Memorial Bench Donations

The Foss Harbor Marina is now collecting donations for a Memorial Bench in honor of Paul Henning. If you are interested in donating stop by the marina office. We will be looking to place the bench by Gate 5 where Paul accessed his vessel.

New Reward Program for Current Tenants

As a way to thank you for your patronage, the Foss Harbor Marina will begin a monthly drawing for a $25 fuel voucher. You will automatically be entered into the drawing as long as your current month's mooorage or locker bill is paid in full by the close of business on the 10th of the month.

We will draw a random winner on the 11th and review their account. If their account is up to date, they will be immediately notified. If an account is not up to date, another tenant account will be drawn until the conditions of the contest are fulfilled.

This reward program will begin March 2010. Get your payments in now and you may be the first lucky winner.

Send a deserving child to Summer Camp

The Foss Harbor Marina is working with Lowe's and the Muscular Dystrophy Association to help raise funds to send children affected by MD to Summer Camp. If you are interested in helping some kids have some summer fun, just stop into the marina office.
http://www.mda.org/clinics/camp/.

MDA SUMMER CAMP
“The Best Week of the Year”
Since 1955, MDA has built bridges and knocked down barriers for youngsters with muscular dystrophy and related diseases by
providing an unforgettable week at MDA summer camp.

Each year, MDA supports some 90 summer camps across the country. Whether in Alaska, Hawaii, California or New York, barriers simply don’t exist. A child with a disability can just be a child among friends. Youngsters attend summer camp at no cost to their families.

"Just the experience with the other campers has changed my life and has given me life-long friends."


MDA camp is a magical place offering a wide range of activities specially designed for young people who have limited mobility or use wheelchairs. Although structured, camp programs are conducted in a relaxed atmosphere that gives campers an unmatched opportunity to develop lifelong friendships, share interests and build self-confidence.

MDA summer camp activities may include:

swimming karaoke
boating and canoeing fishing
adaptive sports archery
horseback riding scavenger hunts
arts and crafts spirit competitions
dances and talent shows campfires
carnival

A Friend Passes

Foss Harbor Marina has lost a great friend and passionate boater. Paul Henning passed away at the Marina early in the morning on Saturday, February 13, 2010. It is evident by the sheer number of people mourning his loss, that he was truly loved by many here at the marina and in the waterway. Many friends here at Foss Harbor describe Paul as not only a friend but as family.
Paul was an expert on Fairliners and was a vintage vehicle aficionado. He moored his boat here for nearly 15 years and was a key member of the Local Fairliner Rendezvous Club. He was instrumental in planning the National Fairliner Rendezvous. He worked at BNSF for many years and then at Boeing. As a member of the IAM Union, he worked as a shop steward and Flight Test Mechanic for Boeing.

His loss will be felt the most by his two sisters Grace and Francis. His friends at the marina will be planning a potluck meal to honor and celebrate Paul’s life. Notice of the exact date of the event will be posted around the marina. There is also talk of erecting a permanent memorial here at the marina in Paul’s honor. If you are interested in the potluck event, donating to the memorial or where to send flowers, please contact the Marina office (253) 272-4404.
We are truly fortunate for the time we have had to get to know Paul. However his loss was unexpected and devastating to his friends. Kathy Mannelly has offered her services as grief counselor to anyone here at the marina who would like someone to talk to confidentially about this event. Her phone number is (253) 279-8063.

The marina is currently looking at raising funds to create a memorial bench for Paul. If you are interested and think this is a good idea, please let us know. The benches are $500 and an 8' x 10' brass plaque is around $300.

Parking Panic

Just to update you, the marina is working on some possible solutions to some of the parking dilemmas. We do appreciate your patience in this process. Please remember that there are more parking spots at the south end of the marina. If you let us know, we are more than happy to give you a ride from the south lot to your marina gate.

Also, please keep in mind that we do have more parking than any of the marinas on the waterway.

Passport to Puget Sound

Fifteen Puget Sound Marinas will partner with the Northwest Marine Trade Association to offer a new program that will reward visiting boaters. The promotion, Passport to Puget Sound, will kick off at the 2010 Seattle Boat Show on Jan. 29.

Puget Sound provides quick, easy access to a boater’s paradise. With fishing, diverse moorage options and events year round, the Sound has a lot to offer boaters that want to take advantage of the area’s unique features.

Participating marinas include:

Arabella’s Landing
Bremerton Marina
Bell Harbor Marina
Cap Sante Boat Haven
City of Des Moines Marina
Dock Street Marina
Elliott Bay Marina
Foss Harbor Marina
Port of Edmonds
Port of Everett
Port of Kingston
Port Orchard Marina
Poulsbo Marina
Shilshole Marina
Swantown Marina

Boaters who visit any of the participating marinas between March 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010 and pay for a minimum of one night of guest moorage will receive a stamp in a Passport to Puget Sound book. Once a row of four marinas is completed, vertical, horizontal or diagonal, visitors will receive a “Passport to Puget Sound” T-shirt.

The first fifteen participants to achieve a ‘black out’, where all squares are filled with stamps from all of the participating marinas, will receive one of fifteen available grand prize packages valued up to $500. Prize packages include a variety of hotel accommodations, restaurant gift certificates, event tickets, boat services and more.

Pick up your Passport to Puget Sound book at any of the participating marinas or at the Seattle Boat Show to start your summer adventures early!

For more information on the program, visit the NMTA’s website at http://www.seattleboatshow.com/ or contact one of the participating marinas.