Exciting opportunities exist for donors to sponsor specific projects and activities within CHA's mission of research, documentation, education, and preservation.

Presently, sponsorship opportunities include the underwriting of:

• narrative stage and maritime skills demonstrations at festivals within commercial fishing family communities in Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay. (eg. Port Townsand Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsand, WA; 4th of July Celebration, Seattle, WA; Tilghman Days, Tilghman Island, MD; Crab Days, Crisfield, MD)

Projected cost range: $5,000-7,500

• at-sea research and documentation of commercial fishing family cultural heritage on the salmon fishing grounds of the American San Juan Islands (A Return to the Salmon Banks).

Projected cost range: $12,500-15,000

• a Master/Apprenticeship program where the skills of historic vessel restoration are passed on to the next generation.

Projected cost range: $25,000-30,000

• the research and publication of a coffee table book documenting the stories and recipes of professional fishing boat cooks of the North Pacific.

Projected cost range: $30,000-35,000

For more information on program sponsorship, contact mikev@coastalheritage.org.

Coastal Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.