Florida Commodores Association

Supports

Olympic Sailors

Part of the mission of the Florida Commodores Association is to support yachting customs and traditions and charitable events.  Your Board of Directors has decided to sponsor one Olympic and one ParaOlympic Sailor from Florida.  We are pleased to announce our support for:

·       Zach Railey (http://www.zach2012.com/pages/donors.html) a Florida sailor from Clearwater.  He is a Silver Medalist from the 2008 Olympics and is a 2012 Olympic hopeful in the Finn Class.

·       Brad Kendell (http://sailingteams.ussailing.org/Teams/Bios/Brad_Kendell.htm) a Florida sailor and member of US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics sailing in the Sonar Class.

Both of these fine sailors were featured in the latest issue of the Florida Commodore’s Journal, the FCA newsletter and in Sail-World USA newsletter.

We have chosen to assist these young competitive Florida athletes with a donation of $500 each.  However, in order to maximize the value of this donation, we are making the donation as a challenge grant.  Since FCA is not a 501 C (3) corporation, donations directly through us would not be tax deductible for you.  To obtain credit for a tax deductible donation, it must be made directly to each sailor’s 501C(3) organization.  If you elect to make a donation to these sailors, FCA will match the donation up to a total of $500 for each of them.  You will receive your full tax deduction and FCA will get the benefit of being able to publicize the support given by FCA and its members.

Please note that this will not result in an increase in FCA dues or any assessment to you as a member or associate member of the Association.  Your direct contribution is completely voluntary.  The following is the procedure to follow in making your tax deductible donation.  It may be made either by mail or through the individual sailor’s website.

·       Zach Railey

o      To send a check, it should be made out to "CCSA" with “Zach Railey" noted in the memo line.  Mail checks to: 
                       CCSA, PO Box 5688, 100 S. Belcher Rd., Clearwater, FL 33758

·       Brad Kendell

o      To send a check:  make it payable to

Hugh Freund/Team674 (Brad Kendell).

      Mail checks to:    US Sailing

                                    P. O. Box 1260

                                    Portsmouth, RI 02871

It is important to annotate the check that it is in support of the Florida Commodore’s Association Donations.  This will ensure that you get full tax deductibility and the FCA will get credit of your donation as an Association.

·       Please send us a copy of the check by mail to:

o      FCA

o      Attn: Treasurer

o      P. O. Box 488

o      Shalimar, FL 32579

·       Or, you may send a scanned copy of the check to

o      rbplum@cox.net , who is the FCA Treasurer

With the end of the tax year approaching, we would like to be sure that all donations are accomplished before December 16, 2011 as the Association will close our matching challenge on that date.  We believe that our program is entirely consistent and compatible with our mission which is to from time to time endorse and support worthy causes in the sailing community.  We sincerely hope that you will help us in this goal.

If you have questions about this program and how it works, please call Vice Commodore Larry Kimmerling, 727-397-2991 or his cell 727-542-5877.  You may also send VC Kimmerling an email to: Larry Kimmerling  towers12a@aol.com

Thank you

The Executive Committee

Florida Commodore’s Association