Topics:

1. NEWS FLASH: Mario's BirthDay Party Pictures, Dance Auditions for National Aquarium Gig, Grace Invited To Teach At The Philadelphia Salsa Congress, Belvedere Saturday Night, Introducing Kat Brouse, DWG's Newest Instructor, Student of the Month. Salsa Field Trip. Salsa Radio. Happy Anniversary Niss & Alex, Will & Marisol. Congratulations Erick Sanchez & Lucian.
2. Workshop Listings/Sessions: Mini Salsa Technique Workshops With Grace Every Tuesday in July!
3. Tuesdays at the Promenade: New Classes Listed.
4. Select Thursdays at the Belvedere Hotel 12th Floor - Salsa In The City Performances by SalsaVive, Clavekazi Student & Professional teams! More performances on August 21st!
5. Saturdays at Kasbah begins August 30th
6. Saturdays at the Belvedere Hotel 1st Floor
7. Dance Fitness Cruise with Dancing With Grace Productions: Want to dance on your vacation and take workshops for free? Live Latin Music every night! Come with us to the Caribbean! This cruise leaves from New Jersey and there are only few cabins remaining.
8. Field Trips: Are you going to the PA congress? If so please read.
9. Things to do! Highlights: Grace teaches at Artscape & Dance In Time Performs at Artscape! Free! July 4th, Tito Puente Jr & Orchestra Live Concert! Its in the afternoon so you don't have to miss out on your evening plans!
10. DJ Corner: Featured DJ of the Month Mike Morales, Dj Sonero
11. Good Deeds:Check out Photos of Arundel Lodge & DWG Students; Help those with Mental Illnesses.

1. NEWS FLASH

Happy Birthday Mario

Grace was invited to teach at Mario's B-day party at The Salsa Room. To check out the photographs of this fabulous evening, click here.

Dance Audition For National Aquarium Gig

Grace will be holding a large cultural event and will be searching for the next couple or group that would like to perform. DJ Sonero will be playing and there will be 4-5 performances and 4-5 lessons held on that day including an art exhibition (dance art/latino art). If you would like to be considered and paid to perform at this event please email grace@dancingwithgrace.com to schedule an audition. If you do not get a response within 2 days please resend the email! Thank you!

Expectations: Classy Dress, Groups/couples chosen must sign a contract as the Aquarium will be announcing your performance on all of their advertising which is worth thousands of dollars. Only serious dancers and people who keep their word or die trying are welcome to audition. :0) If you do well you can be put on DWG's permanent roster for all corporate performances and shows organized by DWG in 2009.

Grace To Teach Three Workshops At The Philadelphia Salsa Congress

Grace has been invited to teach 3 workshops at this years' congress. It should be a blast! Come one come all.

For tickets and hotel information go to www.philasalsacongress.com
To sign up for our Field Trip Advisor click here.

Hugo and Grace will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia Center City located at 1100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 (See Map)

For reservations call: 877-782-9444
When booking a room use "SAL" as your code for a discounted rate

The event is at the Convention Center right down the street.

If anyone wants to meet us and drive together please email Grace ASAP.We are leaving Thursday! grace@dancingwithgrace.com or call 410-903-0648

Apartment for Rent for a Female

One of our fabulous students has a great apartment for rent for a female dancer dancing with our company! Ladies, she is a sweet lady and would be a nice neighbor to have! Check it out!

• Completely new, water view, unfurnished apartment, private entrance
• Huge Bdrm, LR, DR, Kitchen, Bath and laundry
• nicely landscaped, hot tub, backs to woods and water
• single woman only
• $800/Mth. incl. utilities, water,cable/internet
• contact Kim ---- 410-409-4181

Introducing Kat Brouse

Kat Brouse, The Bachata Queen, will be training to teach with Grace and Hugo. She teaches the deaf and underprivileged children throughout Baltimore and was one of the instructors who helped me teach the children at Chinquapin Middle School. To see the pictures in our photo gallery click here

She will be a welcomed addition to our team and we hope it wont be an interim position but for the rest of the year and more!!!!

Student of the Month

Shawn Brennan

Student of the month is Shawn Brennan! Shawn is a fabulous dancer of more than just salsa but also a humble dancer! Not only has he competed in many Pro-Am competitions, and Jack-n-Jill Competitions, but he came in first place at the Virginia State Open, Strictly Swing, Intermediate Pro-Am winning GOLD in 2007! His instructor was Tammy Brown from www.swingfusion.net Great Job Tammy! We are very proud of him and his accomplishments.

