Community Rowing E-News
G-Row MA State Champs 3rd place
Pictured above, G-Row Boston's Varsity 4+ boat placed 3rd at the Massachusetts State Championship Regatta.
The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation Awards G-ROW Boston $40,000 Grant

G-ROW Boston has received a $40,000 grant from the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation to fund the program's part-time Academic Coordinator position for the next two years.This is the second time G-ROW has received such a grant from the Shapiro Family Foundation.
 
This past weekend Alice Taggart, the G-ROW Academic Coordinator, took six G-ROW girls to western Massachusetts to tour Mount Holyoke, Smith College and UMass Amherst. While visiting the colleges the girls met with coaches and rowers from the three colleges and reconnected with G-ROW alumni. College tours are just one way the academic coordinator position can provide the G-ROW girls a gateway to future academic success.  At the same time, Alice coordinates individual after school tutoring for the girls, enabling them to reach new heights of academic achievement.
 
CRI is very grateful to the Shapiro Family Foundation for continuing their significant support for the program. For more information about the Shapiro Family Foundation please visit the The Shapiro Family Website
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More Phonathon Volunteers Needed 
for Dec. 2nd & 3rd from 6pm - 8pm
 
TIME: 5:30pm - 8:00pm (Pizza 5:30pm - 6:00pm)
WHEN:Tuesday, Dec. 2nd and Wednesday, Dec. 3rd  
WHERE:
CRI's Harry Parker Boathouse, 2nd Floor Admin. Offices
 
This is a great a way to fulfill your CRI volunteer requirement. To volunteer please contact Leigh Terry at 617-779-8265 or by email at:leigh@communityrowing.org   

All members should expect to receive our Annual Appeal letter in the mail next week. CRI will host its annual appeal phonathon on Tuesday, December 2nd and Wednesday, Dec. 3rd.  As you know, this year we are operating out of our grand new home, the Harry Parker Boathouse and in order to keep our new boathouse and equipment in tip-top shape we will need your continued support this year more than ever! 

Rower's Edge partners with G-Row Boston!
 Rowers Edge Website

Beginning this Fall, Rowers Edge is pleased to announce a collaboration with G-Row Boston to provide guidance and support for girls wishing to continue rowing in college. G-Row, a program of Community Rowing, Inc., uses rowing as a tool to teach girls of all cultures and backgrounds the importance of teamwork, exercise, self discipline and time management. The skills that the girls learn on the water translate into stronger academic performances and ultimately allow them to create a positive future for themselves.
    

Rowers Edge is working with the G-Row girls to create a personalized plan to identify and communicate with college coaches, manage the recruiting process, consider scholarship opportunities if available and ultimately find the best college and rowing program for them. Many of these girls will be the first in their families to go to college and they may be unaware of the opportunities available to them through rowing.
    
Gail Silberstein and Maura Glandorf, partners in Rowers Edge, are pleased to be able to donate their time and share their unique expertise in this area with these girls.

Stadium Runs - Information Below
The name of the stadium listserv is CRIstadiums.  Everyone is welcome to join by sending an email to:
 
CRIstadiums-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
 
Meeting spot:
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.
Quick Links
NEW PHONE NUMBERS
 
MAIN BOATHOUSE
Front Desk
617-779-8267
 
Fax Number
617-779-8269
 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Bruce Smith,
Executive Director
617-921-8788
 
DEVELOPMENT
Maura Hammer, Development Director
617-779-8264 
 
Leigh Terry
Development Associate
617-779-8265
 
PROGRAMS
Ryan Banks,
Director of Operations
617-599-9951
 
Leah Mentch,
Boathouse Manager
617-779-8267
 
BOOKKEEPING
Leah Mentch,
Bookkeeper
617-779-8273
 
G-ROW
Regan Bernhard,
G-Row Director
617-779-8277
 
Olivia Tapia,
G-Row Coordinator
617-779-8277
 
Alice Taggart,
G-Row Academic Coordinator
617-779-8277
 
BOAT MAINTENANCE
Seth Davis,
Boat Rigger
617-281-3067
 

Let us know what is going on in your program-- Send short articles/stories/updates/race results etc., and photos to post in the next e-news!Email  leigh@communityrowing.org