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Seafarers'
The Seafarers’ Center of Beaumont will host a crawfish and shrimp boil Tuesday, May 11, from 5-8 p.m. at Gator Country, 21159 FM 365, located just minutes west of Beaumont. Dinner, entertainment and a raffle will be offered. A limited number of tickets are available for $50 each. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the center in their efforts to serve mariners who visit the Port of Beaumont and nearby docks. For tickets, view seafarerscenterofbeaumont.org or call (409) 832-3292.
A nonprofit organization, the Seafarers’ Center of Beaumont is a “home away from home” for seafarers visiting the Port of Beaumont and other local docks. Chartered in 1972, the center has served over 750,000 visiting seafarers and exists as the result of a deep desire and concern within the local maritime industry, followed by active support and involvement of the community and local churches, to provide a safe and welcoming recreational and spiritual environment on land for those who have chosen the sea as their livelihood.
Working closely with the United States Coast Guard, shipping agencies, and other regulatory arms, the center provides advocacy for all merchant mariners from around the world to ensure that seafarers’ rights and dignity are preserved without regard for interfaith and cultural backgrounds. Chaplains and volunteers assist thousands of mariners each year, offering a hand of friendship and pastoral care. They also provide practical services like gifts from organizations, individuals and local churches, access to the internet, personal items, calling cards, and local transportation. Seafarers’ Centers operate around the world in or near ports to serve mariners who make the sacrifice to serve the transportations industry away from their families for months at a time.