He continuously strives to make all of the dances he dances better, more fluent and more enjoyable for his partner. He is truly deserving of being DWG's Student of The Month so Congratulations to Shawn Brennan, who calls himself a "Gringo", but is now officially a "Salsero" and DWG's Student of The Month!

Next Salsa Field Trip:  Philadelphia Salsa Congress July 3-6

For tickets and hotel information go to www.philasalsacongress.com
To sign up for our Field Trip Advisor click here.

Hugo and Grace will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia Center City located at 1100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 (See Map)

For reservations call: 877-782-9444
When booking a room use "SAL" as your code for a discounted rate

The event is at the Convention Center right down the street.

If anyone wants to meet us and drive together please email Grace ASAP.We are leaving Thursday! grace@dancingwithgrace.com or call 410-903-0648

Salsa Radio

• FM Radio: WPFW Latin Flavor 89.3 FM every Sunday from 6pm till 10pm!
• Online Salsa: www.salsasabios.com
• “Fiesta Musical” Morgan State University WEAA 88.9FM "La Voz De La Comunidad" Tuesdays from 8pm-midnight in the Internet Listen to the show live at http://www.weaa.org

Happy Anniversary

Happy anniversary to Alex and Niss and to Will (aka DJ Cacique) and Marisol on their wedding anniversary.

Here is a poem for you guys:

Let me not to the marriage of true minds 
Admit impediments; love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O, no, it is an ever-fixèd mark,
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand'ring bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his heighth be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Sonnet 116
William Shakespeare

By the way, Hugo and I are also celebrating our wedding anniversary this month on July 5th. It has been the best 6 years of my life. Since the loving couples above look so cute, I decided to put a picture of us too.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Erick and Lucian on there engagement. May you have many years of happiness!

Grace's Schedule For The Month of July 2008

• July 5, Teaching 3 Workshops at The Philadelphia Salsa Congress
• July 12, Chair for Hispanic Youth Symposium, Towson University
• July 19, Artscape 2008, Target Family Tent
• July 26, Noche Latina, Camden Yards, Orioles Private Event for underprivileged Latino Youth.

2. Workshop Listings/Sessions: Mini Salsa Technique Workshops w/ Grace Every Tuesday in July!

Mini Technique Workshops w/ Grace Only $15 When: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 What Kind of Workshop? Spinning Technique: Come work on your turns today! Where: Promenade Dancesport Facility www.mddancesport.com 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Baltimore, MD 21244, The last red brick building (on your right) directly across from the FBI building. Cost: $15 Special requirement: Comfortable clothing please. Dance shoes if you have them, otherwise socks are okay for some of this. Leather bottomed shoes are okay as well, but we prefer that you invest in dance shoes soon! When: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 What Kind of Workshop? Ladies Cross Body Lead BootCamp: Learn different kinds of Cross Body Leads in this class or work on what you already know and refine it!! Where: Promenade Dancesport Facility www.mddancesport.com 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Baltimore, MD 21244, The last red brick building (on your right) directly across from the FBI building. Cost: $15 When: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 What Kind of Workshop? Salsa Footwork: Learn New Footwork Patterns today! Where: Promenade Dancesport Facility www.mddancesport.com 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Baltimore, MD 21244, The last red brick building (on your right) directly across from the FBI building. Cost: $15 When: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 What Kind of Workshop? Traveling Turns. Make the lady turn multiple times. Ladies, these turns are much easier than pencil turns (in place multiples). Come try being led properly into multiple turns. All intermediates should try this class. Where: Promenade Dancesport Facility www.mddancesport.com 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Baltimore, MD 21244, The last red brick building (on your right) directly across from the FBI building. Cost: $15 When: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 What Kind of Workshop? Salsa Dip Technique: Learn a few dips that you can do socially on the floor without killing your partner! Ladies learn how to hold your weight during a dip. Where: Promenade Dancesport Facility www.mddancesport.com 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Baltimore, MD 21244, The last red brick building (on your right) directly across from the FBI building. Cost: $15

