Junior Regatta to bring greater awareness about hospice to area junior sailors
This year, the first ever
Hospice Cup Junior
Regatta will be featured as part of the annual Hospice Cup Regatta, and
will include 16 of the top performing junior racers from around the
Chesapeake Bay region, competing in teams aboard Optimist sailing dinghies.
Each participating sailor will be invited based on those with the highest
points around the Chesapeake Bay.
“These young sailors will bring a unique addition to Hospice Cup, stated
Brien Jones-Lantzy, Hospice Cup board member and co-chair of the junior
regatta event, “Juniors are the future of this sport and exemplify the need
for events of this nature.”
One of the missions of CBYRA is to promote youth sailing and racing on the
Bay, and to provide a safe instructional arena for the racers of tomorrow.
This all-new Hospice Cup Junior Regatta will assist in promoting awareness
of the greater mission of Hospice Cup to an audience whom might not have
intimate experience with hospice.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2009, is supported by a
number of sailing organizations in the Annapolis area including the
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association (CBYRA) and the United States Naval
Academy Sailing Squadron (NASS), as the volunteer race committee for the
Junior Regatta. Additionally, headline sponsorship of this event will be on
behalf of Verizon.
This all-day event will begin at 10:00am with pre-race coaching and practice
for the junior sailors. The Hospice Cup Junior Regatta races will be held
from 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Spectators will be able to watch the Junior Regatta
from the Shore Party location taking place at the Atria Manresa located on
the Severn River. Awards for the Junior Regatta will be awarded during the
feature trophy ceremony for the Hospice Cup XXVIII.
About Hospice Cup
This year’s participating hospices include:
Calvert Hospice,
Capital Hospice,
Hospice of the Chesapeake,
Montgomery Hospice and
Talbot Hospice Foundation.
Each must meet the standards of the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization.
Funds raised on behalf of Hospice Cup help pay the expenses not covered by
Medicare or private insurance. These dollars enable the hospices to provide
skilled compassionate care, comfort and dignity to the terminally ill, their
families and friends. Net proceeds are disbursed to the participating
hospices on a pro-rated basis.
Hospice Cup, Inc. (HCI) is a non-profit organization chartered under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia
for the purposes of conducting a benefit yacht race and related events. The
annual event is a cooperative effort organized by an all-volunteer HCI Board
of Directors, an Executive Director, participating area hospices and
hundreds of volunteers.
The Hospice Cup regatta is sanctioned by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing
Association (CBYRA) and counts for CBYRA season-long High Point competition.
The race is managed by Shearwater Sailing Club and assisted by Storm Trysail
Club Chesapeake Station. Hospice Cup, Inc. is a proud member of the National
Hospice Regatta Alliance, www.hospiceregattas.org
Additional information about the event can be found online at the official
Hospice Cup web site www.hospicecup.org.
Contact: Julie Phillips-Turner
Phone: 410-490-0033
E-mail: jbpturner@aol.com