LAKE ACCESS.
FOR ALL.
A campaign to welcome everyone to the waterfront.
The Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center is the only non-profit facility of its kind on Lake Champlain. We annually serve more than 8,000 adults and children – regardless of age, gender, race, physical ability or means to pay.
The Lake Access For All Capital Campaign is creating permanent waterfront infrastructure that supports universal access to Lake Champlain. Through this investment, the center will be poised to serve Vermonters and visitors for decades to come.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Ensuring safety, access, and sustainability.
This $3.3M goal will fund the $2M waterfront infrastructure and create a debt-free future for the organization, allowing us to focus future resources on self-sufficiency and community programming.
10 project components comprise a safe harbor area providing experiential learning space, multi-craft launch facilities, a deep-water basin for keel boats, permanent dock amenities, and universal accessibility to the water directly adjacent to the Pomerleau Community Waterfront Campus.
Through careful planning, parts of the original dock, gangway and attenuator elements are re-purposed, re-furbished, expanded and incorporated into a permanent safe harbor.
DETAILS & IMPACT
Connecting land to water, learning to lake, and you to our community.
Click on the blue circles below to learn more about the project components and impact.
BUDGET
Here’s how the funds will be allocated.

PROJECT MILESTONES
Celebrating our past, planning for our future.
The Community Sailing Center has served the Lake Champlain community since 1994 with a mission to encourage and celebrate the responsible use and long-term stewardship of the lake. What started as a summer camp with 17 kids has grown to serve more than 8,000 people per year.
As we look ahead to completing the next chapter, we’ve set our sights on these important milestones.
Unlock our first matching gift of $500k
September 2021
Permitting completion
July 2022
Design & engineering completion
August 2022
Unlock our second matching gift of $500k
August 2022
Construction contracts awarded
September 2022
Reach our $3.3M goal
September 2022
Groundbreaking of construction
October 2022
Construction completion
April 2023
The New Safe Harbor Opening
June 2023
DONATE
See how far we’ve come.
Help us welcome everyone to the lake.
Your gift connects land to lake, ensuring safe water entry and reliable docks for decades to come.
A $1M challenge gift from Chuck and Marna Davis has filled our sails and doubles your gift!
NEWS & UPDATES

An Interview With Project Manager, Michael Quaid
April 7, 2022Dear Capital Campaign Supporter: Whether you enjoyed the snowy options available in our Green Mountains, or headed South to warmer climates, I hope you have enjoyed your winter. We’ve been very busy at the community sailing center during our ‘off’ season and have made significant progress toward completing the waterfront of our wonderful facility. Once … Read More

Year-end Thanks
December 30, 2021As 2021 draws to a close I want to thank our community again for the support and confidence in our mission and provide an update on our progress. Despite trying to plan a sailing season during an ongoing global pandemic, we were able to launch our new Diversity Access Initiative and had just about all … Read More

We’re Halfway There!
October 28, 2021Thanks to generous community donations, we have achieved the first milestone of the Lake Access For All Waterfront Redevelopment campaign: We’ve raised $1,000,000 which has been matched by a gift of $500,000 from the Charles A. and Marna Davis Foundation. We are moving forward with engineering, planning, and permitting for this safe harbor project immediately. … Read More
DONORS
Thank you to everyone who is helping to provide Lake Access. For All.
Capital Campaign Donors
William Atkinson
Ben and Jerry's Foundation
William and Susan Bresee
Gina and Tony Bruno
William Calfee
Rod Carr
Edward and Anne Castle
Gary Coffey and Barrie Silver
Cooper Family Foundation
Jim and Andrea Crook
Laura and Barry Dagan
Charles and Marna Davis
Julie Day
Philip Drumheller
Gary and Jane Farrell
Mitch and Kim Fleischer
William Fraser-Harris
Freeman French Freeman
Marc Gamble
Christopher Gee
Grace Jones Richardson Trust
Eric Hart and Pamela Laser
David and Anne Hauke
Sandy Jacobs
Jane's Trust
Jack and Kim Kane
Charlie and Adrea Kofman
Andrew Koven and Lynn Lurie
Chico Lager and Yvette Pigeon
Jim and Anne Lampman
Michael Lane
Karen Marshall
Walt and Aimee Marti
Christie Mitchell
Merrill Family Foundation
Doug and Lisa Merrill
Nancy Knox and Thomas Porter
Constance C. Ramsey
John and Leslie Reynolds
Pat Robins and Lisa Schamberg
Lawrence Robinson
Jan Rozendaal
S. T. Paving
Ernie Pomerleau
Sam Kolber Foundation, Inc.
