub.org/
Flagship Niagara League
Mr. Brian Scott, Board Chair
T: 814-440-4084
E: bscott8@adelphia.net
Mr. Douglas Boldt
814-453-4931
http://www.erieyachtclub.org/
Flagship Niagara League
Mr. Brian Scott, Board Chair
T: 814-440-4084
E: bscott8@adelphia.net
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