 3. Tuesdays at the Promenade

All Classes at the Promenade are $10 Each Unless Otherwise Stated

July 2008 Schedule

• 7-8 p.m. Beginner Salsa I:Learn important foundational salsa basics! Practice makes perfect. Don't be afraid to take this class over and over again until you are comfortable and you can then move into the 8-9 pm beginner lesson.
• 7-8 p.m. Mini Salsa Workshops for $15 (all levels welcome): Spinning Technique (7/1), Ladies Cross Body Lead Boot Camp (7/8), Salsa Footwork Technique (7/15), Traveling Turns (7/22), Salsa Dip Technique (7/29)
• 8-9 p.m. Salsa Beginner II-III: Iron out the LT/RT & do/remember beginner patterns. Work on posture, frame, & hand/finger technique too!
• 8-9 p.m. Intermediate/Advanced Combination Class: Feel like moving? Take our combination class that will help you understand the secrets to keeping your partner close during your dance together. FYI: You must know a cross body lead with a turn and how to lead it to take this class. Intermediate/Advance students only.

August 2008 Schedule

• 7-8 p.m. Beginner Salsa I:Learn important foundational salsa basics! Practice makes perfect. Don't be afraid to take this class over and over again until you are comfortable and you can then move into the 8-9 pm beginner lesson.
• 7-8 p.m. Performance Class: Dedicated dancers only! Learn a new version of DWG's "Me Libere" and perform with us!
• 8-9 p.m. Salsa Beginner II-III: Cross Body Lead Technique Month, with and without turns.
• 8-9 p.m. Intermediate/Advanced Combination Class: Feel like moving? Take our combination class that will help you understand the secrets to keeping your partner close during your dance together. FYI: You must know a cross body lead with a turn and how to lead it to take this class. Intermediate/Advance Students Only

Dress Code:
Casual, comfortable sweats or yoga pants, (preferably) salsa practice shoes (for turns and spins on a wooden dance floor). If you don't have salsa shoes, you can wear your evening dance shoes. Tennis shoes will inhibit your spins and may ruin your knees over time. You can go to the DWG Store to see if you find something you like or go online and check out shoes like Supadance or International. They can get pricey but make a world of difference when you dance.

Check out Grace's Shoe Clues Chapter in her Salsa With Grace Instructional Video so she can explain why you need good dance shoes, which pair you should buy first and how to take care of them! Purchase our Salsa Videos.

Directions:
Promenade Dance Sport Facility is located at 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive.  For directions and more information click here.

4. Select Thursdays At The Grand Ballroom in the 12th Floor of The Belvedere Hotel

Leave Work, Come Eat Dinner, Relax & Dance With Us!

** Thursday, July 10th & July 24th **

The Grand Ballroom (The Belvedere Hotel - 12th Floor!)
One East Chase Street, Baltimore MD 21202

Pricing:

• 7:00 - 8:15 pm - $20 for Buffet, Salsa Lesson, & Dancing till Midnight
• 8:15 - 9:30 pm - $10 for Int/Adv Salsa Lesson & Dancing till Midnight
• 9:30 - 11:45 pm - $5 for Open Dancing till Midnight

Lesson Times:

• 7:30 pm Beginner Salsa
• 8:30 pm Intermediate/Advanced Salsa

Buffet Time:

• 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Ample seating, beautiful bathrooms, shoe changing
rooms, good parking, food, & salsa lessons!

* Open Select Thursdays from 7 pm to midnight *

Performance Schedule:

• July 10th - SalsaVive
• July 24th - Performances By Clavekazi Dancers
• August 21st - Egyptian Sun (Belly Dance troupe) & Lynn LaMartina (Salsa/Belly Dance Fusion recently performed at Zanzibar)

To see most recent Belvedere pictures, taken by Rolando, click here

5. Saturdays at Kasbah begins August 30th

6. Saturdays at the Belvedere Hotel 1st Floor

Classy Salsa Saturdays at the 1st floor of The Belvedere located at 1 E Chase St Baltimore, MD 21202. The official Salsa Saturdays are here. Some nights we will be in the JEH room and other nights on the same floor in the larger Charles ballroom. This location is classy, extremely beautiful and boasts fantastic food and ambiance. If you want to impress someone, take them to The Belvedere to dance Salsa With Us!

7. Dance Fitness Cruise with Dancing With Grace Productions

For Cruise Prices call 1-800-955-9942. Only a few cabins remain open but they are not at our regular price of $999. If you really want to go with us please contact Cynthia ASAP!

