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GW Sailing - Raise High the Sails Fundraising CampaignTRANSCRIPT
“Ove
r th
e pa
st fo
ur y
ears
I’ve
wat
ched
the
tea
m g
row
from
a
stude
nt-ru
n clu
b to
a fu
ll-fle
dged
var
sity
spor
t tha
t con
tinue
s to
im
prov
e im
men
sely
each
seas
on. T
he n
ew fl
eet o
f boa
ts wi
ll al
low
us to
pra
ctice
har
der t
han
ever
and
hos
t hom
e re
gatta
s th
at w
ill
attra
ct th
e be
st te
ams i
n th
e co
nfer
ence
and
in th
e co
untry
.”Ka
itlin
Den
ney,
Clas
s of 2
014,
Team
Cap
tain
“I wa
s at
tracte
d to
GW
bec
ause
of t
he s
ailin
g te
am’s
work
-har
d at
titud
e an
d th
e ab
ility
to ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of a
ll th
at D
C ha
s to
of
fer.
A ne
w fle
et o
f boa
ts wi
ll m
ake
this
oppo
rtuni
ty e
ven
mor
e ap
peal
ing
to to
p-le
vel r
ecru
its in
the
futu
re.”
Colin
Ken
nedy
, Cla
ss o
f 201
7
Rais
eH
igH
Sa
ilS
the
RaiseHigH
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go.gwu.edu/give2sailing
ContaCt informationMG Bailey
Charles e. smith Center600 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
go.gwu.edu/sailing@GW_Sailing
www.facebook.com/GWSailing
DAR1
881
“Over the past four years I’ve watched the team grow from a student-run club to a full-fledged varsity sport that continues to improve immensely each season. The new fleet of boats will allow us to practice harder than ever and host home regattas that will attract the best teams in the conference and in the country.”
Kaitlin Denney, Class of 2014, Team Captain “I was attracted to GW because of the sailing team’s work-hard attitude and the ability to take advantage of all that DC has to offer. A new fleet of boats will make this opportunity even more appealing to top-level recruits in the future.”
Colin Kennedy, Class of 2017
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SailSthe
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ContaCt information
MG Bailey
mgbailey@
gwu.edu202-994-8412
Charles e. smith Center
600 22nd Street, NWW
ashington, DC 20052
go.gwu.edu/sailing@
GW_Sailing
www.facebook.com/GW
Sailing
DAR1881
here’s how you Can help. a gift of…• $10,000 buys GW a new boat and gives the donor the naming rights to it*• $5,000 helps to pay for slip fees, trailers and covers, and ongoing maintenance for the fleet• $1,000 buys a suit of new sails• $500 covers the travel costs for a GW Sailor to compete in regattas away from Washington• Any gift of any level supports the GW Sailing team’s travel, training, and uniforms
*Naming gift of $10,000 may be pledged over five years.
want to name a boat but don’t have the individual means? Get a few sailing buddies together and go in on one together – a great way to commemorate a coach, class, or crew member.
Endowment gift opportunities are also available and start with gifts of $100,000. Please contact MG Bailey at 202-994-8412 to discuss.
we’re nearly a third of the way there, but we need your help to Cross the finish line.
why is fleet replacement important?Right now we have 10 boats of all different ages, and some are faster than others. That makes practice slightly unfair and is a recruiting disadvantage. Also, in order to host a regatta we need to have 18 evenly matched boats to provide the competing teams. Hosting regional and potentially national-level regattas is great exposure for the school and a competitive advantage for our team.
how often does this need to happen?Most schools replace their fleets every six to 10 years. Our goal is to be on an eight-year cycle, so we will sell these boats in eight years (usually to high schools or sailing schools) and buy a fresh 18 at that point.
what will this mean for the students?GW student-athletes excel in the classroom as academic leaders and in the community as productive citizens. A new fleet of boats will allow them to train and compete at the highest level in their sport, evolving into a nationally known and respected program.
what type of boats are you buying?We will buy either FJs (Flying Juniors) or 420s (named for the size of the boat – 4.2 meters long). Both are 14 foot, two-person racing boats. They are small, fast, and very durable with simple rigging. For that reason they are ideal for institutional use; FJs and 420s are the standard boats for college sailing across the country.
what is the timeline for this campaign?The goal is to raise funds in the fall and spring to purchase the boats and have them ready to race in the 2014-2015 season.
A year ago, the GW Sailing team became a varsity program thanks to the dedication and perseverance of its student-athletes. Now the time has come to purchase boats that match the caliber of professionalism and talent this team possesses.
