A Nautical Adventure For Special Needs Children

A Nautical AdventureFor Special Needs Children

Agenda

Mission

Who We Are• An international network of volunteers, many of them

sailors, united with a common goal – sharing our love of sailing with children.

• Most are entrepreneurs committed to community service and volunteerism.

• Our staff and board members include a pediatrician, neurosurgeon, nurse, therapist, two attorneys, an accountant, and several financial planners.

Where We Are• International Headquarters: Bloomington, Indiana.

• Operational Regions:• Bloomington & Indianapolis, IN• Boston, Massachusetts• Dana Point, San Diego, San

Francisco, Ventura, California• Houston, Texas• Panama City, Florida• Portland, Oregon• Surf City & Tuckerton, New Jersey• Seattle & Tacoma, Washington• Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2 sites)

• Antibes, France (Au Coeur Des Voiles)

• Developing Regions:• Bellingham, Washington• Vancouver, BC, Canada• Minneapolis, Minnesota• Tampa, Florida• Antigua, British West Indies• St. Thomas, USVI• Guadeloupe

Populations Served• Primarily Children 8-18 (though exceptions are made –

children as young as 3 have participated as well as adults into their 60’s)

• Program is geared toward participants with pervasive developmental disorders affecting cognitive and/or behavioral development.

Breakdown of Percentages

*Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Cri du Chat, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome, Charge Syndrome, Tetrasomy 18

Program Description

Benefits of Sailing

Benefits Continued

Benefits Continued

Outline of a Daysail• 10:00 am Participants arrive and prepare for departure

Safety First - Life Jacket

• At all times, Youth Participants must wear Coast Guard approved Type 1,2 or 3 Personal Floating Device’s (PFD’s) or a life jacket, weight and age appropriate.

Outline of a Daysail (cont’d)Safety Precautions:

• Boom

• Hand and Boat

• Squished Banana

• Winches and Fingers

• Man Overboard

Outline of a Daysail (cont’d)• Parts of sailboat• Airfoil (how a sailboat sails into the wind)

Outline of a Daysail (cont’d)Prepare the boat to sail (skipper & participants).

• Show participants around the boat (galley, head, etc.)

• Demonstrate usage of the head (if available)

• Review safety procedures.

SET SAIL!!!

• After motoring out of harbor/marina/channel, skipper assigns duties and participants have opportunity to rotate through all positions: at the helm, hoisting sails, trimming.

Daysail ConclusionReturn to Dock

Crew Prepares Meal for participants. This is opportunity for parents & participants to mingle and discuss experiences.

• Distribution of medals and certificates to participants • Discussion/Questions

Teamwork

Communication

Social Interaction

Motor Skills

Confidence/Self-Esteem

Adventure

Concentration/Focus

Comments from Parents & Participants

How Donations are Spent

How to Registerwww.heartofsailing.org

How to Register (Continued) Choose Sail With Us from Home Page Title Bar

Registration Cont’d Select Regional Location and view Schedule of available dates Select Register for your preferred date

Registration Cont’d

What to bring for a Daysail

Volunteer Opportunities• Sailboat owners to provide their time, experience and/or

boat for use in the Daysail Program

• Volunteers must pass background screening

• Captains/Skippers must complete training and abide by all policies and procedures outlined in Operations Manual

• Ask us how your talents and expertise can contribute (everything from writing an article for our newsletter, attending local charity events on Heart of Sailing’s behalf, participating in walks and other similar events, as well as helping with press releases and promotional events).

Sea of NumbersAs of September 30, 2007

Description 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008

Jan-Sept Goal Estimate

Participants Served          

  Total Special Needs participants 151 657 1,108 2,000 3,000

  Children served 127 534 767 1,600 2,400

  Teenagers/Young adults 18 94 285 325 500

  Adults (over 21) 6 29 56 75 100

  Families served 134 530 912 1,600 2,500

  Total number of individuals served 322 1,342 3,014 4,000 9,000

  Newsletter subscribers 328 1,584 3,466 4,000 10,000

  Cost per participant and family $200 $150 $125 $125 $125

Sea of Numbers Cont’d

Description

2005 2006 2007 2007 2008

Jan-Sept Goal Estimate

Fleet and Crew          

  Sailboats owned 1 5 7 8 12

  Sailboats volunteered 3 10 60 75 120

  Volunteer captains 4 10 65 85 150

  Volunteers 14 52 231 250 500

Expansion          

  Number of locations 2 6 14 16 25

  Year long operating locations 0 2 9 10 14

  International locations* 1 1 3 4 6

Website statistics          

  Page loads 17,788 29,938 47,798 80,000 300,000

  Unique visitors to our website 4,266 8,607 14,766 24,000 70,000

  First time visitors 3,410 7,297 12,548 20,000 55,000

  Returning visitors 856 1,310 2,218 4,000 15,000

Sponsorship Opportunities

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