Mention that you love DancingWithGrace! For more details on the Fun & Fitness Travel Club visit their web site at www.fun-fitness.com or print out the DWG Caribbean Cruise Flyer (726 KB) in PDF.

8. Field Trips

Check it out! The DWG team is going on some field trips this year and we want you to go with us. Yes, we really do love to hang out with you at The Promenade, JHU, Kasbah, and The Belvedere but some of you have asked for more!!! We're looking for the ambitious and adventurous dancers to travel with us to Philadelphia, DC, Virginia, Atlantic City, and New York. Depending on the destination, we may end up at the casino, a Broadway musical, a concert, the hottest night clubs or even the beach. Who knows! Spread the word and let's get this thing rockin'! Click here to see the current events, proposed events, and past events.

Upcoming Field Trips

Next Field Trip:  Philadelphia Salsa Congress July 3-6
For tickets and hotel information go to www.philasalsacongress.com
Hugo and Grace will be staying at the:

Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia Center City
1100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 19107 (Map)
For Reservations call 877-782-9444
When booking a room use "SAL" as your code for a discounted rate

The event is at the Convention Center right down the street.

Field Trip Advisor: We will be meeting anyone coming with us at 9:45 am at the Promenade, leaving promptly at 10 am to arrive by noon to set up our vending booth.  Activities start in the evening at 7 pm.  We hope to have a group of 10 students to come with us.  Sue, my executive assistant, is holding an extra room just for you.  Please email sue@dancingwithgrace.com to let her know you are coming with us! We can’t wait!

9. Things to do

Anytime
The Salsa Grill
If you want to try one of our favorite places to eat, go to Salsa Grill, Maryland's best Spanish Latin American Restaurant near Catonsville, Security Boulevard, Woodlawn, Baltimore. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner and also do catering. Checkout their dinner menu. Located at: 6644 Security Boulevard Woodlawn, MD 21207; Phone: 410-265-5552

Ranazul Restaurant
This is, without a doubt, one of the loveliest restaurants I have been to in years. In a word this location is impeccable: Impeccable Service, Impeccable Drinks, Impeccable Wine selections and Impeccable Food that is out of this world. The food is five stars for the price of a three star restaurant! The serving sizes are just right and eating here will take you on a delightful journey to taste buds you never knew existed. The ambiance is ultra sheik with sumptuously soft leather chairs, sensitive lighting, and a great sound system for all to enjoy. This location also boasts an incredible mini-gallery of art for the truly creative collector. After leaving this location guests are enchanted. It’s a rarity to find a restaurant that feels like home but with a royal appeal that leaves you wanting for one more dessert and one more bottle of wine " por favor"! I highly recommend that you take the time to reserve a table at this wonderful restaurant and become one of Ranazul ’ s guests at last; you will certainly go home completely satisfied and feeling like royalty! Tell them that Grace sent you. Located at: 8171 Maple Lawn Blvd. Suite 170 Maple Lawn, MD 20759; Phone: 301-498-9666

Zapatas True Mexican Food, Restaurant & Cantina

Zapatas is nestled in Columbia, Maryland & boasts the tastes of Mexico.  In the center of Columbia's revitalized Harpers Choice Village Center, you will find a 100% Mexican owned & operated dining experience.  Complete with patio dining and a separate bar called the Z-bar with games, TV's, Trivia, a small dance floor & music, Zapatas is a charming place to eat and has great Mexican food in a suburban setting.  There is plenty of parking in this very safe neighborhood.  Check them out at www.zapatasonline.com or visit them at:

Zapatas at the Harpers Choice Village Center
5485 Harpers Farm Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
410.715.6929 (Tel)

Monday Nights @ Clarendon Grill in Arlington, VA w/ Keith Givens
Salsa Classes 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Open Dancing 9:00 p.m. - close. Details: www.oohsalsa.com

Tuesday Nights - Salsa at the Promenade (see Item 3 above)

Tuesday Nights in DC
Salsa Fusion Tuesdays/8:00 pm - 12:00 am in Washington, DC. DC Salsa Productions is proud to bring to you Salsa Fusion Tuesdays. Salsa Fusion is only the best mix of Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha, Bachata & Merengue. DC ’ s Hottest Salsa DJ "DJ Neo" 9:00 pm - 12:00 am. Dress to Impress (Jeans Are Allowed) - 21 and over (18 and over for ladies). Drink Specials All Night - $5 Cover All Night. Geisha Bar & Lounge, 727 15th Street NW (between H St. and New York Ave.,) Washington, DC 20005
Info: (703) 625-0834

Wednesdays at Davidsonville Dance Club w/David Malek
www.davidsonvilledanceclub.org

Wednesday Nights at Club ONE (in Baltimore)
300 E. Saratoga St. Baltimore, MD (entrance on Guilford St)www.alivewithdance.com

Select Thursdays at The Belvedere Hotel - 12th Floor
Thursdays, July 10th and 24th. Performances by Clavekazi July 24th!

