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The 2008 Chopper
Drop was a huge
sucess raising over $65,000.
Click
here to view pictures from the event
Click
here to read the full story
in the orange county register
A message
from our President
Welcome
The year 2008 will bring many accomplishments
for the Sand Dollar Guild. This year we proudly celebrate
20 years of successful fundraising for the Ocean Institute.
Over the years we have had several different fund raising
events including Pirate Parties, Luaus, Fashion Shows and
Tall Ship Cocktail parties just to name a few.
This year will mark the 5-year anniversary of our biggest
and most exciting fundraiser Chopper Drop for Education. Mark
your Calendars for Sunday, September 28, 2008 for this fun
filled event!
We are fortunate to have the nationally renowned
Ocean Institute in our backyard. It is my privilege to work
alongside a powerful group of local women and men who share
the same passion of educating our children about the preservation
of our oceans. If you would like to be a part of this dynamic
group please contact us.
Thanks for stopping by.
Stacia Valentine
Sand Dollar Guild President
"We have not inherited the ocean from our parents…
we are borrowing it from our children.”
About the Sand Dollar
Guild
The Sand Dollar Guild is a fund raising organization
benefiting the Ocean Institute in Dana Point Harbor. The Institute
is known for its hands-on marine science, environmental education
and maritime history programs.
More than 100,000 K-12 students and 6,000
teachers annually participate in the Institute's 61 award-winning,
immersion style programs. It's a wonderful place for children
to learn about the wonders of the sea, its history and to
respect and protect its environment.
Purpose
The Sand Dollar Guild is dedicated to furthering
the educational goals of the Ocean Institute through fundraising
and community awareness.
The Ocean Institute is a non-profit community-based
marine education facility exploring new and creative ways
of teaching and learning about the ocean. Nationally recognized
science and maritime history programs host over 100,000 students
per year from throughout Southern California and surrounding
states.
History
In the summer of 1988, a group from the South
Orange County beach communities boarded the tall ship Pilgrim
to discuss the importance of the Pilgrim and its educational
programs to the children of Orange County . This group shared
a strong bond to perpetuate the history and romance of the
Pilgrim and marine science education. They decided to establish
the SAND DOLLAR GUILD as a fundraising group of the Ocean
Institute with the purpose of paying off the mortgage on the
Pilgrim.
The Sand Dollar Guild celebrated the accomplishment
of its first goal at a mortgage burning party for the Pilgrim
, on May 28, 1990 .
Their second major achievement was the donation
of over $250,000 between 1992 and 1996 to the Ocean Institute
for educational programs and equipment.
Present and Future
Current sponsorship includes the purchase
of a new van for the Ocean in Motion program, the yard arm
exhibit at the Historic Maritime Center, the block and tackle
exhibit, raising $150,000 in the next 5 years to help fund
the new Ocean Education Center and other special projects.
The dedication of the Historic Maritime Center
took place in 1997. The new Ocean Education contemplates a
world-class marine education center offering unique learning
opportunities for school students and the visiting public,
challenging each to reach for greater understanding of the
world around them.
Board of Directors
President
Stacia Valentine
Vice President
Kat Colopy and Marsha Ilg
Treasurer
Pat Blanford
Recording Secretary
Betty Wilkes
Corresponding Secretary
Diane Ferguson and Barbara Cunningham
Liaison for Website
Beverly Pestritto and Barbara Milner
Membership
Asemo Smiley and Jody Vaughn
Publicity
Barbara Deubert
Hospitality
Beth Apodaca and Cathy Nelson
Parliamentarian
Sybil Carey
Grant Writer
Lisa Bartlett
WAYS and MEANS
Jo Boyd and Terri Habecker
Member at Large
Ann Brown
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