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The American Yacht Club invites you to
the American Yacht Club Leukemia Cup Regatta
presented by Mount Gay
Raise a Sail, Save a Life
PHRF Class Racing
August 2 & 3, 2008
PARTICIPATE EVEN IF YOU DON"T RACE!Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for your favorite racer!
All AYC members are invited to the Leukemia Cup Regatta Party and Dinner. Go to the Reservations page NOW!
We'll be serving up drinks, dinner, and much more!
Come and join us for all of the festivities!
Trophies to the winners!
Skippers Meeting: Sat. 0900
Race Start: Sat. 1100
Silent Auction Start: Sat. 1630
Dinner/Happy Hour: Sat. 1700
Race Start: Sun. 1200
Awards Ceremony: Sun. 1600
All American Yacht Club members as well as all participating sailors and their friends and family are invited to the post-racing Leukemia Cup cocktail party, dinner and silent auction. (The cost of tickets is separate from the PHRF fee and must be reserved in advance. Click here to make a reservation) We hope to see you there!
Download a Brochure in PDF
DOWNLOAD THE RACE REGISTRATION FORM - MUST BE MAILED IN ADVANCE OF THE RACE
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Meet Austin. In April 2005, at theage of 2, Austin was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). |
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Raise a Sail and Help Find a Cure
The Leukemia Cup Regatta is more than boats and crews racing—it’s over 17,600 sailors across the United States who have elevated their competition to a whole new level. They race to win while helping The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) achieve its mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
The funds they raise support leading-edge cancer research and provide critical services to patients and their families. Sailors race in the name of a patient hero from their community who has a blood cancer.
Throughout the country, Leukemia Cup Regattas have raised more than $23 million to support LLS’s mission.
THE NEED IS CRITICAL:
• Every five minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma; every 10 minutes, someone dies from these cancers.
• Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under the age of 20.
• Lymphomas are the most common blood cancers, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the sixth most common cancer in the United States.
• The overall five-year survival for myeloma is just 34 percent.
WHEN YOU RACE IN A LLS REGATTA, PATIENTS ARE THE WINNERS!
LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patients services.
LLS:
• Has funded more than $550 million in leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma research since its founding in 1949.
• Provides patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals with information and support services by phone, online, and in person through our 68 chapters in the United States and Canada.
• Advocates for legislation to increase funding for blood cancer research and programs that improve the quality of cancer care.
For more information, visit www.LLS.org or call 888.HELP.LLS
Rebecca Longworth of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is helping organize the Regatta and will join us at the Club August 2 and 3. |
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2008 Sponsorship Opportunities:
Sponsorship Support is An Important Part to Help!
Captain Sponsor — $5,000
- Company/Individual name and logo on all printed materials (subject to individual printing deadlines) and listed under The Leukemia Cup Regatta logo.
- Company/Individual logo on official weekend t-shirts to be sold
at event. - Company/Individual name and logo on brochure to be distributed prior to the event. (Subject to printing deadlines)
- Company/Individual name and logo will appear on website.
- Company/Individual banner will be displayed prominently throughout the Regatta weekend.
- Company/Individual will be mentioned in all press releases whenever possible.
- Company/Individual will be acknowledged as Captain Sponsor at all Regatta weekend activities in Regatta event program book
- Company/Individual name and logo will appear on all printed materials. (Subject to individual printing deadlines) and listed under The Leukemia Cup Regatta logo and the Captain Sponsor.
- Company/Individual banner will be displayed prominently throughout Regatta weekend.
- Company/Individual will be mentioned in all press releases whenever possible.
- Company/Individual will be acknowledged as Skipper Sponsor at all Regatta weekend activities.
- Company/Individual will be acknowledged as Skipper Sponsor in Regatta event program book.
- Company/Individual name and logo will appear on event brochure. (Subject to printing deadline)
- Company/Individual banner will be displayed at Regatta throughout the weekend.
- Company/Individual will be mentioned in all press releases.
- Company/Individual will be acknowledged as Crew Sponsor in Regatta event program book.
- Company/Individual will be acknowledged as Boat Sponsor in Regatta event program book.
Gary Jobson, Leukemia Cup Regatta National Chairman |
Gary Jobson, national chairman of The Leukemia Cup Regatta since 1994, is a world class sailor, author, and corporate advisor based in Annapolis, Maryland. He has won many championships in one-design classes, the America’s Cup with Ted Turner in 1977, and many other of the world’s famous ocean races. He has led ambitious expeditions to the Artic, Antarctica and Cape Horn. During the summer 2008, Jobson will work with NBC to cover sailing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In 2003, Gary Jobson was diagnosed with lymphoma. He is now cancer free! |
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This page was updated 2008-07-26 10:35:24 by Jim Grenier, Webmaster