HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-96-0185CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 27-A
TO : Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : MAR 6 1996 FILE
of the City Commission
SUBJECT: Discussion Item: Shake -A -Leg proposal
for Virrick Gym/Water Sports Center
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REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES: Draft Proposal, Res. No. 94-782
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission hold a discussion
concerning the attached proposal received from Shake -a -Leg Miami, Inc. The
proposal recommends that this non-profit organization be hired by the City, under a
management agreement, to manage and operate a community water sports recreation
center at the Virrick Gym (also known, historically, as the former US Coast Guard Air
Station). Shake -a -Leg has successfully run adaptive sailing programs for disabled
persons and others from the Virrick Gym for the past six years.
The City has initiated design work with the architectural firm of Duaney, Plater-
Zyberk for the exterior and structural renovation of the site's primary structure, the
former seaplane hangar, with insurance proceeds and anticipated grant funds from
the State, following historical restoration guidelines. Additional funds will be needed
for improvements to the interior of this structure, as well as potential modifications to
the site, parking, shoreline and boat ramp. On -going maintenance and operating
funds for existing and future programs should also be considered.
Shake-a-Leg's proposal is consistent with. prior Commission action relating to this site
and the adjacent Dinner Key Boat Yard. Resolution No. 94-782 (copy attached)
recommended specifically that the Virrick site be used for a community aquatic center
for multiple water sports, with Shake -a -Leg as a tenant, and with the possible
inclusion of historical interpretive facilities and/or exhibits to highlight the historical
character of the property. The property is subject to a federal deed restriction that
limits the City's ability to convey interest in the land, therefore a management
agreement has been identified as possibly the most appropriate means of achieving
the City's objective of a self-sustaining community water sports center.
We therefore request the Commission's comments and input as to our course of
action regarding this proposal.
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RESOLUTION NO. 9 7 S 2
A IRESOL.UTION, WITH AT'TACHMENT(&). APPROVING
AO • ACCEPTING THE CITY LAGER'S
RECOMEENDATZON, ATTACHED RMTO AS
"ATTACHMENT I- AND MADE A PART HEREOF, FOR A
dOMPRtkENSIVE RESTORATION PROGRAM OF • THE
DIN19i KEY AREA, MORE SPECIFICALLY. POR THE
Cl) RENOVATION OF THE VIP -RICK GYM SITE 'FOR
COMMUNITY RECREATION AND POSSIBLE
INTERPRETIVE •HIMRIC PROGRAMS; AND (a)
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE DINNER K.EY BOAT
YARD/MERRII,L STEVENS PROPERTY U•NURR A UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ("UmP-) FOR THE USH(S)
STIPULATED IN SAID RECOMMENnATION;
AUTgORIZI•NG THE CITY MANAGER TO COMMENCE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID RESTORATION• PROGRAM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICA= CITY CHARTER
AND CODE PROVISIONS; PROVIDING *FOR THE
APPOINTMENT BY MEMBERS OF TIM CITY COMMISSION
OF A CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF
INDIVIDUALS FROM TM bOCOI= GROVE. COMMUNITY
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DRAFTING OF THE REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE =P .
WHEREAS, several. City -owned properties in the Dinner Key
area of C000nut Grove suffered severe damage as a result of
Hurricane Andrew, in particular: the Virriok Gym, boat ramp and
office annex, which together comprise the former Coast Guard Air
Station, and the two (2) hangars, adjaoent docks and piers-vhioh
comprise the Dinner Key Boat Yard., formerly mown as the Merrill
Stevens Dry Dook; and
WHEREAS, after a Lengthy prooess of community planning and u_
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professional study, the City Manager has Identified and presented e_I
to the City Commission on this date, a comprehensive program of �
restoration for said properties; and
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CITY C;ON-709SION
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'WHEREAS.; it is the intention. of the CJ.ty of Uiami to
identify speoifio funding -in an amount not to euCeed $4,600,000
to be used fox the restoration of these propert�Les:
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ITOW, THMPOR$, BE IT VESOLVRD BY THE COMMISSION or 'I'gB .Cx'fY
OF MIAMT. FL0PZDA:
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oeotion f. The reoitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set !Forth in this
Seotion.
Section Q. The City'Manager's recommendation, attaohed
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hereto as "Attaohment 1" and wade a, part hereof, is hereby
approved and aooepted for. a•Comprehensive Restoration program of
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the piper Key Area, more appoifioally. for the (1) renovation of
the Virriok Gym Site for Community reoreation and possible
interpretive hiatorio programs: and (a) adaptive, reuse of the
Dinner Key Boat Yard./Merrill Stevens Property under a, Unified -
Development Process (*IMP") for the use(s) stipulated in said
2leoonmendation.
Section*. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
00m 640e iMplementation of said Restoration Program in a000rdanoe
with &ll applioable City Charter and Code provisions.
Seotion 4. The following individuals from the C000nut
Grove community are hereby appointed to a Citizens' Advisory
Committee to participate in the drafting of the Request for
PropOsala. for 'the UDP:00
Said appointments shall be submitted in writing to the City w
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Mayor Stephen P. Clark
Vioe-Mayor Miller J.. Dawkins
Commissioner Viotor'B. be Yurre
Commissioner Wilfredo Gort
Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Seotion B. Tb-ts Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of toner 1094.
$PHIM P. CLA , MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORE AND CORUCTNESS:
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The City will solicit a proposal or proposals for the adaptive reuse of either or both
Ijangars C and D and adjacent apron and open space.
Any qualified. responsc must include the following provisions:
Hangar C (the large hangar) must be preserved and rehabilitated under any
proposal
acceptable adaptive reuses must include:
a proposal for the financing, construction and management of a full service
boatyard including:
storage
commissioning
brokerage
repair and maintenance
provisions for public boat repair, launching and hauling and
maiutenancc,
additional acceptable reuses in addidon to a full service boarycrr-d facility na$y
include: '
public market (no sit down restaurant or liquor sales allowed)
marine related retail sales
maritime or marine related office space
historic interpretative facility
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any other use permitted by the PR District of the Miami Zoning
Code, specifically excepting:
hotel
restaurawbar ,
live enterwmment
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movie theatre
proposals may, provide that Hangar D (the small hangar) may be:
restored
incorporated into any reuse -proposal
replaced
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provided that, as set forth above, the large hangar is prescz•ved
o any proposal must address:
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public amenities
public access to Biscayne Bay
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public recreational facilities (such as Baywalk, cycling path etc.)
City Assistance
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The City of Miami may offer the following inducements or forms of assistance to make
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up to 52 wet slips to be reconstructed by the City will be incorporated itito
the boatyard operation. /
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up to an additional 80 slips may be constructed by the City, and, if so
constructed, will be included in the boatyard operation
the City will construct a fuel dock, including pipelines, storage facility and -
fuel pumps which will be included in the operation of the boatyard
the City will reconstruct the seawall
thetity will assist in obtaining low interest loans, on behalf of the
selected developer, for boatyard improvements
the City will assist in obtaining available Federal and State historic
rehabilitation credits, grants and other funds, and such other Federal and
State fwtds as may be available for the renovation and rehabilitation of
Hangars C and D
the City will commit up to $100,000 to Dayshore Drive and Pan American
Drive beautification
the term of any lease will be negotiated based upon the economics of the
accepted proposal
RFP TERMS AND CONDITIONS
• Fair market rental rates for uses as boatyard, public market, marine related retail,
marine and maritime related office space, and any combination of those uses will
be established by the City
• Any acceptable alternative adaptive reuse will require'an appraisal to establish fair
market rental value afta the proposal is received -
• In ranking proposals, total ecoriornic return to the City will be an important factor,
but will not be dispositive. A sensitive reuse program that responds to concerns of
the Coconut Grove community may be ranked higher than one with a more
positive economic return to the City
+ -.Proposals which include an adaptive reuse proposal for both hangars may receive
a scoring bonus of up to 25 points
Proposals which include an adaptive reuse which incorporates a significant
historic interpretative and exhibit component may receive a scoring bonus of up to
15 points
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Partnersbips among component developers will be cncoumged. A list of parties _
requesting bid packages will bo furnished to each participant.
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The Vnrick Gym Site will not be included in the RFP.
Vinick Gym will bo reserved and renovated for.
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City of Mismi public sailing programs and other City sponsored recreational
programs
Community Recreational Center
m multi -sport aquatic center, if feasible (windsurfing, kayaking, scuba diving, with
lessons and equipinent rental)
• annexes attached to the base building structure will be deinolished to enhance
open and gree a space on the site
9 any shared use program for the binding will address the potential for use of the
building to incorporate interpretative exhilbit space r4ged to the for
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Dinner Key as a marine aviation center (Le. museum, interactive exhibit space
etn.) provided that such use is compatible with the history of the building as well
as compatible with the use of the building for the other purposes set forth in this
section
• Any net revenues from activities wilt be used for operating and capital costs of
Virrick Gym
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Shake -A- Leg Miami, Inc., a 501 (C)3 non-profit corporation proposes to take over the
redevelopment and long term management of the former U.S. Coast Guard Seaplane Base on
Dinner Key, on Miami's Coconut Grove waterfront.. Working with the City of Miami and many
other partners, Shake -A -Leg Miami will develop the site into a full service community boating
and aquatic recreation center that will serve the people of Miami and visitors from around the
world.
Shake -A -Leg Miami has developed a long term plan to accomplish our above stated goal. That
plan is the one attached.
In addition to the programs Shake -A -Leg Miami is currently offering at the former Coast Guard
Seaplane Base site, new programs in sailing, kayaking, SCUBA diving and other water uses will
be presented at the center. New educational uses will also be implemented, including exhibition
space for the Historical Association of South Florida. The new corru-nunity boating and aquatic
recreation center will also contain special event, social and meeting spaces that will be used for a
variety of events by many people and organizations.
An important element in making our plan work is integrating our plan with the plans of the City
of Miami, adjacent businesses and neighbors. Shake -A -Leg Miami is in full support of
implementing such urban design tools as a Dinner Key/Coconut Grove Waterfront pedestrian
and bicycle right-of-way, a children's play area, and street treatments that assist in attracting
people and commerce to the area.
In furtherance of our goal to develop the Coast Guard Seaplane Base into the community boating
and aquatic recreation center, Shake -A -Leg Miami has enlisted the support of many people and
organizations from the Greater Miami and South Florida area, and from around the entire United
States. These organizations and people are listed in the enclosed plan and its attachments.
We invite your study of our proposal. We believe it is realistic, achievable, and when complete,
will add a signature development to the Biscayne Bay waterfront.
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2600 South Bayshore Drive ^r Miami, Florida 33133 r Ph: (305) 858-5550 t Fax: (305) 856-6262
Shake Miami, Inc. is anon -profit 501(C)3 tax-exempt organisation.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Site Description
Current Shake -A -Leg Miami Programming
Future Development
1996
1997 / 1999
1999 and Beyond
Appendices
Site Plan and Interim Facilities Renderings
Qualifications
Financial Statement and Projections
Letters of Support
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�TRODUCTION
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PROPOSAL TO
THE CITY OF MIAMI
FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT
OF THE FORMER U.S. COAST GUARD
SEA PLANE BASE
Introduction
Shake -A -Leg, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 as a not -for -profit, 501 (C)3 organization.
Shake-A-Leg's basic mission is to provide an environment that can assist disabled individuals in
their efforts to achieve levels of independence. Beginning in Newport, Rhode Island,
Shake -A -Leg developed a residential rehabilitation program and a physical activity program
centered around the sport of sailing, as two tools to accomplish this mission.
Since its founding in 1982, Shake -A -Leg has expanded its services. In 1986, Shake -A -Leg
assisted in the development of a universally accessible sailboat called the Freedom
Independence. In 1992, in cooperation with the America 3 Foundation and the Mission Bay
Aquatic Center, Shake -A -Leg sponsored a national sailboat race during the America's Cup in
San Diego to promote awareness that individuals with disabilities can participate successfully in
such events. Building on the success of this Shake -A -Leg Miami event, and the additional
support of Sail America and the California Department of Boating and Waterways, a
Shake -A -Leg program was established at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center in 1994.
