OUR PROGRAMS
From Our Barge to the Bay. Making a Difference Where It Matters the Most.
SCC CARES was built to act. From preserving the Club’s irreplaceable WWII barge to bringing neighbors together for community service days to championing a permanent peace park honoring Sausalito’s extraordinary history. Our programs connect heritage with action and local pride with lasting impact.
⚓ Historic Barge Preservation
At the heart of the SCC CARES mission is the preservation of our most treasured asset: the historic World War II ammunition barge that has been the home of the Sausalito Cruising Club since 1960. Built during WWII and repurposed by the Club’s veteran founders, the barge is one of the last of its kind in active use — and an irreplaceable piece of Sausalito’s maritime identity.
SCC CARES funds capital improvements and preservation work through grants to the Club, ensuring the barge remains safe, seaworthy, and welcoming for generations to come. Priority projects include hull assessments and structural repairs, safety systems upgrades, ADA accessibility improvements, environmental systems, and the documentation of the barge’s history for future generations.
Every dollar raised for barge preservation is a dollar invested in one of the most unique waterfront landmarks in all of Marin County.
🤝 Make a Difference Day: Saturday, September 12, 2026
SCC CARES is proud to participate in Make a Difference Day — one of the largest national community service events of the year — on Saturday, September 13, 2026. This annual day of service brings together Club members, neighbors, and community volunteers to roll up their sleeves and give back to Sausalito.
Whether it’s a shoreline cleanup along Richardson Bay, maintenance and beautification at Dunphy Park, or a service project in partnership with a local nonprofit partner, Make a Difference Day is our chance to demonstrate that the spirit of service that built this Club in 1948 is alive and well today.
Watch this space for details on this year’s project and sign up below to volunteer. Every hand helps.
☘️ Marinship Peace Park Initiative: September 21, 2026
In 2026, SCC CARES is proud to co-sponsor one of the most compelling civic projects in Sausalito’s recent history: the creation of a permanent peace park at Marinship Park — an official International Peace Park dedicated in partnership with the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT).
Marinship Park is hallowed ground. During World War II, the Marinship shipyard launched 93 ships of war from these shores, employing more than 20,000 workers from across America. And these waters of Richardson Bay — were once envisioned as the permanent home of the United Nations, with a proposed “World Peace Center” at Strawberry Point.
Multiple extraordinary anniversaries converge in 2026: the 75th anniversary of the Treaty of San Francisco (which formally ended WWII with Japan), the 81st anniversary of the United Nations Charter, and the 250th anniversary of American independence make this opportunity real in 2026.
The target dedication date is September 21, 2026 — the International Day Of Peace.
The Marinship Peace Park will serve as a permanent historic and educational landmark in California, a gathering place for annual remembrance, and a tribute to the transformation from a place for war-building to a place of peace-building.
This is a project of partnerships — with the IIPT, the City of Sausalito, the Sausalito Historical Society, Sausalito Sister Cities, Sausalito Rotary and other community organizations. We invite your support.
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