SAILING HELPS
On Sunday, December 8th, 2019, the Rotary Club of Hamilton East-Wentworth's Secretary Jim McDonnell presented Burlington Able Sail Director Jim Casey with a cheque to purchase a new coach boat for their Able Sail program. The club is spearheading a fundraising drive to replace the well used equipment required to operate the program.
The BAS program is a registered charity and was established in 2001 operating out of LaSalle Park Marina on Burlington Bay. The program is designed for clients with physical and cognitive challenges including stroke, MS, CP, Parkinson’s, traumatic head and neck injuries, arthritis, Autism, Downs Syndrome, paraplegics, spinal injury, typical ageing disabilities and the symptoms of social isolation. 70% of the program's clients come from Community Living Homes in Burlington, Brantford, Cayuga, Grimsby, Hamilton, Lincoln, St. Catherines and Waterdown.