Lake Access For All

A Campaign to Welcome Everyone to the Waterfront!

Campaign Ended

Organized by LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC

$42,150

213 Supporters

42% of $100,000 goal

Bretton Gardner

Fundraiser since Mar 2024

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$3,322

12 supporters

66% of $5,000 goal

Bretton Gardner's Story

I have been sailing on Lake Champlain since I was old enough to be carried on board a family friend's J-24 in 1984 and settled effortlessly (at least that's my story) into a makeshift bassinet installed in the cooler storage area of the cabin. I am deeply honored to say that there has not been a single year of my life in which I have not spent time sailing and boating on our magical Lake Champlain. I grew up as a member of the Malletts Bay Boat Club with my parents, Mark and Lynn Gardner, and I have been an individual member (now with a family of my own) since 2009. In High School, I was lucky enough to be part of the inaugural Northern Vermont High School Sailing Team (1999) and the second ever graduating class. We sailed borrowed FJ's from MBBC the first year, but LCCSC and the legendary Rachael Miller energetically supported us from the beginning and the sailing center became our second home. I now have 2 kids of my own (2 & 3) and I hope to afford them the opportunity with similarly life altering experiences on Lake Champlain and LCCSC. This project is a game changer for the community sailing center, sailors and boaters of Lake Champlain, and the community in general. Please consider donating to my or any of the other dedicated teams to help see us through this final phase!! Cheers! Bretton

Team Leaderboard

Team AccessibleToALL!

3 members

$7,970

Team J-Etchells

1 member

$7,500

Lake Champlain Sailors

3 members

$3,825

LCCSC OG

1 member

$3,482

Diamond Island Yacht Club

2 members

$2,200

O-Captain

1 member

$2,150

Whiskey River

2 members

$2,055

Spice Island

2 members

$2,025

Team MOOvin'

1 member

$2,025

That 70 Show

1 member

$1,625

1212

1 member

$1,500

Undefeatable Team Unsworth!

1 member

$1,500

UVM Sailing Team Alumni

1 member

$868

Donna London

1 member

$200

Retired Yachties

1 member

$200

Team Members

Suzy

$5,000

15 Supporters

Bretton

$3,321.80

12 Supporters

Keith Kennedy

$1,965

19 Supporters

Eric Schulz

$2,100

14 Supporters

John Hill

$1,625

18 Supporters

Doug Merrill

$1,925

15 Supporters

Steve Callison

$2,055

12 Supporters

Wendy Friant

$1,495

16 Supporters

Heather

$2,260

9 Supporters

Roxanne Tena-Nelson

$1,525

12 Supporters

Owen

$2,050

7 Supporters

David

$667.75

4 Supporters

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Campaign Ended

$42,150

213 Supporters

42% of $100,000 goal

Campaign Update

11 months ago

Thank you Team Captains and Supporters!!

Thanks to everyone who attended last week's Mark Rounding! It was a fun, successful evening, raising over $2,000 for the campaign.

We're in the last week of the Virtual Race, with the Actual Race taking place on Saturday at our Season Opener! Hope to see you then - and try to stay for the Ribbon Cutting for our new waterfront at 5pm.

The last mark rounding will also be celebrated on Saturday at the Cocktail Party after the Ribbon Cutting - on the new pier!

Keep the donations coming!

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