Jolly Madison Sailing Club

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Jolly Madison Sailing Club

JMSC is a 501(c)3 non-profit working to teach young adults of all socioeconomic backgrounds to sail!

05/31/2024

Excited to be back! Year 3!!

05/31/2024

So happy to have everyone join us for our event last night!

We had an amazing time talking with all the sailors after their second practice day! Next stop… races! Good luck everyone! (See you Saturday!)

11/28/2023

Tis the season!!! To “BE JOLLY!” And today is !! 💛💚

Looking to be involved in this year? Consider giving the gift of camp to a child by donating to Jolly Madison Sailing Club!

All proceeds donated to our organization are directed to the operation of our summer camp! We are so excited for our fourth season but cannot do it without your support! Give the gift of camp today, and help us continue to make memories that will last a lifetime!!⛵️

Donations can be made via:
(1) Our Venmo
(2) Via Pay Pal- through the link in our website under “donations”!
(3) Or through check delivered to our address:
1501 Madison Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Tis the season!!! To “Be Jolly”
💚💛

11/22/2023

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃

Thank you all for your generous support of Jolly Madison Sailing Club over the last four years… We are so excited for summer 2024, and are already preparing to make it the best season yet! 💛💚

And in the meantime, we’d love to share some sailing memories through an annual Thanksgiving video!

As we all gather with loved ones and family for the Thanksgiving holiday, share this video! As these memories could not be made possible without your support to us at JMSC!

Have a wonderful holiday and be Jolly!

Audio: Athens Nautical Club
Background Music: HAUSER- Nashville (from Pearl Harbor)

10/31/2023

ARGHHH! 🏴‍☠️🦜

Yo ho yo ho! Tonight we traded our pirate ship for a pirate Lexus to join New City Kids: Grand Rapids for their annual Trunk or Treat to celebrate Halloween!

It was so great to see so many past sailors, interns, and future sailors throughout the event! And hand out some candy to our community!

Thank you so much New City Kids for hosting this event, and to Kareem Scales for joining as well!

Happy Halloween from Jolly Madison! 👻🎃

09/03/2023

Wow! We cannot believe the summer has come to an end! These last few months flew by, and we are happy to announce that we had another successful season!

Thank you to everyone that made this an awesome program- between our staff, partners, board, and donors! We could not have done it without your support and collaboration.

🎉We are also so excited to share with you our 2023 Summer Newsletter: The Jolly Journal!🎉

Check out this journal for summer updates on each session, pictures, content, and memories we shared this season!

Click on our link to website to read the newsletter!

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!
Be Jolly! 💛💚

07/23/2023

Happy number #20 ! (1 day late!) ⛵️

So happy to finally reach 20 Sailing Saturdays! Excited to have started this series, and for the Sailing Saturdays to come!

Today we are keeping on the S trend and highlighting our new lesson on SUSTAINABILITY! 🌎

At JMSC we care about our sailors experience with us, and love that we get to sail on Barlow Lake! Along with this, we want to ensure that the lake we sail on an our planet remains healthy and thriving for the future JMSC sailors!

With this in mind, we developed a sustainability pledge for our sailors to sign at camp! By signing our “Be Green…Be Jolly” pledge, our sailors are showing their commitment to sustaining our environment for our use, and for the future generations of sailors whom share this planet with us! 🌱

We learned about climate change, how our ecological systems work, and ways we can make changes in our daily lives to be more eco-conscious! Then students were able to sign the pledge if they choose and we went on a hike to pick up trash on our campsite!

We are so proud of our sailors and their dedication to be stewards on the boat, and eco-stewards for our planet! So excited for more sailors to sign this pledge as the summer continues! ♻️

07/23/2023

Finally meet Daisy! She will also be joining us as an intern this summer, and sailed with us last summer too!

“Hi!! My name is Daisy Torres and I’m very excited to be one of the new interns here this summer at Jolly Madison! I’m 15 years old and going into my sophomore year. I love being on the water and learning how to sail has been such an amazing opportunity! I’m excited to be a first time intern this year, although I have attended the summer camp this past summer! Attending was such an amazing experience and I knew I would love to continue experiencing all the things about sailing! Which is why I can’t wait to sail and learn more with Jolly Madison this summer!”

Meet Daisy! 💚💛

07/17/2023

Next: Meet Jackie! One of our Interns this summer at JMSC!

Jackie participated in our camp last summer with New City Kids, and returned to help teach our campers this year!

“Hi I’m Jackie I am one of the new interns here at Jolly! I am an incoming sophomore in high school and I am 15 years old, this is my second year here at jolly the first as an intern!” 💚💛

07/15/2023

Hi! I’m Caitlin Derby ! This is my 2nd year at Jolly Madison as a sailing instructor.

I’ve been sailing most of my life and even sail competitively. I’m currently going into my sophomore year at the University of Vermont, where I am majoring in Environmental Science. I’m also a part of the sailing team at UVM. Some of things I love to do include running, playing guitar, and just spending time outside!

I’m super excited to have another summer here at Jolly Madison. I love being able to share the sport of sailing with others.

Be Jolly!

07/15/2023

Happy number #19 ⛵️

Watch out!! ⤴️↗️ This week we will be highlighting one of our lessons on simple machines: Cotton-ball Catapults!

This Friday, we learned about simple machines and how they help us as sailors!

We learned what the 6 simple machines are:
- Wedges
- Pulleys
- Wheels and Axels
- Inclined Planes
- Screws
- And… Levers!

We talked about what these Simple machines do to help us bring our boats in and out of the water (wheel and axel on the dollies an inclined plane to carry the boat down into the water) as well as pulleys on halyards and the main sheet, and screws holding our cleats and blocks on!

Then, we created simple machines in our classroom, like our catapults which show how a lever works!

Check out those launches!! Such a fun way to learn the science of simple machines! Our top group got 35 cotton balls in their bucket! Way to go team! ⚙️🧬

07/05/2023

Hi everyone!

My name is Gabi Sleeman ! I am 22 years old and just graduated from Michigan State University in Environmental Science and Sustainability and Marine Ecosystems Management! Go green!💚

I have been with JMSC for 2 years now, beginning as a sailing instructor, and am now our director/STEM educator! I have been involved in the sport of sailing since I was little, as my dad sails competitively in the summers! Watching his races drove my passion to sail and teach others!

In my free time I love to scuba dive, travel, and make art! (I just recently came home from Africa where I saw the penguins in Cape Town!)

I am so excited to come back to Jolly to teach you all this summer! This year I am so excited to include more sustianability in our lessons and actions as a camp, and meet all our new students!

Can’t wait to see you all! And…Be Jolly! ⛵️😃

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1501 Madison Avenue
Grand Rapids, MI

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+17736004003

Website

http://jollymadisonsailingclub.org/

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