Pictured L-R: Carolyn Caley, Director/ Chairman of Fundraising Committee; Richard Parker, Commodore BASRA; Michele Rassin, VP Operations, Doctors Hospital; Chris Lloyd, BASRA Operations Manager and Kelly Anne Smith, Graphic Designer, Doctors Hospital.
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Nassau, Bahamas -
If you find
your boat is in trouble in Bahamian waters, the outfit you'll hope to
see coming is BASRA – The Bahamas Air-Sea Rescue Service. For
over 36 years, BASRA has been providing search and rescue assistance
to all those who travel Bahamian waters.
Solely manned
and operated by volunteers, BASRA has saved many lives and been involved
in thousands of rescues. With the assistance of both the Bahamas Defense
Force and the U.S. Coast Guard, BASRA maintains a watchful eye on our
Bahamian seas. Putting in hours of time on the open seas, tracking,
assisting and rescuing The Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association stands
by, ready and willing to lend a hand, to those in distress at sea, 24
hours a day with boats, planes and communications; - and all of it is
done free of charge.
A nonprofit
volunteer organization, BASRA relies mainly on memberships, merchandise
sales, fundraisers and donations from the general public and good corporate
citizens. Donations, grants and legacies from all sectors of the community
are extremely important and BASRA depends on these contributions to
function and maintain its service in Bahamian waters. They have many
operating costs and expenses that are a part of carrying out their rescue
work.
Doctors Hospital,
a supporter of BASRA for many years, recently made a donation in support
of the organization. “This gift to the BASRA will help them to continue
to provide emergency assistance and develop their new initiatives. Doctors
Hospital has been making a contribution for many years now in support
of the untiring work of the Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association.
We are always happy to lend our assistance to those persons in distress
and stranded at sea through our donation to BASRA.” stated Michele
Rassin, Vice President of Operations, Doctors Hospital.
Their annual
fundraiser, the BASRA Evening of Elegance will take place on Saturday,
November 7th, 2009 at the Old Fort Bay Club. Proceeds from the ball
are earmarked to fund the tremendous work they do each year “volunteers
saving lives at sea”. How can you help BASRA? You can lend a
hand by purchasing a ticket to attend the event, volunteering your services,
becoming a BASRA member or by forwarding your donation to Bahamas Air-Sea
Rescue Association, PO Box SS 6247, Nassau, Bahamas; for more information
call (242) 325-8864.
