Local 22: The Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center is gearing up for a busy season.
“We rely heavily on volunteers so we wouldn’t be able to do what we do without the community support of people coming down and helping us out,” says Jen Guimaraes, Associate Director of Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center.
The non-profit relies on dozens and dozens of volunteers to do everything from painting to flipping boats.
“I always say that with all the traveling I’ve done, the Lake Champlain Valley is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in the world” says Volunteer Emily Tompkins.
Guimaraes says all the work is leading up to their public opening Memorial Day weekend. With not as much snow fall, the lake hasn’t been frozen in Burlington Bay, so we are actually kind of lucky we can start right on time.”