This is no small feat, but Coach John Pearce has big dreams of his own that require top boats, top recruits, and community commitments to fulfill:
The GW SailinG Team knows what it’s like to dream biG and See ThoSe dreamS come True.
we are shifting our focus from regional competition to national competition. We want to qualify for the ICSA nationals every year and improve our finishes. We also want to consistently be
ranked in the top 20 teams nationally.
in 3-5 yearS
we want to consistently be in the top five to 10 teams at nationals and in the rankings. We’d like to have sailors on the All-American
team each year. We would also like to have our graduates on the Olympic sailing circuit with the US Sailing Team.
PhilanThroPy iS crucial
for us because we need to replace the fleet every eight years. That is a big recurring cost. We also need to travel
more extensively to regattas in New England, Florida, and California so that we face the toughest competition and hit the best recruiting markets. Lastly, we want to go on an international training trip every four years so that our athletes get that global experience. We can only meet these goals with your help.”
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GW SailinG fleeT rePlacemenT
“over The2-3nexT yearS
1405
1
here’s how you Can help. a gift of…• $10,000 buys GW a new boat and gives the donor the naming rights to it*• $5,000 helps to pay for slip fees, trailers and covers, and ongoing maintenance for the fleet• $1,000 buys a suit of new sails• $500 covers the travel costs for a GW Sailor to compete in regattas away from Washington• Any gift of any level supports the GW Sailing team’s travel, training, and uniforms
*Naming gift of $10,000 may be pledged over five years.
want to name a boat but don’t have the individual means? Get a few sailing buddies together and go in on one together – a great way to commemorate a coach, class, or crew member.
Endowment gift opportunities are also available and start with gifts of $100,000. Please contact MG Bailey at 202-994-8412 to discuss.
we’re nearly a third of the way there, but we need your help to Cross the finish line.
why is fleet replacement important?Right now we have 10 boats of all different ages, and some are faster than others. That makes practice slightly unfair and is a recruiting disadvantage. Also, in order to host a regatta we need to have 18 evenly matched boats to provide the competing teams. Hosting regional and potentially national-level regattas is great exposure for the school and a competitive advantage for our team.
how often does this need to happen?Most schools replace their fleets every six to 10 years. Our goal is to be on an eight-year cycle, so we will sell these boats in eight years (usually to high schools or sailing schools) and buy a fresh 18 at that point.
what will this mean for the students?GW student-athletes excel in the classroom as academic leaders and in the community as productive citizens. A new fleet of boats will allow them to train and compete at the highest level in their sport, evolving into a nationally known and respected program.
what type of boats are you buying?We will buy either FJs (Flying Juniors) or 420s (named for the size of the boat – 4.2 meters long). Both are 14 foot, two-person racing boats. They are small, fast, and very durable with simple rigging. For that reason they are ideal for institutional use; FJs and 420s are the standard boats for college sailing across the country.
what is the timeline for this campaign?The goal is to raise funds in the fall and spring to purchase the boats and have them ready to race in the 2014-2015 season.
A year ago, the GW Sailing team became a varsity program thanks to the dedication and perseverance of its student-athletes. Now the time has come to purchase boats that match the caliber of professionalism and talent this team possesses.
This is no small feat, but Coach John Pearce has big dreams of his own that require top boats, top recruits, and community commitments to fulfill:
The GW SailinG Team knows what it’s like to dream biG and See ThoSe dreamS come True.
we are shifting our focus from regional competition to national competition. We want to qualify for the ICSA nationals every year and improve our finishes. We also want to consistently be
ranked in the top 20 teams nationally.
in 3-5 yearS
we want to consistently be in the top five to 10 teams at nationals and in the rankings. We’d like to have sailors on the All-American
team each year. We would also like to have our graduates on the Olympic sailing circuit with the US Sailing Team.
PhilanThroPy iS crucial
for us because we need to replace the fleet every eight years. That is a big recurring cost. We also need to travel
more extensively to regattas in New England, Florida, and California so that we face the toughest competition and hit the best recruiting markets. Lastly, we want to go on an international training trip every four years so that our athletes get that global experience. We can only meet these goals with your help.”
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ailin
g.
GW SailinG fleeT rePlacemenT
“over The2-3nexT yearS
1405
1
here’s how you Can help. a gift of…• $10,000 buys GW a new boat and gives the donor the naming rights to it*• $5,000 helps to pay for slip fees, trailers and covers, and ongoing maintenance for the fleet• $1,000 buys a suit of new sails• $500 covers the travel costs for a GW Sailor to compete in regattas away from Washington• Any gift of any level supports the GW Sailing team’s travel, training, and uniforms
*Naming gift of $10,000 may be pledged over five years.
want to name a boat but don’t have the individual means? Get a few sailing buddies together and go in on one together – a great way to commemorate a coach, class, or crew member.
