Photographed above are youth participants from the Mass Down Syndrome Congress Advocates in Motion (AIM) engaged in a Learn to Row session, held this past weekend with at CRI.
 
Jamie Hintlian, Chair of CRI's Adaptive Rowing Committee, stated he was very pleased with the event.  The event went as planned, the weather cooperated, and most importantly the rowers seemed to have a great time. There were 6 rowers in all, along with a FANTASTIC group of volunteers. A Huge thanks to Gary Piantedosi and Tom Darling for stroking the barge and to Jamie Hintlian and Calder Reardon's for coaching while on the barge. The parents of the youth participants were particularly pleased and are looking forward to future rowing sessions. 
 
CRI is working to make such a program a standard offering, as everyone agreed it was worthwhile and  a lot of fun.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you've been around CRI on a Tuesday evening, perhaps you've noticed the women rowers in the fluorescent jackets.  We are members of WeCanRow-Boston, a wellness and recovery program for women who are breast cancer survivors.  The program, which is based at CRI was founded by Holly Metcalf in 2002, and has been a member run, registered non-profit organization since 2006. 
  

The program is free to new members for the first six months following treatment and includes a sliding fee scale for all members as needed.   Our program is funded through member fees and charitable donations. Currently, we have about 25 women from the Greater Boston area who have been rowing at CRI every Tuesday evening.  Our membership includes novices as well as experienced racers, all of whom can attest to the powerful experience of rowing with other survivors. Rowing helps us find our own power, which adds immensely to recovery, as well strengthening ourselves for living with cancer. 
  

Our wonderful head coach, Molly Jordan, works us hard as rower-athletes.  She also designs programming that considers our health needs, such as the residual effects of chemotherapy and surgeries, as well as issues specific to each person's recovery.  In addition, we are fortunate to have the volunteer services of our physical therapist, Lisa Cloutier. WeCanRow-Boston members are all members of CRI and appreciate being part of the CRI community. 

 

For more information about the program, please check our website:  www.wecanrowboston.org

WHERE: CRI's Harry Parker Boathouse, 2nd Floor Admin. Offices 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take Gate 6 from North Harvard Street and drive to the upstream side of the stadium and park.  You can enter the stadium at Gate M, near the open end of the stadium.
 
Harvard has a home football game on Nov 22 (Yale) so we won't be doing them that day.