Shake -A -Leg is no stranger to Miami. In 1990, at the request of Dr. Barth Green, Chairman of
the Department of Neurosurgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital and co-founder of the Miami
Project to Cure Paralysis, Shake -A -Leg established an adaptive sailing program on the Coconut
Grove waterfront. This project continues today, is run in conjunction with the City of Miami
Parks and Recreation Department, Dade County Parks, and community based organizations
from the Greater Miami Area.
Shake-A-Leg's operation in the City of Miami has grown. With the assistance of financial
support from the Knight Foundation, Shake -A -Leg was able to establish an outreach program to
reach those hurt by Hurricane Andrew, and to assist hurricane victims in their efforts to
overcome adversity and the setback Andrew caused. As a result of Shake-A-Leg's outreach
effort, the number of persons served increased by over 100% to more than 3,000 people. The
Outreach effort had the added benefit of making the friends and family members of persons with
disabilities, health care professionals, and community volunteers aware of the programs and
services Shake -A -Leg offers. In turn, this led to increased community participation through
Shake -A -Leg volunteer activities.
In 1995, Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc. was formally incorporated as a non-profit corporation under
the statutes of the State of Florida specifically to take on the task of redeveloping the former U.S.
Coast Guard Seaplane Base.
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Currently, Shake -A -Leg Miami operates year round programs for adults and youth. Its core
programs are basic and advanced sailing instruction. In addition, Shake -A -Leg operates for -
credit courses for the University of Miami Physical Therapy Program.
Shake -A -Leg Miami cooperatively offers programs with several Miami organizations including
the City of Miami Department of Parks and Recreation, the City of Miami Police Department,
Dade County Parks, Jackson Memorial Hospital, the Lighthouse for the Blind, the Miami
Project, Paralyzed Veterans of American -Florida Chapter, Miami Mega Special Olympics, and
other community groups.
Shake -A -Leg Miami also operates joint programming with community organizations who focus
their efforts on at -risk youth. These groups include,.Juvenile Alternative Sanction Systems,
Local Development Corporation, Dade Marine Institute and the City of Miami Police Gang Unit.
The former U.S. Coast Guard Seaplane Base at Dinner Key on Miami, Coconut Grove
waterfront, represents an opportunity for Shake -A -Leg Miami and the City of Miami to work
together to accomplish mutually supportive goals. For Shake -A -Leg Miami, the Seaplane Base is
an opportunity to develop a facility that will allow the organization to expand the number of
people it serves, and the types of activities it offers. The City of Miami correctly perceives this
site as an important link in the development and urban design of the Coconut Grove waterfront.
Together, both the City of Miami and Shake -A -Leg Miami recognize the Seaplane Base as the
gateway to one of Miami's most important resources, Biscayne Bay. Hence, it provides the ideal
site to offer access to this key natural resource to anyone who seeks to enjoy it.
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SITE: U.S. Coast Guard Seaplane Base
The former U.S. Coast Guard Seaplane Base on the Coconut Grove waterfront is the current site
of Shake -A -Leg Miami operations. Shake -A -Leg Miami has installed and maintains 200 feet of
accessible dock space at this location. In addition, Shake -A -Leg Miami maintains offices,
classroom and storage facilities in the building.
The building on this site is also known as the Virrick Gym. Due to its important service in our
nation's defense logistics, the site has been determined eligible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places. Shake -A -Leg Miami's proposal to manage the redevelopment of the
former Coast Guard Seaplane Base will insure continuation of its historic mission of public
service to the Greater Miami and South Florida communities.
The site is surrounded by boating related land and water uses. To the north one finds the Coral
Reef Yacht Club, Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, the US Sailing Association's Olympic Training
Center, and Monty's, a restaurant and marine retail complex with adjacent boat slips. To the
south is the former Merrill Stevens Boat Yard, the Grove Key Marina, Dinner Key Marina,
Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Seminole Boat Launching Park, and the Miami Convention Center.
The Coast Guard Seaplane Base building was severely damaged in Hurricane Andrew, and is in
desperate need of repair. Repairs to the building need to conform to historic preservation
standards. The City of Miami has pledged to support the renovation of this building by making
$1.2 million available specifically for restoration of the exterior of the structure.
Shake -A -Leg Miami recognizes the Seaplane Base as an excellent point to provide public access
to Biscayne Bay, and a major element in an overall development strategy for this area by the
City of Miami. The Coconut Grove waterfront represents a unique opportunity to develop an
attractive recreational setting that also serves as a magnet for commercial development.
However, the Seaplane Base and the former Merrill Stevens Boatyard are the two most
under -developed properties in this area in terms of providing the City with both an economic
and social return.
Shake -A -Leg Miami sees its mission in the development of the Coconut Grove waterfront as the
non-profit entity that will provide affordable public access to Biscayne Bay, and management
of the former Coast Guard Seaplane Base property. Through its services and cooperative
relationships with other organizations, Shake -A -Leg Miami will serve as a magnet that attracts
people to this area, provide the doorway to Biscayne Bay, and as the entry level and basic
education provider for area residents and the customers of local neighborhood businesses.
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As the Seaplane Base is an important element in the Coconut Grove waterfront, Shake -A -Leg
Miami's current programming is only one element envisioned for this specific site. Working with
the City of Miami, community groups, area colleges and universities, and experts from
community waterfront facilities from around the country, Shake -A -Leg Miami has developed a
program for the renovated Seaplane Base. In addition to its current programming, the Seaplane
Base can accommodate a number of important activities that will provide the public with greater
access to Biscayne Bay.
Shake -A -Leg Miami believes that the success of the City of Miami in developing the Coconut
Grove waterfront as an attractive urban amenity is important to our own success. Shake -A -Leg
Miami supports the City's efforts to attract an experienced and responsible vendor to develop
and operate the Merrill Stevens Boatyard site to its highest potential. Further, the integration
of all of the water related properties in this neighborhood using design tools such as a bicycle
and pedestrian right of way, contiguous and contextual design features, and cohesive land. use
are additional goals of which Shake -A -Leg is supportive. Shake -A -Leg Miami has begun
working with the Miami Parking System, Department of Off -Street Parking to design a parking
plan that will insure safe and orderly vehicle access and circulation to all of the waterfront uses.
The attached drawings, therefore, include design elements that some may not consider directly
related to Shake -A -Leg Miami and its mission. We, however, view these as very positive
developments, and ones which are 'very important to the achieving what we believe are the
mutual goals of Shake -A -Leg Miami, the City of Miami, surrounding businesses and
institutions, and most importantly, the people of South Florida.
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Current Shake -A -Leg Programming
Learn to Sail
Shake -A -Leg Miami's programming is built around its introductory sailing Basic Sailing
Course. The course is designed to give persons who have no sailing experience an introduction
to sailing, sailboats, wind, water, the physics of what makes a sailboat move, the area they will
be sailing in and most importantly, safety.
Basic sailing is divided between classroom, land and on -the -water experience. The goal of the
course is to give individuals the tools and skills necessary to feel comfortable on a sailboat in
most conditions, and to assist in the sailing of the craft. The Basic Sailing Course is taught over
4 sessions, held on weekends. Classes typically serve 6 to 8 people per class.
Shake -A -Leg Miami's second course is Advanced'Sailing. The goal of this course is to qualify
an individual so that they can skipper a sailboat. As such, more of the students time is spent
on the water in the sailboat perfecting sailing skills.
Advanced Sailing is taught over 4 sessions. Advanced Sailing classes typically serve 4 per class.
Shake -A -Leg developed its learn to sail curriculum over many years of experimenting. The
basics of the two courses are drawn from such sources as the US Sailing/Red Cross "Start
Sailing Right", the American Sailing Association's "Learn to Sail", and the safe boating courses
developed by such leaders in the area as the California Department of Boating and Waterways.
These resources were then adapted to meet the unique needs of Shake -A -Leg and its primary
clientele, persons with disabilities.
Over the past year, Shake -A -Leg Miami conducted 7 Basic Sailing classes. 54 students
participated in Basic Sailing in 1995. 5 Advanced Sailing Classes were held in 1995. 26 students
participated in Advanced Sailing.
Recreational Sailing
Once an individual has demonstrated proficiency in the skills necessary to safely skipper a
sailboat, he/she can rent one of Shake -A -Leg Miami's specially designed Freedom Independence
sailboats.
Recreational sailing is available Wednesday through Friday from 9:00 am until one hour before
sunset, weather permitting. Recreational sailing is also available on weekends when boats and
equipment are not being used for classes or other Shake -A -Leg programs. Recreational sailing is
available on both a first -come -first -served and a by reservation basis.
In 1995, Shake -A -Leg logged 708 hours of recreational sailing experiences. Shake -A -Leg Miami
provided access to Biscayne Bay for 236 people through this program.
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Community Outreach
Shake -A -Leg Miami views itself as a resource, and one in a unique position to provide a unique
service - access to Biscayne Bay to groups that do not traditionally have such an opportunity.
Shake -A -Leg Miami works with various groups throughout South Florida to tailor a program or
experience that best meets their goals and needs. Some of the activities Shake -A -Leg supports
through its Community Outreach efforts are as follows:
♦ Youth -At -Risk: Shake -A -Leg Miami in cooperation with 4 other organizations; Juvenile
Alternative Sanction Systems, Local Development Corporation, Dade Marine Institute
and the City of Miami Police Gang Unit, provides structured programming for young
people who have been adjudicated or due to socio-economic factors have an increased
risk of becoming offenders. Shake -A -Leg Miami programs for At -Risk -Youth stress
team building, cooperation, establishing a positive self-image and motivational
experiences. In 1995, Shake -A -Leg Miami served 246 Youth -At -Risk.
♦ General Youth Program: Shake -A -Leg Miami offers a day camp type recreational sailing
program. This provides individuals and organizations with access to Biscayne Bay and
sailing, and an experience young participants would not have had wihtout the assistance
of Shake -A -Leg Miami. In 1995, 93 young people participated in these programs.
♦ Group Recreational Sailing: Working with area hospitals, nursing homes, and group
homes, Shake -A -Leg Miami develops joint programming. This can be on -water sailing
demonstrations, Basic Sailing instruction, or lectures and seminars on related topics. In
1995, Shake -A -Leg Miami worked with several groups, serving 236 people in Group
Recreational Sailing Activities.
♦ Parks Programs: Not every community in South Florida has access to the water or a
protected body of water ideal for recreation like Biscayne Bay. Working with area
municipal parks and recreation departments, Shake -A -Leg Miami has offered sailing
activities for their constituents. In 1995 Shake -A -Leg Miami worked with the Parks and
Recreation Departments of City of Miami, Dade County Parks, Coral Gables and Miami
Beach, to serve 480 people.
♦ Persons and Groups with other disabilities: Shake -A -Leg Miami works with many other
groups serving persons with a multitude of disabilities. Such groups include Lighthouse
for the Blind, Disabled American Veterans, Boy and Girl Scouts, Special Olympics,
Community Volunteers, Family Members & Friends of People with Disabilities.
Shake -A -Leg Miami works with these groups to custom design sailing programs that
meet their needs. In 1995, Shake -A -Leg Miami provided services to 1,570 people
through these programs.
Social Events
Sailing is a social activity. Therefore, in addition to providing sailing experiences for people,
Shake -A -Leg Miami assists in providing social experiences for people. These social experiences
serve a number functions that assist Shake -A -Leg inachieving its goals. The social events
introduce people tosailing, they introduce people to Shake -A -Leg, to educational and volunteer
opportunities that exist within Shake -A -Leg. Social events introduce people to the Coast Guard
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Seaplane Base, the Coconut Grove waterfront area, Biscayne Bay, and many the opportunities
this area offers. Of course, social events introduce people to each other.
Social events take the form of both structured events and informal events. The informal events
run the gamut from gatherings for family and friends, to celebrations of birthdays, becoming a
certified Shake -A -Leg skipper, and obtaining a new job or level of independence.
Structured social events include:
♦ Demonstration Sails: Shake -A -Leg holds events for local groups and organizations that
introduce people to Shake -A -Leg and sailing. Shake -A -Leg volunteers take participants
for a 1 hour sail. Usually these are held in conjunction with picnic or similar events.
