An American Cancer Society Benefit
April 25-27, 2025
This
family-oriented event is held each year at Shell Point Beach on the Gulf of Mexico in Southern Wakulla.
Regatta proceeds aid the American Cancer Society (ACS) in memory of Stephen C. Smith,
a local sailor who died from a rare form of leukemia at the age of twenty-nine.
Looking back at the 50th and 51st anniversary events we are "blown away" from our great fund-raising success. In the last 51 years the Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta (SCSMR) Foundation, Inc. (a 501c3 organization) and our generous donors, volunteers, and sponsors have contributed over $600,000.00 toward supporting the American Cancer Society programs. Your contribution to this event helps our community support the fight against cancer and provides educational programs and patient services to your neighbors and families in the Big Bend region of Florida (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla counties.)
The 2025 Regatta event organizers are the Shell Point Sailboard Club and the Apalachee Bay Yacht Club, and numerous businesses and individuals. So, what do we do to continue our momentum for this 52nd event? We are still losing loved ones, friends, and neighbors to cancer. Let us continue to do all we can to support the families impacted by cancer.
Featured at the family-oriented event will be sailboat and windsurfing races, beautiful sights and beach activities for non-racers, a catered dinner Saturday night, and a closing auction on Sunday afternoon.
How Can You Help? Opportunities
- Become a Named Sponsor. If you are a continuing sponsor or donor, we thank you. Can we count on you once more this year?
- Does your employer provide a company match for charitable contributions?
- Advertise in the Regatta Program Booklet that is distributed prior to, and at the event. Locals often later use the booklet to choose a company to use, providing excellent and lasting exposure.
- Do you want to make an honorary donation for someone gone too soon?
- Make a donation to recognize and encourage your survivor.
- Would you like to volunteer? We are a lot of fun, even when fighting cancer.
To be an important part of the event, contact a SCSMR Official |
| Andrea Schwendinger Bennett |
Wright C. Finney |
| 2025 Event Chair |
SCSMR Foundation President |
| (850) 321-5350 |
(850) 668-7700 |
| ads0568@gmail.com |
wfinney@fsu.edu |
Sponsor Opportunities
Presenting Sponsor ($5,000)
Sponsor Benefits:
- Presenting Rights: "The Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta brought to you by . . ."
- 8 Registration Packets*
- Full-page advertisement in the Regatta program (first choice of placement)
- Recognition on SCSMR event website, social media and printed publicity materials
- Corporate logo in a prominent location on the back of T-shirt
- The deadline date is March 1, 2025 to ensure accurate acknowledgement of your donation in publicity and promotional items
Commodore ($2,000)
Sponsor Benefits:
- 6 Registration Packets*
- Full-page advertisement in the Regatta program (second choice of placement)
- Recognition on SCSMR event website, social media and printed publicity materials
- Corporate logo on the back of T-shirt
Vice Commodore ($1,000)
Sponsor Benefits:
- 4 Registration Packets*
- Full-page advertisement in the Regatta program
- Recognition on SCSMR event website, social media and printed publicity materials
- Corporate logo on the back of T-shirt
Captain ($500)
Sponsor Benefits:
- 2 Registration Packets*
- Full-page advertisement in the Regatta program
- Recognition on SCSMR event website, social media and printed publicity materials
* Registration packets include 1 event t-shirt, 1 dinner ticket (catered by Posey's) and 1 Regatta program
Regatta Program Advertising Rates
The deadline date is March 1, 2025 for Ad placement to be included in our memorial regatta booklet.
| Full Page |
$250 |
| Half Page |
$125 |
| Quarter Page |
$65 |
| Business Card |
$35 |
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