HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER INC
724 WOLCOTT AVENUE, BEACON, NY 12508 www.clearwater.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HUDSON RIVER AND TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH - ACTIVITIES: THROUGH GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, THROUGH MUSIC AND FESTIVALS, THE ORGANIZATION INSPIRES COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HUDSON RIVER. VOLUNTEERS: EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 600 VOLUNTEERS JOIN IN PRODUCING CLEARWATER'S GREAT HUDSON RIVER REVIVAL ECO-FESTIVAL, EACH DONATING AN AVERAGE OF 10 HOURS TO TASKS SUCH AS SETTING UP THE STAGES, MAINTAINING THE GROUNDS, PROVIDING SECURITY, DIRECTING ATTENDEES AND A HOST OF OTHER TASKS. VALUING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AT 10 PER HOUR, THEY DONATE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK APPROXIMATELY 60,000 A YEAR IN VOLUNTEER TIME NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR FORM 990.

VESSELS AND EDUCATION - ACTIVITIES: THE SLOOP CLEARWATER, "AMERICA'S ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGSHIP" FOR MORE THAN 45 YEARS, SERVES AS A FLOATING CLASSROOM FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, OFFERING EXPERIENTIAL AND PRACTICAL LESSONS ABOUT THE HISTORY, SCIENCE, ECOLOGY AND SOCIAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE CLEANUP AND PRESERVATION OF THE HUDSON RIVER, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE PHYSICAL VESSEL ITSELF SERVES AS A TEACHING TOOL IN THE MARITIME ARTS. VOLUNTEERS: VOLUNTEERS HELP STAFF THE SLOOP AND TEACH AT LEARNING STATIONS DURING SAILING SEASON. THROUGH OUR GREEN CITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAMS, WE ACTIVATE PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES UP AND DOWN THE HUDSON TO LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE VOLUNTEER AS CREW AND EDUCATORS ABOARD THE SLOOP OR OUR SISTER SHIP, THE MYSTIC WHALER, LIVING ON BOARD FOR ONE OR MORE WEEKS AT A TIME. ESTIMATING AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR EACH VOLUNTEER, THEY DONATE A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 7,000 HOURS. VALUING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CREW AND EDUCATOR VOLUNTEERS AT 10 PER HOUR, THEY DONATE APPROXIMATELY 70,000 IN VOLUNTEER TIME NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR FORM 990.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION - ACTIVITIES: THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVATES INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO BECOME STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO LEAD WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THROUGH DIRECT RESEARCH AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN WATER QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.

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