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On Wednesday, May 23, 5% of sales for the day from participating stores will be donated
to the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy. At 7:00 p.m. in the New Castle store, the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy will talk about their program and the Skipjack Martha Lewis. Refreshments will be served. Visit West Marine's webpage or view the flyer (in Adobe .pdf format).
NEW CASTLE 132 Sunset Blvd.•(302) 325-9550
BEAR 1142 Pulaski Hwy.•(302) 836-2766
NORTH EAST 475 N. Mauldin Ave.•(410) 287-6600
HAVRE DE GRACE 1026 Pulaski Hwy.•(410) 939-6282
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The Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy presents an unique fundraiser to help save the historic Skipjack Martha Lewis. Jeweler's Mark is an exciting must read fictional thriller you won't put down - a novel of suspense on the Chesapeake Bay. Buy the book through PayPal and our website now! Read more about the book HERE.
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If you live in the state of Maryland, you can now get CHC
custom plates. Show your support for the Skipjack Martha Lewis by purchasing
your plates. Contact
us for more information.
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The Skipjack Martha Lewis now has a
BLOG to
help raise awareness of her financial needs due to the many
maintenance costs and repairs that are currently taking place.
Captain Greg and others will be posting about
her progress to keep you informed of how the work is going. Eventually,
the blog should include photos of the journey to get Martha back
into Ship-Shape condition and ready for the '07 Sailing Season.
Check in often, and feel free to leave comments at the blog.
Spread the word, and share the link with friends and other bloggers.
Put the URL in your email taglines. The more this spreads, the
more people will be aware of the help we need.
http://blog.skipjackmarthalewis.org |
Where:
When:
Cost: |
Hutchins Park,
Havre de Grace
7-11pm
$37.00 per person (advance sales only) |
Tickets
are available now by calling 410-939-4078.
Or, you may purchase tickets in person at one of the
following locations:
Amanda's Florist, Bank of Memories, Java by the Bay, or the Havre
de Grace Visitor's Center. See our Bull
Roast Page for more information. |
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There will be door prizes and a silent
auction. Call the office (410.939.4078)
for your tickets, or email for
more information.
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1) Donate your old/used cell phones and ink cartridges.
If you have items like these that you would like to donate,
you can drop them off to our office
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10-2 - or
us directly. |
3)
You can donate
to us directly using your American Express
card. You can also make a monetary donation using
Visa/MC/Discover/Amex online through our PayPal link:
4) Shop
at Amazon.com.
Now, when you shop at Amazon.com through this link (or
the banner below), and we will get a referal fee from your purchases.
This will
go to
helping
preserve the Martha Lewis. It's easy, all you do is shop as usual.
There is no cost to you, and you get to help out the CHC as
you
shop. |
| 2) Become
a Volunteer! We can use
all kinds of help; in the office, maintenance, sailing, fund
raising, grant writing, and more. |
5) Shop at Food Lion
Register your MVP Card with the LionShop & Share program
at www.foodlion.com to
help raise money for our organization." Simply choose Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy when
you register your card online. |
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The last remining vessel to work under sail in North America has
moved closer to being registered as a National Historic Site.
Last week, the Governor’s Consulting
Committee for the Maryland Historical Trust voted unanimously
to nominate the Skipjack Martha Lewis, a working oyster dredge
based in Havre de Grace, Md., for registration by the National
Park Service.
The next step in the process, which takes
6 months to a year to complete, is for the ship to be accepted
by the National Park Service.
From the Delaware Online News Journal |
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Lewis took first place again this year at the 10th Annual
Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race. Congratulations to our wonderful
crew! We had an awesome race, with some of the strongest winds
in a long time. Martha had her rails in the water, and was working
hard! What an amazing sail. The Thomas Clyde, Rebbeca T. Ruark,
Nathan of Dorchester, and Lady Helen all competed.
The Helen Virginia was also out with her customers enjoying
a private charter during the race. The winds were strong, and
sadly, the Thomas Clyde broke
their boom about midway through the race.
Check out some photos
of this year's race (or you can view other year races: 2003
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On Wednesday, April 12, several contestants with the Miss
USA Pageant were aboard the Skipjack for some photo and video
opportunities for the upcoming show in Baltimore. Captain Byshe
and Captain Jake were aboard to welcome the girls, and show them
how to raise the sails. They were also available to lend the girls
a hand to ensure their safety on and off ofour wonderful vessel...
(wink wink). |
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more photos here
and here. |
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This year, new decoys will be available for purchase.
Support the Martha Lewis by purchasing a duck carved from old
parts of the boat (such as an old boom no longer being used).
Previously, canvasback ducks were carved from the boom. This year
we have redhead ducks, also carved from the boom. The ducks are
numbered (only 13 redheads available) and #1 will be auctioned
off. The remaining twelve will be available after the auction—this
is a great showpiece to add to your mantel.
Mr. Jobes previously carved 25 magnificent decoys from the original
boom of the Skipjack Martha Lewis, making them truly a treasure.
All decoys will also come with an official letter of authenticity.
Please call the CHC office at 410-939-4078 or
to learn more information. Proceeds from the sales go toward educational
programs offered by the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc.
on board the Skipjack Martha Lewis. |
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(the Martha Lewis
brochure is in Adobe Acrobat. You can dowload
this program FREE on
the web) |
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Skipjack
MARTHA LEWIS
Owned & operated by the
Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc.
a 501C3, non-profit. |
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121
North Union Ave, Suite C
Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078
Phone: 410.939.4078 Fax: 410.939.4121 |
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