Endowment gift opportunities are also available and start with gifts of $100,000. Please contact MG Bailey at 202-994-8412 to discuss.
we’re nearly a third of the way there, but we need your help to Cross the finish line.
why is fleet replacement important?Right now we have 10 boats of all different ages, and some are faster than others. That makes practice slightly unfair and is a recruiting disadvantage. Also, in order to host a regatta we need to have 18 evenly matched boats to provide the competing teams. Hosting regional and potentially national-level regattas is great exposure for the school and a competitive advantage for our team.
how often does this need to happen?Most schools replace their fleets every six to 10 years. Our goal is to be on an eight-year cycle, so we will sell these boats in eight years (usually to high schools or sailing schools) and buy a fresh 18 at that point.
what will this mean for the students?GW student-athletes excel in the classroom as academic leaders and in the community as productive citizens. A new fleet of boats will allow them to train and compete at the highest level in their sport, evolving into a nationally known and respected program.
what type of boats are you buying?We will buy either FJs (Flying Juniors) or 420s (named for the size of the boat – 4.2 meters long). Both are 14 foot, two-person racing boats. They are small, fast, and very durable with simple rigging. For that reason they are ideal for institutional use; FJs and 420s are the standard boats for college sailing across the country.
what is the timeline for this campaign?The goal is to raise funds in the fall and spring to purchase the boats and have them ready to race in the 2014-2015 season.
A year ago, the GW Sailing team became a varsity program thanks to the dedication and perseverance of its student-athletes. Now the time has come to purchase boats that match the caliber of professionalism and talent this team possesses.
This is no small feat, but Coach John Pearce has big dreams of his own that require top boats, top recruits, and community commitments to fulfill:
The GW SailinG Team knows what it’s like to dream biG and See ThoSe dreamS come True.
we are shifting our focus from regional competition to national competition. We want to qualify for the ICSA nationals every year and improve our finishes. We also want to consistently be
ranked in the top 20 teams nationally.
in 3-5 yearS
we want to consistently be in the top five to 10 teams at nationals and in the rankings. We’d like to have sailors on the All-American
team each year. We would also like to have our graduates on the Olympic sailing circuit with the US Sailing Team.
PhilanThroPy iS crucial
for us because we need to replace the fleet every eight years. That is a big recurring cost. We also need to travel
more extensively to regattas in New England, Florida, and California so that we face the toughest competition and hit the best recruiting markets. Lastly, we want to go on an international training trip every four years so that our athletes get that global experience. We can only meet these goals with your help.”
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ork
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se se
nd m
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form
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n re
gard
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GW SailinG fleeT rePlacemenT
“over The2-3nexT yearS
1405
1
“Ove
r th
e pa
st fo
ur y
ears
I’ve
wat
ched
the
tea
m g
row
from
a
stude
nt-ru
n clu
b to
a fu
ll-fle
dged
var
sity
spor
t tha
t con
tinue
s to
im
prov
e im
men
sely
each
seas
on. T
he n
ew fl
eet o
f boa
ts wi
ll al
low
us to
pra
ctice
har
der t
han
ever
and
hos
t hom
e re
gatta
s th
at w
ill
attra
ct th
e be
st te
ams i
n th
e co
nfer
ence
and
in th
e co
untry
.”Ka
itlin
Den
ney,
Clas
s of 2
014,
Team
Cap
tain
“I wa
s at
tracte
d to
GW
bec
ause
of t
he s
ailin
g te
am’s
work
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d at
titud
e an
d th
e ab
ility
to ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of a
ll th
at D
C ha
s to
of
fer.
A ne
w fle
et o
f boa
ts wi
ll m
ake
this
oppo
rtuni
ty e
ven
mor
e ap
peal
ing
to to
p-le
vel r
ecru
its in
the
futu
re.”
Colin
Ken
nedy
, Cla
ss o
f 201
7
Rais
eH
igH
Sa
ilS
the
RaiseHigH
SailSthe
go.gwu.edu/give2sailing
ContaCt informationMG Bailey
Charles e. smith Center600 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
go.gwu.edu/sailing@GW_Sailing
www.facebook.com/GWSailing
DAR1
881
“Ove
r th
e pa
st fo
ur y
ears
I’ve
wat
ched
the
tea
m g
row
from
a
stude
nt-ru
n clu
b to
a fu
ll-fle
dged
var
sity
spor
t tha
t con
tinue
s to
im
prov
e im
men
sely
each
seas
on. T
he n
ew fl
eet o
f boa
ts wi
ll al
low
us to
pra
ctice
har
der t
han
ever
and
hos
t hom
e re
gatta
s th
at w
ill
attra
ct th
e be
st te
ams i
n th
e co
nfer
ence
and
in th
e co
untry
.”Ka
itlin
Den
ney,
Clas
s of 2
014,
Team
Cap
tain
“I wa
s at
tracte
d to
GW
bec
ause
of t
he s
ailin
g te
am’s
work
-har
d at
titud
e an
d th
e ab
ility
to ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of a
ll th
at D
C ha
s to
of
fer.
A ne
w fle
et o
f boa
ts wi
ll m
ake
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