In prior years, The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim raised in excess of $1,000,000 for charity. The proceeds were distributed to the following worthwhile organizations: The March of Dimes, Maryland Chapter The National Aquarium, Bay Restoration Project The Chesapeake Bay Foundation The Chesapeake Trust The Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association THIS FORM MAY STILL BE USED FOR 2008 EARLY BIRD ENTRY PROCESS ENTITLEMENT                                                                                          UNTIL:  6/30/07.

                   GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY 4.4 MILE SWIM    &   1 MILE BAY CHALLENGE
                            June 10, 2007        Bay Bridge Marina at Hemingway's Beach, MD
                                          Download additional forms at:   www.lin-mark.com/baypledgeform07.htm
.                                  PLEDGE  -  SPONSOR:    DONOR FORM 2007
                               
                      Collect & Submit a Minimum of $300+ by swim day 2007  6/30/07-- and you will be qualified
                               to receive an early bird mailing for pre-entry into the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 2008.
                            (This pledge program is a separate process from entry fees and entry rules.  Everyone who
                               submits a minimum of $300+ in pledge funds will still be required to pay an entry fee but
                                                        guaranteed an early bird mailing for a 4.4 swim entry slot.)

Last Name                                                      First                                  

Phone w/Area Code (AM - PM)                                            E-Mail Address:                                                      

Street/P.O.                                                      City                                             State           Zip                      
 

•  TOTAL ATTACHED:  $                                Date Submitted:_______________
  
             My Event:         4.4 Miles Swim                        1 Mile Bay Challenge
   

• PLEDGE FUND:        The Champion Challenge     

GCBS 2007:  My P l e d g e - S P O N S O R S

    Sponsor's Name:                                   City & State:                    Phone  w/Area Code:      AMOUNT:
                                                                                                                      (Optional)

• Checks Payable to:    GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SWIM 2007
  
  .Completed Forms Mail to:    GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SWIM FOUNDATION 2007
                                  c/o Westport Investments, 17 Commerce St., Baltimore, MD 21202

• Forms and funds can and will be accepted up to and on swim day at the designated Pledge Funds Tables.
  A table will be set up at the 4.4 swim start at Sandy Point State Park, and at Hemingways beach mariana
  the site of the 1 Mile Bay Challenge Swim and the Finish for the 4.4 swim.  For final accounting of awards,
  announced at the swim awards ceremony . . . final funds must be turned in on swim day!    6/30/07
   

• DO NOT SUBMIT ANY PLEDGE FUNDS WITH ENTRY FEE.  THEY WILL BE RETURNED!
  PLEDGE FUNDS  ONLY MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS.

•                 No Pledge funds will be accepted without this cover form.

Form may be duplicated for additional sponsors. Your pledge totals will be adjusted as additional forms
and checks are received.  ----->>>>If you turn in additional funds on swim day, there will be designated
accountant on site to receive your sponsor forms and checks.  New totals will be run
for you prior to the pledge announcements during the 4.4 GCB Swim awards ceremony.  THANK YOU!

               How is the money distributed?
The net proceeds from the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim are awarded as grants by the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, Inc.,
a non-profit 501(c)(3) operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Grants are awarded to non-profit programs
focusing on maternal and infant health (the March of Dimes, the University of Maryland Medical System), environmental causes
(the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Sandy Point State Park Foundation) and boater safety
awareness (The Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association), as well as other worthwhile charitable causes.

 These are just some of the things that make the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim so remarkably magical.
And these are things you can count on when you participate in the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim
as a swimmer, volunteer or donor.  For more information on the event's charitable program please be sure to visit
www.BAYSWIM.com

Chuck Nabit, Race Director . . . racedirector@bayswim.com
Swim Web Site: www.BAYSWIM.com

--Download additional forms at:  http://www.lin-mark.com/baypledgeform07.htm