Oliver Hazard Perry Confirms Permanent Berth at Fort Adams
Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island has exceeded its fundraising goals and will soon be docking at a new fixed-pier at Fort Adams State Park.
The non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), which is building Rhode Island’s Official Sailing Education Vessel SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, exceeded its 2012 year-end fund raising goals thanks to the generosity of individuals and corporate supporters who helped match two challenge grants issued last September by an anonymous benefactor. ' The 196’ three-masted, square-rigged tall ship has also been given a permanent home on the north side of a new 240-foot-long fixed pier that has been designed as part of scheduled improvements to Fort Adams State Park in Newport. “We are grateful for the overwhelming support we have had on the fund raising front, having raised a total of $ 6.5 million so far, with just over $1.1 …
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John Weisley
11:22 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
This is so COOL!!! Love living in Newport! more ›