2007 Winners Going Coastal, Inc. 230 Sackett Street, Suite 2L Brooklyn, NY 11231 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Develop, print and distribute 500 NYC Paddling Guidelines Map brochures in time for National Safe Boating Week and make the same available electronically at no cost. Goal: To increase awareness of safe boating practices and the importance of wearing a lifejacket while participating in paddling and rowing activities in New York Harbor. Girl Scouts of Concharty Council, Inc. 1344 13th Avenue Columbus, GA 31901 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: PFDs, safety equipment and course materials for several training courses culminating with an instructor’s level course on May 19 in conjunction with National Safe Boating Week. Goal: To increase the number of individuals able to complete this type of training and to promote safe paddling practices in Georgia and Alabama. Deception Pass Sail & Power Squadron P.O. Box 784 Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Purchase PFDs for training and advertising for the second annual Safe Boating Expo. Goal: To increase awareness of boating safety through a National Safe Boating Week event at the Oak Harbor municipal marina. Rhode Island Harbormasters Association, Inc. 145 Taunton Avenue East Providence, RI 02914 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: PFDs for use during boat tours and demonstrations and for brochures, whistles, banners for a boating safety event. Goal: To promote safe boating and PFD wear at the second annual Kids Safe Boating Day scheduled during National Safe Boating Week (Sunday May 20) at the Rhode Island Yacht Club. USACE Enid Lake P.O. Box 10 Enid, MS 38927 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: PFDs, prizes and repair safety euquipment and educational props for water safety educational activities conducted at area schools. Goal: To increase awareness of the importance of PFD wear around the water and to reduce fatalities and accidents at Enid Lake. Safe Kids Tulsa Area 6161 South Yale Tulsa, OK 74136 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: PFDs, signs and development of press kits for press conference. Goal: To increase awareness of boating safety and the importance of wearing PFDs through a National Safe Boating Week press conference at Lake Eufaula. USACE – Allatoona Lake 1138 Highway 20 Spur Cartersville, GA 30121 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Develop and install 20 signs encouraging PFD wear. Goal: To encourage PFD wear while participating in recreational activities at Allatoona Lake. Northern Michigan Adaptive Sports and Recreation Munson Medical Center 1105 6th Street Traverse City, MI 49686 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Three kayaks at cost for adaptive program. Goal: To meet existing demand for specialized adaptive paddling training programs. Keystone Tall Tree Girl Scout Council, Inc. 2359 Freeport Road Kittanning, PA 16201 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Develop and install signs at five access points along the Conemaugh River. Goal: To increase awareness of boating safety and the importance of wearing PFD’s while canoeing and kayaking. Bangor YMCA 127 Hammond Street Bangor, ME 04401 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Advertising, educational materials and T-shirts for Paddle Smart event. Goal: To provide free workshops to educate paddlers on safe boating practices at a Paddle Smart Safety Symposium. Erie Safe Boating Task Force Hamot Medical Center 201 State Street Erie, PA 16550 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Flares and advertising for safe boating event Goal: To promote safe boating at a Safe Boating Day event on the shores of Presque Isle on Lake Erie. Traditional Small Craft Association P.O. Box 350 Mystic, CT 06355 Grant: $1000.00 Purchase: Develop, print and distribute 7,500 boating safety brochures. Goal: To increase awareness of the dangers of hypothermia within the non-paddling boating community. Safe Kids Finger Lakes 32 North Main Canandaiga, NY 14424 Grant: $1,000.00. Purchase: Purchase PFDs and materials for an interactive educational display. Goal: To increase awareness of the variety of different PFDs available for water-related activities at the Wild Water Derby safety event. City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services 1401 Recreation Way Colorado Springs, CO 80905 Grant: $850.50. Purchase: A specialized cage designed to assist with waterskiing by athletes with disabilities. Goal: To provide a program utilizing volunteer boaters for twelve participants with disabilities each week for six weeks. Roaring Fork Conservancy P.O. Box 3349 Basalt, CO 81621 Grant: $750.00. Purchase: Develop and distribute 250 Fox 40 whistles containing PFD safety message. Goal: To educate participants in the 4th Annual River Float about the importance of safe boating practices and wearing PFDs.