land
for $100 and attending meetings in full dress uniforms to
oppose building high rises in area.
The Association also located
the submerged “Glacier Rock” off Belle Maer Harbor.
This was reported to the Coast Guard, the Army Corps of
Engineers, and the DNR, and as a result is now shown on
navigation charts.
The ABYA, with funds raised
from club membership dues and money generated from the
various events we put on, is able to return this money to
the boating community.
Some of the programs and organizations that we have
made donations to, sponsored, or promoted over the years
include: Macomb County Sheriff’s Dept. Marine Division, St.
Clair County Sheriff’s Dept. Marine Division, Wayne County
Sheriff’s Dept Marine Division, Great Lakes Division of the
U.S. Naval Sea Cadets and the Pride of Michigan, Boat Town
Parade of Lights, Venetian Festival of Lights, Save Our South Channel Lights
Foundation, and Miss Boat
Town Beauty Pageant.
Some equipment that we were able to provide to these
organizations and programs include: 2 cardiac
defibrillators, laser range finders, “NO WAKE” buoys at
entrance to Metro-Beach and Clinton River, The Marine
Safety Book Program, “NO WAKE” charts, Life Jacket program
and Bobby the Boat, a robot which is used in boating
education and awareness aimed at our youngsters. These do
not represent all the organizations that we have supported
nor does this go into great detail as to what type of
support they have received from us.
The ABYA represents 32 boat,
sail and yacht clubs with approximately 7,000 members from
Lake St. Clair to Black River in Port Huron. As we start our
42nd year you can see a lot has been accomplished since its
formation. However there is still a lot to do when it comes
to safety in and around the water and the preservation of
our waterways. |
