Just figure out a way to promote the wearing of life jackets.....


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BOATU.S. FOUNDATION BOATING SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM
REACHES $750,000 MILESTONE

Apply Now To Get a Piece of the Funding

As the BoatU.S. Foundation's annual Boating Safety Grant program kicks
off today, the national 501(c)(3) nonprofit education and research
organization announced that it has reached a significant milestone - a
total of $750,000 in Safety Grant funding has been given to 452
organizations in the past 17 years to develop innovative projects that
promote safe boating on local waterways. The Foundation is making an
additional $50,000 available in its latest grant cycle, providing up
to $4,000 each to local community organizations and non-profit groups
for programs designed to help make our waterways safer.

While all applications will be considered, the Foundation will give
preferential consideration to grant proposals that incorporate new and
innovative ideas that educate boaters about the need to wear life
jackets.

"Three-quarters of a million dollars is a significant investment in
boating safety," said BoatU.S. Foundation Grant Coordinator Alanna
Keating. "But there is more work to do. We need to educate boaters
about the fact that today's modern vest-style and inflatable life
jackets are much more comfortable to wear than the bulky orange 'Type-
IIs' we all grew up with," she added.

The deadline to apply is November 1, 2007 and grants will be awarded
in late January 2008. Interested groups such as boat and yacht clubs,
flotillas and squadrons can download an application at http://www.BoatUS.com/foundation

Past projects have ranged from creating literature on the effects of
boating under the influence of alcohol, life jacket exchanges,
educational demonstrations and boat ramp signage informing users about
free vessel safety checks, among others.

To get more information about the Boating Safety Grants or to get an
application go to http://www.BoatUS.com/foundation or call
703-461-2878, ext. 8354.

The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is a
primarily funded by the voluntary contributions of 650,000 members of
BoatU.S. The Foundation operates more than a dozen programs including
the only accredited, free, online general boating safety course, a low-
cost EPIRB rental program, the "Help Stop the Drops" national clean
fueling campaign, and a free kid's Life Jacket Loaner Program.

For more information on making a tax-deductible donation to help keep
programs like these afloat, go to http://www.BoatUS.com/foundation