THIRD ANNUAL SEA-LEGS CELEBRITY NIGHT FUND RAISING GALA

Quentin T. Snediker, Director of Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport will be the celebrity speaker at the Ninth Annual Sea-Legs Celebrity Night, to be held at La Grua Center, Stonington, on April 28, 2016, starting at 6:30.

Sea-Legs, Inc. [www.sea-legs.org] offers boating experience to boys and girls who, because of their circumstances, may not have access to the water. A Sea-Legs sloop first sailed into The Thames River in 1999 and the program is now based in New London. More than a thousand children have found their sea-legs aboard such boats under the command of Captain Richard Lathrop, founder and CEO. Advanced sailors in the program stay active year round through an apprentice program where they earn wages while learning to become shipwrights. Sea-Legs, Inc. is a non-profit organization under section 501(c)3 of the tax code.

In support of Sea-Leg, Mr. Snediker, who held a lead role in building the Amistad and restoring the Charles W. Morgan, will discuss these accomplishments and answer questions on a variety of maritime matters. He brings vast experience in historic preservation at both Mystic Seaport and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St Michael’s Maryland. He has written one book and several journal articles on a range of related topics.

At the event, Mr. Snediker will be honored with a formal citation from the Connecticut General Assembly acknowledging his numerous accomplishments and the contribution his work has made to our state’s culture and economy.

Tickets (100 available) must be purchased in advance.
Ticket price: $50.
Price includes appetizers.
Cash bar.
A variety of maritime art will be on exhibit from world renown and local artists.
All proceeds benefit Sea-Legs, Inc.

Contact: Richard Lathrop (860) 912-5393 captain@sea-legs.org

Or mail a check written to Sea-Legs, Inc. As follows:
Sea-Legs, Inc.
19 Guthrie Place
New London, CT 06320