Benefit for O’Neill Sea Odyssey at Crow’s Nest Harbor Room
From 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 4 in the Crow’s Nest Harbor Room (new location), the 3rd annual Holiday Lighthouse Ceremony & Celebration will be held to benefit O’Neill Sea Odyssey (OSO). The event will cost $50 per person, payable at the door. Space is limited and RSVPs are required.
OSO engages 4th – 6th grade youth with a hands-on science education field trip on a 65-foot catamaran on Monterey Bay and in a shore-side education center, in addition to ocean science curriculum provided for use in the classroom. It is free, and each class completes a community service project.
OSO Advisory Board member Bill Simpkins and OSO Board member Jim Thoits are organizing the event. The pair had also spearheaded the fundraising drive for the Walton Lighthouse at the Santa Cruz Harbor. Some communities have holiday parades and tree lighting ceremonies. Two nights before the Santa Cruz Yacht Club’s Lighted Boat Parade, we thought we would start a new and uniquely Santa Cruz Harbor tradition: throw the switch to light up the Walton Lighthouse. We hope it will become a tradition for the Seabright and Live Oak neighborhoods.
Sunset will occur around 4:51 PM and the switch will be thrown around that time. Food and wine will be served. System Studies Incorporated, PG&E, and the Crow’s Nest restaurant are supporting the event.
To reserve your space, please email Dan Haifley at dhaifley@oneillseaodyssey.org by December 1.