COLUMBUS, OH - The non-profit Spirit of America Foundation based in Mentor recently received the Boating Education Advancement Award from the National Safe Boating Council during their annual conference held this year in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Spirit of America Foundation has been a recipient in recent years of a boating education grant provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft to promote safe boating practices and provide boating education, primarily through its youth education programs in northeast and central Ohio.
Education is a major part of our efforts to make Ohio waterways safer. The award brings much deserved recognition to a special program that is designed for middle school students who one day will become our future boaters, said Jeff Hoedt, chief of the ODNR Division of Watercraft.
Last October, the foundation also received ODNRs Outstanding Boating Safety Education Program award.
During the same conference, the Central Ohio Safe Boating Council, based in Delaware was recipient of an Award of Merit for its continuing work in boating and water safety.
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