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$604,000
RAISED
for Community Rowing's
$750,000 CHALLENGE GRANT
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THANKS
TO RECORD BREAKING WEEK OF FUNDRAISING
Thanks
to the two incredibly generous gifts of $125,000 and $30,000 secured last week,
CRI is now positioned within striking distance of its $750,000 fundraising
goal. Reaching this goal means CRI will be able to finish paying off all
construction costs associated with the boathouse and establish an endowment
fund for the building.
With
only 4 weeks lefts to the fundraising deadline of March 31, 2010, we are asking
all members who have yet to make a gift to consider doing so today.
Current donations show more than 30% of our members have donated, but if we are
going to be successful we need everyone to contribute.
Remember every dollar you give will be matched 100%.
Every gift makes an impact.
Click above image to make a donation.
Thank you for your support.
For more information about CRI's $750,000 Challenge Grant
Please contact Maura Hammer at 617.779.8264 or by email at
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 SPRING ROWING
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Please join us to start the season right!
Pre-Season Participant Meeting in the Community Room.
Thursday March 25th 6:30-8:00pm
Don't forget to register early to ensure a spot.
Rowing programs start as low as $75
This year CRI is offering a $50 discount to any participant who recruits a friend to join
Intro to Rowing or Sculling I.
NOTE: Friend must be new to CRI
Register Now
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Coaching Education
Series @ Community Rowing, Inc Presents
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HOW TO COACH THE COXSWAIN
Join us to learn from Laura Simon, former US coxswain
candidate and US JR Team coxswain coach. Laura will share with you her secrets on developing
excellent coxswains and making your life a little easier on the water.
You'll leave with tips on coaching your coxswains, including: steering,
teamwork, execution of practice, goal setting, execution of a race, and how to
make clear, concise calls. Bring a pen, your stories, and a desire
to learn how to help your coxswain become better!
 Who: Laura Simon
Date: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Place: Harry Parker Boathouse on the Charles.
Entry: The cost of the evening is $5 and is open
to ALL.
Food: Refreshments
and Pizza are served at the conclusion
Laura Simon has accumulated experience at both the
International, National and Division I levels of women's rowing. In
addition to her coaching duties, she is also a Coxswain Education Coordinator for
The Foundation for Rowing Education and the US Junior Team's Coxswain Coach.
Simon coached the U.S. Jr. Team High Performance Team the summer of 2009 prior
to being named the US Junior Team's Coxswain Coach starting in 2010.
Simon is a published author
in the sport of rowing, co-authoring The Coxswain's Encyclopedia. She
also presents to her peers at the US Rowing Annual Convention and other smaller
conferences on Coaching the Coxswain.
Laura's athletic background
includes acting as Varsity Coxswain from 1992 to 1995 as part of the UC-Santa
Barbara Women's Rowing Team. From 1995 to 1998 she was Varsity Coxswain for the
UMass team and won both 2nd place Varsity 8+ NCAA titles during this time. From
1997 to 2002, she also acted as 2nd Coxswain for the US National Women's Rowing
Team.
Laura graduated from UMass
Amherst with her degree in English in 1998 and went on to earn a Master of
Education in Teacher Preparation and Curriculum Studies from UMass in 2001. She
achieved a Level 1 Special Education Credential from San Jose State University
in 2004. She lives in Hadley with her dogs, Kio & Tsunami, who are
boathouse regulars.
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CRI's Coaching Education Series will host a new speaker on the
second Tuesday of each month.
We
look forward to seeing you for this, and future presentations!
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First Planning Meeting for
CRI's 2nd
Annual Yard Sale
Monday, March 15, 2010
6:30pm in the Classroom/2nd Floor
You are invited to come help plan CRI's 2nd
annual "Treasure on the Charles" Yard Sale, which will be held this
year on Saturday, June 5th at the boathouse. It promises
to be a very fun day but we will need your help to make it as successful as it
was last year.
In addition to the yard sale, CRI will host an Open House inviting our
neighbors from Brighton, Allston, Watertown, Newton, and Cambridge to
come visit, tour the boathouse and enjoy a free barge ride,
We have selected June 5th for the Open House as is
National Learn to Row Day.
If you would like to help plan the yard sale please RSVP to Maura@communityrowing.org
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