‘BlueFuture®’ funding will be used to support Gundalow’s 2020 ‘floating classroom,’ which is expected to serve 2500+ maritime region students this spring and summer PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Feb. 27, 2020 — The Gundalow Company, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect the Piscataqua Region’s maritime heritage and environment through education and action, announced today that it has received a $1500 grant from The West Marine BlueFuture Fund at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County (BlueFuture®). The grant will be used to support Gundalow’s youth education programs this spring and summer 2020. Last season Gundalow Company provided innovative educational opportunities to more than […]
Funds will be used to support Gundalow’s 2020 ‘floating classroom,’ which served 2000+ maritime region students last summer
Gundalow Guardians Bob Kozman (left) and Ed Caylor, both residents of Portsmouth, have been volunteering their time and elbow grease protecting the Piscataqua for four and six winters, respectively. They check bilges, docklines, and the cover on a regular basis, and especially after winter storms, when they shovel snow off the gangway and dock. “Bob and Ed are two of our most dedicated long-term volunteers,“ says Captain Matt Glenn.
meet a director: Barbara Hughes GUNDALOW ROLE Barbara serves Gundalow Company in numerous ways. In addition to being a member of Gundalow’s board of directors, she is also a Member, Donor, Volunteer, Camp Assistant, and frequent passenger aboard the Piscataqua for Tuesday sunset sails. PERSONAL DEETS Dr. Barbara Hughes is a former healthcare executive with a DNP in Nursing, having retired from Exeter Hospital as Vice President of System Quality. Her husband, Jeff, is Chief Operating Officer at Wentworth Douglass Hospital. Daughter Moura (Los Angeles) and son Jonathan (Reston, VA). Grandson: Finnigan (7). Salve Regina Univ. (undergrad); URI (grad school); […]
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Greetings! The nonprofit Gundalow Company hosts nearly 130 field trips each year which equates to over 2,000 students of all ages getting the opportunity to experience our rivers and bays from the deck of the PISCATAQUA, our iconic sailing vessel unique to the NH Seacoast and SE Maine region. Our education programs engage students with onboard, hands-on learning while under sail. Our floating classroom brings a new perspective to our mission of protecting the Piscataqua region’s maritime heritage and environment through education and action. The Gundalow Company strives to make its award-winning education programs accessible to all students […]
