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Independence sailboat to Shake-A-Leg Miami,
and a second boat to its sister organization in
Chicago, the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing
Foundation (JGASF). Liberator is one of nine
Freedom Independence sailboats at Shake-A-
Leg Miami’s watersports center that were
designed and built by Everett Pearson, president
of Tillotson Pearson Inc. Designed to be
universally accessible, this unique sailboat has
two swivel seats, and all lines come to the
cockpit to give wheelchair-bound individuals
maximum safety and control. Liberator is a
well-loved and popular vessel used as part of
the organization’s extensive sailing instruction
and sailboat racing program. Joe has remained
a consistent supporter of SALM and has
recently hosted some of the SALM children at
River Forest Yachting Center in Stuart.
I keep a photo of the Shake-A-Leg Miami
crew on my desk at home as a constant
reminder of the amazing accomplishments
that are possible even in the most difficult of
The Charles family is pleased to sponsor
the Shake-A-Leg Miami foundation and
to support their mission of making dreams
come true and enabling people to achieve
their goals.
circumstances. Perhaps Winston Churchill
said it best: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in
every opportunity, but an optimist sees the
opportunity in every difficulty.” Harry and the
rest of his crew at Shake-A-Leg Miami, it
seems, have chosen to take the optimist’s
perspective, and have helped hundreds of
physically, developmentally and economically
challenged men, women and children to see
the opportunities in their own hardships.
Charles Industries President and CEO Joe Charles
(back row, in hat) poses with Shake-A-Leg Miami
guests and crew, including SALM founder Harry
Horgan (front row, far right), in front of the Catalina
Freedom 20 sailboat Joe donated.
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