See Item 1 above for details.

Thursday at Zanzibar
Thursday at Zanzibar 700 Water St SW WDC 20024 202 554-9100. Go to www.salsacentro.com for more information.

Thursday Nights at Costa Verde Restaurant

Thursday Night in the Salsa Palace at Costa Verde Restaurant, 946 N. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 with Sin Miedo Quartet--live with Didier, Steven, Gary and the rest of the gang - Beginner and Intermediate Classes from 7:30 to 9:30pm. The Best Peruvian Food, Beautiful Hardwood Floors and Ceiling Fans. Dress to Impress - Please join Brandon Hill of Old School Salsa Productions and Jeri Dembrak of TheSalsaNews.com along with wonderful guest instructors and occasionally, guest DJs playing great music so that you can dance mostly salsa, some merengue, bachata and cha cha cha and have a great time on our beautiful hardwood floors and fun and friendly environment---parking is available in front of the club, in front of both SOWA printing and Jiffy Lube and all along N. Fairfax Drive in front of GMU and just off of Wilson Blvd, there are 50 metered spaces but no cost after 6:30pm---kitchen is open with authentic Peruvian cuisine till 9pm. For Info, call 301-675-2725 or 703-522-4523.

July 3, 2008 - Red, White & Blue Party at the Salsa Palace at Costa Verde at 946 N. Jackson St., Arlington, VA Beginner classes from 7:30 to 9pm, intermediate classes from 8 to 9pm. Live music starting at 9pm with Sin Miedo Quartet?they rock!! Didier, Steven, Gary and Max!!!!! Nonstop salsa, cha cha cha and the DJ plays great salsa, merengue, bachata and cha cha?beautiful hardwood floors, fun and friendly, classy decor and premium drinks. Great authentic Peurvian cuisine. Surprise gifts for anyone wearing red, white and blue!!!! Don't forget parking is available in front the of the club, in front of SOWA printing even though it says that they will tow you and in front of the Jiffy Lube. There is also plenty of parking all along N. Fairfax Drive. Don't park at the The Pio Pio restaurant on Wilson, they will tow!

Friday Nights in MD
Salsa Social @ Glen Echo Park, Friday, June 20 w/Keith Givens
Salsa Classes 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Live band and Dancing 9:00 p.m. to midnight. Details: www.oohsalsa.com

Friday July 4, 2008
Tito Puente Jr & Orchestra Live For Free! 12-1:30 at The Woodrow Wilson Plaza Stage. 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW on the ground of the Ronald Reagan Building and the International Trade Center. This is easily accessible via Metro (Stops: Federal Triangle or Metro Center)

Saturday Nights at the Kasbah
Salsa and Bachata lessons w/ Dancing With Grace Productions. See details on Item 4 above.

Saturday Salsa in the Salsa Palace at Costa Verde
Located at 946 N. Jackson St., Arlington, VA  Zeniza and Joe Falero & Latin Jazz All Stars, DJ Earl International - El Panameno and DJ Joe Falero!!!!  Both floors will have dancing.  Great Peruvian food.  www.thesalsanews.com

DWG at Artscape 2008 What is Artscape? Artscape is the largest free public arts festival in the country. Artscape features 150+ artists, fashion designers and craftspeople; visual art exhibits on and off site, including exhibitions, outdoor sculpture, art cars, photography and the Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize; incredible live concerts on four outdoor stages; a full schedule of performing arts including salsa dance, opera, theater, fashion, film, experimental music and performances by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; family events such as hands-on projects, demonstrations, competitions, children’s entertainers and multiple street theater locations; and a delicious, international menu of food and beverages that is available throughout the festival site. Grace will be at the Target Family Tent teaching all/including children to dance Salsa! Bring them over!!!! Target Family Experience Tent is located on the corner of Cathedral and Preston Streets For Grace's Lesson Schedule click here. Dance In Time Productions will be performing too! To check them out go to www.artscape.org where the regular schedule is posted. Grace's Target Family Schedule is located at http://artscape.org/index.cfm?page=family&subcat=76

Rueda Fever:
What is Rueda? A rueda is a dance where all couples are in a circle and do a step similar to Salsa but not necessarily the same. They do, however, dance to salsa music and it is the most entertaining dance to watch. Although we do not teach it, there are very capable teachers in Baltimore, DC and VA! Read below!

