Walmart sponsors 13th & 14th weeks of boat monitoring at Wilson Lake

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WILTON – The Friends of Wilson Lake (FOWL) have had a great response from the local business community in the Courtesy Boat Inspection (CBI) program.

We are pleased to continue our 2016 program with a grant from Walmart to sponsor the 13th & 14th weekends of the summer.

Walmart believes in operating globally and giving back locally – creating impact in the neighborhoods where we live and work. Through the community grants program, they are proud to support the needs of their communities by providing grants to local organizations. This grant specifically meets the focus of the organization in its focus area of sustainability. Walmart store manager Greg Patterson said that he supports the boat inspection program and has frequently had his boat inspected by student monitors.

FOWL has been inspecting boats entering and leaving Wilson Lake since 2003. Students are hired to conduct these inspections and the town of Wilton pays them with all costs fully subsidized by FOWL. The costs are immense averaging well in excess of $4,000 per year. We recognize that the lake is quite low. We ask all boaters to be cautious in launching their boats. Our students check boats on Friday from 4 to 7 and on weekends 10am to 6pm. If you get a chance, stop by to visit the boat launch on Canal St. and say hello to our monitors.

To maintain these inspections at the quality level, FOWL is asking our business partners to assist with this effort. For a modest cost of $250 a business can sponsor a weekend of boat monitoring, receive recognition in the kiosk at the boat launch, secure an ad in the FOWL newsletters published three times a year to over 300 homes. Its also a good feeling to know you are helping to keep invasive plants out of our pristine lake. Interested partners can contact Wynn Muller at wynnmuller@comcast.net. We have no spaces reminining for 2106 but we are signing up sponsors for 2017. The dates are selected on a first come first selected basis.

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