San Clemente Resident
Bill Waibel Named Ocean Institute’s 2010
Volunteer of the Year
SAN CLEMENTE, CA, April
19, 2010 – The Ocean Institute is
pleased to announce that Bill Waibel of San Clemente has been
selected as its 2010 Volunteer of the Year. Waibel has been a volunteer since
2006, performing maintenance work on the Institute’s two tall ships, Spirit of Dana Point and Pilgrim.
Maritime
Director Karin Wyman remarked, “Bill is a great guy to have around. If you
give him a project, he gets it done.”
His work on
the tall ships includes repairs on the ships, plumbing, wiring and painting. Part
of the job is doing the needed research to ensure that work is historically
accurate to the 19th century. Waibel can be found at work at the
Institute several days per week.
Waibel is a
retired mechanical engineer. He was an avid sailor for a half century,
although he no longer sails. He also serves as a volunteer with the San
Clemente Police Department.
Waibel noted,
“I have a great time at the Institute. I like the people and the mission of
the organization. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t come.”
Additional
volunteers for the Ocean Institute are always welcome. Contact Linda Blanchard
at (949) 496-2274, ext. 221.
Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute is a
non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation through education,
setting the standard for educational excellence and serving as a leading
resource for universities, museums, teachers and all others seeking to increase
their knowledge of the ocean. The Ocean Institute is open to the general
public on weekends, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cost: $6.50 adults, $4.50 children (ages
4-12), Ocean Institute members free. Unique maritime and ocean-themed items
are available in the Chambers Gallery everyday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Institute
address: 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point. Website: www.ocean-institute.org. Phone:
(949) 496-2274.
2008 Business of the Year –
The Dana Point Chamber of Commerce has selected the Ocean Institute as Dana
Point’s “Business of the Year.” The award recognizes the positive contribution
the Ocean Institute has made to the Dana Point community.
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