JOIN OUR MISSION
Like this aircraft, we need your support in order to keep S/V PAVITI TERN sailing to help our veterans, wherever she may take them.
VETERAN CHARITIES
Accept donations from our business allies. Provide veterans for adventures on Provisional Veteran Service Vessels of their choice. Provide veterans interested in Maritime Education and licensing. Provide Veterans for work with our supporting marine industrial allies maintaining our Dedicated Veterans Service Vessel, S/V Paviti Tern. A list of the willing to donate Allies will be posted on our HELP OUR VETERANS page. Once a link is established between the charity and our allies we will provide a link to the charity free of charge.
EDUCATION
To help our veterans secure his or her Masters Sailing license for operating our Dedicated Service Vessel with veterans onboard. To provide educational opportunities to our veterans in waterborne licensing in exchange for a charitable tax deduction from our participating charities. Veterans will be provided by our supporting charities. A link to the supporting school will be provided on our website free of charge.
PROVISIONAL WATER BOURNE ACTIVITIES
To provide veterans the opportunity to experience the water free of charge. Wether it is on the ocean, bays, sounds, lakes or rivers. All licensed activities are welcome, from Charter Fishing vessels, Harbor Tours, Parasailing, Snorkeling, Sailing, Kayaking etc etc. In short any commercial business can apply. These businesses would be able to take a tax exemption for their donation of provisional services to our veterans from our supporting charities. We will provide a link to their business and the charity our website free of charge.
MARINE SERVICE INDUSTRY
To provide our Dedicated Veterans Sailing Vessel (PAVITI TERN) their services free of charge. To provide temporary dockage for our Provisional Veterans Water Bourne Activities to board and unload our veterans. To provide a suitable workspace for our volunteer veterans to work on our Dedicated Sailing Vessel in exchange for a tax exemption from our supporting charities. Our supporting charities will supply the veterans for all projects in cooperation with our Marine Industrial Allies! We will provide a link to their business and the charity free of charge on our website.
BOAT YARDS
To provide our Dedicated Veterans Sailing Vessel their services free of charge. To provide a suitable workspace for our volunteer veterans to work on our Dedicated sailing vessel. Supporting charities will provide the veterans as well as a tax exemption. A link on our website to their website free of charge and a tax exemption from our supporting charties.
RIGGING SERVICES
To provide our Dedicated Veterans Sailing Vessel their services free of charge. To provide working experience in the art of rigging to our volunteer veterans in order for them to maintain the rigging on our Dedicated sailing vessel. A link on our website to their website free of charge and a tax exemption from our supporting charties.
VETERAN WORKERS
Veterans supplied by our supporting charities helping maintain S/V PAVITI TERN in "Bristol Fashion". The veterans will be volunteers supplied by our supporting charities. Any veteran wanting to help can contact their local veterans charity or their VSO. You can also click the link below and we will connect you!
Volunteer for
GRANT WRITING
To help secure the funds necessary through local, state and federal funds that may be available to help veterans on waterborne experiences as well as educational and workplace opportunities, Can serve via Zoom meetings.
OPERATING DRONES
To help document our veterans in their water borne adventures as well as their woking on our Dedicated Veterans Service Vessel on the land. In the future we hope to provide the drones and filming platform. We will provide the platform for showing of videos taken and a link to their website free of charge.
MEDIA INFLUENCER
To help in the promotion of our services available to veterans. To promote local businesses that support our non profit. Can serve via Zoom meetings. Some of our copyright media files would be made available to the influencer for use in promoting our website
STEERING COMMITTEE
To oversee the scheduling of overall maintenance & innovation. Can serve via Zoom meetings. In person meetings can be held at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven MA.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
To oversee the day to day business of our nonprofit. Once a year meeting for yearly reports. Other meetings via Zoom meetings for the daily operations of our non profit