♦ Lectures and Seminars: Shake -A -Leg sponsors a series of lectures and seminars on topics
ranging from personal health and fitness to weather and the marine environment.
Prominent presenters are recruited to cover these topics an in-depth, but relaxed
atmosphere.
Therapeutic Activities
Shake -A -Leg developed a unique physical therapy regime, Total Body Awareness Training. As a
result, Shake-A-Leg's activities have become recognized far beyond the sailing community, and
is one of the reasons Dr. Barth Green encouraged Shake -A -Leg to set up a center in Miami.
Shake -A -Leg co -directs the course "Integrated Sports and Leisure Programs" for the University
of Miami Physical Therapy Program. The goal of this fully accredited college level course is to
teach physical therapy students how to integrate persons with disabilities into sports and leisure
activities. In addition to sailing, an overnight camping experience is part of this course.
Competitive Activities
For many sailors, it just isn't sailing unless one is excelling or beating the boat next to him or
her. No different than any other sports organization, Shake -A -Leg Miami believes that
competition can be a healthy and fun addition to its programming. And no different than any
other sport, competition in sailing is the usual testing ground for new ways of doing things and
new equipment. An added benefit, is that sailing competition provides media exposure to
Shake -A -Leg Miami, the City of Miami, the Coconut Grove waterfront, sponsors of events, and
to the people we serve.
Shake -A -Leg sponsors a number of sailing competitions or regattas, and participates in various
ways in other regattas.
♦ The Miami Mid -Winter Regatta is an international event. 17 three person teams (two
members of each team are persons with disabilities) compete in a round robin series.
♦ The Orange Bowl Youth Regatta is held on an annual basis in January. 20 disabled and
able bodied kids compete.
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♦ Special Olympics Regatta: Shake -A -Leg provides the boats and facilities that allow
Special Olympians to compete each summer. Part of Miami's Mega Special Olympics,
this year saw participants in Miami's program travel to New Haven for International
Championships, and Bring Home the Gold.
♦ Independence Cup: Shake -A -Leg is a training site for those who seek to capture the
recognized US Championship for disabled sailors. Shake -A -Leg in Rhode Island has been
host to the Independence Cup Regatta in past years.
♦ Local Development Corporation Regatta: This event is one spin-off of Shake -A -Leg
Miami's work with Youth -At -Risk. Working together, Shake -A -Leg Miami and Local
Development Corporation have established this regatta to give young people a goal to
strive for.
♦ Juvenile Alternative Sanction Systems Regatta (JASS Regatta): JASS is another
organization Shake -A -Leg Miami works with in order to provide structured recreational
activity for Youth -At -Risk. Working together JASS and Shake -A -Leg Miami hold an
annual competitive event for kids that participate in the recreational program.
♦ Can -Am Games: Shake -A -Leg Miami has served as a host site for competitors for this
annual event held on the Greater Miami waterfront.
National Program Ties
Shake -A -Leg maintains several affiliations that allows the organization to share information and
experiences in efforts to improve its operations and programming. These affiliations and
collaborations have led to important advances in programming and equipment. It was one such
collaboration that led to the design and construction of the Freedom Independence sailboat, and
another that brought about the NOAP counter weighted seat. In addition, these affiliations serve
as jumping off points or demonstration sites in efforts to establish additional programs
that serve disabled persons around the country. These affiliations include:
♦ Shake -A -Leg -Newport, RI, Inc.: This sister organization operating out of the Fort Adams/
Sail Newport location provides a range of services to disabled persons including an
inpatient residential therapeutic program.
♦ US Sailing Committee on Sailors with Special Needs: The US Sailing Association is the
federally designated governing body for the sport of sailing per the National Sports Act.
This Committee meets twice a year and assists in dissemination of information on sailing
for persons with disabilities, is the trustee of the Independence Cup (National
Championship for disabled sailors) and provides input on inclusion and integration of
persons with disabilities in all sailing activities. Harry Horgan, Executive Director of
Shake -A -Leg Miami serves on this committee.
♦ Sail America: Sail America is the industry trade association for the sport of sailing.
Shake -A -Leg is a member of Sail America, has exhibited at its annual show (Sail Expo),
and received a challenge grant from Sail America that made it possible to set up a similar
program in San Diego, California. Harry Horgan, Executive Director of Shake -A -Leg
Miami serves on the Sail America Board of Directors.
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♦ US Sailing Community Sailing Council: This independent council of the US Sailing
Association is an organization of community boating programs throughout the nation.
Many community sailing centers offer sailing programs for disabled persons. Their
national projects include publishing a national Where To Sail directory, developing
training, insurance and facility management programs. Gary Edelman, currently a
consultant to Shake -A -Leg was a founding member of the Council, served on the
Executive Committee of the Council, and edited the first edition of the Where To Sail
directory. Glen Brandenburg, also a consultant to Shake -A -Leg was also a founder of the
Community Sailing Council.
♦ Mission Bay Aquatic Center/California Department of Boating and Waterways: With a
grant jointly developed by Shake -A -Leg and the Mission Bay Aquatic Center, and funded
by Sail America, the California Department of Boating and Waterways, and local
philanthropies, Shake -A -Leg and the Mission Bay Aquatic Center implemented a version
of the Shake -A -Leg program in San Diego. This demonstration project also served as the
demonstration site for the California Department of Boating and Waterways' efforts to
launch programs for disabled persons at all 26 community boating facilities in California.
♦ Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Program: This program begun with a generous donation
from the family of Judd Goldman, a noted racing sailor confined to a wheelchair, offers
adaptive sailing to persons in the Chicago area. Currently, it is the site of the
Independence Cup competitions.
♦ America3 Foundation: The America3 Foundation was formed by Bill Koch and his 1992
America's Cup winning organization. The Foundation provides financial support to
organizations that support access to sailing. During A3's winning campaign for the
America's Cup, the Foundation recognized a need to promote sailing to persons with
disabilities. The A3 Foundation contracted with Shake -A -Leg Miami to organize and run
a national regatta for persons with disabilities during the America's Cup. The A3
Foundation provided some of the matching funding required for the Sail America
Challenge Grant that assisted in establishing a Shake- A -Leg type program in San Diego,
California. The A3 Foundation continues to provide financial support to Shake -A -Leg
Miami for its disabled youth and adult learn to sail programs. In addition, members of the
winning A3 crew and Foundation regularly volunteer their time at Shake -A -Leg Miami
events.
♦ Independence Square Foundation: This Rhode Island based non-profit corporation is
dedicated to developing affordable and accessible facilities for non-profit organizations,
and tobringing various groups together to design solutions to accessibility problems. The
Independence Square Foundation invited Shake -A -Leg to participate in the acquisition
and design of a residential treatment center. Through its continuedpartnership with the
Independence Square Foundation, Shake -A -Leg has assisted in the development of 2 of
its 3 facilities in Rhode Island These facilities provide program space to over 30 .
organizations.
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While Shake -A -Leg has accomplished many things and achieved a number of its goals since
coming to Miami in 1990, it is far from done. Our current location combined with our recent
research and marketing efforts have shown that opportunities exist to serve significant groups
that are in need of the programs and facilities that with the help of the City of Miami
Shake -A -Leg can offer.
On a year by year basis, the following lays out our intended program and facility plans.
Appended are financial projections tied to these plans.
1996
A number of expansions and improvements are scheduled for 1996. These will broaden not only
the populations served, but the type of activities Shake -A -Leg will offer.
Facilities
In March, 1996, Shake -A -Leg will move its offices and classroom facilities into 2 trailers. The
trailers were obtained from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the
cooperative efforts of the US Attorney General's Office and the City of Miami Police
Department. The trailers will be sited on the former Coast Guard Seaplane Base site.
Shake -A -Leg has worked with Miami based William Cox Architectural Firm to design both the
interior and exterior of these temporary facilities. Appendix A contains a drawing of the site plan
for Shake-A-Leg's temporary headquarters.
In addition to offices and classrooms, the trailers will feature an attractive covered social space
that can be used for gathering, outdoor classes, and social events. A fenced in storage and work
area will be located adjacent to the trailers.
Underscoring the temporary nature of the trailer facilities, Shake -A -Leg will work with the City
of Miami on renovation plans for the former Coast Guard Seaplane Base. In addition to
developing a building program for itself, Shake -A -Leg will be working with other groups who
are expected to conduct some of their programming on this site. These groups include but are not
limited to, the Historical Association of South Florida, Boy and Girl Scout Groups, and
university sailing programs.
Shake -A -Leg will rely heavily on its affiliation with similar community boating centers and
programs for the disabled to develop the interior program for the renovated building. Such
models as the Mission Bay Aquatic Center (San Diego, CA), Jericho Sailing Center (Vancouver,
B.C.), Community Boating (Boston, MA), Hoofers Sailing Club (Madison, WI) and the Wichita
Boat House (Wichita, KS) will be used.
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Shake -A -Leg expects to have drawings for the interior renovation of the former Coast Guard
Seaplane Base by December of 1996.
Programs
1996 will see expansion in the types of activities offered by Shake -A -Leg, as well as expansions
in the populations served.
March, 1996, will see the beginning of Shake-A-Leg's Sea Kayaking Program. Shake -A -Leg will
offer Basic Sea Kayaking Instruction. In addition, Recreational Sea Kayaking will be available to
those persons who pass established proficiencies.
Beginning in the spring of 1996, Shake -A -Leg will offer expanded programming to area colleges
and universities. After exhaustive research, Shake -A -Leg has discovered that area colleges and
universities have little or no access for instructional, recreational or competitive sailing activities
on Biscayne Bay.
Shake -A -Leg has met with faculty and staff at Florida International University, University of
Miami, Miami Dade Community College, Barry University, and Florida Memorial College.
Working with each educational institution, Shake -A -Leg is in the process of designing
programming that meets their individual needs. In addition, it is hoped that opportunities for
activities that cross institutional lines will be developed.
Beginning in the summer, programming will include for -credit courses in conjunction with
physical education and recreation departments, leisure and recreational activities with student
and student life organizations, and where appropriate inter -collegiate competitive sailing.
In addition to sailing activities, Shake -A -Leg is working to design volunteer and community
service experiences that are appropriate for college level students.
Shake -A -Leg will be expanding its community outreach efforts in 1996. Made possible by a
grant from the Knight Foundation, new program additions will be made in cooperation with the
Lighthouse for the Blind, the Deaf Services Bureau, and other community based organizations.
A key feature of Shake-A-Leg's 1996 program expansions, is working with local vendors and
retailers. Shake -A -Leg will assist local merchants in designing product and sport introduction
events. These events will highlight the various water related sports that one can participate in on
Biscayne Bay. It will also highlight the affordable public access to Biscayne Bay and the sports
and equipment featured, being made possible by Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc. Of course this will
help promote the Coconut Grove waterfront and the recreational opportunities that abound at
that location.
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Equipment
In order to serve the additional people Shake -A -Leg expects in 1996, and to accommodate the
addition of Sea Kayaking, Shake -A -Leg will be adding 8 Sea Kayaks to its fleet.
1997/1998
The years 1997 and 1998 will see Shake -A -Leg and the former Coast Guard Seaplane Base
begin to take on its final form. Many new program will be launched, and more people will be
using the facility for more types of activities.
Facilities
In late 1998, Shake -A -Leg expects to begin to occupy the renovated structure. The renovated
building will house Shake-A-Leg's offices, classrooms, conference and meeting rooms, exercise
room, gift shop, storage and repair space, and related needs. In addition, it is expected that other
tenants will be located in the building. Examples of the types of additional tenants that might be
housed in the renovated building include:
* The Historical Association of South Florida's exhibit on the importance of aviation and
maritime history to the development of South Florida.
Community organizations that have multiple activities and programming conducted at the
site.
• College and University sailing programs. City of Miami. Department of Parks Sailing
Program.
o City of Miami Police Department's Marine Patrol and SCUBA Divisions.
A major new element of the renovated structure will be a Special Events/Social Space/Catering
Hall type facility. This will allow organizations and individuals to host various events with
Biscayne Bay as a back drop.
