O’Sail was organized to:


  1. ✦Raise funds by hosting fun-filled events and activities that entertain and benefit Lake Gaston residents and visitors. 

  2. ✦Serve as a philanthropic resource to other non-profit organizations serving the lake.

  3. ✦Provide arts, infrastructure and learning opportunities for Lake Gaston residents and visitors.

  4. ✦Enhance the sense of community, friendship and lake awareness.

O’Sail, the Organization to Support the Arts, Infrastructure and Learning on Lake Gaston is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

We Host three annual fund raising events:

  1. ✦Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner - 3rd Thursday every January, February and March

  2. ✦The Crossing - 2nd Saturday every August

  3. ✦Fall for the Arts - 4th Saturday every October



O’Sail is proud to have provided grants to the following non-profit organizations:

  1. ✦Lake Gaston Fire Department for an external defibrillator and a portable suction unit.

  2. ✦Littleton Fire Department to train a firefighter to become dive certified to perform rescue and recovery operations.

  3. ✦Longbridge Fire Department for computer equipment.

  4. ✦Coast Guard Auxiliary for annual maintenance of their training facility.

  5. ✦Lake Gaston Water Safety Council to support their educational trailer and for state boating law signage at various boat landings.

  6. ✦Lake Gaston Chamber of Commerce to build the first Lake Concierge, an information kiosk to be built in the Food Lion Shopping Center in Spring 2010.

  7. ✦Wildwood Foundation for a PA system for their new facility.

  8. ✦Warren New Tech High School for equipment required to compile oral and written information for their book project on the history of Lake Gaston.



Our Board of Directors:

  1. ✦Kathy Dikeman

  2. ✦Gene St.Clair

  3. ✦Suzie Goertemiller

  4. ✦Paul Sherwood

  5. ✦Dr. Paul Barfield

  6. ✦Joanne Yarwood

The Crossing

Grant applications are now available!


Applications must be submitted by Feb 25 so don’t delay!

Download the form here: osail_grant_application_2012.pdf