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At the Community Sailing School @ Pistakee, we believe that sailing is more than a sport. It’s a pathway to confidence, inclusion, and transformation. Since 2012, we’ve helped more than 1,600 students discover new skills, friendships, and opportunities on the water. But we can’t do it without people like you. Every act of generosity, whether a donation, a shared message, or a gift of your time, helps us open doors for youth, adults, veterans, minorities, and people with disabilities who might otherwise never experience the life-changing power of sailing. We invite you to support us any way you can.
🌟 Ways to Support the Community Sailing School🌟
Every act of generosity, whether big or small, helps us live our mission of Changing Lives, One Lesson at a Time. We invite you to explore the many ways you can make an impact.
Personal Donations
Your Support Creates Waves of Change
Every gift, whether financial, in-kind, or through your time, helps us keep sailing accessible, inclusive, and life-changing for youth, adults, veterans, minorities, and people with disabilities, and families across McHenry and Lake County and beyond.
Thank you for powering our mission. Together, we’re building stronger people, stronger families, and a stronger community.
Personal Donations
- Donate to Change Lives: Make a one-time donation, or set up a recurring monthly or annual contribution to sustain our programs all year long. Click here to make a donation.
- Funding our Future: Contribute to our dedicated investment fund, ensuring CSS@P’s future stability. Click here to make a donation.
- Be a Transformational Donor: Make a one-time, transformative donation that shapes the future of our school. Click here to make a donation.
- Tribute Donations: Honor a loved one or celebrate a special occasion with a gift that creates lasting change. Click here to make a donation.
- Planned Giving: Include the Community Sailing School @ Pistakee in your will or trust to leave a lasting legacy. Please contact us for details.
- Matching Gifts: Double your impact. Many employers will match employee contributions. Please contact us for details.
- Corporate Social Responsibility Programs: Partner with your company for scholarships, sponsorships, or grants. Please contact us for details.
- Corporate Sponsorships: Invest in local impact while gaining recognition through events, signage, and shared campaigns. Please contact us for details.
- Endowment Fund - Invest In A Legacy That Lasts: Provide a one-time or recurring gift that will help us build our long-term financial stability. Click here to make a donation.
- Volunteer Your Time: From helping at events to supporting classes, your skills make a difference. Please contact us to learn about our volunteer opportunities.
- In-Kind Donations: Share goods, services, or expertise. Every resource strengthens our programs. Please contact us to learn about how you can make an in-kind donation.
- Special Events: Attend or sponsor fundraising events that bring our community together. Please contact us if you would like to attend or sponsor an event.
- Foundation & Grant Support: Help us connect with philanthropic organizations or funders that align with our mission. Please contact us if you are interested in connecting us with a philanthropic organization or funder.
Your Support Creates Waves of Change
Every gift, whether financial, in-kind, or through your time, helps us keep sailing accessible, inclusive, and life-changing for youth, adults, veterans, minorities, and people with disabilities, and families across McHenry and Lake County and beyond.
Thank you for powering our mission. Together, we’re building stronger people, stronger families, and a stronger community.