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Gig Harbor Lions Club April 26, 2010 Coming together is a beginning Keeping together is progress Working together is suc

Gig Harbor Lions Club April 26, 2010 Coming together is a beginning Keeping together is progress Working together is success. www.gigharborboatshop.org. Today’s Message. History of Eddon Boatyard Saving Eddon Boat The Mission and Role of Gig Harbor BoatShop Ideas for Partnership.

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Gig Harbor Lions Club April 26, 2010 Coming together is a beginning Keeping together is progress Working together is suc

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  1. Gig Harbor Lions ClubApril 26, 2010 Coming together is a beginning Keeping together is progress Working together is success www.gigharborboatshop.org

  2. Today’s Message • History of Eddon Boatyard • Saving Eddon Boat • The Mission and Role of Gig Harbor BoatShop • Ideas for Partnership

  3. History of Eddon Boatyard • 1920 Boat Building Begins at Site • 1945 Construction of Existing Building • 1950 Eddon Boat Co. is Established • Thunderbird Sailboat Design

  4. Saving Eddon Boat “Friends of Eddon Boat” Formed Gig Harbor Residents Save Eddon Boatyard City of Gig Harbor Awarded Restoration Grant - 2007 Gig Harbor BoatShop “not-for-profit” Launched

  5. Mission of Gig Harbor BoatShop Preserve, Interpret and Perpetuate Gig Harbor’s Historic Working Waterfront, the traditional small boatyard, and Northwest maritime heritage.

  6. Preserve… “Few historic buildings in the Pacific Northwest are more perfectly a product of their place than Eddon Boatyard.” -Michael Sullivan, Artifacts Consulting

  7. Interpret… Guided Interpretive Tours - Free to Public

  8. Perpetuate… Carry-On Traditions through Active Participation

  9. Sustaining Our Maritime TraditionsGoals For 2010 • Set-Up - Equipment & Tools • Full Time Program Director • Initiate Educational Programs • Expand • Memberships • Donations • Grants • Establish Earned Income Sources

  10. Partner with Gig Harbor BoatShop Volunteer at GHB Tour Guide Retail Store Special Projects Membership & Cash Donations Help us meet our Fundraising Goal Event Partnerships Hot Dog Social !

  11. Thank You! • Tour Eddon Boatyard Today! – 9-10 AM • What’s in your Packet? • Next Lofting the Thunderbird Class – May 1st & 2nd • Open Saturday’s 10am – 4pm • Q & A Gig Harbor BoatShop 3805 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor (253) 857-9344 www.gigharborboatshop.org

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