An additional feature envisioned for the property is a food and beverage concession. The
purpose of such a feature is to encourage people to plan longer periods of activity at the
center, and to afford pedestrians and people seeking access to Biscayne Bay and the Coconut
Grove waterfront an opportunity to stop at a public accommodation.
As the Seaplane Base building is completed, the temporary trailer facility will be removed.
Shake -A -Leg anticipates working with other elements that exist or will be developed on the
property and adjacent properties in order to present to the public a friendly and open community
boating facility that offers a complete range of activities. Primary among these are the proposed
clearing of a Barrier Island into an accessible beach, pedestrian and bicycle trail along the
waterfront, children's play area, and regulated parking.
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Shake -A -Leg will work with the City of Miami to develop a structured program for the existing
boat launch ramp or some element that may replace it.
Shake -A -Leg looks forward to working with the eventual managers of the Merrill Stevens Boat
Yard in the hopes of offering some joint programming in the areas of advanced sailing, cruising
skills, boating safety and social/special events.
Programs
In order to focus on the task of completing the renovation and programming of the Seaplane
Base, Shake -A -Leg projects only modest program expansions for 1997. Chief among these will
be the expansion to include SCUBA and fishing activities in the program mix. 1997 will also see
expanded work with At -Risk -Youth and college and university sailing programs.
1998 will be a major program expansion year for Shake -A -Leg. A new program/adminstrative
area will be facility management of the entire Coast Guard Seaplane Base site. Building upon the
opportunities the renovated building makes possible, Shake -A -Leg intends to expand its
programming to the general public. Hence, Shake -A -Leg and its programming will become only
one part of a major community boating center for Biscayne Bay and the Coconut Grove
waterfront.
In it role as facility manager, Shake -A -Leg will actively promote the new boating center and the
opportunities to rent social space on the property for various gatherings and events. A key
feature in marketing this property will be its proximity to Biscayne Bay and the Coconut Grove
waterfront.
Shake -A -Leg will launch a small boat program in 1998. Initially it is anticipated that this will be
an adjunct to the already existing collegiate sailing program and the center's racing programs.
Expansion into a small sail type craft, however, will assist in attracting the general population
and especially young people, who are looking for a more exciting and demanding
experience than offered by the Freedom Independence.
Equipment
In addition to the fleet and equipment that exist at the end of
1996, the following addition are planned for 1997/1998:
♦ 3 additional Freedom Independence sailboats
♦ 19 additional Sea Kayaks
♦ 8 single-handed high performance sailboats.
♦ 4 double handed sailboats that can be used in inter-
* collegiate competition
♦ 4 Hobie type catamarans
♦ 12 sailboards
♦ 2 additional safety boats
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• Pontoon Boat and floating dock: These will be used as a dive platform for the SCUBA
program. They will also be used as a movable "beach" for the small sailboat program.
This will enable Shake -A -Leg to conduct a number of activities "on the site".
• 3 paddle type boats
• Mooring Equipment/Dock Improvements to accommodate the expanded fleet.
1999 And Beyond
By the end of 1998, it is anticipated that Shake -A -Leg in cooperation with the City of Miami,
community groups, local colleges and universities,, and neighboring businesses, will have
developed the former Coast Guard Seaplane Base into a full service Community Boating Center
for the entire Miami population and visitors from around the world. This is the beginning of a
new phase, and 2 new initiatives will be launched in 1999.
First, Shake -A -Leg Miami will begin the development of a residential rehabilitation program in
Miami. Similar to the program Shake -A -Leg established in Newport, Rhode Island, the
residential rehabilitation program will be modeled after the Roosevelt Warm Springs
Rehabilitation Institute at Warm Springs, Georgia. The center will also serve as a research and
demonstration facility testing new and innovative methods and activities that can be successful
in assisting an individual in achieving higher levels of independence, employment, personal
confidence, and quality of life.
Second, Shake -A -Leg Miami will more fully devote attention to the Johnny Appleseed Program.
Just as the Miami Shake -A -Leg center was an outgrowth of the initial program in Newport,
Rhode Island, and the program at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center is an outgrowth
of Shake-A-Leg's efforts in Miami, there are many other locations that cry out for facilities and
program like those that have been established. Shake -A -Leg will develop an expert team that can
assist other communities around the country in replicating what takes place in Miami and at
other locations.
Equipment
In 1999, Shake -A -Leg Miami expects to add the following equipment:
• 1 additional Freedom Independence
• 2 Hobie type catamarans
• 3 paddle boats
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QUALIFICATIONS
Shake -A -Leg Miami has assembled a team of qualified professionals that can achieve the plan
we have presented to the City of Miami. Our team has brought together expertise in the
development and operation of a.community boating center, business expertise, professionals in
the fields of design, engineering, architecture and community planning, and experience in
project management. Most of all, the Shake -A -Leg Miami team brings to the project people
skills.
Directing implementation of the plan will be Harry R. Horgan, Executive Director of
Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc. Mr. Horgan will be assisted by his current staff, and 2 outside
consultants with a vast array of experience in waterfront planning and development, and the
operations of a community boating center; Glen Bradenburg and Gary Edelman. Mr.
Brandenburg created and for the past 25 years has been the Executive Director of the Mission
Bay Aquatic Center in San Diego, California. Mr. Edelman was the Executive Director of the
Milwaukee Community Sailing, Inc., and also the Director of the Hoofers Sailing Club in
Madison, Wisconsin.
In addition, the Board of Directors of Shake -A -Leg Miami will commit hands on time to this
project. Specifically, Mr. William Mauk, Mr. Walter Revell and Mr. Roger Rosenberger.
Detailed resumes of all of the above named people are attached. In addition, a list of the Board
of Directors and members of the Advisory Board are included.
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1.. dLLIAM H. MAUK, JR
BIOGRAPHY
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
PRIVATE:
A. Currently, President, John Alden Health Plans Inc. John Alden Life Insurance
Company -- A major supplier of group health insurance products to small
businesses. Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Neighborhood Health
Partnership (NHP) -- A state -licensed HMO.
B. Senior Vice President, International Technology Corporation -- A small business that
supplies computer technology to the U.S. Intelligence community.
C. Vice President, Planning, Acquisitions and Management Information, CEICI -- A
national construction company.
D. Director of Finance and Administration, Clean Water Program, City of San Francisco -
- Mayor Feinstein contracted to have the city's $1 billion waste water treatment
construction program brought under financial control.
PUBLIC:
A. Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration -- Ran the daily operations of
the Agency and implemented major program changes for its Minority Set -Aside, Loan
Guarantee, Management Assistance, Direct Loan, and Women in Business programs.
B. Deputy Controller, Agency for International Development (AID) -- Responsible for
implementing major budget changes and establishing, for the first time, productivity
standards.
C. Governor Gilligan's Organizational Task Force on AID -- Responsible for all
administrative and budget recommendations.
D. Forgian Service Reserve Officer, Agency for International Development -- Dealt with
industrial and agricultural development, land reform, and public administration
projects in Vietnam.
E. Currently, Board Member of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, Member
of South Florida Health Planning Council, Member of Dade County's Indigent Care
Task Force, Board Member of Center for Health Technologies, and Board Member,
Florida Chamber of Commerce.
MBA, UCLA
BA, Miami University
EDUCATION
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE.
Elected Florida State Committeeman,Dade County
Elected President, St. Joseph County Council (South Bend, Indiana). 9 6 ` 185
Served on Democratic Executive Committees in Indiana, Virginia andFlorida.
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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Barth A. Green, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Barth A. Green, M.D.
Dr. Green received his M.D. degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and did his
neurosurgical training at Northwestern University in Chicago. He is Professor and Chairman
of the Department of Neurological Surgery, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Co -Director of .
the Acute Spinal Cord injury Service at the University of Miami School of Medicine; Chief
of Neurosurgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Diplomate of The American Board of
Neurological Surgeons, Dr. Green is President and Director of Clinical Research of The
Mi.atra Project to Cure Paralysis. His main clinical and research interests have been in spinal
cord injury and spinal surgery.
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Deparunent of Neurological Surgery (NI813)
Universiny of School of Medicine _ 1 g�
Post Office Box 016-960 • hfiami1 C7, Florida 33101
Location: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Rchab lit2tion BuidLag
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Roger Rosenberger
14500 S.W. 94th Court
Miami, FL 33176
WORK EXPERIENCE
JOHN ALDEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ($5 Billion Assets, $2 Billion Revenue)
1994-95 President and C.O.O.
1984-94 Senior V.P. Group Health Division
1982-84 President of Continental Life & Accident (subsidiary)
1981-82 President of John Alden of New York (subsidiary)
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
1979-81
Associate Administrator of Small Business Administration
1978-79
Budget Director - Agency for International Development
ASSOCIATES CORPORATION - Finance Company
1976-78
Controller - Commercial Lending Division
1974-76
Controller - Consumer Lending Division
1972-74
V.P. Corporate Financial Analysis
PARKE DAVIS & CO. - Pharmaceuticals
1966-72 Senior Operations Analyst
EDUCATION
1965-66 University of Michigan: MBA in Finance
1961-65 Johns Hopkins University: Bachelor in Engineering Science
ORGANIZATIONS
Board of Directors and Chairman Elect of the Health Insurance Association of America
Trustee of the Miami Youth Symphony
Executive Committee of the Miami Chamber of Commerce
Special Project Director of Fairchild Tropical Garden
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT JOHN ALDEN
• Directed the dramatic expansion of John Alden's health insurance/managed care business to cover 1.3
million Americans employed in small business.
• Produced one of the best records for growth (25% annually) and profitability (7% pretax margins)
over a 10 year span.
• Successfully managed John Alden's key business through its five year LBO experience.
• Took two John Alden acquisitions from loss positions to profitability.
• Oversaw the expansion of annuity sales which now protect 250,000 customers o\ivith over $5 billion
of retirement savings.
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WALTER L. REYELL
Mr. Revell is Chairman of the Board and CEO of H.J. Ross Associates, Inc., an engineering,
architectural and planning firm founded in 1947, and headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
He is also Chairman of the Board and CEO of Revell Investments International, Inc., a diversified
investment, development and management company, established in 1984, and based in Miami
Lakes, Florida.
Mr. Revell is also Chairman of the Board and CEO of Infinity Technologies, Inc., a Miami -based
company involved in the development of state-of-the-art microprocessor -based electronic systems
for home and office building security, access, control, automation and energy management in
international markets.
Mr. Revell also is a General Partner at Craft Farms, a 1,200 acre residential community in Gulf
Shores, Alabama, with the Cotton Creek Country Club, an Arnold Palmer designed golfing
facility.
He is also retained as an adviser to senior management at John Alden Life Insurance Company
(NYSE), Ryder Systems, Inc. (NYSE), Orient Corporation (Tokyo), Bertram Yacht, Inc. and
other companies.
Mr. Revell was Secretary of Transportation for the State of Florida from 1972 to 1975, in the
Askew Administration, and was a leader in several regional and national organizations.
Mr. Revell is a Director of Spillis, Candela & Partners, Inc., the oldest and largest architectural
firm in Florida; Kloster Cruise Limited, parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal
Cruise Line (NCL Holding SA, Oslo); Riscorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Riscorp Insurance
Company and Riscorp Property and Casualty Insurance Company; Dycom Industries, Inc., a
telecommunication's and electrical services company (NYSE); St. Joe Paper Company, a
diversified corporation in forest products, transportation, sugar, communications and real estate
(NYSE); and Hotelecopy, Inc., an international facsimile service (NASDAQ).
He also is a Director of the Greater Miami Foreign -Trade Zone, Inc. and a member of the
Advisory Board of Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc.
Mr. Revell is a past Chairman of the Board of both the Florida Chamber of Commerce (1984) and
the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (1981-1982). He has served on the Executive
Committee and the Board of Directors of the Florida Council of 100, where he has been a
member since 1971, as well as the Florida Council on Economic Education, the South Florida
Coordinating Council, the World Trade Center of Miami and the Miami Lakes Congregational
Church.
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Harry R. Horgan
Born and raised in Newport, RI. Attended Providence College and graduated in 1980 with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business. In 1992 received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in
Health Services from Providence,College.
