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8th Annual Conservancy Ball a Sellout!
This year’s Conservancy Ball in the Casino Ballroom was a great success with over 600 guests attending. They enjoyed
a hosted cocktail hour, gourmet dinner, silent and live auctions, dancing, and of course, a stroll around the Casino’ s
balcony overlooking the beautiful Avalon Harbor. The 2003 Ball was sponsored by Newport Harbor Yacht Club and
raised almost $300,000 in proceeds to the Conservancy for its work in restoring and protecting the island.
Brian and Tannis rankish (front) and John and
Nancy Celick (rear) arriving at the Ball in their
formal wear, in a dinghy.
Erica Cushing of the Development Department
checking in guests at the Ball.
Several of the silent auction selections were plein
aire paintings of Santa Catalina Island.
Randy and K.C. Boelsems
(left) Corsair Yacht Club, and
Bill and Nancy Charneski
(right) from Blue Water
Cruising Club, join Bill and
Sharon Allen (center) from
Newport Harbor Yacht Club.
Guests reviewing auction items.
Give a Little or Give a Yacht
The Conservancy recently announced the Boat and Yacht Donation Program. This program presents an
alternative to a boat or yacht owner who is going through the agony of selling his craft. And it is also an
opportunity for those boat or yacht owners who have decided to move on to other adventures to do something
to help ensure the continued success of our work protecting and preserving Santa Catalina Island. The Catalina
Island Conservancy offers a perfect remedy for these situations. In lieu of trying to find a quick buyer for the
vessel, the owner can offer it to our charitable organization on a tax-deductible basis.
The Conservancy has teamed up with the Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI), to accept donations of
these types. SCMI is a non-profit organization built on the combined ocean studies of several southern California
colleges. Their goal of marine research and education fits in nicely with the goals of the Conservancy. If you are
interested, contact the Conservancy’s Director of Development, Chuck Wright at (310) 306 3577 and he will put
you in touch with our boat donation expert, Holly Scott, who can help in determining whether the donation of
your boat or yacht would be mutually beneficial to you and to the Conservancy.
Donors come from all across the spectrum of society and they give for many reasons. We welcome your inquiry.
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