SERVE II SAIL

Ladies and Gentlemen, 

I have received the following and believe it may be of benefit to some. I also believe that it is a great cause and it would be nice to see the program extended to all states hence I am putting this out nationwide. 

If anyone has any contacts with our newer veterans please pass this on. 

Mooloolaba Yacht Club has started up a Serve II Sail program for wounded veterans. The Pilot Program was run late last year and received very well by its six participants. To read more about the Pilot Program, gohttp://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-10060-0-0-0&sID=337542. 

We have now received Get Started Queensland Sport & Rec Department funding to deliver the program throughout next year. The challenge has been getting the message out and about the veteran community about this program opportunity. Are you able to share the following information among your network ? 

Veterans needed for Experience Sailing program 

Mooloolaba Yacht Club are looking for veterans from all services including peacekeeping forces to get involved in the club’s Serve II Sail experience sailing program. 

The program is aimed at providing wounded veterans with new skills which will help them to get active and to integrate back into the community. 

They will be taken through a Learn to Sail program made up of four sessions over two consecutive weeks for up to six veterans sailing 20-foot yachts on Mooloolah River in front of The Wharf Mooloolaba. The veterans will then be given the opportunity to continue sailing on one of the club member’s yachts in the club’s weekly Fun races. For those that want to progress their sailing skills there is a development course provided later in the year. 

The Pilot Program was run late last year and proved a valuable experience for the six participants including Flight Sergeant Colin White walked into the program more daunted by the unfamiliarity of the situation rather than the sailing. But it wasn’t long before the cross service chatter and ribbing started, the stories shared and the quickly established camaraderie of the group gave White the confidence to stay around and enjoy the program. 

The first 2015 program starts in February. It will be run five times during the year up until November. 

For more 2015 program information or to discuss the program, contact MYC Program Coordinator Tracey Johnstone on 0438 644557 or go to www.mooloolaba.yachting.org.au 

Regards, 
Tracey Johnstone 
m: 0438 644557 
o: (61) 07 5478 3738 
skype: traceyjohnstone 
www.windwardwomen.com

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