In 1980, sustained a spinal cord injury in an automobile accident. Through the prescribed hospital
based rehabilitation program and two years of personal exploration of complementary
rehabilitation, recreation and education programs, services and activities, developed a unique
residential second phase rehabilitation program model called the Body Awareness Training
Program.
In 1982, incorporated a not -for -profit 501(c)3 organization, called Shake -A -Leg, for the purpose of
further developing the program model and establishing a permanent facility to operate year round
programs. Since its inception, Shake -A -Leg has been operating programs during the summers in
Newport, RI. The programs offer varied therapies, group classes, recreation and other activities for
the physical and emotional benefit of its participants and family members.
In 1986, participated in the design and development of a universally accessible sailboat called the
Freedom Independence. Designed and built an accessible facility in conjunction with the State of
Rhode Island and the Sail Newport Community Sailing Center. Developed a handicapped sailing
program which continues to operate during the summers.
In 1986, working with families of Shake -A -Leg program participants, coordinated a New York
chapter of Shake -A -Leg for the purpose of raising funds on a national level to support the mission
of the organization.
In 1990, through the request of Dr. Barth Green, co-founder of the Miami project to Cure Paralysis,
coordinated the replication of the Shake -A -Leg adaptive sailing program model, in Miami, Florida.
The program is operated in conjunction with the City of Miami, serving local residents and visitors
from around the world. Shake -A -Leg operates year round youth and adult programs, adult
instruction and leisure classes, a credited University of Miami Physical Therapy Program,
programs for City of Miami Parks and Dade County Parks, area hospitals, inner-city youth, Special
Olympics and a variety of other community based organizations. Hundreds of people per year are
served.
In 1989 through 1993, assisted the Independence Square Foundation with the development of a
unique multi-user facility on the campus of the University of Rhode Island that would provide a
state of the art and affordable home for Shake -A -Leg and other nonprofit organizations. In 1994-95
assisted the Independence Square Foundation in the procurement of a closed residential
treatment center and developed a plan to convert it into a functional center called the Center for
the Advancement of People with Physical Challenges.
In 1992, entered into a relationship with the America3 Foundation (winners of the 1992 America's
Cup Yacht Race), and Mission Bay Aquatic Center (the worlds largest University based aquatic
center) to organize and operate a national match race during the 1992 America's Cup series held
in San Diego, CA and establish a Shake -A -Leg model adaptive sailing program Southern
California. In June 1994, the program opened at Mission Bay Aquatic Center.
In 1995, coordinated the incorporation of Shake -A -Leg Miami as a separate non-profit corporation
for the purpose of expanding programs and creating a world class water sports center, modeled
after the Mission Bay Aquatic Center. Harry Horgan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc.
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Mr. Brandenburg is Founder and Director of the Mission Bay Aquatic Center, the largest Multi -
Sport University Water Sports Center in the world. Founded in 1970 the Mission Bay Aquatic
Center is a model community water sports and boating facility.
Mr. Brandenburg has been involved for 25 years with consulting and advising many other
organizations in the design, development and operation of boating and water sports programs
and facility. These organizations include the University of Hawaii, San Diego Youth Aquatic
Center, Port of San Diego/Chula Vista Nautical Center, Shake -A -Leg and numerous centers in
California.
Mr. Brandenburg produced fourteen boating safetymovies and videos for the California
Department of Boating and Waterways and funded by the United States Coast Guard,
including an eleven part boating safety video series distributed nationally by the United Sates
Coast Guard.
Mr. Brandenburg is a California Department of Boating and Waterway's Boating Safety
Instructor Trainer. He is also Founder and Charter Member of the California Community
Boating Association, an organization of all Boating Charters in California.
Mr. Brandenburg was appointed in 1972 by then Mayor Pete Wilson to The City of San Diego's
Park and Recreation Commission. In 1975, as Chairman of the City Lakes Committee, Mr.
Brandenburg was responsible for the City's Lakes Master plan which dramatically expanded
the public use of the City of San Diego's Lakes System.
Mr. Brandenburg was a charter member of the US Sailing Community Sailing Council. This
National Council provides a forum for information exchange in community sailing.
Mr. Brandenburg is an active participant and instructor in sailing, water-skiing, kayaking, scuba
diving, windsurfing and rowing
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RESUME
GARY EDELMAN
2702 A South Shore Drive
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207
CAREER OBJECTIVE
TELE: (414)-769-7301
Executive level position offering an opportunity to use my skills in management, analysis
and problem solving, while offering a challenge to explore new areas, and providing
opportunities for growth.
EXPERIENCE
MANAGEMENT
• Chief Executive Officer of non-profit corporations providing services in a diversity of
fields,
• Budget development, implementation and management in complex organizational
structures,
• Fiscal system development, automation and implementation,
• Personnel system and employee benefit program development, reorganization and
implementation,
• Small business start ups and capitalization,
• Management of community health programs for Native Americans.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS
• Economic development strategies for national demonstration projects, the State of
Wisconsin and local business development corporations,
• Employment and Training programs for businesses, communities, and minority/DBE
business development programs,
• Reorganization plan for New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation,
• Transportation plans for central business districts and suburban communities.
CONSULTING/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/EDUCATIONAL
• Management consulting services to small business and non-profit corporations,
• Technical Assistance to community development corporations,
• At the Graduate Level, taught courses in Research, Statistics, Economics and Case
Studies in Management
• Research and Thesis Advisor at the Graduate Level.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Econometric, financial and statistical analysis,
• Forecasting,
• Personal Computer operation.
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Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc.
Board of Directors and Advisors,
12/5/95
Board of Directors
William Mauk
Chairman
President, John Alden Health
Barth Green
Vice -Chairman
Chief of Neurosurgery Jackson Memorial
Roger Rosenberger
Sec./Treasurer
Retired Business Executive
Harry R Horgan
President
Executive Director Shake -A -Leg Miami
Walter L: Revell
CEO, H. J. Ross Associates, Inc.
Board of Advisors
Bill Cullom
President, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Allen Sweeny
President, Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce
Juelene Beck
Business Person
Lawson J. Dutton
Dutton Press
Doug Harris
Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc.
Petey Cox
Free -Lance Writer
John Henderson
Attorney
David Whitaker
Greater Miami Convition and Visitors Brough
Louise Yarbrough
Executive Director, John T. Macdonald Foundation, Inc.
Mario Coryell
Care Florida
Jeff Reynolds
Joes Stone Crab Restaurant
David Schroeder
Professor, Miami Dade Community College
Manny Medina
Chairman, Terremark
Dave Pollack
Accountant, John Alden Life
Dadney Park
Organizational Consultant
Jack Padien
Executive Director, Independence Square Foundation
Glen Brandenburg
Executive Director, Mission Bay Aquatic Center
Gary Edelman
Aquatic Consultant
Adrienne Josephson
Business Person
Anne Wardlow
Attorney, John Alden Life
Scott Maroney
Accountant, John Alden Life
Maureen Rung
Disibility Specialest
David Ettman
Engineering Consultant
Marty Ergas
Attorney
Allan Troop
Vice President, Biscayne Electric
Bruce Kline
Accountant
Kerry Gruson
Reporter, New York Times
Bob Gailey
Professor, University of Miami
Art Leven
Retired
Bob Vallidore
Real Estate Broker
Mark Lancaster
Student
Ted Bridis
Civil Engineer, United States Coast Guard
Jeannette Garcia
Executive Director Community Resources Development, JASS
Louise Senior
Graphics Manager, John Alden Health
Gregory Stepp
Project Manger, Terremark
Yvonne McDonald
Coconut Grove Local Development Center
Hortensia Soler
Senior Credit Analyst with Barclays Bank In Miami
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Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc.
Projected Operating Budget
For the Years 1996 through 1999
1996 1997 1998
Revenue:
1999 Total
Grants
$ 95,000
$ 110,000
$ 110,000
$ 60,000
$ 375,000
Corporate contributions
100,000
125,000
115,000
75,000
415,000
Individual contributions
30,000
38,000
44,000
45,000
157,000
Program fees
54,000
98,000
206,000
331,500
689,500
Facility fees
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
In -kind contributions
20,000
25,000
30,000
30,000
105,000
Total revenue
299,000
396,000
525,000
581,500
1,801,500
Expenses:
Salaries and benefits
195,700
246,200
334,500
346,200
1,122,600
Occupancy
27,500
31,500
63,600
102,200
224,800
Insurance
9,000
14,000
30,000
30,000
83,000
Travel
11,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
53,000
Office and computer supplies
5,900
6,800
13,500
14,300
40,500
Postage and printing
7,900
9,300
14,000
15,200
46,400
Other
9,000
19,300
25,400
28,600
82,300
Depreciation
17,000
20,000
30,000
30,000
97,000
Total expenses
283,000
360,100
525,000
581,900
1,749,600
Reserve for future operations
$ 16,000
$ 35,900
$ -
$ -
$ 51,900
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Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc.
Projected Capital Budget
For the Years 1996 through 1999
1996 1997 1998 1999 Total
Sources of Capital:
Shake -A -Leg Miami Fundraising
$ 6,000
$ 115,000
$ 402,000
$ -
$ 523,000
Grants
8,000
120,000
300,000
60,000
488,000
City of Miami Grant
130,000
670,000
-
-
800,000
State Historic Preservation Grant
-
400,000
-
-
400,000
In -kind Contributions
24,000
40,000
178,000
27,000
269,000
Total sources of capital
168,000
1',345,000
880.000
87,000
2,480,000
Uses of Capital:
Facility
160,000
1,170,000
650,000
-
1,980,000
Equipment
8,000
125,000
263,000
104,000
500,000
Total uses of capital
168,000
1,295,000
913,000
104,000
2,480,000
Excess (Deficiency)
$ -
$ 50,000
$ (33,000)
$ (17,000)
$ -
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Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc.
Projected Sources of Capital
For the Years 1996 through 1999
1996
1997
1998 1999
Total
Shake -A -Leg Miami Fundraising:
Individual
$ 3,600
$ 69,000
$ 241.200 $ -
$ 313,800
Corporations
2,400
46,000
160,800 -
209,200
Total Shake -A -Leg Miami Fundraising
6,000
115,000
402,000 -
523,000
Grants:
Private foundations
8,000
70,000
150,000
-
228,000
Federal
-
-
100,000
-
100,000
State and local
-
50,000
50,000
60,000
160,000
Total Grants
8,000
120,000
300,000
60,000
488,000
City of Miami Grant
130,000
670,000
-
-
800,000
State Historic Preservation Grant
-
400,000
-
-
400,000
In -kind Contributions:
Trailers
20,000
-
-
-
20,000
Dock
-
-
20,000
-
20,000
Leasehold improvements
4,000
20,000
80,000
-
104,000
Boating equipment
-
20,000
41,000
17,000
78,000
Van
-
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
Admin
-
-
5,000
-
5,000
Davit
-
-
5,000
-
5,000
Recreation equipment
-
-
15,000
-
15,000
Treatment equipment
-
-
7,000
-
7,000
Total In -kind Contributions
24,000
40,000
178,000
27,000
269,000
Total sources of capital
$ 168,000
$ 1,345,000
$ 880,000
$ 87,000
$ 2,480,000
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FACILITY:
Hangar:
Temporary Trailers
Design
Demolition of Annex
Shell Rehab
Leasehold Improvement
Total hangar
Marine (Sal docks)
Land (island Beach)
Total facility
EQUIPMENT:
Boating:
Independence 20
Kyaks-1
Kyaks-2
Laser type boats
Hobie Cat type boats
420 type boats
Sail Boards
Support Skiff
Photo Support
Pontoon Craft
Mooring Equipment
Other
Total boating
Administrative:
Computers
Telecommunications
Other
Total administrative
Treatment:
Therapy Tables
Strength
Testing
Other
Total treatment
Recreation:
Trail Equipment
Obstacle Course
Playground
Challenge Course
Bikes
Vans
Other
Total recreation
Total equipment
Shake -A -Leg Miami, Inc.
