2006 Winners Red River Division – American Canoe Association 381 Casa Linda Plaza PMB 311 Dallas, TX 75218 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Safety whistles and banners for boating safety event. Goal: To increase knowledge of safety on the water during a National Safe Boating Week event. Safe Kids Greater Toledo c/o Toledo Children’s Hospital 2142 N. Cove Blvd. HMT 940 Toledo, OH 43606 Grant: $977.50 Purchase: PFDs and brochures for two boating safety events. Goal: To promote safe boating at two events scheduled during National Safe Kids Week (May 6-13, 2006) and National Safe Boating Week (May 20-26, 2006). Lake Ponchartrain Sail & Power Squadron 20436 Narrow Road Covington, LA 70435 Grant: $1000.00 Purchase: Advertising for boating safety event. Goal: To increase participation in a National Safe Boating Week event. Lake Hartwell Association, Inc. P.O. Box 312 Fair Play, SC 29643 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Printing and distribution of boating safety brochures. Goal: To increase knowledge of recreational boaters and reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities resulting from accidents. SEMO Regional Water Safety Council 10992 Highway T Wappapello, MO 63966 Grant: $960.00 Purchase: Purchase double-sided bilingual banners. Goal: To educate the diverse culture at Wappapello Lake during National Safe Boating Week of the importance of safe boating practices and wearing a life jacket. USACE Enid Lake P.O. Box 10 Enid, MS 38927 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Prizes for water safety educational activities conducted at area schools. Goal: To incrase awareness of the importance of PFD wear around the water and to reduce fatalities and accidents at Enid Lake. Northern Michigan Adaptive Sports & Recreation 1105 Sixth Street Traverse City, MI 49684 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Specially designed kayaks and paddles for adaptive boating course. Goal: To meet demand for increasing number of participants in adaptive paddling course. W.A.T.E.R. Club P.O. Box 2151 Grand Junction, CO 81502 Grant: $800.00 Purchase: Professional services to create a public service announcement. Goal: To emphasize the importance of proper PFD wear while participating in paddle sports. Nez Perce County Sheriff P.O Box 896 Lewiston, ID 83501 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: T-shirts to reward children for wearing their PFDs. Goal: To emphasize importance of wearing PFDs. U.S. Adaptive Recreation Center P.O. Box 2897 Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Kayak lessons for children with disabilities. Goal: To provide an opportunity for economically disadvantaged children with disabilities to be introduced into the world of boating. River Rescue of Community Lifeteam Volunteer Relief Association P.O. Box 284 Harrisburg, PA 17108 Grant: $998.95 Purchase: Printing services for tri-fold brochures and decals. Goal: To educate boaters about local hazards and the right of way to reduce boating accidents on the Susquehanna River. Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron P.O. Box 233 Bellevue, WA 98009 Grant: $412.29 Purchase: Flyers advertising the availability of vessel safety checks. Goal: To promote safe boating and increase awareness of vessel safety checks during National Safe Boating Week. Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department 3140 ‘N’ Street Lincoln, NE 68510 Grant: $1000.00 Purchase: Floating key chains and T-shirts. Goal: To increase usage of PFDs at area lakes by rewarding those wearing PFDs and educating those who are not. Magothy River Association, Inc. P. O. Box 550 Severna Park, MD 21146 Grant: $1,000.00. Purchase: T-shirts, decals and brochures regarding “Safe Boating and SCUBA”. Goal: To increase awareness and responsibilities associated with diver down flags. Lake Merritt Boating Center 568 Bellevue Avenue Oakland, CA 94610 Grant: $997.50. Purchase: Training for safety boat operators involved in boating events. Goal: To standardize the skill levels associated with safety boat operators from local organizations and offer the training in conjunction with a National Safe Boating Week open house event. Safe Kids Kansas 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 230 Topeka, KS 66612 Grant: $1000.00. Purchase: PFDs in various sizes and offset printing costs. Goal: To educate 17,000-20,000 children during a Fitness and Safety Day event of the importance of wearing PFDs. North Coast Safe Kids 555 30th Street Astoria, OR 97103 Grant: $1000.00. Purchase: PFDs, construction materials, banners and educational materials. Goal: To establish a PFD loaner program in Clatsop County. Outdoorsman Trialthlon Charitable Trust 1095 Cherry Row Road Plainview, VA 23156 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: PFDs for after school program. Goal: To increase awareness of the importance of wearing properly fitting PFDs while engaged in paddle sports. Centennial Senior Center 37 Regional Drive Concord, NH 03301 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Safety equipment and supplies for boating education program. Goal: To promote development and presentation of Safe Boating Day events at the Senior Center. USCG Auxiliary Division 5 1016 E. Quarles Place Fox Point, WI 53217 Grant: $1000.00 Purchase: Safety notices for posting at marinas, docks and boat ramps. Goal: To reduce collisions between vessels through increased awareness of safety regulations. Wolf Creek Adventures, Inc. 40 Baker Drive Ashville, NC 28806 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: PFDs, helmets and rescue bags for hands-on boating courses. Goal: To proivde Safety and Rescue clinics in Class III whitewater. Juneau USCG Auxiliary 17-01-01 P.O. Box 22635 Juneau, AK 99801 Grant: $1,000.00 Purchase: Promotional materials, advertising and safety materials for a pilot program. Goal: To provide vessel safety checks, on-site training and educational courses in remote areas of Alaska.