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VISAR relies almost entirely on donations, member subscriptions, corporate sponsorship and our $/Person campaign to raise the money we need to continue to operate each year. We are very grateful to all of our members and sponsors for your continued support. We are unable to identify and thank individual members personally on this site, but give special recognition to our corporate sponsors and the charter companies who support our $/Person campaign below.
Gold
The following organisations are recognised as Gold Corporate Sponsors to VISAR:
Insuring VISAR's rescue vessels, personnel and operations and supporting administrative expenses since 1988.
Silver
The following organisations are recognised as Silver Corporate Sponsors to VISAR:
Providing legal advice and corporate services since 1988.
Suppliers of fuel for Spirit of Tortola since 1995.
Bronze
The following organisations are recognised as Silver Corporate Sponsors to VISAR:
SeaTrek BVI have agreed to donate a 2-week Sea Trek for one person each year for 3 years.
3-Year Corporate Members
The following organisations are recognised as 3-Year Corporate Members to VISAR:
CYOA Yacht Charters have committed to join as a Corporate Member each year for a 3-year period.
Traveltalkonline.com - a forum for the free exchange of information with regard to the subject of travel.
US citizens can make charitable contributions to VISAR
If interested please contact Association For Rescue At Sea (AFRAS) at 920.743.5434 or look them up at www.afras.org.
You can mail a check directly to them at:
AFRAS
P.O. Box 565
Fish Creek
WI 54212 USA
AFRAS is an organization with charitable status in the US so you may be entitled receive US tax deductions with respect to your donation to VISAR, subject to US law and your specific tax circumstances. AFRAS will retain a 5% processing fee of the amount donated to VISAR. Please obtain professional tax advice concerning your individual tax situation.
$/Person Charter Companies
At present the Dollar per Person programme makes an invaluable contribution in excess of US$50,000 per annum to VISAR's running costs. VISAR is grateful to the following charter companies for working in partnership to ask every visiting charter guest to donate $1 to VISAR: