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A Note from Emily Longworth, KBIA Waterfront Director

 

Thank you to all of our KBIA families who participated in the 2020 Annual Reid Sacco Regatta, in memory of Anne “Annie” McNamara Evans. Saturday, August 8th was warm and sunny with a breeze building out of the South. The racing started with the open heat kayak, followed by the open heat stand-up paddleboard (SUP). Afterward there was a brief swimming intermission while the waterfront staff adjusted the course for the final heats.

The kayak finals youth division was a close race with Adelaide Hankin crossing the finish line first. Sean Walsh was the top finisher for the adult kayak division. The SUP paddleboard finals was filled with action and entertainment. Kirby Oppenheimer started in the youth division, but kept paddling to the furthest mark and joined the adult race, which he won. That meant Molly Walsh finished in first place for the youth division. A valiant effort by all racers! 

Participants helped with the de-rigging process that included spraying the equipment with disinfectant solution. And thanks to everyone’s adherence to social distance guidelines, we were able to come together safely for an awards ceremony. Each family received a driftwood sailboat, handcrafted by the Sacco family from recycled KBIA sails. 

This annual regatta is a fundraiser for the Reid R. Sacco Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Alliance. See the KBIA Donation Page if you’d like to support the alliance mission to make AYA cancer routinely curable or entirely preventable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Register with the office: [email protected] 

This is the start of week 7 and I wanted to reach out and share how things have been going at KBIA so far. As you know, the Seaside Celebration was held this past Saturday night. It was a socially distant affair, made possible by our wonderful KBIA staff, Board, and auction donors!

 

The Town of Kennebunk was supportive of our safe plans for gathering with two sites (the beach and our lawn) to allow for proper distancing among the 80 guests. Everyone who came kept good distance from other parties but were able to say hello and celebrate our special community in a subdued but joyous way.

 

The celebration obviously had a different feeling from years past but it was just as special. We shared our plans to honor the contributions of three members of our community that we lost this year – Annie McNamara Evans, Tony Viehmann, and Dr. David McConnell. A new silver award will be established in Annie’s memory, we will name the Woodworking room for Tony, and we will be placing a new stone next to the benches by the Cove for Dr. McConnell. We plan to host an open house next summer, when we can all gather together again safely, to honor these three incredible people – I hope you will join me then.

 

As you will see below, our online silent auction raised approximately $5,000 for KBIA, whereas our live auction raised nearly $10,000. The night was completed with the announcement of our August matching giving campaign which aims to raise $10,000. If we are able to meet that goal, we will receive a $10,000 match from the Bauman Family Foundation. We are humbled by such generous support!

 

The outpouring of love and support from our KBIA community has been extraordinary this summer and I want to take this opportunity to say thank you. Without every single member of our community, this success would not be possible.

 

From the bottom of my heart, I thank you.

 

Best,

 

Mimi Fox

Executive Director

KBIA Matching Gift Campaign:

 

 

 

Link to sign up to attend: 

 

Link to donate directly: 

Can you believe that August is right around the corner?! Our onsite classes have been running so well and we have loved seeing kids and parents on campus again. The best part of our summer truly is seeing kids and families experiencing KBIA summers. We are excited to see more familiar faces at our 110th Seaside Celebration this weekend and thank all of you, near and far, for your support of this event. Remember that even if you aren’t local, you can still participate in the online silent auction and/or donate. More events are coming up, please read on!

 

Best,

 

Mimi Fox

Executive Director 

 

As always, our weekly virtual classes and nighttime experiences will be shared to current members via email by the end of each week. Log on to the Zoom classes through the links posted in the Google Doc (updated every Thursday for the following week) and catch up on classes you missed on our KBIA Virtual Community Programming Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIAvirtualcommunity/) or KBIA CIT Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIACITgroup/).

 

And of course, if you aren’t able to participate in the daytime classes, we will have our nighttime experiences.  

 

 

FRIDAY PARENT PAINT NIGHT & HAPPY HOUR

 

Friday happy hour this week is partnered with Old Vines Wine Bar! Pick up a “Millenial Punk” made with Rose Wine, Aperol, Pink grapefruit liquer, grapefruit joice, lemon juice, soda water ($12), and unwind for the weekend! Order online at www.oldvineswinebar.com. Pick up Friday between 2 to 4pm. Tell them KBIA sent you!

 

You can also join us at KBIA for Adult Paint Night on the KBIA lawn from 5:30 to 7:30pm – BYOB from Old Vine’s!

 

Register for paint night at [email protected], $20/person. 

 

Weather dependent as the event will be held outside!

Important Links

 

 

 

 

 

Onsite Classes Link: 

 

Seaside Celebration Silent Auction: 

The Seaside Celebration is traditionally a way of thanking our membership for making our KBIA community thrive. This year is no different. We are also honoring three members of the community who left us this year – Annie McNamara Evans, Tony Viehmann, and Dr. David McConnell. We will be announcing our plans to honor their legacies at the event.

Rest assured, we will be taking all safety precautions for our event with individually plated appetizers for our guests and drinks served in pre-packaged containers. We will be asking our guests to sign a COVID-19 waiver on the day of the event and to bring a mask to wear should keeping 6-10 feet distance from other guests prove a challenge.

The Seaside will be held across two sites this year. Each area can accommodate a maximum of 50 people. The sites are as follows:

We will announce the winners of the online silent auction and hold a live auction for limited items starting at 7:30pm. The live auction items include:

In the spirit of maintaining our financial health this year we are asking that those who join us, please make a donation to attend to allow this event to be cost neutral to KBIA. The suggested donation is $25/person. We can accept this in advance or on site at the event.

Today, our silent auction opens and bidding will close on Saturday, August 1st at 4pm. Check out our fantastic offerings and bid online here:

 

Note: You do not have to be local to bid on or win items!

Due to limited space, we are asking that all attendees RSVP to attend by 3:30pm, Friday, July 31 via email to [email protected] or by phone at 207-967-2180.

RSVP to KBIA Office by Friday, July 31 at 3:30pm: [email protected]