Russ and Roxanne Scully
William and Jane Shearer
Louis Slanina and Monika Jaeckle
Thomas Spellman
Elizabeth Steele
Evan Stewart
Michael Stone
Ashley Sullivan and Robert Dempsey
Unsworth Properties LLC
Richard Van Duyne
Kate Villa
Patricia Villani
Taraleigh and Daniel Weathers
Gary West
Capital Campaign Donors through the Dana Bolton Legacy Fund
Benjy Adler
Vivien Allan
William Allen
Judith Archer
Cathy and Brian Armstrong
Lake Champlain Closets and Storage Solutions
Jason Aron
Eric Axelrod
Chris Badger
Peter Bahrenburg
Beth Bahrenburg
Helene Banks
Alan Bauman
George Bedard
Heather Belcher
Allen Bernier
Sophia Bielenberg
Suzanne Blain
Eric Boehm
Andrea Boehmcke
Nana Boffa
Sheila Boland Chira
Marc Bolh
Becky Bolton
James and Margaret Bolton
Len and Susan Bolton
Leonard Bolton
John & Lin Bootle
Jonathan Boright
Kelly Bowen
Amy Bradford
Larry Brand
Jamie Brandon
William and Susan Bresee
Jamie Brownell
Dan Bruno
Tony Bruno
Kelly Bulk
Stacey Buonanno
Mike Burak
Jeff Burns
Brian Bush
Martine Butler
John C
Francie Caccavo
Elizabeth and Cecil Cadwell
Steve and Janet Callison
Alaina Calloway Bolton
Stephen Canina
Katie Canina
Matthew Canning
Jay Canning
Nicole Carpenter
Rod Carr
Stan Carroll
Janet Carscadden
Zachary Casey
Edward and Anne Castle
Kelli Caton
Sam Chalek
Thomas Child
Matt Ciancimino
Michael Cioffi
Tyler Clavelle
Peter Clavelle
Carl Cloutier
Jacob Coffey
Callie Cogley
Fran and Tia Colangelo
Mary Collis
David Cone
Jane Conolly
Amanda Cooper
Jonathan Couture
Chris Cunningham
Signe Daly
Mark Damico
George Darling
Sam Darling
Alex David
Jeff Davis
Susan DeSimone
Lindsay DesLauriers
Margaret Dobroth
Mary Dowd
Susan Dunning
Jordan Engel
Erik Engstrom
Mark Farrell
Matthew Ferrigno
Julia Fields
Robert Finn
Mark Fleckenstein
Kelly Foster
Bruce Foust
Aubrey Fowler
Ashley Frangipane
Bill Fraser-Harris
Doug Friant
Wendy Friant
Karen Frost
Pat Furr
Robert Furr
Sydney Gabriel
Lorraine Gallo
Toben Galvin
Marc Gamble
Liz Gavillet
Peter Gibbs
David Gibson
Tara Gibson
Brooke Gillman
Ethan Goldman
Doug Goodman
Elaine Gordon
Thomas Gorman
Kristina Grado
Alex Graham
Ken Grillo
Robin Guillian
Jen Guimaraes
Courtney Guyette
Emma Gwyn
Kurt Haigis
Alex Halpern
Eric Hart
Deb Hartshorn
David Hathaway
Christopher Hathaway
Jennifer Hawkins
Bruce Hawkins
Marion Hecht
Jonathan Heller
Sharon Henrichon
Gerard Henrichon
Kacy Hill
Anne Howell
Megan Humphrey
Karen and John Hunt
Rachel Jadkowski
Monika Jaeckle
Kirsten Jaeckle
Christine and Michael Janove
Robin Jeffers
Matt Joyall
Nour Kabbani
Jacqueline Kahn
Corey Kamenoff
Debra Kassabian
Kevin Kavanagh
Alexis Kelly
Lisa Kelly
Keith Kennedy
Jacqueline Khan
Kyle Kilbury
Abbi Kiley
Steven Kind
David Klebanoff
David Knoop
Jill Koppers
Andrew I. Koven Family
Reid Kutrow
James Kutrow
Christine Labella
Eric Ladd
Courtney & Mike Lamontagne
Bryan Lamphere
Leigh Lamphere
Jess Lane
Janice Lange
Kate Larson
Emily Lee
Tom Lee
Eric Lemery
Benjamin Levin
Joanne Lewis
Chris and Michelle Lewis
James Limanek
Carolyn Lipka
Kathryn Little
David Long
Quinn Longbothum
Andy MacLeay
John Macy
Suzanne Magee
Deb Mager Rickner
David Main
Richard Malaspina
Scott Mallory
Joie Manda
Kathy Manning
Kathy Mariani
Karen Marshall
Craig Martin
Travis Martin
Brad & Emily Martin
Hilary Maslow
Will Masson
Jessica Materna
Alan and Dale Matson/Azaria
Lindsey McCabe
Mike McCarney
Will McCue
Marissa McDonald
Laura McDonough
Paula McGlarry
John & Cindy McHugh
Eric McHugh
Tim McKegney
Shani Mekler
Alex Merrill
Doug Merrill
Ruth Meserole
Peter Miller
Christie Mitchell
Alexandra Mitchell
Jen Monroe
Tom Moody
Brian Moody
James Moore
David Morris
Meredith Moses
Chadd Mukete
Chris Muzzy
Jack Myers
Sharon Nadworny
Dan Nadworny
Gillian Nanton
Nichole Nason
Catherine Natale
Kate Neubauer
Justin Newman
Andrew Newton
William Nye
Deb and Dan O'Keefe
Rae Paltiel
Wayne Pastore
Will Patten
Patricia Pauza
Brian Peets
Lisa Pendelino
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
David Pettine
PJ Pfeifenberger
Yvette Pigeon and Chico Lager
Richard Pitonyak
Peter Pomerantz
Thomas Porter
Samuel Pratt
Rich Price
Jenna Pugliese
Kelsy Raap
Mary Jo Reale
Andrea Regan
Michelle Reiter
Jesse, Jill, and Natalie Remick
John Reynolds
Pat Robins and Lisa Schamberg
Lawrence Robinson
Jill Rockwitz
James and Leslie Rolison
Joe Rosen
Rachel Rosenberg
JoAnn Ruggiero
Gary Russell
Kurt Schaefer
Joshua Scheidt
Achim Schwetlick
Leah Scodras
Gabriella Semet
David Shapiro
Marc Sherman
Anne Sigler
Barrie Silver and Gary Coffey
Pamela Simendinger
Saul Skrocki
Janine Slanina
Louis Slanina
Blake Slatkin
Lea Ann Smith
Robert Snyder
Rebecca Solheim
Thomas Spellman
Gabriella Stephens
John Stetson
Evan Stewart
Gail Straw
James Street
Michael Stuart
Ashley Sullivan
Arthur Swanson
Patricia and Josh Teague
Roxanne and Carl Tena-Nelson
Sarah Thomas
Chris Trahan
Julie Trottier
Courtney Utton
Richard Van Duyne
Ellen Van Howling
Charlie Van Winkle
Judy Veltidi
Catherine Villa
Patricia Villani
Andy Volosky
Alexandra von Ferstel
Chris von Trapp
Lawrence Walden
Katherine Watts
Daniel Weathers
Jeffrey Weeks
Samuel Weidman
Kayla Weinstein
Stephanie Wernhoff
Melissa and Paul Wetzel
Martha Whitney
Lois Wicker
Katie Wight
William and Sharon Wight
Scott Willard
Jason Wiseberg
Mary Beth Yates
Victoria Zulkoski
Mascoma Bank
Rock Point Advisors
People's United Bank
Pomerleau Real Estate
HULA
Burlington Harbor Marina
VSECU
Waterwheel
Trust Co. of VT
iPCapital Group
Engineering Ventures
National Life
Farrell Distributing
Gravel & Shea
Harbor Launch & Tow