Projected Uses of Capital
For the Years 1996 through 1999
1996 1997 1998 1999 Total
$ 30,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 30,000
50,000 - - - 50,000
80,000 - - - 80,000
- 1,070,000 - - 1,070,000
- 100,000 400,000 - 500,000
160,000 1,170,000 400,000 - 1,730,000
50,000 - 50,000
200,000 - 200,000
$ 160,000 $ 1,170,000 $ 650,000 $ - $ 1,980,000
$ -
$ 30,000
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
$ 60,000
2,400
3,000
2,000
-
7,400
1,400
3,200
4,000
-
8,600
-
20,000
20,000
-
40,000
-
-
20,000
10,000
30,000
-
-
40,000
20,000
60,000
-
-
12,000
-
12,000
-
20,000
-
-
20,000
-
-
15,000
-
15,000
-
20,000
-
-
20,000
-
-
18,000
-
18,000
1,200
2,800
19,000
21,000
44,000
5,000
99,000
165,000
66,000
335,000
2,000
8,000
10,000
-
20,000
-
5,000
10,000
-
15,000
1,000
5,000
8,000
-
14,000
3,000
18,000
28,000
-
49.000
-
-
2,000
-
2,000
-
-
7,000
-
7,000
-
-
4,000
-
4,000
-
-
1,000
-
1,000
-
-
14,000
-
14,000
-
-
5,000
-
5,000
-
-
4,000
-
4,000
-
-
10,000
-
10,000
-
2,000
5,000
3,000
10,000
-
-
30,000
35,000
65.000
-
6,000
2,000
8,000
-
8,000
56,000
_ 38,000
102,000
$ 8,000 $ 125,000 $ 263,000 $ 104,000 $ 500,000
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Letters
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Dr. Jo. T. Macdonald Foundation, Ir.
6851 Yuniuri Street, Suite 16
Coral Gables, Florida 33:146
Telephone (305) 667-6017 - Facsimile (305) 667-91.35
January 26, 199E
Mi. Harry Horgan
Executive Director
SHARE -A. -LEG, Inc.
2600 South Eayshore Drive
Mianu, PL 33133
Dear Harry;
This is an exciting time for SHAKE -A -LEG and, more significantly, for Miami as the
project to develop an international community sailing center takes viable form.
The Foundation recognized the importance of the contributions to Dade County and
Florida mane by the SHAKE -A -LEG program and was pleased to award a significant
grant in support of your programs this past year.
Our investment has become even more meaningful as it has given me the opportunity to
work with you and the outstanding group of business, community and volunteer leaders to
develop this innovative and realistic project that will provide th.e kind of positive focus
Miami and its waterfront have long needed.
SHAKE -A -LEG, with your vision and guidance, will provide the kind of environment
where public and private efforts can come together is a positive and productive way to
truly benefit the citizens of this community and, ultimately a broader community of
national and international scope.
Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this effort.
Sincer ly,
Lc ise P. Yarbrough
Executive Director
Enclosure
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Barry University
School of Human Performance
and Leisure Sciences
Harry Horgan
Shake -A -Leg Sailing
Coconut Grove
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Harry:
11300 NORTHEAST SECOND AVENUE
M SHORES, FLORIDA 33161.6695
Direct (305) 899.3554
(305) 899.3570
FAX (305) 899-3556
Thank you for sharing your exciting plans with me. I have briefly
discussed your ideas for providing recreational opportunities for
our students here at Barry with G. Jean Cerra, Dean of the School
of Human Performance and Laisure Sciences and with George Oberle,
Chair of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Both agree
with me that your plans will provide for off -campus possibilities
in the area of sailing and other water sports.
It is certainly important to your overall concept to expand your
operation with additional facilities and equipment and we support
you in that plan. I believe that ran; o our students hel-e at
Barry would travel the feu; m l es nec-esz-,ary to take advantage e o
rBCir;_Stl.On%^l oppoitvnitli's that cf%uld :?cam r d-a available to them at
such a tacil.i.ty .zn Coconut Grove.
Sincerely,
Neill L. Miller
.A.ssociate Professor
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January 30, 1996
Mr. Harry Horgan
Executive Director
Slake -A -Leg, Miami
2600 South Bayshore Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Dear Larry _
I was glad you had a chance to inspect our North Campus and explore the
possibilities for future cooperative programming between Shake -A -Leg and our
Department.
Our faculty and the Dean of the College of Education is looking forward to
working with your organization to expand the activities courses offered by this
department and we are very interested in the mutual development of a world class
community water sports center that would afford us the opportunity to offer
water -based lifetime skill courses for our students and the community at large.
As the public university in Miami with 28,000 students, we certainly have a
market to offer aquatic activities.
The Department is in full support of your proposal and is willing to work with
you to develop both credit and non-credit courses for our students and the greater
Miami area as a service to that community.
Please do not hesitate to call on our assistance as we work together for a greater
future for Miami's aquatic community.
Depanment of Health, Physical Educgon and Recreation
University Park, GPA 243, Miami, Holda 33199 - (305) 348-3486 • FAX (305) 348-3571
Equal CPPow^ar/EquW Acme Employer ar,d Insdiuwn
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15255 N.W. 82 AVENUE • MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA 33016
Phone (305) 364.0020 • 584.4200 Broward
January 23, 1996
Shake -A -Leg
Harry Horgan - President
2600 South Bayshore Dr.
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Harry:
The Boy Scouts of America, South Florida Council is very
much in support of what Shake -A -Leg Miami is doing. The
result of your work with children with and without
disabilities has been very positive.
There are two Merit Badges which tie in with your program
directly, Small Boat Sailing and Disability Awareness.
We are in support of your upgrading your facility and
expanding your operations and look forward to working with
you in the future.
Sincerely,'
Jennifer Whit
District Executive
Scouting for the Disabled
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1611 N.W. 12th AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136-1094
Dear,To Whom it may concern
As a member of the. cornnun1ity and of the Hcalth (:arc aspect. 1 would like to v'rite this letter of
suprort for the Shake -A -Leg program and how it has benefited me in my wort: and how it fin beret iced
my patients.
1 have hecn in the. liuld ol'a Certified The.rap:;ulic Reeroatiu:n Specialist 1b. ov�.r
1 S years, and i have seen this program ,vnrk with the. conlmunity to help meet their needs. This progran;
ht:s been of great value to our Rehabilitation of physical disabilities Recreation program, it has giving us
the opporninity to educate our patients on adaptations and how to get back into the community and haw a
quality of life after rehab, But I see that the progran.n is trying eery hard to meet tine needs of individuals of
various disabilities and needs to grow to meet them.
Cathy Herring-C'.T,R.S
Certified Therapeattic Recreation Specialist
neparunent Head
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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"Putting Familles First"
January 26, 1996
Mr. William Mauk, President
SHAKE -A -LEG
2600. Bayshore Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Mr. Mauk:
It is with great pleasure that I write this letter to Shake -A -Leg to support your efforts to have the
City of Miami Commission vote in favor of remodeling the current Shake -A -Leg facility into a
new and modern Community Sailing Center.
The Coconut Grove Family & Youth Intervention Center, has been collaborating with Shake -Leg
over the past two years, to provide sailing lessons to at -risk youths in the Coconut Grove
Community. Shake -A -Leg, provides an outstanding and much needed program for the City of
Miami, and has helped many disabled and able bodied youth gain confidence, self esteem and to
believe in their abilities.
Our Agency enthusiastically endorses your position and if I can be of any further assistance to you,
please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
vonne McDonald
xecutive Director
YM:aie
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THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS
AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
January 26, 1996
Mr. Harry Horgan
Shake -A -Leg
2600 S. Bayshore Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Dear Mr. Horgan:
As a representative of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and as a nurse
who has worked with the disabled community, I have witnessed the valuable
contribution that the Shake -A -Leg organization has made to the Dade County
community. The program provides innovative recreational opportunities to
physically challenged individuals. To the community as a whole, it is a valuable
resource for training in sailing.
The spinal cord injured individuals that I have referred to Shake-A-Ixg
have had positive experiences. Such experiences have opened their eyes to the
abilities that they have. Also, able-bodied volunteers have gained an appreciation
for the capabilities of individuals who are physically challenged. Shake -A -Leg
should be allowed to expand as a valuable resource to our community.
MJA:tr-w
Sincerely yours,
Maria J. Amador, RN, CRRN
Program Coordinator
Information and Referral
1600 N.W. 10th Avenue, R-48
547-6001 - Fox: (305) 547-6017 - Science Fox: (305) 548-4427
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,DARE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION
OCTAVIO J. VISIEDO
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Mr. Allen Fiske
Outreach Director
Shake -A -Leg
2600 South Bayshore Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Mr. Fiske:
DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
MR. WILLIAM H. TURNER, CHAIRPERSON
MS. JANET R. McALILEY, VICE -CHAIRPERSON
MR. G. HOLMES BRADDOCK
DR. ROSA CASTRO FEINBERG
MS. BETSY KAPLAN
DR. MICHAEL KROP
January 25, 1996 MR. ROBERT RENICK
The sailing lessons that Shake -A -Leg has offered to our students have been very well
received by both the students and their teachers. As you know, our school is an alternative
education program that works with. students who are at high risk of dropping out of school.
As a result of years of school failure most of our students suffer from a low self concept and
are a challenge to motivate. For the past four months, thanks to the Shake -A -Leg program,
we have been able to offer students a sailing lesson as an incentive for academic achievement.
These lessons have served as a very strong incentive for students to work harder on their
academics in order to be selected to participate. Your promise to involve those students who
show the greatest interest in a sailing club has further increased the motivational value for our
students.
In addition to the academic benefits of the Shake -A -Leg program, the sailing lessons
have provided our students exposure to a healthy recreational activity that they would not
have experienced otherwise and given them self confidence and the thrill of accomplishment
for having succeeded at something new. You and your staff and volunteers have been
especially warm and supportive of our "special needs" youngsters and we have found this
reception unusual and very refreshing. I am very hopeful that our school will be allowed to
continue its productive relationship with this outstanding program for a long time.
Sincerely yours,
rti
Andrea Loring
Principal
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39 Zamora Avenue, No. 204 • Coral Gables, FL 33134-4121 • Telephone: (305)
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
JUVENILE ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS SYSTEM
4343 W. FLAGLER STREET
SUITE 404
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33134-1586
(305) 529-2709
January 23, 1996
Shake -A -Leg is a sailing program for handicapped individuals that
has been in existence since 1982. In addition, to helping the
handicapped gain greater independence and self esteem through
sailing, this unique program has provided great personal growth
opportunities for about 300 Juvenile Alternative Sanctions System
participants since 1992.
Juvenile Alternative Sanctions System (JASS) is a diversion
program for misdemeanor and third degree felony offenders in Dade
County. At an intake conference with the participants and their
families, JASS casemanagers determine what sanctions and/or
services would be beneficial to the JASS participants.
The Shake -A -Leg program has served as a valuable learning tool
for JASS program youth. By serving as 'crew' to the handicapped
captains, JASS participants learn about the value of facing and
overcoming life's obstacles, which is something that handicapped
individuals must do on a daily basis. These youth also learn
about leadership skills and being part of a team At the same
time, the Shake -A -Leg sailors have the opportunity to serve as
positive role models for these youth who often need a 'helping
hand'.
The JASS collaboration with the Shake -'A -Leg Sailing Program has
been a very beneficial one for both parties, and we look forward
to its continuation. We wholeheartedly support any plans for
expansion and renovation of the Shake -A -Leg Center in order that
this program can continue to serve the community on a broader
scale.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to
contact me at 529-2709 Ext 225.
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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1993
THE MIAMI HERALD 7J
Ability conquers disability as Shake -A-Leg changes lives
By SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN
Herald Sports Writer
ailing is what Andy
Harrison did best
for the first eight
years of his life.
' Andy's mother,
;> Susan, enrolled
him in a Dade
County youth soccer program
when he turned 5. While 19
miniature athletes trampled the
ball like a swarm of bees, Andy
stood motionless — eyes low-
ered — for one hour. Never
moved, said his mom. It was as
if someone slashed his tires on
U.S. I in the middle of rush
hour.
"It was excruciating," Susan
Harrison says.
So the Harrisons pulled their
youngest son out of soccer and
put him in a baseball program.
But he would look up at the sky,
play with his cap, talk to him-
self. Coaches
screamed with
frustration.
pTE� His parents
moo:J., • pulled him out.
