"Fuel the Flash" Lightning Class could use your help

[Bob Astrove]

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Fuel The Flash 2030 - every spark counts Please help support the Lightning Class -  Donate now

In March we announced the 2025 Fundraising Campaign, a tactical one-year plan to raise $100,000. We quickly received feedback from several large donors that we should pivot to a more strategic, aspirational five-year plan specifically addressing the key needs of the Class to ensure its viability through 2038 (our 100th anniversary) and beyond. Thus began Fuel the Flash 2030, a five-year plan to raise $800,000.

Thanks to your generosity, we’ve already raised $90,000! How will we successfully invest your donations to grow the Class?

We’re well on our way! The Peter & Audrey Denton Family Foundation have issued a $25,000 Matching Challenge for 2025. To get the money, we need 325 unique donors – requiring broad buy-in across our Class members - as well as increasing individual donations over their prior year’s amount. More detail will follow in our next email, but please consider donating now. We still need 53 more new donors in October & November. Every spark counts – even a small donation gets us closer to the $25,000! Donate now

In future communications we’ll detail our planned investment for each Focus Area: (1) Marketing /Market Research, (2) Boat Grant & Expansion, (3) New & Used Boat Pipeline Program, (4) New Molds and (5) Class History Preservation. The Plan also includes accountability reporting to make sure teams are spending the money effectively to drive toward our goals.

Please answer this Call To Action:

To volunteer, or to provide input or ask questions, contact the co-chairs Bertie Werley (bertie...@gmail.com, 412-439-4543) or Bob Shapiro (fina...@gmail.com, 978-761-3289). Every spark counts - please help Fuel The Flash! Donate now