NUST has done some pretty amazing things for fundraising this past year. We have taken people out on Lake Michigan in 420s for Sail with a Sailor, we have written hundreds of letters for Northwestern’s Thank-a-Thon, we have thrown our alumni a formal Alumni Dinner and Regatta, as well as done the vending at concession stands for Northwestern football games. However, our most interesting fundraiser to date has been the Disney’s Morninglight Chicago Premiere.
On November 13th, 2008 NUST hosted the premier in the Chicago area of the movie Morninglight, a documentary on the youngest crew to complete the 2007 Transpac, a race spanning from Los Angeles to Hawaii in 10 days. The event was held at the Evanston Century Theatre. Along with the movie premiere, the team also brought Captain Ed Furry for a question and answer portion of the night, hosted a raffle with donations from local sailing and retail stores, and had drink specials in the Rhythm Lounge of the theatre. The event was a big success for the team. A lot of local Chicago sailors and Northwestern alumni came and proceeds from the ticket sales and the raffle went to the team. In the end, we raised over $1,000 dollars for the NUST, which will help us be able to become a more competitive team and get a full time coach for the spring season.
Everyone who came to support the team seemed to really enjoy the event. The team members also really enjoyed the movie and the talk with Captain Ed Furry, after which there was much mumbling about wanting to sail long distance races in exotic places. One highlight of the film is when the team meets up with their biggest competition in the middle of the ocean and the pressure to win becomes very intense. It was a very inspiring film and the bonding of the crew reminded us all of how sailing brought us together. Overall, it was a successful and fun evening that ended up being very beneficial to the team. Go NUST!
Monday, November 10, 2008
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