Junior Sailing Program CANCELLED for 2020 due to Covid-19 safety concerns
Namequoit Sailing Association
Dedicated to the Joy of Sailing since 1950
Namequoit Sailing Association
Dedicated to the Joy of Sailing since 1950
They Were There For The Kids... Let's Be There For Them!
2020 COVID-19 Junior Sailing Staff Honorarium Appeal Details
Given the current pandemic, the Junior Sailing Committee and the NSA Board have had lengthy discussions over the last several weeks on how to safely conduct this summer’s junior sailing program. In the end we were unable to come up with a plan that assured the health and well-being of students, instructors and the many volunteers needed to run the program. As a result, the NSA Board accepted the recommendation of the Junior Sailing Committee to cancel this summer’s junior sailing program.
One of the consequences of this decision is that our four instructors, who had already committed to NSA this summer, had to be laid off. It should be said that we have four extremely dedicated and enthusiastic instructors, many of whom are former students of the program. Finding and retaining the level of instruction we are so privileged to have is difficult and we are hopeful that they will return to NSA in the summer of 2021.
With that in mind, the Club has launched a small fundraising campaign (through the end of thisJune 2020) with a goal of $5,000, to provide each of our four instructors with a small but meaningful honorarium in lieu of the full salary they would have gotten teaching this summer.
All ten NSA board members and committee chairs have started this honorarium drive by already pledging $3,000 toward our goal. Now, additional contributions for this effort are being solicited from NSA members, parents of junior sailing alumni and friends of NSA.
We hope you agree that this is an appropriate gesture of goodwill from our club to some very dedicated young people during this unprecedented time. And, it will provide a nice example for them to follow in the future.
Thank You For Your Contribution!
Please mail a check to:
Junior Sailing Honorarium
Namequoit Sailing Association
P.O. Box 1851
Orleans, Massachusetts 02653
Or simply click the button below to make a contribution with a credit card.