ANNUAL CHARITY SAILING EVENT SET.Byline: Sandra J. Terrell Staff Writer WESTLAKE VILLAGE - The Westlake Yacht Club will host its seventh annual charity Sail-A-Thon on Saturday - a 10-hour sailboating marathon that raises money for local nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. groups. ``It's a lot of fun,'' said Mike Askin, who teaches sailing at the club. ``People who sail come from all over, usually they come from as far north as Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. and as far south as Marina del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
Three classes of boats will participate in the race, and activities are planned in the clubhouse while the sailing is in progress. There will be a silent auction, entertainment, food and prizes. In past years, some of the items auctioned off were sailboats, mountain bikes, vacations, gift baskets A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard , Boogie boards, and dinners for two. Money raised will benefit three charities. They are Casa Pacifica, Create-A-Smile and the Santa Monica Bay Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California, United States. Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume Sailing Foundation. Commodore One of the first personal computer companies. In 1977, Commodore Business Machines, West Chester, PA, introduced the PET computer and launched the personal computer industry along with Apple and Radio Shack. In 1982, it introduced the Commodore 64 (64K RAM) and later the Commodore 128. Chris Chigaridas, who is in charge of the event, said, ``There will be a nice barbecue that night, out on the lake, it's gorgeous. (Everyone should) come and spend the day and enjoy themselves.'' The public is invited and there is no admission fee. The race is open to sailors of all ages and abilities and Yacht Club membership is not required. On the day of the race, registration and a continental breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. and a mandatory Skippers meeting will follow at 10:30 a.m. The boat race will be held, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., at the Westlake Yacht Club, 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. For information, call (818) 889-4820. CAPTION(S): photo |
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