Sail Newport Announces Annual Community Awards
Saturday, December 08, 2018
Sail Newport announced a series of community awards during their annual general meeting earlier this week.
The Awards
Rhode Island State Representative and Chair of the House Committee on Finance Marvin Abney was honored with the Sail Newport President’s Award.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“Sail Newport is an organization near and dear to my heart and it is truly an honor to receive this recognition from them. They provide an invaluable resource to the children of Newport and I look forward to continuing working with them in the future to ensure Newport’s children have the ability to enjoy and learn from Newport’s historic sailing culture,” said Abney.
Also, two volunteers were recognized for their outstanding work with Sail Newport’s 2018 Team Appreciation Award.
Paul Hazlett and Bill Heller both received the award.
Hazlett received the honor for his work as a race committee member for Sail Newport’s regattas and events. Some of the events he volunteered for included the Volvo Ocean Race Newport, the Sail Newport Youth Challenge, the annual Newport Regatta, the I420 World Championships, Sail for Hope, the 2019 Opti New England Championship and others.
“Paul has been a dedicated volunteer at Sail Newport for many years. This year he worked on every one of our regattas from the spring through the fall. He is very skilled and is an experienced and fun member of our team,” said Matt Duggan, Sail Newport regatta manager.
Heller also received a Team Appreciation Award for his shore side support of many events and regattas at Sail Newport.
Heller served on the committee to recruit and manage the volunteer program for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover in May. That program gathered over 600 volunteers for the 13-day event at Fort Adams State Park.
“Bill embodies the traits of an incredible volunteer. He is always ready to help with an incredibly positive attitude and dedication to help Sail Newport host the thousands of sailors each year who participate in our events and regattas,” said Hannah Lasorsa, Sail Newport office manager and volunteer coordinator.
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