The Dawn Patrol Will Swim From Catalina Island To The Long Beach Yacht Club Arriving Sunday, August 1st, 2010, To Raise Money For Four Local Long Beach Charities!
Could you swim from Catalina to Long Beach, CA??? I know that I couldn't swim 30 miles but "The Dawn Patrol" will this Saturday night, July 31st and they're doing it to raise money for local charities including our friends at the "Casa Youth Shelter". After they are done with the swim they will be throwing a celebration party at the Long Beach Yacht Club Sunday, August 1st from 1pm - 8pm. This is a family pool party with a DJ and a band, Santa Maria style BBQ and lots of fun so come celebrate with The Dawn Patrol and support your local charities!!
Before the sun rises...
"We’re just a group of middle-aged guys who found each other a few years ago in the Long Beach Yacht Club pool trying to get in shape and stay active. Soon we realized that we actually enjoyed swimming and found comfort and motivation swimming together. Early mornings before the world wakes up and the workday starts . . . that’s our thing. We’re not a club nor a team. We are simply The Dawn Patrol." (Courtesy of www.lbycdawnpatrol.com)
THE SWIM 2010 Press Release
Long Beach, CA, May 2010 – Seven local Long Beach swimmers, known as The Dawn Patrol, will be swimming the Catalina Channel this summer to raise money for local charities. Scott Meyer, Pete Cassiano, Matt Hanson, Chris Geer, Steve Schlom, Michael Bergkvist and Shawn Oatey will be doing the 28.3 mile swim relay to raise money for the Children Today, Casa Youth Shelter, Habitat For Humanity, and Breast Cancer Angels charities. The majority of the estimated 14 hour swim will take place in the dark with their arrival planned for midday Sunday, August 1st. A celebration party will be held at the Long Beach Yacht Club on August 1st to promote their arrival.
Formed two years ago by a group of middle-aged swimmers who connected at the LBYC pool, The Dawn Patrol has been swimming regularly in the pool and the ocean to stay in shape and competes in many annual open-water swimming events. All members of the Long Beach Yacht Club, they can be found most mornings when the sun comes up in the LBYC pool, Thursday’s outside the Seal Beach Pier (swimming with the Seal Beach Sea Monkeys), and Saturday’s swimming the inner bay in Belmont Shore.
The Dawn Patrol and their families are very active in the local Long Beach community and have direct ties to each of the charities being supported. In addition, they have partnered with the Long Beach Community Foundation to help collect, manage and distribute the contributions. All donations are tax deductible and go directly to support the charities listed.
Cheers!
Dubbs
