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2025 Year End Summary
As we just wrapped up another year for the Foundation, we again are truly grateful for your support, your donations as well as life-jackets. We started providing life jackets back in February 2014. Demand for these jackets has increased way beyond our dreams. Over the last 4 years. we receive requests for at least 1600 life-jackets a year. We support over 50 plus organizations in Oregon and SW Washington who manage over 200 kiosks. We had six more kiosks come on line this year!
“An empty kiosk serves no purpose!” is what we say as several of us observed years ago while we were boating or camping. That’s why we are providing life jackets to many different types of non-profits such as Safe Kids, AMR Water Rescue, River Patrols, Metro, Scouts and several other city organizations like Fire Departments.
Our goal is to make sure kiosks have life jackets. NSF is a non-profit 501c3.
With your help and generosity, in 2025 we met the demand for life jackets. Our partners forecasts are in for the upcoming 2026 season, which is over 1700 jackets being asked for. We are not able to meet this demand due to increased tariffs on Chinese goods, and the lack of funding options available this year. This is the first year where we will not satisfy the forecasted requirements. We will fall short by about 600 jackets!
The Nautical Safety Foundation needs your financial help!
Everything helps out from the smallest donations to providing us with your lightly used jackets.
This year’s funding comes from generous donations by individuals, Yacht Clubs e.g. Tyee, NOTS, boating organizations like CRYA and WOOO.
If you want to donate gently used jackets go to our website or send an email to me.
How can you help:
- Financial support by your yacht club or individuals
- Gather up your used life jackets (3 buckled preferred)
- Provide us information on kiosks in need of attention
www.nsf-nw.org
Mike Kondrat mike@kondrats.com 503-819-2775
Rob Davison robdavison2@comcast.net
Jen Tonneson jen@rpmarina.com
Randy Sherman brscherm@comcast.net
Mike Kondrat
President
Nautical Safety Foundation
Cell: 503-819-2775
Website: www.nsf-nw.org
Purchase a life jacket via PayPal: Save A Life Donation
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