Wooden Boats for Veterans
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VALIANT & CLOVER
Wooden Boats For Veterans (EIN 46-4194065) is a not-for-profit private foundation, founded by combat veterans and sailors dedicated to enriching veterans’ lives. We have served and we have a passion for restoring and sailing boats.
Since 2016 we have harnessed our skills and network to create key relationships in the Northern California maritime community forming partnerships with key organizations to create a sustainable program, serving over 300 veterans to date and generating $250,000 to save and restore a 68' gaff-rigged English Pilothouse cutter, CLOVER.
Our long-term strategy to deliver a prolonged impact to veterans includes building community in the Bay and Delta regions through wooden boat restoration projects and sail training, ultimately \ leading to a capstone voyage to Hawaii.
we have established the Clover Project led by professional shipwrights and engineers and form work parties on the 2nd and 4th weekends of each month in Point Richmond CA. We provide sailing outings on the 1st and 3rd weekends of every month as well. These programs give participating veterans a venue to reinforce teamwork and goal-oriented skills.
We are governed by a talented and committed Board of Directors and an accomplished Advisory Board, and staffed by a team of operational and marketing professionals. Every dollar raised goes into the boats and the veterans we serve.
Since 2016 we have harnessed our skills and network to create key relationships in the Northern California maritime community forming partnerships with key organizations to create a sustainable program, serving over 300 veterans to date and generating $250,000 to save and restore a 68' gaff-rigged English Pilothouse cutter, CLOVER.
Our long-term strategy to deliver a prolonged impact to veterans includes building community in the Bay and Delta regions through wooden boat restoration projects and sail training, ultimately \ leading to a capstone voyage to Hawaii.
we have established the Clover Project led by professional shipwrights and engineers and form work parties on the 2nd and 4th weekends of each month in Point Richmond CA. We provide sailing outings on the 1st and 3rd weekends of every month as well. These programs give participating veterans a venue to reinforce teamwork and goal-oriented skills.
We are governed by a talented and committed Board of Directors and an accomplished Advisory Board, and staffed by a team of operational and marketing professionals. Every dollar raised goes into the boats and the veterans we serve.
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The sea is an ideal environment for human beings to realize the best parts of themselves and to gain a lasting connection with what is real and genuine in life. Wooden boats require dedication and commitment and provide immense restorative energy when people work together aboard them in a community.
MISSION
WBFV provides veterans a variety of high quality enrichment programs;
MISSION
WBFV provides veterans a variety of high quality enrichment programs;
- Sailing instruction
- Restoration work
- Recruiting and training veterans to volunteer on outreach programs