March 1, 2012

NEWS from BoatUS
Boat Owners Association of The United States
880 S. Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 22304
BoatUS Press Room at www.BoatUS.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: D. Scott Croft, 703-461-2864, SCroft@BoatUS.com

Vote Today for Your Favorite Boating Safety or Clean Water Grant Project

BoatUS Foundation To Give Grassroots Grants Up to $4,000

One of ten BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants winners for 2011, the Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean teaches kids about marine debris at an event in Boston MA, while recovering trash from the Charles River using a remotely operated vehicle.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 1, 2012 – The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is looking to the public to help it select the winning projects in the competitive 2012 Grassroots Grants Program. The program provides local non-profit groups up to $4,000 to help boaters stay safe and keep our waters clean, and anyone with a love for the water is encouraged to go to either www.Facebook.com/BoatUSFoundation or www.BoatUS.com/foundation/grants/vote.asp to have their vote counted.

 
Voting begins today, March 1. Of the 13 grant proposals listed, those with the most votes by midnight (EST) on March 15, 2012, will have their projects funded. Boaters can vote for their favorite projects once a day until voting closes.
 
Funds for the grants comes from donations by the half-million members of Boat Owners Association of The United States (www.BoatUS.com) and in the last 24 years, the Foundation has awarded over $1 million to organizations that have developed creative projects to promote safe and clean boating on their local waterways.
 
“The voting is usually very close,” said BoatUS Foundation Program Manager Alanna Keating. “Your vote will really make a difference to these local communities,” she added.
 
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About the BoatUS Foundation:
 
The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is a national leader promoting safe, clean and responsible boating. Funded primarily by the half-million members of BoatUS, it provides innovative educational outreach directly to boaters and anglers with the aim of reducing accidents and fatalities, increasing stewardship of America's waterways and keeping boating safe for all. To make a tax-deductible donation to this 501(c)(3) nonprofit, go to www.BoatUS.com/foundation.