Chine bLog » charities http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 A good time to support Alexandria Seaport Foundation http://www.chineblog.com/2007/11/a-good-time-to-support-alexandria-seaport-foundation/ http://www.chineblog.com/2007/11/a-good-time-to-support-alexandria-seaport-foundation/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:36:44 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/231-guid.html I have written in the past about the Alexandria Seaport Foundation. I love this organization. They are currently building their endowment and have a commitment from the Ohrstrom Foundation to match donations. Think about supporting them now.

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I mentioned the Northern Forest Canoe Trail a bit ago. I see in Paddling.net’s newsletter today that they are holding a benefit auction online. Check it out.

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No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2007/06/world-ocean-day/feed/ 0 The Degenhardt Foundation trains young boatbuilders in Vietnam http://www.chineblog.com/2007/02/the-degenhardt-foundation-trains-young-boatbuilders-in-vietnam/ http://www.chineblog.com/2007/02/the-degenhardt-foundation-trains-young-boatbuilders-in-vietnam/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:43:16 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/120-guid.html It was nice to see my recent post on traditional boats from Vietnam caused a huge stir in the wooden boat world. No sooner did my post hit the ‘net than WoodenBoat had not one but TWO pieces on boat building there. I am DEAD sure there is a connection. Really.

I am [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2007/02/the-degenhardt-foundation-trains-young-boatbuilders-in-vietnam/feed/ 0 And more – the Vietnam Wooden Boat Foundation http://www.chineblog.com/2007/02/and-more-the-vietnam-wooden-boat-foundation/ http://www.chineblog.com/2007/02/and-more-the-vietnam-wooden-boat-foundation/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:30:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/122-guid.html WoodenBoat was also good enough to highlight the Vietnam Wooden Boat Foundation, which is:

Dedicated to preserving the maritime history of Vietnam with an emphasis on the art, craft, lore, and history of traditional Vietnamese wooden boat building.

I can buy into that. They seem to be small, but ambitious. They are collecting and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2007/02/and-more-the-vietnam-wooden-boat-foundation/feed/ 2 Alexandria Seaport Foundation http://www.chineblog.com/2005/12/alexandria-seaport-foundation/ http://www.chineblog.com/2005/12/alexandria-seaport-foundation/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:15:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/16-guid.html

If anyone is looking for a great wooden boat-oriented non-profit to support, I would encourage you to look into the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, based here in Alexandria, VA. While it does many things, its core mission is using boat building to bring hope into troubled young lives. The organization’s purpose:

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