"it got to the
point where he
Q stopped trying,"
Susan Harrison
says of Andy.
who has a disor-
der that makes it
impossible for him to concen-
trate. "He was smart enough to
know that other children could
do things he couldn't."
Then, last summer, Andy
found his refuge, the place
where he could be himself, be
accepted and excel at the same
time: the water. Shake -A -Leg, a
sailing program for the mentally
and physically challenged,
changed Andy's life. It has
changed hundreds of similar
lives — men's, women's and
children's — since the program
began Oct. 5, 1990, in the old
Coast Guard building across
from Monty Trainer's restau-
rants in Coconut Grove.
For that reason, Shake -A -Leg
and its sailors are The Herald's
Boaters of the Year,
"So many people said, 'No
way! You can't do it,' " says
Harry Horgan, 35, who founded
Shake -A -Leg in Newport, R.I.,
in 1981. "'How can a disabled
person go sailing? How can you
raise enough money? Someone
is going to get hurt. Other peo-
ple have tried and failed.' Every
excuse in the book."
Horgan, confined to a wheel-
chair, was paralyzed after falling
out of a moving truck in 1980.
The front door wasn't shut
properly, Horgan says, and he
wasn't using his seat belt.
Focus on the person
Barth Green, a neurosurgeon
who cofounded the Miami Pro-
ject to Cure Paralysis, called
Horgan in 1989 and told him he
should move his nonprofit orga-
nization from Newport to
Miami. South Florida, Green
said, desperately needed a pro-
gram like Shake -A -Leg. Horgan
refused to budge, instead, he
expanded.
The city of Miami worked out
a lease agreement for $1 a year
that allowed Shake -A -Leg to
build its docks and house its
offices at the old Coast Guard
site. The Dade County Commis-
sion gave Horgan a $25,000 ini-
tial grant, and the Miami pro-
gram was born.
The program serves about 200
sailors a month and employs
Five full-time workers and a
dozen part-timers.
"So often there is isolation
involved with the disabled,"
says Roger Snell, 41, the wheel-
chair -bound program manager
for Miami Shake -A -Leg. "Other
people focus on our disabilities
— and so do we. But when we
leave our wheelchairs on the
dock, suddenly the visual cues
are behind us. Now the focus is
on the person, not the disability.
"Suddenly, everyone is
equal."
Each of the six, 20-foot sloops
owned by Miami's branch cost
between $125,000 and
$150,000. The boats have chairs
that allow sailors to swivel from
side to side of the vessel while
tacking. All of the lines feed
back to the cockpit, so sailors
can raise or adjust the sails with-
out leaving their seats. The
boats also have ramps that allow
the sailors to slide from their
wheelchairs into position. There
usually are two able-bodied sail-
ors aboard for every three or
four disabled sailors.
"I have no problem at school,
but sometimes in public people
stare at me," says Frank Aguilo,
16, a junior at Belen Prep in
Miami who was paralyzed at 3
in an automobile accident.
"This gets me out of the chair
and gives me a sense of free-
domi a sense of mobility. For
once, I'm in control."
Out on the water
It's a bright, blue -skied Satur-
day afternoon in Miami, and
Chris Kelly, 12, one of Shake-
A-Leg's most proficient young
sailors, is at the tiller. "I'm the
navigator, helmsman and cap-
tain all at once," he boasts.
Chris, a constant smiler, has
cerebral palsy, and uses a walker
to guide his legs.
When I was born I didn't get
enough oxygen and some of my
brain cells died," says Chris, a
sixth -grader in the gifted pro-
gram at Glades Middle School
in Miami. "They were the ones
that controlled my legs."
Aboard the boat are Bob
Kemmink, 58, a mechanical
engineer and certified sailing
instructor whose daughter,
Kitty, heads the Shake -A -Leg
youth program; Theresa Brun-
son, 24, who is studying for her
master's degree in physical ther-
apy from the University of
Miami Medical School; Andy
Harrison; Chris Kelly; and
Teddy Nelson, 8, a Down's syn-
drome child who spends much
of the afternoon with his head
on Kemmink's lap and one arm
on the tiller.
Teddy loves the water so
much that he once plunged into
Biscayne Bay while his instruc-
tors were preparing the boats at
the dock.
"That's OK, Teddy," Chris
assures the youngster when the
story is told. "if it happens
again, that just means we get to
practice our man -overboard
skills."
Chris steers his sloop away
from a boat that is towing a rick-
ety, broken-down vessel.
Instructor Brunson yells for him
to do a quick portside-tack to
avoid the motorboats.
Chris obliges.
I've jolted my adrenaline for
the day, thank you," he says
with a straight face,
Soaring self-esteem
In 1976, 20-year-old Marc
Lancaster broke his neck and
was paralyzed from the chest
down when he dove into a Texas
bayou and hit a log head-on.
After the denial, shock and
despair, Lancaster began to
accept himself and moved to
Miami in February 1983. Eight
months later, while in a wheel-
chair, he was hit by a car and
lost the use of his right arm.
"I was dazed and confused for
many years," says Lancaster,
36. To tell you the truth, I
hoped that each day would be
my last."
He discovered Shake -A -Leg
two summers ago. "I always
thought I could be nothing more
than an idle passenger on a sail-
boat," he says. "But once I got
aboard and hooked up with that
tiller, my self-esteem soared."
Lancaster has since gone back
to school and is studying at
Dade -North for an undergradu-
ate degree in secondary educa-
tion. He also became the vice -
commodore of the Shake -A -Leg
Sail Club.
I have sailed in four regat-
tas," Lancaster says. "It is an
indescribable feeling of joy. In
all my years of being paralyzed,
I have never met a bunch of
happier, healthier people."
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PlOOMM a%m
Hortensia Soler (tight) and sailing partner John Yount in command
of the waves.
ORIMER Colombian nat- ensia and her sailing partner John
ions] sailing champion Yount took the bronze agams
t
ortensia Soler thought tough competition..
she would never compete again "After the operation,, MY,,'
when she underwent her second lifestyle changed 'Completely," she
serious back operation, following says. "But, when I saw that am-'..
an accident. cle I said to myself
. . . . . . . . . .
But, during her that, if someone in a. -Sails l,on'the Flqni&4
recovery, Hortensia wheelchair can sail, Soon 'after. contacting the ,.,"71Ts_!4Jhuge challenge
so senior credit ana- then cant" programme she m6flohn.Youiit, a.,,,
-one ::§sic1fe,,,,. f_-4�p
the boat to the
` lyst with Barclays Shake-A-Leg''s 42-yeanold Florida worker. It's like aballet'
''
-arms
in Miami -read an 21-foot sailboat has He: had lost both :E� ;choreograph ,i .,j,, . . . . . . .
article about Shake- many safety feat-, trical*bums when he was,17 afid ' Bofh`Hortensiayand
A -Leg, an organisa- UNITED STATES ures, including a had never sailed until he joined %1
Shake-A-Legfour years ago., I '8Mk tion that helps heavy keel to pre- Slh f
people with physical disabilities vent capsizing and bucket seats to The first time they sailed Theydisabled
' I .- learn to sail. provide additional support. together they came second out of:%encourage otheis who liav
Although she now wears a "Shak-e-A-Leg is committed to 18 teams in the Midwinter's 1994 even;
back brace to support her spine, the idea that anyone, regardless of Championship in Miami. Then,,' the 'water to discover thi
which severely limits her move- physical ability, can enjoy and after several months of practice s
ments, Hortensia has sailed her excel at sailing," Hortersia says, and training,, they won theHortensia'says "Ti
way into the 1996 Paralympics in "Tactics and strategy are much National Championshi in thing,to come' out of this
Atlanta. In the qualifying Inde- more important than physical Newport, Rhode Island. support received from'f
pendence Cupi,iational Sailing strength in today's modem sail- "We take a high risk every, from Barclays .people ,,.PRI
Championship competition Hort- boats." time we go out," says Hortensia. John".
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XT 14' 1 .".1 N"m
CENTRAL
ids from Japan
tmgling Miami
arver Middle School
allies balanced by
shtseeing fun, 2.
ANOTHER LOOT{
iami officials are
frog to weed up city
ojects, 3.
1 DAY-CARE WOES
other runs into
.ags on way to own-
j day --care center, 9.
I WEIGHTY DILEMMA
)y is too big for one
otball team, too
tung for another, 32.
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SIN£SS.................................. 22
MMUNITY HAPPENNGS ....... 29
UCATIGN ................._,........-, 28
LICE REPORT ........................ 21
AL ESTATc......._................... 23
LIGION._..:.......I..................... 24
4RTS...................................... 32
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the Waal High School Cim of
74 %vill have its 20-year reunion
aay through Sunday. Calf
5-2701 or 2832073. "
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AUGUST4, 1994
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16 THE HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST4.1994 N NEWS G
Shake -.A Leg's 9zmrver program SAILING. FROM 1 walls
introduces kdds to sailing and ... Now, people treat him like he's help Shake•A•L Summer Youth
less. Waiters, he says, ask his wife Camprunsfrom9a.m.untilo Youth
p.for
instead of him what he wants to eat. tour weeks and costs $200 a week, but
"it's hard for disabled people to have partial and full scholarships based on
high self-esteem and confidence when
they live in a society that doesn't know
what potential a disabled person has,"
APIA he said. Sailing, he discovered, is a sport members placed third in the U.S.
where it doesn't matter if you can't walk. National Championships in Chicago.
Boats can't sink Summer camp, part of Shake-A-Leg's
yearlong sailing program, starts at 9 a.m.
The beats the kids use at Shake -A -Leg lids a&es 4 to 17, whether they have
are custom-made for safety: equipped any disabilities or not, gather inside the
GAM M P With special chairs, seat belts and a large old U.S. Coast Guard Hanger in Coco -
cockpit. they are called Freedom Inde- nut Grove just off Biscayne Bay.
penrience. The camp has six. The boats' Toped er. they play games like "Sink the
THAT Icsd weight and special flotation devices Boat," their version of Hangman. They
make it impossible for them to capsize make windsocks and signal flags out red
or sink. and yellow construction paper.
The sailing camp gives Annic hope "I'vc ncver had so much fun in. the
C. ;hat she will he able to do what a woman summer," said 9-ye3r-old Shawn Ross-
` a wheelchair did last year. The bath of For. Lauderdale.
wntnc:n. who is a member of Shake -A- For Shawn to express such happiness
*' 1 cc. %von a spot on the U.S. sailing team. is a big deal. Shawn has Attention Defi-
lat. earli r. othc: Sitake-A•Leg tit Disordcr:when he doesn't want to do
HAVING A
GOOD TIME; At
right, counselor
Fred Wixson
walks
hand -In -hand
on the dock
with Cedrick
Toro, 9.'This
job helped me
realize that no
matter what
disability a child
has, they can
grow,' Wixson
saw: Below
fevir Mintz, 4,
steers the boat
during the
tamp. The
boats are
equipped with
special chairs,
seat belts and a
large cockpit.
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N THURSDAY. AUGUST4.1994. THEHERALD :L
me." Then, the boy who refused to carry
a pail because he said he already had to
u _
carry a towel pushed Kevin's wheelchair
ed are available.
into a classroom to play Sink the Boat.
The camp is open to able-bodied as
ill as disabled children ages 4 to 17.
`They can grotty'
+�
it more information call 858.5550.
After games it was time to go sailing.
For nearly half an hour, seven counsel-
ors helped 14 kids put on their life jack-
_
omething he mouths off or throws a
ets. Counselors zipped up thejackets for
.•
antrum. He says he has a tough time
azking friends.
the kids who couldn't.
"This job helped me realize that no
_
During a recent morning at camp,
hawn constantly argued with the coun-
matter what disability a child has, they
can grow," said Fred Wixson, 24, a
�� 1
clots and campers. No, he whined, he
=Idn't carry a pail around.
counselor.
The day was sunny and the sky was
But he found a friend in Kevin Mintz
quiet, 4-year-old Southwest Dade boy
light blue with thick white clouds as the
campers sailed a mile out on the b ay.
I a wheelchair who has to mouth words
The children steered the boats as the
ecause he can't talk above a whisper.
