NESS in the News: Wireless Zone Announces $67,000 in Grant Recipients, Holiday Food Drive and More!
Thank you to the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving® for a very generous donation to NESS! New England Science & Sailing, Waterford Country School, and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital received grants from the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving. View the Press Release here!
Great Story: Connecting Students with the Ocean
by Caroline Caton “Socks”, NESS SEA AmeriCorps Member At the beginning of the school year, our fifth-grade students started their nearly three-month-long sailing unit. We prefaced with: “Unfortunately, we can’t actually bring a boat into the school to sail on…” because that would be crazy, right? Little did we all know, we were actually going […]
NESS Marine Mavens 2021 – 2022
Join us and jump into the on-the-water world! Our new Marine Mavens skill-building program focuses on getting female-identifying/non-binary middle and high school students ages 12+ experience out on the water and connected to the marine world! Connect with experts in the seafaring and marine science industry through our Speaker Series, and then get on the […]
Thank You for Joining Us!
Thank you for attending our Virtual Gala! Together, you helped us exceed our final goal of $300,000! Thanks to your support, NESS’s 13th Annual Benefit Gala was a success! Thank you to all of our sponsors, advertisers, and donors who helped us reach our fundraising goals for the event. This event would not have been possible […]
NESS in the News: Stonington’s Zagol joins wife in Old Dominion Sports HOF
NESS’s Managing Director of Sailing and Operations, Mark Zagol, was featured in The Westerly Sun! “Mark Zagol of Stonington was recently inducted into the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame. Zagol was a two-time Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association All-American and helped the Monarchs win the national championship in both the team race and co-ed […]
NESS in the News: Thames River Magnet School
NESS was recently featured on News 8 WTNH! What’s Right with Schools: New Thames River Magnet School opens in Groton, focus on community, STEM “GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Thames River Magnet School opened its doors for the first time about three weeks ago… A lot of planning went behind every detail of the building ahead […]
NESS Gala Auction Item Sneak Peeks!
This year, NESS’s Annual Benefit Gala is going virtual! Funds raised at the Gala are used to support NESS’s annual fund and programming to keep NESS inclusive and accessible to all. Our online auction is full of experiences and one-of-a-kind items, with early access available on Oct 13th with sponsorship purchases! Visit NESSF.org/Gala for more […]
NESS Gala Update
Dear Friends of NESS, After careful consideration, we have decided to turn our November 6th Annual Gala into a virtual event. We were very much looking forward to having our NESS supporters, some 200 together, in one room. However, even ensuring that all attendees are vaccinated, the rise of break-through COVID cases and lack of clarity […]
THANK YOU! – 10th Annual Catch a Curl
THANK YOU Our 10th Annual Catch a Curl at Westerly Town Beach was a HUGE SUCCESS! We had the largest amount of surfers enter (74!!) and with their help, we were able to collect over 60 pounds of trash during our beach clean up! We had four divisions of surfers, Big Kahuna (advanced surfers ages […]
NESS in the News: In the Easy Chair with Eric Isselhardt
NESS’s President, Eric Isselhardt, PhD was featured in the Westerly Sun! Read the Feature HERE
