2009 Celebration Flyer (pdf)

Booths and Displays Arizona Game & Fish Department - OUI, vintage jackets Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron – vessel safety checks, life jacket exchange, Sailboat display USGC Auxiliary - vessel safety checks, info Lake Pleasant Regional Park - park info, buoy and mussels display Peoria Fire Department – Carbon Monoxide Arizona Clean & Beautiful – litter prevention ScubaBoard/Academy of Scuba - diver safety Scorpion Bay Marina - boat storage Adobe Mountain Wildlife - display Life Jacket Loaner Station Phoenix Bassmasters - conservation and clean fishing Desert Paddlers – kayak safety Jay Williams (City of Peoria adaptive kayaking program) – life jacket awareness/demos

Photos from the 2009 Celebration
Safe Boating Celebration display booth area	Lake Pleasant hosts the only Safe Boating Celebration in the Valley
ScubaBoard is committed to diver safety	USCG Auxiliary volunteers more than 2 million hours to boating safety.
Do you know what these buoys mean?	City of Peoria helps raise life jacket awareness
Free popsicle on a hot day	City of Peoria adaptive kayak
Vessel Safety Check examination crew discuss the progress of boat inspections	Do you know the dangers of carbon monoxide in and around your boat?
Coastie is always an added attraction for the kids	Boats are checked while you make it ready for launch.
Free Safety Checks for watercraft without citations	Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron is dedicated to making boating safer and more enjoyable by teaching classes in seamanship, navigation and related subjects
Hundreds of boats and personal watercraft are checked at the celebration each year.	Each year volunteers from U.S.C.G. Auxiliary and Phoenix Sail and Power Squadron provide FREE vessel safety checks in the park
Many boat owners receive items for compliance to AZ laws for FREE!	Boats are checked while you make it ready for launch.
A look under the "hood" during a VSC exam	VSCs were also conducted at the Scorpion Bay Marina
This little girl is proudly displaying her new life jacket that was donated through the National Water Safety Council Grant given during a VSC on May 17, 2009.

Ruth McCormick
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation
Lake Pleasant Regional Park
41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Road
Morristown, AZ 85342
(602) 372-7460, ext. 200
Fax: (602) 372-7465

Sponsored by

Arizona Game & Fish Department*	Phoenix Sail and Power Squadron	U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary	Maricopa County Lake Pleasant Regional Park

The Organizing Committee

Ruth McCormick (chair)	Lake Pleasant Regional Park
Kelly Fowke	Arizona Game & Fish Dept.
Theresa Guillen	Arizona Game & Fish Dept.
Bill Johnson	Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron
Connie Johnson	Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron
Darci Kinsman	Lake Pleasant Regional Park
Christian Wolfe	USCG Auxiliary
Dawna Taylor	Maricopa County Parks & Recreation

With the help of the Lake Pleasant Regional Park staff and the Vessel Safety Examiners
of the USCG Auxiliary and Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron

National Water Safety Congress**	Sportsman's Warehouse	Central Arizona Project
ScubaBoard.com	Arizona Wakeboard Association	Shamrock Farms
Peoria Fire Department	West Marine	Scorpion Bay Marina
BoatU.S.	Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center	YMCA
Academy of Scuba	Discount Marine and RV
Popumz Snack Crisps

Links to our contributing partners websites

Academy of Scuba Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center Arizona Clean and Beautiful Arizona Wakeboard Association BoatU.S

Central Arizona Project Discount Marine and RV National Water Safety Congress** Peoria Fire Department Popumz Scorpion Bay Marina

Shamrock Farms Sportsman's Warehouse ScubaBoard.com YMCA West Marine

Links to other year's celebrations

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2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona G&F Laws and Rules (Title 5 2007-2008 Edition)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary - Division 10
United States Power Squadrons® - Phoenix Sail and Power Squadron
Lake Pleasant Regional Park

 

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* The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age,or disability in its programs and activities.If anyone believes they have been discriminated against in any of the AGFD’s programs or activities, including its employment practices, the individual may file a complaint alleging discrimination directly with the AGFD Deputy Director, 5000 W Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086 or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4040 N.Fairfax Dr., Suite 130, Arlington, VA 22203. If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact the AGFD Deputy Director as listed above or by calling TTY at (800) 367-8939.

** Funded in part by a grant from the National Water Safety Congress.

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