Federal, state and local officials will join SoundWaters staff and board members and prominent citizens to break ground for the Cohen SoundWaters Harbor Center on Monday, June 14, 10:00 am at John J. Boccuzzi Park, 200 Southfield Avenue in Stamford.
Scheduled to Speak:
∙ Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont
∙ United States Senator, Richard Blumenthal
∙ Connecticut State Senator, Pat Billie Miller
∙ Stamford Mayor, David Martin
∙ SoundWaters President, Leigh Shemitz
∙ Representative from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation
The Cohen SoundWaters Harbor Center will be the base for three core programs: Young Mariners, which instills life skills and energizes young students through sailing, academics, and a sense of community; Harbor Corps, hands-on maritime job skills training for young adults; and Research Intensive, college-level marine research opportunities for high school students. It will also include launch access for SoundWaters’ fleet of sailboats, and publicly available kayaks and paddleboards, as well as the organization’s research vessel and its iconic three-masted schooner.
SoundWaters, a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 1989. We advance environmental justice and educational equity by creating broad access to Long Island Sound. Our community is stronger when we are connected to and learning from the Sound. Visit SoundWaters.org.
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation is committed to inspiring philanthropy and community service by creating awareness, offering guidance and leading by example to show the world what giving can do. Since launching the Foundation in 2001, Steven and Alexandra Cohen have generously funded local and national nonprofit organizations that uplift the communities in which they serve. The Cohens’ giving reflects their personal connection with the causes that inspire them. To learn more, visit steveandalex.org or follow @CohenGive on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
