We endeavor to make our programs accessible to all members of our community regardless of financial considerations. Our ability to offer educational opportunities to all interested children is largely dependent upon your donations. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have donated and supported us thus far. We would never have made it into our third year without your help. Thank you.
Make a donation
Donate tools and books
Donate time
Review our wish list
Enter our boat raffle
Make a Donation
Your donation to Islesford Boatworks will allow us to continue our mission. Your tax-deductible donation will be used to help underwrite the costs of our summer boatbuilding program and the development of new programs to sustain the Cranberry Isles community.Our dear friend Ashley Bryan has donated his beautiful print "Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea" to Islesford Boatworks. He has completed a limited edition printing solely for Islesford Boatworks, and all donations of $500 or more will receive a framed and matted copy of this breathtaking print. Please click the print to donate $500 or more.
All donations of $50 or more receive an Islesford Boatworks T-Shirt. All shirts are hand printed on American Apparel Sweatshop-free 100% cotton T-shirts. For more information on sizing, visit American Apparel. If you've decided to support us, you can make a donation using your credit card by clicking this button.
If you would rather mail Islesford Boatworks your donation, please open and print the Donation Form. Once you've filled it out, please mail it along with a check or money order payable to Islesford Boatworks to:
Islesford Boatworks
P.O. box 261
Islesford, ME
04646
Donate Tools and Books
Islesford Boatworks is collecting books and magazines to expand our Maritime and Woodworking Library. This library is open to the public and will contribute to IB's mission and the continued development of the Cranberry Isles community. Islesford Boatworks is constantly building up its tool collection, and is currently in need of mostly hand tools and clamps. We greatly appreciate any donation and will provide all tax-deductible forms necessary. Please contact us for more information.Donate Time
To all of those who have given their time, Thank You! We would not be anywhere close to where we are today without the considerable amounts of volunteer time, effort and support that you have given us. To those of you who would like to continue or start volunteering, we would greatly appreciate your help. During the summer program we seek and depend on support during class, as well as during our preparation hours for a timely and successful program. For anyone with fundraising and grant-writing skills, we would love your help, or advice. Please contact us if you are interested.Wish List
Our wish list is constantly changing, so check back often. In-kind donations are a wonderful way to help and are greatly appreciated. A big THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us so far. If you are interested to see how you might be able to contribute to our efforts, please contact us.A convenient way to provide our program with new tools and woodworking supplies is through the EBS gift card program.
For the Program
Lumber
Fasteners (screws, nails, rivets)
Epoxy
Wood glue
Sand paper
Brass hardware
Sails
Rope, marlin and twine
Paint, brushes and tape
Latex gloves
Dust masks
For The Shop
Hand Tools (planes, sanding blocks, spoke shaves, chisels, screwdrivers)
Clamps
Tape measures
Power tools
Air filter system
For Class
Dry-erase pens
Chalk
Journals
Pencils
Markers
For The Library
Woodworking Books and Magazines
Boatbuilding Books and Magazines
For Tree planting
Shovels
Trowels
Leather gloves
Wheelbarrow or handcart
Post-hole digger
Boat Raffle
Win Our Boat: Buy a ticketAt the end of the summer program the boat is traditionally auctioned off at our Fundraising Gala to which all members of the Islesford and the surrounding communities are invited. This is a major fund-raising event where we find a new home for the boat that the kids have put so many hours of hard work and learning into. For the 2008 summer program, however, we've decided to raffle off the boat so that all members of the community, young and older, may have a chance of owning our beautiful boat. We will still hold our end of the year Fundraising Gala, at which time we will draw the winning ticket. Keep checking the website for our progress on the boat and for announcements regarding the launching and auction.
Buy your ticket today. Win the boat!
We are currently searching for an appropriate boat to build next summer. Ideas range from a kayak or canoe to a rowing skiff. We are searching high and low for a design that will be an efficient teaching tool, will fit our time constraints and will become a beautiful boat. Rest assured that it will be a boat you are proud to own and buy a ticket today.