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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We need volunteers to help with an evening of <b>sailing for</b> <b>disabled veterans and their families</b> as part of Operation Liberty. The event will take place on <b>Wednesday, July 20 from 4 to 9 PM </b> Operation Liberty is a Department of Defense and Paralympics initiative to help disabled veterans become more involved in sports. Many of the participants will be paraplegics and quadriplegics. Right now we have seven people who have voiced an interest. Some of them sailed before they became disabled.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As you know, sailing sells itself. We hope that a number of people will catch fire and become certifiable crazies like the rest of us. They will become a nucleus of a disabled sailing program. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The details of the event are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Arrive at 4:00 PM and go sailing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Return to the docks around 6:00 PM for dinner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Go sailing again after dinner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Return and finish around 8:30<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some of these people will be sufficiently disabled that we will need to use a sling and the gin pole to get them into and out of the boat. We will need people to help with that as well as to skipper and crew boats.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We also need to create some adaptive equipment for the boats we will be using. If you have creative building skills we need your help for that also.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are interested in helping, please reply to this email and answer the following<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>______ I can provide a boat<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>______ I can be a skipper<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>______ I can be a crew<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>______ I can help with loading people into boats and doing dinner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>______ I can help build adaptive equipment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your interest. I know we can provide a great sailing experience for these people.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ernest Brody<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>