Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center Inc.

“Management reviews the form 990 in detail before providing a copy to the board treasurer to review and sign.”

“All board members are requested to submit a list of any potential conflicts of interest in writing on an annual basis. The lists are kept on file and reviewed prior to each annual meeting.”

“Executive director compensation is voted on by the executive committee through regular meetings and/or special sessions.”

“Other officer and key employee compensation is voted on by the executive committee through regular meetings and/or special sessions.”

“The governing documents are made available upon request.”

“The lake champlain community sailing center (csc) encourages and celebrates the responsible use and long-term stewardship of lake champlain by fostering educational and recreational opportunities for all members of our community. The csc is committed to eliminating barriers that prevent access to lake champlain, offers experiential education for which courage and leadership skills can be developed and provides an inclusive environment for all people to learn sailing and paddling.”

“Women in wind: the csc's women in wind program uses science and sailing as the way to address the unique challenges faced by vermont girls, and is designed to help participants feel supported and encouraged to develop new skills. In each session, girls embark on a voyage with adventures and discoveries along with way. It's an experience with lasting impact that includes personal challenges, time for reflection, and team-building activities, providing each student with an opportunity for success. Awp: the adaptive watersport program's mission is to provide on the water opportunities for everyone, regardless of disability, age, and ability to pay and at all levels from supervised recreational sailing to independent racing competition. This program enables people with disabilities to realize their recreational goals using adapted teaching methods and a full array of adaptive equipment. It provides an invaluable point of access to lake champlain and facilitates positive change in participants' self- confidence, leadership, and teamwork. Floating classroom: this program uses a science curriculum to engage students in inquiry-based, on-shore lessons, sailing, and team-building activities. We provide hands-on experiences that focus on immediate learning and application. Floating classrooms bring vermont youth to the waterfront to participate in science first-hand, using a place-based pedagogy to build on students' foundation of classroom learning through scientific sampling and experimentation. The sailing center's "signature programs" had a combined 1,856 participants in 2013.”

“Custom programs: custom programs service community partners seeking unique boating experiences on lake champlain. Custom programs are divided into three categories: recreation, corporate, or college. Recreation programs feature hands-on sailing instruction in a fun, on-water atmosphere. Corporate programs engage local businesses and employees in team-building facilitation and on-water recreation. College programs deliver for-credit sailing courses within a college's course catalog. Lake access: the lake access program breaks down barriers to access to lake champlain, providing facility use, rentals and storage opportunities for the community. Approximately 106 residents stored their vessels at the facility, while over 700 hours of boat rentals were provided to other community members. Adult programs: adult instructional sailing programs provide adults with opportunities to get out on the water and operate a sailboat with confidence. Adult programs offer a variety of boats, instruction levels, and class times to fit a variety of preferences and schedules.”