Saturday (during the day), Rueda Classes by Barbara Bernstein in (VA)
NEW METRO-ACCESSIBLE VENUES FOR DanceInTime CASINO-STYLE SALSA: Want to take your Salsa to the next level quickly and easily? You can do this with surprising ease by learning beautiful "Casino style" moves that can be done in one on one Salsa dancing or in Rueda circles! (Check out the video instruction and cool step demonstrations at: http://www.danceintime.com/.)

Classes are held:

• Saturdays 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM at Crown Dance Studio in Merrifield, VA.
• Sundays 5 to 7 PM at the Avalon Studio in Catonsville, MD.
• First/Third Thursdays from 8:30 to 10:00 PM at Saffron Dance Studio in Arlington, VA. The May and June dates are: 5/25, 6/5, and 6/19. $10/person. For more info visit DanceInTime.com or call Barb at 301-9806043.

Rueda In DC!
For more information visit www.SAOCODC.com

Rueda in VA!
For more information visit www.ruedausa.com

10. DJ Corner: Featured DJ Mike Morales, DJ Sonero:

DJ Sonero is one of the best DJs in the mid-Atlantic region. We honor him today because he is a giver, consistent, and always ready to lend a helping hand. Besides playing incredible music, He and his wife Blanca are always seen together in good spirits; their marriage is a great example to those in the salsa community that think its impossible to be in this business and make a marriage work! They arrive on time to their events and are together through thick and thin. We honor DJ Sonero and thank him for his continued efforts to make Salsa more than just music in the Baltimore/Washington/VA Communities! I strongly urge anyone reading this to hire DJ Sonero for any of their special events and take his word on any of his recommendations about other DJ's as he is a mentor to a great number of new and upcoming DJ Talent! Thank you Sonero and Blanca! We love and appreciate you!

Don't forget to let us know who your favorite DJ's are so we know who to have on the fall schedule! Email grace@dancingwithgrace.com

11. Good Deed of the Month

THE CAUSE
This event, formerly known as the "Sail for Sight", is now a benefit for the kid's sailing programs at the Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) in Baltimore, MD. DSC is a 501 (c.) (3) entity with a waterfront site in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor; DSC existing to provide affordable access to, and education in, sailing to all the people of Baltimore. With a 40 boat fleet and many volunteers, supported by the generosity of charitable foundations, corporate and private donors, DSC enables thousands of at-risk children and persons with disabilities to enjoy an activity thought by many to be available only to the wealthy and able-bodied. All sailors know that sailing teaches “life lessons”. Typically, at-risk kids, after their exposure to the sailing lifestyle at DSC, begin to embrace the work ethic and civility; they often gain an appreciation of the environment and the value of an education. Many become college-bound, thus on their way to reaching their full potential. Your participation in the regatta and post race party will provide financial support to the DSC's community sailing programs. Better still would be an additional tax deductable contribution.

MAKE A GIFT

Through our educational outreach programs, the DSC has taught thousands of people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to sail. To continue to provide these opportunities to inner-city youth and disabled individuals, we need your financial support.

Your donation makes a difference:

• $25 puts one at-risk child on the water for one day
• $50 for two days
• $75 funds 4 hours of S.I.T. instruction
• $100 puts a disabled sailor on the water for one day
• $250 puts 10 at-risk children on the water for one day
• $500 puts a crew of at-risk children on the water for one week

Please support the DSC and be a positive influence in somebody's life! To make a gift, simply write a check and mail it to the address below. You will receive within two weeks a letter acknowledging your donation for tax purposes.

Downtown Sailing Center
P.O. Box 29917
Baltimore, MD 21230

To Donate Online click here!

Please feel free to contact the DSC office if you have any questions:
Tel: (410) 727.0722
Fax: (410) 843.0162

Or visit their website at www.downtownsailing.org

Referred by HEALER