Lake Hartwell Association was notified recently that a grant for $3700 was approved by the BoatU.S. Foundation which will enable LHA to produce Navigation Brochures to promote boating safety. The grant was selected “from a very competitive field of 148 proposals all of which merited serious consideration.” Printing and distribution of 20,000 brochures will be made possible by the grant.

An earlier grant from BoatU.S. funded the construction and installation of ten bulletin boards at some of the most widely used boat ramps on Lake Hartwell. Safety messages and information about boating safety classes are now posted on the bulletin boards.

The Foundation awards local volunteer organizations up to $4,000 for the promotion of boating safety education. Over the past 15 years the Foundation has awarded over $575,000 to local community organizations, yacht clubs, flotillas and squadrons. The Foundation is looking for creative and innovative projects that promote safe boating on your local waterway. Topics can range from literature on the effects of boating under the influence to signs at boat ramps telling users about free vessel safety checks.