``Day on the Bay'' Fun Sail for Homeless and at Risk Youth in San Diego.News Editors/Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004 Moninya Roughan of the Women's Yacht Racing Yacht racing is the sport of competitive sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing. Much racing is done around buoys or similar marks in protected waters, while some longer offshore races cross open water. Fleet (WYRF), has enlisted volunteers to organize a "Day on the Bay," for homeless and at-risk youth in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . The event will be held for children of the Monarch School and St Vincent's de Paul Village. After spending a few hours sailing on San Diego Bay Noun 1. San Diego Bay - a bay of the Pacific in southern California San Diego - a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world , the children and volunteers will gather and share their experiences during a BBQ BBQ barbecue lunch. Many of the students who will participate are involved in a mentoring program through Monarch School and will spend the event with their adult mentors. The goal of this event is "to share our love of sailing and of being on the water with disadvantaged children who may never have experienced this before," said Moninya Roughan. We are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a maximum of 15 boat owners to donate their time and their boats to take the children sailing. Many other people have volunteered to sail the boats and help throughout the day. The "Day on the Bay" event will be held at the Southwestern Yacht Club and will start at 10 AM on Sunday, April 18th 2004. Contact Moninya Roughan at volunteer@wyrfsd.org for more information or to volunteer. Monarch School was founded in 1988 to help homeless and at-risk youth break the cycle of poverty through education. Operated as part of the juvenile court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial system by the County Office of Education, it was heralded as one of the first schools in California for homeless and at risk youth. San Diego's task force on the homeless estimates there are 2,000 homeless kids in the city. St. Vincent de Paul Vin·cent de Paul , Saint 1581-1660. French ecclesiastic who founded the Congregation of the Mission (1625) and the Daughters of Charity (1633). Village, a mission-style campus located in the heart of San Diego, provides a comprehensive collection of programs and services to needy children, families and single adults. St. Vincent's offers children's activities, family literacy classes, job skills workshops, career counseling, self-esteem and motivational classes, medical and dental care, and on-site elementary and high schools. Founded in 1984, the Women's Yacht Racing Fleet provides opportunities that promote training, competition, and the image of excellence in women's sailing in a fun social environment. WYRF membership is open to male and female sailors. |
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