NOTICE OF REGATTA
June 8 – 10, 2012
Raising Sails ~ Raising Spirits~ Raising Funds

Please join us for the
12th Annual Lake NormanHospice Regatta
To Benefit;  Hospice & Palliative Care Lake Norman!

Lake Norman Yacht Club (LNYC), 297 Yacht Rd., Mooresville, NC, is the organizing authorityand host of The Lake Norman Hospice Regatta.  The Lake Norman HospiceRegatta is a proud member of the National Hospice Regatta Alliance, a national network of hospiceregattas that raise money and awareness for hospice care.

The Lake Norman Hospice Regatta is aqualifying event for the Hospice RegattasNational Championship to be held in St. Petersburg, FL in April,2013.  The selected Champion of ourRegatta will represent Hospice & Palliative Care Lake Normanand our community at the National Championship. The skipper and crew will compete in Sonars and Ideal 18s (borrowedboats) against the winners of other Hospice regattas of 2012.

Festivitiesinclude a Friday evening social, the Regatta, auction/raffle, games, aninterfaith “Memorial Moment” for those interested in honoring or rememberingloved ones, Saturday dinner, and Sunday donation cookout.  Merchandise provided by Coral Reef SailingApparel will be on sale, featuring artwork provided by Marine artist WillardBond.

The Hospice Regatta Party at the Peninsula Club last weekend was a tremendous success! We are projecting that 2012 may be the year that the proceeds from the Party and the Regatta exceed $100,000! Please encourage everyone to come race, join us for drinks/music on Friday night and come to the dinner/raffle/auction on Saturday evening. It’s a fun, fun weekend on and off the water in support of a great organization.