;baw•n pushed Kevin to the boats and to
counselors sat close by.,K
When they reached the first sand bar
;.
he playroom. When Kevin was tired
— a part of the bay where the water is
rid could barely keep his head up.
shallow — the threw the anchor into
Y
: _ _....
ihawn talked to him about coloring and
the sand and tied all four boats together
side by side. REFLECTIONS OF FUN: Counselor Cindy Paul watches the budding
oaring
Shawn says kids usually tease him.
sailors. Some are disabled and others are not; those who aren't help out
'Kevin." Shawn says, "understands
PLE4SESEE SAILING, 18 the kids who need a hand.
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FEATURE ..-
ShakemAmLleg.--camp
S.. to
teaches kid ..sail
"PAIP03; FRG1M 17
some of the children; it was the
first time their parents weren't
-Afterilli.1ph the counselors put
thereto help.them.
childi-e0n the -water, gingerly
- Counselor 'Darrell ...Meadows,
,..the
lifting th'erfi"from. the boat, and
24, called the office for help on a
handing them to counselors
CB 'radio. Minutes 3ater, the
standing in the bay.
Shake -A -Leg inflatable rescue
The . kids and counselors
boat tugged and pushed on the
splashed and swam behind the
sailboat i s until they were freed.
sailboats. Willy Gonzalez 14 -of
' 'ha ':
When' the boats reached -the
'
a .As mentally n d i�
;;Hialeah, '' i
floating dock, the campers cov-
-capped and. when he speaks, he
ered'the sail and -then hosed -them
..,.moans. On land Willy looks frus-
down.
..-.trated as. he moans and waves his
..'.hands at a counselor to under.
Good vibes
'stand him. But in the water, he
.-Ben -Yau, 11. of South Miami,
.::looks relaxed. Things come ea$:_
who was born with Down's Syn-
ily;*-h6.joes.underwater or floats
dromt, usually can't articulate
on the surface without having to
his emotions. He doesn't,: for
commiihicati.
•example, say "I'm sad." He just
Brandon Little, 11, let his
-cries.-His mother, Mary Ann,
'
younger brother, Josh, of Boca
says he won't be able to tell her
Raton, splash him in the face as
that he took over the tiller and
they swam side by side. Brandon
steered the boat that day.
is one of the able-bodied kids the
camp invites to help the children
Earlier, in the water, he clung -
get to know each other. Josh has
to counselors and cried. Only at
--their urgings, did . he stop the
cdrebral pal'sy, which makes him
tears and kick the water.
struggle to walk-
. "There aren't many times
Yet when -Ben stepped.off the
.when I get to have this much fun
boat onto the dock, the boy -had
with my brother," Brandon said.
. experienced something besides
But the fun -looked like it was
- -terror. Maybe he couldn't say -it,
going ,to stop when thunder and
-but. he knew he accomplish;ed
rain clouds rolled over Coconut
something. ... I . 1.
Grove. The counselors lifted the
And -so he waiked around
aboard the boats.' But
=
nigh-fiving everyone he saw.--
y tried to take off; the
"Great sail," he said as he hit
boats were stuck in the sand. For
their hands. "Good job."-
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PAGE SIX VOICE OF AMERICA3
Cuben fiber
(CandratdImm pegt it
less than half the weight. How can a material
have such a tremendous weight savings, still
resist stretch and at the same time show more
durability than other sailcloths?
The answer is high-performance materials
in a composite membrane. Low -stretch carbon,
which is notoriously brittle, functions to prevent
stretch. It is laid in a polymer matrix, which
provides cushioning for the carbon in a fiexioie
form and adds stretch resistance. The unialie
complementary nature of the Cuben :fiber
components is the key.
An alternative configuration of Cuben :`iber
was developed for the asymmetrical reaching
chutes. This material was reinforced with
extended -chain polymers instead of carbon.
This polymer Cuben fiber was so flexible and
light (it weighed roughly the same as other 3/=
ounce spinnaker materials) that it was perfect
for spinnakers. At the same time it had the
beneficial stretch and strength characteristics of
sailcloths or laminates weighing more than
three ounces.
In addition to being very light, the Cuben
fiber fabrics have a longer performance life than
comparable materials. Fold tests compared &..e
failure loads of material samples before and
after repeated folding. While two aramid fabrics
(one cloth and one laminate) exhibited a
noticeable degradation of failure load after 30
folds, the Cuben fiber did not yield after 250
folds under comparable loading.
Additional Benefits
The light weight of these materials also makes
them much easier to handle. Whether they are
being used on a grand Prix racing boat or large
cruising yacht, these sails are easier for the crew
to carry and stor*&. In addition, these sails
perform effectively over a wider wind range,
which means fewer sail changes.
Cuben fiber will soon be available to the
public through A3 Technologies of Newton,
Mass., which is producing these materials under
the brand name Filament Fortified Film.
Known as F3 for short, these materials have
been re -engineered since the'92 Cup to reduce
their weight and improve durability.
Over the next few months, F3 will come
out in a variety of styles suitable for different
siie yachts. With the unbeatable combination
of low stretch, light weight and long life, F3
represents a new standard in sail material for
the 90s. Look for it in your area and at the next
America's Cup! •
A3 St pPORTS SHAKE -A -LEG
Then six tiintagc 12-Merers gauzered
11 in Newport, RI. Iast year for some
friendly on -the -darer competition in the
wall.Sucer Challenge Cup, the object was
to benefit a unique institution, Shakc-a-
Le;. Dcdi.ited to providing oprr iunitic s
, , .rdi�iduals with spina. cord injuries or
other reuroio ccl disorde s, Shake --Leg
administers adaprivu recreational programs
around the country. including sailing
lessons and racing events.
Arnong those im ired to compete were
several Wail Street powerhouses, plus a
group from the Ame cx' Foundation, %r,&,
Bill Koch skippering. On the water, this
meant that financial industry leaders,
professional sailors and euadnp:cgic and
paraplegic sailors were crewing alongside
each other. And though only one boat
rinished first U. the iou.-race sees, over,
$I00.000 was raised for the Shakes A -Leg
coffers, making evcryone a dinner.
At the award presentation after the
racing, emotion ran high as Koch matched a
$10,000 challenge grant given to Shake -A
Leg by the American Sail Advancement
Program "I'm deeply moved by the can -do
attitude of the Shake -A -Leg participants,
and by the parallels the Shake -A -Leg
philosophy shares wih our own America3
Foundation." said Koch, who won the
regatta. He then offered an additional
challenge grant of $10,000 to Harry Horgan,
executive director of Shake -A -Leg.
The association between America3 and
Shake -A -Leg began in 1992 when the
Foundarion invited Horgan to San Diego to
investigate the startup of an adaptive sailing
prom, With the help of America3 sponsor
Coors irev--in,- Co., HorgazLshipped• two.
Freedonj independence sailboats —
spcci ;telly designed for sailors with
disabilities — to San Diego and held a
regatta for the pl.ysicaIly challenged.
Since last summer's Wall Street
Challenge Cup. Shake A -Leg has formed.a
partnership with the Mission Bay Aquatic
Center in San Diego. They will soon begin
offering pograms for physically challenged
sailors in two brand nccw boats purchased
partially wick surds from America3's
chalienge gra tic.
Aftcr &c wall Street Challenge Cup,
Horgan commended the America3 Foun-
darion's gene;osirw and leadership: "What
Bill Koch and Ar:cric:z3 accomplished in the
America's Cup has inspired me and many of
our Shake -A -Leg sailors. America3 has
caught us that dedication, teamwork and the
proper attitude make anything possible,"
said Horgan. "Together we are opening up
the waters to people with disabilities and
enlightening the minds of people
throughout the world." •
ABOVE: SHAKE -A -LEG USES SPECIALLY
DESIGNED BOATS TO MAKE THE SPORT OF.
SAILING AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WITH SPINAL
CORD INJURIES.
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:, Cl dews ; y .
Disabled.: Sailing:Progar,am Expands At.Aqgiftic Center:
'Phd':*5hh6-A-Lag.org6tintlon,
recently introduced d program In Now
hoadquartorod kl Newpport, R.L, has
topatnbligli•a
York City,
According. to MDAC's director
attriourtcod plane permit.
neiit disabled snilhrg•program at San
. of
dlsnblod programs Peter Ballnntyno,
Diogo'o Mission Day •Aquatic Cantor
Shako-A-Log's first West Coast program,
(MDAC), the Instructional watorsports
which concern around tho specially
faclllly iocatod on Santa Clam Point::.
built 20-foot "Freedom hulopondanco"
Tito Joint vouturo with Mission Day
sailboat, will be fully opomtlounl begin -
will ,create Shako-A-Leg's fourth locn-
. ning No July. MDAC will manage sell-
tfonlin tlia U,S, whore people with
ing Instruction and several competitive
slhnal cord In)urios and other dianbill-
regattas modolod after Shako -A -Legg
tlfos;can porticipalo in the organlzatlon's'
highly acclaimed disabled salling.pro-
adnpptivo.prokrams used for many years
at Nowpoit and Miami, Sea kaynking
gram, Shako -A -Log rune programs In
• acid water skling will round out
Nowport,R,I, and Mlamt, Fin„ Grid
WAGS disabled watorsports progmin..
Annually at Ilia MBAC, 6vor.12,000
participants oxporlonco Instructlonnl
and racrantionni opportunities In watar•
skling, aniling,'surfing, rowing, pnd-
dling, acubp diving and wlndsurQng,
"'Phis opportunity to bring n dla-
nblad nailing program to tho nron dovo-
talls with tho.Aquntic Cantor's phlloso-
pity of Winking watorsports accessible to
no ninny people no possible,!' an[( Bal. '
lantyne, "Shako-A-Log's program to
triad and true, whlchmeans wo don't
hove to tehwont the wlteol,.mld wo got
tram ggtound.zoro to oil ndvancod pro.
grnm Immodlntoly,"
Shako -A -Log submitted d grant pro-
posnl to tho American Sall Advanco-
mont Program (ASAP) to fund tho start-
up of tho program. ASAP, a marina
Industry orgnitizalion devoted to
oxpnnding sailing, provided Shako -A -
Lag with $17,500 for national outronch,
dostggnating $10,000 of tho amount its a
chnllango gran toward tho purchnso. of
two sniibonts for Mlselon Boy, Bill
Koch, winter of tho 1902 America's
Cup and founder of tho America Fostn-
datlon, accoptod tho chnllonga Gild
rnisod It -by $10,000, while onothor•
Slinka-A-Log benefactor, Jack Fnllon,
pledged $5,000.
"With such lenders in tho galling
world backing us, wo know this pro-
grnm was going to hnppon," onld
Shnka-A=Log's founder Iiorggan,.Glon
Brandenburg and Potor• Ballantyno,
faltliful to thalr own conimlunont io the
pprogram, were able to raise matching
funds for Bill Koch's $20,00D plus nit
addltiou6$20;000 for additional adap-
tivo equipment at iho Aquatic Center."
Brandenburg explained thnt $30,000
came In the form of a grant from tho
California Department of Boating and
Waterways.. Another' $10,000 was
donated by the local charity Lae
Palronns. Brandenburg's current priori-
ty Is to rdlso yet another $10,000 for no.
cal year '94l'05 program operations.
"Thls,pr•ograin depends on community
support Gild fund-raising. Tlib low
prices we are able to Wfor do directly
dnpondont tipon cammuntty'involvo-
mont Gnd sponsorship;' ho geld,
Sltnka-A-Log was ostnbliohed in
_._..
81illln
jrom pogo ti .. •
1002 by.Horgan.n(tor Ila. W na parnlyzoli
in;ati'nutomobilo ncgldei i and bocamo
frus(ratod with tho lack of'oppporlunl-
ties to combine post trammn rahablllta-
tion with Ilia pursult of on active
for Body. Aware -
Gild. Recreation,
g Arts, Shako -A.
>tv physical and
y to•hunarods.hf
a.lhorn foous'on
pondont, productivo llvos;.
Tliig'Mlaelon.Uhy AqualtaContor is
locdtad ntAbdi Santa Clara Point, 6r
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